The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-08
Rev. Richeson to Be
 Sentenced Tomorrow
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rom the chance or a miscarriage or | So Richeson, who is craven at | heart, according to the attaches of
 the jail and who mas hardly slept | since he was first arrested, because of | the visions that came into the silent watches of the night of the little girl 1 he killed and the death chamber with it's solitary instrument of death. | His lawyers frankly admit that Y they hope to have the death sentence which must be imposed on him under l the Massachusetts law commuted to | Imprisonment for life. They will | argue to the governor and the execu-
 His mental condition at the time he | first engaged himself to the Linnell | girl. the fact that he was then so de+ | hc1ent, at times, of certain traits necessary in a minister of the gospel, | that he was finally compelled to give up a passionate because of quarrels | points along this line will be set forth | But the district attorney had had | exhaustive examinations of the ac- | cused made by noted aIfentstss These men absolutely deny the existence of mental frailty of a character which would cause the state any fear and counsel the very minute that the ap- pldcatlon of any communication of the sentence is made.
 Richesen passed quiet night in his cell, nerving himself for today's or deal. Since he made the confession he has shown by his attitude that he
 
 l tenced to life Imprisonment no matter | what the initial mandate of the court may be And he is. again taking an dtcating plainly that he believes at least his life win spared.
 The minister murderer. since the moment he signed his name to the document that removed all doubt that he was one of the most, cold blooded criminals in the history of this com monwealth. has spent most of his | time reading works on theology. Ac> cording to the special officer at the jail who watched him through the went to sleep without any apparent effort. While his sleep was troubled, he seemed strong and confident, to- day. He has not had any message from the outside world since his ad- mission of guilt and he has made no
 John L. Lee and William A. Morse chief counsel for Richeson. went into future actions. They said that they expected the court would impose the death penalty when Ric5eson sar.on is which. according to the arranged plan, was to have been shortly after make no plea for mercy mercy in changing the plea of the accused from not gull ty to murder in the first degree To do so would be futile as the law of that murder in the first degree be punished with death. They will re- appeal to the governors council. made nD of Lieutenant Governor Luce and Councilmen Quinn, Keith. Frothing- an6 aa% FeteheE fonts to get stes ments rom these men, today. failed, all but Quinn insisting they could not tell ip advance of the application how from Governor Foss that clemency be granted. Quinn said he believed he favored a communication of sentence in Morse believe they will be able to inn press a majority of the council with the desirability of saving the min>
 According to those conversant with the case, the real facts in connection with the administra tion of the poison are even worse than the state ever thought it could prove. The minister had been told by the girl that she was in a delicate condition and she had appealed to him to right the wrong,'' he had done her. He had promised that he would do so and so. of the day she died. October II. he had with him the deadly cyanide of potassium with which he planned to end her life.
 They met by appointment in front of the Hotel Lorraine and took walk to little cafe at the corner of Ire srnont and Boylston streets There they time the minister gave the girl the deadly drug and told her that. If she took it, she would be- saved from dis grace. She promised that she would take it and they parted.
 The minister left the girl that he had so cruelty deceived at the corner of Massa ehusetts avenue and Com monwealth avenue, with handshake and swinging himself on car he mands. It was because he was at that place that afternoon that R1che, son at first thought he could build stood that the district attorney had two witnesses, who. while they could not positively Identify the minister as the thev ihIn later rh Tecoenized sam from photo. graphs as Avis Linnell(. goodbye, at Commonwealth and Massachusetts aTSnIgs; fifg that 'fSe ths man man Hooked like the minister and the district attorney ex- pected to show. by the Edmanos ram. the home of Richeson corresponded with the time he must have left the District Attorney Pelletier received, today, a letter from Thomas W. Law son in which the fnancier demands that the prosecution stand pat and m crime. Among other things he says:
 ssFor Gods sake and for human1ty.s sake, and for the sake of the coun-
 i'Is it possible that the sentimental ist's vision of the sorrows and ms cries of the Vilely criminal are going to drive the fathers. husbands ano brothers of our land to make the rope, the gun and the torch the companions of their blows and Bibles? It's up to you, Mir. District Attorney and to your brothers of the law to answer snd Heaven help you and them if your answer wins the approval of the yellow brained.
 ssNe look to you. MT. District At torney to stand firm in the doing of your duty and your full duty. we the fathers. husbands and brothers Massachusetts. to say nothing Of the rnothers wives and daughters of ou' state who at the present, time arc shivering and shuddering at the pos sihility of this Ia test monsters deeo heinx used by maudlin sentimental ists to the further indictment of Hel black crimes.'
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