death, the officers suspected murder. The dead girl's family told
of the relationship between their daughter and Richeson and the
officers noted that the popular clergyman's. engagement to another
girl was announced the morning following Miss Linnell's death and
he became the prime suspect. When a druggist came forward with the
information that he had sold Richeson the poison to kill a dog, the
Minister confessed that he had killed Avis linnell to pave thw way
for marriage to his new girl friend. Convicted of the murder, he
was electrocuted on May 20, 1912 at the Charlestown State Prison,
EXPOSE DETECTIVE MAGAZINE, Novamber, 196, Page 12
death, the officers suspected murder. The dead girl's family told
of the relationship between their daughter and Richeson and the
officers noted that the popular clergyman's engagement to another
girl was announced the morning following Miss Linnell's death and
he became the prime suspect. When a druggist came forward with the
information that he had sold Richeson the poison to kill a dog, the
Minister confessed that he had killed Avis Linnell to pave the way
for marriage to his new girl friend. Convicted of the murder, he
was electrocuted on May 20, 1912 at the Charlestown State Prison,
EXPOSE DETECTIVE MAGAZINE, November , 196. Page 12 By
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death, the officers suspected mrder, ‘The dead girl's family told
of the relationship between their daughter and Richeson and the
officers noted that the popular clergyman's engagement to another
girl was announced the morning following Miss Linnell's death and
he became the prime suspect. When a druggist came forward with the
information that he had sold Richeson the poison to kill a dog, the
Minister confessed that he had killed Avis Linnell to pave the way
for marriage to his new girl friend, Convicted of the murder, he
was electrocuted on May 20, 1912 at the Charlestown State Prison,
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- RICHESON, Clarence V. T.
Richeson, a young Baptist clergyman, while occupying the pulpit of a
- church at Cape Cod, Mass., had fallen in love with 18-year-old Avis
Linnell who-sang in the choir, and Miss Linnell understood, as did her
_ family, that some day the two would be married. When Richeson answer-=
ed a call to Cambridge, Masse, he persuaded Avis to enroll in the Bos-
ton Conservatory for voice training in order that they might be near
one another, In the meantime, Richeson had met and fallen in love
with a wealthy society beauty in Boston and decided that it would be
more to his advantage to marry her than to be wed to Miss Linnell,
However, there was the probability that once his engagement to the
Boston girl became public knowledge, Avis Linnell would go to the
girl's family and tell of her betrayal,amt breaking up the engagement.
On the October, 1911, night prior to the announcement of the engagemen
Richeson had Miss Linnell out for dinner and afterwards gave her two
capsules onntaining poison and suggested that she take them before re-
tiring for the night as it would be good for the strain EKAEXKRE on
her voice caused by her constant music lessons, When Avis Linnell
was discovered Uead later that night, it was first believed that she
had committed suicide, but when no motive could be ascertained and it
was known that she had dined with an unknown man the night of her
| RICHESON, Clarence V. Te
Richeson, a young Baptist clergyman, while occupying the pulpit of a
| church at Cape Cod, Mass., had fallen in love with 18-year-old Avis
Linnell who-sang in the choir, and-Miss Linnell. understood, as did her
family, that some day the two would be married. When Richeson answer-
ed a call to Cambridge, Masse, he persuaded Avis to enroll in the Bos-
ton Conservatory for voice training in order that they might be near
one another, In the meantime, Richeson had met and fallen in love
with a wealthy society beauty in Boston and decided that it would be
more to his advantage to marry her than to be wed to Miss Limell,
However, there was the probability that once his engagement to the
Boston girl became public knowledge, Avis limmell would go to the
girl's family and tell of her betrayal amt breaking up the engagement.
On the October, 1911, night prior to the amouncement of the engagement
Richeson had Miss Linnell out for dimer and afterwards gave her two
capsules onntaining poison and suggested that she take them before re-
tiring for the night as it would be good for the strain EKAEXH&# on
her voice caused by her constant music lessons, When Avis Linnell
was discovered dead later that night, it was first believed that she
had committed suicide, but when no motive could be ascertained and it
was known that she had dined with an unknown man the night of her
RICHESON, Clarence V. T.
Richeson, a young Baptist clergyman, while occupying the pulpit of a
church at Cape Cod, Mass., had fallen in love with 16-year-old Avis
Iinnell who-sang in the choir, and Miss Linnell understood, as did her
family, that some day the two would be married, When Richeson answer-
ed a call to Cambridge, Mass., he persuaded Avis to enroll in the Bos-
ton Conservatory for voice training in order that they might be near
one another. In the meantime, Richeson had met and fallen in love
with a wealthy society beauty in Boston and decided that it would be
noreto his advantage to marry her than to be wed to Miss Linnell,
However, there was the probability that once his engagement to the
Boston girl became public knowledge, Avis Limell would go to the
girl's family and tell of her betrayaljamt breaking up the engagement.
capsules onntaining poison and suggested that she take them i ee
tiring for the night as it would be good for the cee MALLE 2
her voice caused by her constant msic lessons, 4 s lime
wan discovered. oed-laterthat-might; At wes three belAvved “tat eho
had committed suicide, but when no motive could be ascertained and it
was known that she had dined with an unknown man the night of her
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