The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-14
.RICHESoN SHOULD DIE SAYS MOTHER
 OF AVIS LINNELI
Anda Baptist Clergyman yoleas | Similar. Sentiments :
GOV.. F0sS IS RETICEH
AAenlsts Afe Sun 'sDbsI Iglng''
 the Condemned Parjbn

x1younls, Mass, May A-e0iCheSon is a cold blooded. deliberate nnlirderer. He pursued pretty Avis rpell to her downfall and then to hSr grave. During it all he didhit with a deiib- erateness and cool headedness that only a thoroughly sane man would have shown" ss < This was the statement made here today by Rev. Ezra A. Hoyt, pastor of the Hyannis UniyefsAlist church, where Mrs. Chase, Avis Linnells old- est sister, attends divine W0rship.
 The statement -was followed by one from Avis Linnell,s mother who said:
 Let Clarence Richeson escape the death chair and the world wouldn't seem just right. | have prayed to feel right and know in my heart am not Nrong when say HicAeson should pay Tor his crime. would say the sa1ne If 1t was another woman's daughter. Further than this I, can not talk about the casa
 son, condemned to tie soxnetims after. mtdntght Saturday ni6eht tor the mur- der of Avis Linnells will know his fate before the day is over. He was still In his cell at Charles street 5Atl this morning. Indications are that he may not be removed to the death cell be-. fore tonight or tomorrew night. Be- cause of the crowds who have congre- gated about Charles street Jail every. day for the past week Sheriff Quinn, superintendent of the jaiL practically admitted that Richesou's removal to the cell at Charlestown prison where he will await his summons to the elec-' tric chair, will be made in dead of
 Gov. Foss has received three Of the. reports submitted by the alienists who sxamiaed Richeson. but he has not yet made up his mind whether he will 1uSo msseine .G toorro~ mo at neoS sns minis ter-tnurderer's petition 1oe c0mmuta- tion of sentence. Uutl she receives the two remaining rep0rts he will take no action In tho m4fter. These two reports were expee1e4 to be In his hands by nocn todey ,,s lm,smeo'a.eay the five thordnghly Aad then give them to the presA xs J . fs-sfs 4 ' =
 Gov. Foss intinated &edeyI that there. 6ya, QnNfltekfAG Qpanll h tbA sthfee rePefes- < Jbk ha6s j1 Fl 76 4s HI He&a14i III ! st lssst one, qf sh Ess !,l aysl- na- jls1as HchesoT wasi sacfkunt ta6le''s at tia time he murdered Avis Idnneil and thRt he is i"accoulff ablen now. The report Of Dr. L Vernon Briggs. the first alfouist called in 1, to e19miue Ifichason. it Is authoritativeiy knqwn 
 Richeson has been . moral degSnerate for years and at frequent time6 '.un-s accountable'', the method of his kill- inx Avis Liunell and his subseQuents cool manner of attempting to evade' for his confessed crime is a proof that he oan be legally and morally held to account and pay the penalty n 4he chair. This resume of Dr. 1lAtS& report was seaa1ay gleaned frpm 2 t96k that Gov. Toss. had with reporters III his executive chamber to- day.
 While Gov Foss rsuld not be quot ed directly he made it plain this morn ing that unless the two remaining re- ports are strong in their opinions that Rtcheson is, now and was when he killed Avis LinneIi, "unaccountable," ]" he will not submit Rdcheson's petition to this council. Hefusal to present the petition to the council would spell Is his last hope for life.
 An evidence Of Rdcbesou's slender
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