The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-21
CRIME FOR WHICH HE PAID.

CRIME FOR WHICH HE PAID.
Murder "f Avis IimneII Was CIum.
silly worked Out.
Seven months and six days was the
period between the death of Avis l.innell
and that of the man who poisoned her.
|, was on the afternoon of October II.
1911, that the choir singer of Hyannis and
III. pastor OF the Emmanuel Baptist
Church in Cambridge walked beside the
Back Bay fens and at the end of the
walk he gave her capsule of cyanide of
POTASSIUM, telling her it was medicine
which taken after she had retired would
end her time Of trouble for which he was
responsible That night she was found
dead in the Young Womens Chris, ian
Association rooms. her home in Boston
while she studied at the Ntw England
Conservatory of Music. She had taken
the medicine" while Richcson was visiting
another one Of his tiancecs Mis- Violet
Edmands in BrookIine.
Miss l.innell dead" said RichcsJn when
at length friend of Avis l.,nnell reached
him 10y telephone a, his home in Cam
then when it was explained tha, h. was
III. only friend near at hand, he added
calmly ON. now ! remember that !
baptized Miss Linnel in llyannis thrs.
wear. ago know her family a, Hyannis
] used Ia pr-ach there. bu' do not know
why | should l~ called i'll this matter.
You know the names Of h"r parents,
don, YOU"
In his sermon the next day Richcsu'
referred "a the sad death Of Avis linn'ii.
bu' almos; m.diat.lv he was suspected
Medical Examiner l..ary was convinced
that murder had been done. Avis Lin
n.ll's friend. Mis-. lnen llanscomhe, told
the police what -h. knew Of Miss linneil :
Saturday afternoon walk with man.
Sh. Thought III. man wa> Rich.son.
anown to IL. engaged to Miss Linneil.
though she had g'iard"dly referred "a
him only a. my friend.
In addition to the Cyau,ie capsule.
Ricleson had given to Miss Lnnell in The
course of thar walk fifteen cent glass jar
of stich candy. Tn" conicctloner wh"
sold the Jar was found and h. said the
blver had been Rich,son. The evidence
was built up rapidly Rlch"son had
bought the cyanid" on October 10 from
William Hahn. II druggist Of Newton
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daughter dcpartcd and eventually came