The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-13
Al|EN|STS SPEND DAY
EXAMINING R|CHES0N
Doctors Give No Hint as to
Their Conclusions, but
May Report To-day.
NO PERMANENT REPR1ENE
II Prisoner Is Not Sane Execu-
ton Will BE Postponed
Till He Receivers.
NO PERMANENT REPRIEvE

BosroN Nav i2-The three alienists
appointed by Gov. Fose in addition to
DR.. l.. Vernon Briggs. to test Clarence
v. T. Richeson az to his sanity continued
their task to-day.
Drs. Henry r. Stedman. George T.
Tuttle and Henry p. Frost were at the
Charles street jail from $50 o'clock this
morning until 5:55 o'clock this afternoon
and with the exception OF a period OF one
and one-half hours out for lunch the con-
demned man was in their hands.
Richeson passed the ordeal we'll, ac-
cording to Sheriff Quinn. but no one OF
the three doctors would say anything
about the case.
DR.. Briggs has fnished his report. and
IL will be turned over to Gov. Foss to-
morrow and there is a possibility that the
three other experts will also complete
their opinions tomorrow.
To-day was Richeson's last Sunday in
the Jail. A week from to-day he will
either be at the State prison in Charles
town awaiting the execution OF the death
sentence some time early next week, or
as a life prisoner he will be in one
of the State insane asylums, probably
the one at Taunton for the criminal in
sane.
There is feeling in many quarters that
Richeson will be executed within the week
OF May 10 according to the sentence Of
Judge Sanderson. but many think that
he will be declared insane and that the
Executive Council. acting upon the rec
concentrations OF the alienists, will recon-
mend his incarceration in an asylum.
While Richeson was in Sheriff Quinn 8
library at the Jail this afternoon a re-
liRious service was held in the rotunda,
as Is customary. One OF those who took
part was Court Ofacer McDonough. who
has fine barytone voice. Among other
selections he rendered Keep on the Sunny
Side" Richeson was within easy hear
ing distance Of the singer and he must
have suffered somewhat when he heard
the words OF the refrain. which runs like
this:
Keep on the sunny side.
Just let DUH care pass you by.
Figure Il out you're long time dead:
Don't stop to worry or to Sigh.
Weep and you weep alone:
Never give up I'LL you die.
Gov. Foss 10 quoted as saying that the
only executive clemency he would con-
slider proper to extend the condemned
man is respite from time to time should
1t appear that he IL not sane. But II the
alienists' expert testimony does not
satisfy the Governor and Council that
Richeson Ia mentally unbalanced. it was
explained. there Ia no possibility OF com.
mutation Of the death sentence to life
imprisonment.
The petition sent to Gov Foss in behalf
OF Richeson briefly asked that the sentence
be commuted. II has been assumed that
reference OF the petition to the Cover.
nor's Council meant recommendation
OF Communication to that body But Gov
Foss has said that he has no intention OF
committing Richeson's death sentence
"Clemency toward this man does not
mean what many people seem to think
it means." asserted the Governor. @It
does not mean communication Of the deat N
sentence to life imprisonment In thia
case II means that the Governor aud
Council may respite the execution Of the
sentence while the condemned man IL
lnsAne
u believe firmly that the State ahould
not execute q man who Is insane
The law under which Gov. Foss may