Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 21, 1912, Page 2

& = Vi (Continued from Page 1) Richeson and Miss E sent out the arternoon of Saturday. Oct. 14, That same afternoon Riche- son dined with Avis Linnell at a lit- tle ro in the Back Bay. While there thy appenred deg times When st Place, howeu althon: and ) G ard coming from a batl association quarters short!y ater 7 o'clock that evening. The door was broken in and Miss Li Il was found partially uncon- and apparently in great agony, Half an hour later she died without TeCOvVering A belief that the gir fed snicide wy tnds - were Hed down her turned to her lodging 1 ¢heertul, herself 1y 1o her room, oon of the conscionsn had commit- at first general, but her family were disposed to discredit iga- the report. and a thorough inves tion was made Soon after the girl died, it was learned, that someone had telephoned to Richeson, as the girl's nearest friend, and informed him of the cir- cumstances, He coldly denied at first that he knew the girl il Then S. L. A. CLONTS Real Estate ufiice in Clonts’ Building, CITY AND COUNTRY PROPERTY— SOME FINE BARGAINS, W. Fiske Johnson REAL ESTATE Loars Negotiated Buys and Sells Real Estate. Orang ¢ Grove Property a Specialty. ROOM 7. RAYMONDO BUILDING RICHESON PAY PEMALTY fin a member of his former parish in ally, admitting that she had been Hyanuis, he suggested that her brother-in-law in Bridgewater be no- tified. Before hanging up the re- ceiver he asked: ' Did she say any- thing before she died?” The theory of suicide was dispelled when the real conditions surround- ing the death of Miss Linnell were made known. The girl had been sit- ting in a chair with her feet in a tub of hot water while beside her was a fresh change of clothing, The au- topsy revealed the fact that she had tak n a dose of poison and the con- clusion was drawn that she did so in the innocent belief thar it would remedy a condition that later would | be a cause of great embarrassment. w On the day tollowing the g death Rev, Mr. Richeson preached what was to be his last sermon in the Cambridge church, and in his prayer referred briefly to the death of a near friend. That afternoon, dining with a member of his parish in Somerville, he was able to eat but little and spent much time on a couch in apparent menta] misery, lHe ex- pizined that he was overcome by the friend of icheson. According to Hahn, Richeson cume to him four| !du_\‘s befere the Linnell girl died uudi bought a cousiderable quantity oi cyanide of potassitm, explaining that | | he wanted it “to kill a dog.’ A Cam-| [ bridge contectioncr told of Richeson | coming to his store on the afternoon | Miss Linnell died and purchasing a peculinr shaped jur of candy, idvllli<3 cal with the jur found in Miss Lin- nell's room, The minister had tak- | en a Boston bound cur in front of | the candy store. A wounn came to| the police and told ot the pas-! tor and the weeping tting to- gether in a restaurant on the same witernoon. As a result of this infor-| mation the police felt warranted ju | teking definiie action, | The evening of Oct. 19 Chief In- spector Dugan and members of b force went to the home of Mr. Ed-| mands on Devon street, in Brookline, | st Rev. M. Richeson on the to ar suspicion that he was guilty of mu Ger. Admission to the house was de- nied although phe hour was early. The police had no 1reh - warrant | and did not feel justified in break- ing into the magnificent residence | | | recent death of a “dear friend.” That remained in seclusion through the next few days preceding his arrest, Scores of police and newspaper men | jn tye kitchen was prevailed upon to took up the mystery of the death of | yoriry Mr, Edmands that the officers Avis Linnell. It scemed apparent at| yopre outside and would break in if the outset that the belief in & sui-|(p, qoor was not opened at once. At cide theory was one which the mur- derer had planned to foster. Given|Richeson was found in bed. He was the crime and the reason for it the|rqered to dress and accompany the next step was to find the man re- sponsible for the condition of the victim. The police had not far to] .4y who was weeping hysterical- seek and the newspapers made no pretence at mystery in directing their thing will come out all right,” The The girl had but one| ... suspicions, sweetheart and she made no conceal- ment of her affection for Richeson. In a week's time material evidence | and curious neighbors and was taken began to accumulate. A woman de- | t¢ police headquarters in Boston in clared that Richeson had telephoned | taxicab to be arraigned. from her home making an appoint- ment for the afternoon of Oct. 14 with someone at ¢he Young Woman': Christian Association rooms. Riche- son's landlady admitted her boarde: had returned a bowl to her with the remark that she had better wash it thoroughly as it had been used to mix paste which had contained poison. The most damaging evidence, how- ever, came from William Hahn, druggist of Newton Centre and a PACKING HOUSE MARKET Smith-Harden Bldg.) We carry a complete stock of native and Western Beef, Pork, Mutton, Lamb, Veal, Hams, Breakfast Bacon, Cream Cheese, Perments Cheese, Edam Cheese. All orders given prompt [vould not be found. It was believe attention, ‘w, .. Pickled Tripe, Pickled Pigs' Feet, We want to get acquainted with the ladies of Lakeland, and we know that if they come once and see whata nice, clean, sanitary store we have, they will be our constant patrons, L. B. WEEKS —DEALER IN—- Staple and Fancy Groceries, Hay, Grain and PHONEZI19 ° WITE W0OD'S 4 1bs. Bucket Snowdrift Lard 1-2 bbl Flour in Wood w -.. .. 24 1b. Sack Flour. . 12 1b.Sack Flour 7 Cans Small Cream...... .. 3 Cans Tomatoes ....... 1 1b. Cracker Boy Coffee 11b. Best Butter . Stafolife, per Sack....... ... Hay No. 1, per 100 1bs.. Chicken Feed, per Sack.. 3 Cans Extra Large Cream.............. Feedstufts Cowdery Building MEAT MARKET .30 . 40 .. 180 .. 180 .. 215 . 235 mtemserumeiitiiissiiissesasverisey T8 nizht he went to the home of Moses |, euard through the night frequent- Grant Edmands in Brookline, father | iy knocking upon doors and windows of the girl to whom he was to b2 |und calling upon the occupants to married a week or so later, and there [ oy and admit the officers. Lpon the uncertainty of Richeson ln:-: ing inside. They therefore remained The weary vigil was kept up umlll Gaylight when a maid who appeared 7 o'clock the police were admitted. officers, Before leaving the house he took in his arms Miss Violet Ed- Iv. “Do not worry,’ he said; “every- ser came out of the house in the murky dawn, passing between two rows of police, newspaper men, The case was set for Oct, 31 for a hearing and Richegon was commit- ted to the Charles street jail without bail. Within a few days the wedding invitations of the minister and Miss Edmands, summoning the guests to the Edmands home on Oct, 31, were recalled. Before the day of the hearing a.- rived a 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 mur- der on the day he was to have been varried to Miss Edmands, The trial ' the case was set for Jan, 15, Richeson had early written to his church asking that judgment be sus: pended until atter the grand jury sit- ting. On Nov. 1 he forwarded his res- ignation, but the church on Nov. 6. atter a stormy meeting, refused to ac- cept it, Later a second letter of res- ignation was sent and accepted on Nov. 24, The police had even at this time far from a satisfactory case against Richeson. The container of the poi- son which Miss Linnell had taken \ some vial or box might have been left in the pocket of Miss Linnells bathrobe, which had been buried with her. The body was disinterrod in Hyannis on Oct. 24 and brougl to Boston for a post mortem exam vation by five prominent physicians, d but vo additional evidence was found At the same time the police | The cause of death was confirn ar investigation into the life of Rich- 1 1 lite from the date of his 1 1 Kose Hill, Va, 1 y-five year until his advent in Cambride, Lone into. It was found that Lo wone t¢ school early at Amherst Coure heuse, Va, high school, 1 to Carrollten, Mo, to work fuor « trother and atiend a local a Three years later he went to Litriy, | Moo and entered William Jew, lege to study for the ministry Wi 2 student he supplied pulpits in Kap- sas City, Mo.; Stewartsville, . El Paso, Tex.; Louisville, Ky, and vther places Richeson’s life had not been .y un- disturbed one, it was learned, ang many tales were related of his tlements with young women. A\: crty, Mo, while in William he had been engaged to the danshse- of a professor. The young woman lent Richeson money to pursy siudies and up to the time (ominug to Hyannis believed « 1o be his wife. In the meantin was C¢eveloped tuberculosis recessitates her rem Lake City, Utah. The one by ¢! light in Richeson's career 4: to be that he repaid the morey him as fast as possible T'. amounts were sent from shortly before he came to Ca Richeson was expelled from \\':X-. liam Jewell College for cheatin —_— (Continued on Page 2.) TiE EVENING TELEGRAM LARELAND, FLA, M ere is the Whole Truth W. M. Toomer, Candidate for Congress- man, State at-Large, Reputes Charges of His Opponent--Gives De- tails and Cites Proof His Statements Prove Wilful Misrepre- sentation by L’Engle PERSONAL 1 respectfully ask the fair minded people of Florida, in consider- ering the selection of a Congressman at Large, that before making up their minds upon the question ‘they read the following charges made by my competitor, Mr. L’Engle, against me and my answers to them. FIRST: He charges that I was the paid lobbyist of the Flor- ida tate Fair Association. Answer: | was never at any time, anywhere, the lobbyist, paid or without pay. for this association or for any other person or cor. poration. The facts are that this company was represented at its organization by one of the most distinguished and reputable mem- bers of the bar at Jacksonville and who continued to represent it for two years. For a term beginning April 1st, 1911, and ending April 1st, 1913, my firm, Toomer & Reynolds, were employed to rep- resent this company, It had quite a great deal of legal business, including some matter of insurance, of accounting and other matters of legal nature, and entirely disconnected with horse-racing. When a bill was introduced in the Florida legislature to prohibit poo] sell- ing or betting or any character or horse-racing, our client requested my firm to go to Tallahassee and assist in opposing the passage of this legislation. Speaking for the firm, I declined to do this. Lat- er, upon telegraphic request from our client, I consented to go to Tallahassee and make a legal argument before Judiciary Committee “B"” of the House against this measure as applied to this particular company. The argument was had before Judiciary Committee “B"” in the hall of the House or Representatives, It was a fair argument, not on the merits of horse-racing, but on the legal question as to whether that bill was valid in law and whether it was applicable to the company at which it was specially directed. I am sure that 1 lost ‘the respect of no member of the legislature who heard the argument. [ simply gave my client the benefit of counsel upon a legal proposition. I have never been interested in thiz or any other company of the Kind except in giving that company the legal service to which it was entitled and which it could have readily obtained from tho most reputable American lawyer, Second: Mr. I'Engle has charged that I was the attorney of the Southern Wholesale Grocers' Association, which he describes as a trust, Answer: [ never represented the Southern Wholesale Grocers' Association in my life and the statement that 1 did is wholly un- true. I appearcd with the Hon. Charles M. (ooper in the United States Court in Jacksonville on the second trial of the case of Ham- mond against seven wholesale grocery houses in Jacksonville, Ham- mond sued for §200,000.00 damages. The trial resulted in a ver- dict in his favor for $1.00, which, upon his motion. the Court set aside and the case is still pending. This is the whole truth of that charge. His statements that T am the candidate of any class or interest are simply untrue, 1 have stated under oath and will state every dollar which has been and will be contributed to my campaign fund. His general charges that I am the candidate of moneyed or other interests are the familiar charges made by men who have no bet- ter claim to public confidence, Third: Mr. L'Engle has charged that [ bribed and confessed to bribing a convict warden who was in my employ when T w, eaged in manufacturing lumber in Georgia. Answer: This statement I denounce as false, | never bribed any one, anywhere, under any circumstances, Mr. L'Engle under- took to mlslni.n this charge by quoting only a part of my testimony from a Georgia newspaper which misquoted me, and drew his own inference and made this charge. The facts are these: In 1903 ;\nl::l:,tl\‘n::l” o ',l."‘ firm of Hamby & Toomer. When the Georgia wegisly Allthf)l ized lhohlvns.- of the labor of Georgia's able bodied ol Bhe puili. B 1AGk 1 veuihiod .]‘lo.r\o these m«}x for a term with !Iu: knowledge and appr: n l‘ f B d‘fmm my firm 100 men gia. 1 secured the :\]\b(l;l:llm‘\‘n‘: l)?('”w g ""mm““ion o - State’s representative and as my ;u \.1:.:‘\ I] i et i these men were employved ”-l\(‘n. .‘ I L,'m S ”]'.‘ plant where g B gl whiv-h i “ ‘ »nnrr.m;» to pay him $150.00 a Sor s botli of 1o Yatss ‘ m~n r\-lv.‘.. 'l.'hl»..’.\rmn!:nmont continued SiithbrltiR s mm].\ ~|(\;\..| '"I” l.lf‘ ?nfl[u-w ion made by the State B O E a e very head of the list, There was never a criticism from the prison anthorities in reference to this camp. Capt. Conyers was one of th, most experienced and capable wardens in the State. He left my services and later bhec . ; . : came asso- ciated with the Upchurch Lumbe r Compuany in Florid % of $230.00 per month : tida at a salary Some years after 1 had sold my entire i N i 3 g WIY entire interest in this - facturing plant and in t} this manu 14t contract with the Ste f 5 h : o State for conviet 1s the Georgia Legislature through a committ and at t} L Aoty of a sensational paper i S ANSIEALIN s 1ot t - leged irregularities s it OF the Al n camps in the in any of my business or of my partner's busin ity :'n Im‘l‘!hruhr;;t) 4 ©s%. and when this in\vsl'igiuiun was in progress 1 was Iviing in Florida. Th i commission were being attacked by t1 Atlanta n,‘.“‘-; a Phetimin that commission were three dis lished l:.nrlf"a € iy oS was the late Gen. Clement A, Evar S, commar .;,.- i fl“"' P s Confederate Veterans. 1 knew 1) : it s i were due solely to the fact thar r i A OF adequate compensation for the uzl‘-d-- i g Mo greqt responsibility. Feeling that the "y "‘.}r‘.‘-v bbbt sponsible for the irregularities and a whi Y}\lr.n‘ “::Hf “:as .re- disclosed and that the attack b .:; ,on'(i . m\'nsngatw.n associates on the prison commis sa Qr:at :;;:n; F\‘ans bt ing served in the Legislature with some of 'LA J‘N,“.fl' L Ay committee, 1 went voluntarily to Atlanta ang ;n m'.‘mbfls o asked leave to be heard before 1} 'nmmiw.-m‘ an“ r‘n'_\ ‘own Ay st'a_to now, that the Legislature i was ,,,';M,;;-;]amd et ditions complained of. The facts are that ;}:(“ p: »e i ofcnd testimony, the investigation ended. T e ko S Mr. L'Engle has made numeroys other are merely his conclusions and not n:{, F has charged me in this can paign with b poor. T do not really unders and him, byt sincerely v public does and may be abls 1 Pass upon our :a‘n&'sA} hope. bcidpog jus?ice to either of us. He has made other ,hl,mws SELENE The which are unworthy of cons ation or rev‘. STEes against me FY and the falsity of which is within the knowleg ge of 1 answer. 100 many people to Trequire an as en- o have State. No charge wig ever made of 1 ing made on wa charges, some of which flatements of facts, He D€ very rich and very - Respectfully, W. M. TOOMER.