Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-07

lBy Morning journal special Leased Wtre'l
Roston, Jan. 6.--The Rev. Clarence
| v r. Richeson. confessed his guilt OF
| his former sweetheart, Avis linnell,
of Hyannis, in n document made pub
| lie by his counsel today. The con
| fession declares that the accused Is
guilty OF the "offense of which he
is indicted" which is murder In the
first degree.
whether Richcson will pay the es,
treme penalty which under Massachu-
! chair no court official cared TO pre-
diet today.
The confession IS as follows:
"Bostoh Jan. 3. i9l2.-John l.. Lee.
ESD William A. Morse, ESD Phillip
r. Dunbar, ESD.
Gentlemen - Deeply penitenteni
for my sin and earnestly desiring. so
far AS In my power lies to make
atonement. l hereby confess that %
guilty of the otfensc of which | stand
Indicted.
II am moved to this course by no
inducement of sclf-benefit or LEM
iency. Heineous as IS my crime God
has not wholly abandoned me, ana
nay conscience and manhood, however
depraved and blighted. win not ad-
a public trial. her whose pure life /
have destroyed. Under the lashings
of remorse | have suffered and am
suffering the tortures of the damn
ed. In this / find measure of com
fort In my mental anguish ! rec
ognize that there Is still by the mer-
cy of the master. some remnant OF
the divine spark Of goodness still lin
goring with me. could wish To live
I.4 "a
! might In some small measure re-
deem my sinful past. help some other
despairing soul and al last. ind ia-
vor with my God.
You are instructed to deliver this
TO the district attorney or to the Judge
of the court. sincerely yours.
CLARENCE V. T. RICHESON'
The Indictment against Richsson
which charged that he "feloniously.
wilfully and OF his malice aiore-
thought gave Miss Lnnnell cyanide
of potassium with deadly intent ana
thar because of her death he is guilty
of murder In the first degree.
District ATTORNEY Pclletier declared
today after the confession had been
made public that the trial set for Jan
uary IS, would surely be called ana
that be would accept no compromise
tff way OF q IflfA 10 a lfHNf'l o 7 lNAi'f
o. WAS pointed ont that II the dis
trIct attorney maintained thir atti-
tude only an insanity commission or
Communication Dos the executive could
save Richeson from the electric chair.
Do lies. however. with the court ana
the district attorney 10 accept mi
nor plea. such modification usual.
coming through some weak link in
the government case. IodaNs de-
NeIopmtuts in one of the most intsI
estinp murder cases iu the history
the state was NOT altogether uneN-
ptcted bY some af those in close tpucn
nIth the situation. From thc begin
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