Arizona republican., 1912-05-20

explaining that he wanted il ito kill dog witch was about to nave pup p!cs.' 4 Cambridge Confcctioner told of Ricfeson coming to his storn ,n the afternoon Miss Linnel died and purchasing peculiar shaped jar of candy, identical with a jar found in Miss Lnnells room. The minister had taken a Boston bound ear in front of the candy store A woman came to the police and told of seeing the pastor and the weeping girl eat ing together in q restaurant on the same afternoon. As q result of this information the police felt warranted in taking definite action
 The evening of October 19 Chief Inspector Dugan and members of his force went to the home of NIr Ed mands on Devon street, in Brookline to arrest Rev. Nr. RichesOn on the suspicion that he was guilty of mur- der Admission to the house was denied although the hour was early. The police had no search warrant and did not feel justified in breaking into the magnificent residence upon the uncertainty of RichesOn being in side. They therefore remained on guard through the night frequently knocking upon doors and windows and calling upon the occcupants to open and admit the officers
 The weary vigil was kept up until daylight when a maid who appeared in the kitchen was prevailed upon to notify Mr. Edmands that the officers were outside and would break in if the door was not opened at once. At ' o'clock the police were admitted. Richeson was found in bed He was ordered to dress and accompany the officers. Before leaving the house he took in his arms Miss Violet Ed mands, who was weeping hysterical-
 Y. Do not worry" he said. every thing will come out all right" The minister came out of the house ill the murky dawn, passing between two rows of police, newspaper men, and curious neighbors and was taken to police headquarters in Boston in a taXicab to be arraigned.
 The case was set for october 3l for hearing and Richeson was com mitted to the Charles street jail with out hail. Within q few days the we'd ding invitations of the minister and Miss Edmands, summoning the guests to the Edmands home on October 31, were recalled
 Before the day of the hearing ar rived special session of the grand jury was called and an indictment charging murder in five counts was found. Richeson was taken into court to plead to the charge of murder on the day he was to have been married to Miss Edmands The trial of the case was set for January 15.
 Richeson had early written to his church asking that judgment be sus- pended until after the grand jury sitting on November l he forward ed his resignation. but the church on November 6. after a stormy meeting refused to accept it. Later a second letter of resignation was sent and accepted on November 24
 The police had even al this time far from a satisfactory case against Richeson. The container of the poi son which Miss LinneU had taken could not be found It was believed some vial or box might have been left in the pocket of Miss Linnelrs bathrobe which had been buried with her The body was disinterred in Hylnnis on October 24 and brought to Boston for post mortem exam ination by five prominent physicians The cause of death was confirmed but no additional evidence Was found.
 At the same time the police began an investigation of the life of Riche- son. Every important act of his life from the date of his birth at Rose Hill. Va. 8 years ago, until his ad- vent in Cambridge was gone into It was found that he went to school carly at Amherst Courthouse Va. high school. then went to Carrollton, Mo, to work for a brother and attend local academy Three years later he went to Liberty. Mo, and entered William Jewell College to study for the ministry While q student he supplied pulpits in Kansas City Mo-: SteWartsVille, Miss; Fl Paso, Tex; Louisville. Ky. and other places.
 Richeson's life had not been an um- disturbed one, it was learned, and many tales were related of his en- tanglements with young women. At Liberty, Mo. while in William Jewell College. he had been engaged to the daughter of a professor. The young woman lent RichesOn money to pur- sue his studies and up to the time of his coming to Hyannis believed she was to be his wife. In the mean -.