The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-21

minister > MAI " A'AA<o ArAN'N
Edmands, a society girl and heiress
of Brookline, both through an en-
gagement which still existed be-
tween the two and because Of a con-
dition In which Miss Linnell found
herself. The girl was deceived into
taking poison which she believed
would remedy that condition and
died In her rooms at the Young Wo-
mans Christian Association, on the
evening of October IA, 1911. On that
day invitations had been issued for
the wedding ceremony which was to-
unite Rev. Mr.. Richeson and Miss
Edmands
As pastor of small church in the
Cape Cod town Of Hyannis two years
before, the minister, then 33 years
old, had been attracted to Avis Lin
nell who was an exceptionally pretty
girl Of IT years. She lived with her
parents. her father, Edgar Linnell,
being contractor and builder
Miss Linnell joined Richeson's'
church and became member of the
church choir Early in 1909, Miss
Lnnell was displaying a diamond
ring and conflded in her girl
friends that she was to be married
to the minister the following Octo-
Der. Abandoning her plan of hecom-
ing school teacher she began
preparations for her wedding. Some
of her trousseau was completed and
the two paid a visit to Rev Edward
S. Cotton of Brewster who was asked
to officiate at the ceremony.
Friction developed between Richie
son and his deacons in June, 1910,
over the young minister's impetu-
Gus manner and his violent language.
There was also question as to the
loss of $50 in the money which had
been left by parishioner in the
pastors study The minister declar-
ed he had been robbed of the money
Shortly afterward it was learned he
had sent similar sum by money
order from nearby town to a wo-
man in Salt Lake City, Utah. His
resignation followed and he went to
the Emmanuel BAPTIST church of
! Cambridge.
When Rieheson went to Cam
| bridge Miss LinneH went to the Com
seryatory of Music in Boston. She
was induced to attend the consery-
atory by the minister In the idea
that by the cultivation of her voice.
which had given signs Of much
promise in the Hyannis church choir,
she would better fit herself to be-
| come his wife. On the minister's
recommendation the girl took room
at the Young Womans Christian AS
ISOLATION quarters on Warrenton
street, Boston. There were frequent
meetings between Miss Linnell and
Richeson.
The success of the young preacher
made marked impression upon him.
| Surrounded by influential friends
and associates his ambitions widen
ed. He began to pay court to Miss
Violet Edmonds Of Brookline. Mis-.
Edmands was prominent socially and
was wealthy in her own right as well
as entitled to share in the estate OF
some $8S0,000 left by her grand.
father. Entrance to the exclusive
home of the Edmands had been easy
to the minister as the pastor of the
church the family attended. and in a
short time he was accepted as sutton
for the daughters hand.
At the same time Richeson was
meeting Miss Linnell as formerly
But one day he borrowed the dia-
mond ring he had given her, on the
pretext that the stone needed reset
ting. He did not return It.
The invitations to the wedding of
Richeson and Miss Edmands were
sent out the afternoon OF Saturday
October a. That same afternoon
Richeson dined with Avis LlnDeIl al
a little restaurant In the Back Bav
While there the girl appeared do.
pressed. At times tears rolled down
her checks. When she returned tr
her lodging place, however, she
seemed cheerful. although quickl,
excusing herself and hurrying ava,
to her room.
Groans were heard coming from .
bathroom of the association quarter,
shortly after 7 O'Clock that evening
The door was broken In and Mis-
Linnell was found partially uncon.
scious and apparently in great agony
: HAIR an hour later she died without
! recovering consciousness.
A belief that the girl had commit
ted suicide was at first general, bu
: her FAMILY were disposed to dis
credit the report.
Soon after the girl died, It wa
learned, that someone had telephon
. cd to Richeson, as the girls neares
friend and in forp,od H.. - a.,