1912. PASTOE. WHO CONFESSES MTJEDEB, HIS VICTIM, HIS FIANCEE AND HOUSE OF GIRL WHO WAS SLAIN Schloss Baltimore Clothes Schloss Baltimore Clothes HER OF Gl YHawti "By Their Quality You Can Tell Them" Hafs Pastor's Trial to Go on Despite Confession, Says Prose cuting Attorney. January Clearance NO HOPE OF MERCY HELD cMoss" . . iTTTi? CTTVT4 4V nnrr nvi A "V TrTf TT, A JAXTTART 7. RICHESON ADMnS II Hafs I Hafs 4 K I loo A t vert A I Hats I Hafs 11 "-ill afs Folsoner or Choir Singer Says Trial Would Wrong Victim Eten Further Miss Edmands Cannot Be Located. BOSTON. Jan. f. (Special.) Rev. C V. T. Richeson today mads a full writ tan confession of ths murder ef bis former sweetheart. Arls T. Linnell. of Hyaonla, Mass. Broken In spirit, ths former pastor of ths Immanuel Baptist Cborch of Cambridge, declares that his confession Is mads without any Idea of self-benefit or with any Idea of ob tain Ins leniency, but that ths Btlrl whom bs poisoned might not be further wronged by having her name bandied about In a trial. Ths confession was dated three days a so. but was not given out until this afternoon. Counsel refused to com ment upon this, however. Trial te O On. That ths trial sill go on. despite ths confession. Is the statement of IMstrlct Attorney Pellltler. He sdmltted. how ever, that Kirheson might be brought Into court before the date set for trial. January 17. but Instated that no plea other than on a charge of murder In ths first dea-ree would be entertained. That poisoning la and can be nothing except first-degree murder la his con tention. The confession, signed by Richeson. follows: -Boston. Jan. S. 1913. John L. Lee, Ksq.: William A. Morse. Ksq.; Thlllp R. Dunbar. Esq.. Gentlemen: teeply penitent tor my sin and earnestly de siring, as far as In my power lies, to make atonement. I hereby confrss that I am guilty of the offense of which I stand Indicted. I am moved to this course by no Inducement of self-benefit or leniency. Heinous as Is my crime, tiod has not wholly abandoned - me, and mv con science; and manhood, however de praved and blighted, will not admit of my still further wronging by a public trial her whoso purs life I have des troyed. Mental To rt m resj Told. "fader the lashings of remorse I have suffered and am suffering the tor tares of the damned. In this 1 find a aneasurs of comfort. In my mental anguish I recognise that there Is still, by ths mercy of ths Master, some rem nant of the divine spark of goodness still lingering with me. I could wish to live only because Within some prison walla I might. In some small measure, redeem My sinful past, belp some other despairing soul, and at last find favor with my God. -Tou are Instructed to deliver this t ths District Attorney or to Ihs Judge ef ths court. Sincerely yours, Clar ence V. T. Richeson." Service over the tlegrsph wires be tween Portland and Sin Francisco was continued until early In the evening, when a break came In the middle of a message passing between The Ore gonlan office and ths office of a San Francisco newspaper. Miss Violet Edmands. ths rich young woman to whom Rlcheeon was engaged to be married and on whose account he poisoned the young choir singer. Is re ported to bs doing settlement work In New Tork. but her parents refused to day either to give her address com ment on Richeson a confession. Miss Edmands left for New Tork Immediate ly after Rlcheson's self-mutllatlon with a lagged piece of tin In Jail. Prior to that lime she had remained loyal to ths man sh was engaged to marry. Tlctloa Waa Jilted. Rlcheson's crlms was brutal In the extreme. Ills victim was M'ss Avis Llnnell. a pretty young singer In the rhotr of the church where he was pastor. She wss a student at the Con servatory of Music, and was both tal ented and popular. She fell in love with the pastor and became engaged to marry him. He betrayed her. and soon after met. wooed and won the love of alias Violet Kdmanda, daughter of Moses Grant Edmands. a rich man. Kor the wealthy girl he threw over the little choir singer and finely, as the wed ding day approached, sent her poison winch resulted in her death on Oc tober 14. 111. The girl n found dead In the bath room at the Y. W. C. A. building, and It was at first believed that ehs bad committed suicide throtign grief at having been Jilted for Miss Edmands. RU-nesnn was arreste.l soon after on evidence which pointed toward him as the girl's murderer. The arrest on Oc tober 20 came directly as the result of testimony by a druggist that the pastor had purchased cyanide of potassium from him a fow days before, having asked first for something which "sroold kill the puppies, but not the dog." and on being told there was no such poison, asked lor something "which would kill the dog." Fiancee Leec Level. Richeson protested his innocence, and the family of .Miss Edmands of fered to pav (or his d tense, expressing entire confidence In htm. The wedding invitations mere recalled, however, and Richeson mas asked by his church to resign, which he did Immediately after bis Indictment by the grand Jury. He has been morose In JalL and. since Ills self mutilation, has been violent at times and has given evidences of In sanity. It had about been decided that he should be examined as to his sanity by a board of physicians, when the con fession w-as made public today. The penalty for the crime in Massa chusetts Is death by electrocution. k-'l : UiJ-;"' :' ' : ' ! - -: i vx -.. .. .- y ' -. - : r - -v v : i l, . , . , I - j h,x :S0 'j I ft f ' 1 ' ? . - : 1 ',' : - -. . , i . .5. .. . ; ' . - .( - v ; ; i- . ..... i : . . . . . i ., b , . -,. : ; : i V?" " - ' - J ' ' t" v ' ' - ' ' " - - ""J Ir f 1 ; L " " 7 "" ... - . I . v. :.- wv...;lV:.v .,. X u3kai . . rpm. sp' ' i:y Trri '(7zzrr fl 2 . . v .:, 4 J ' t r " "tr..--- ABOVE, MISS AVIS 1.ISS15L1. A5D M IS9 VIOLET EDMAXUS. BELOW RE V. C. V. T. RICHESOX AND HOME OK MISS LI NELL. HEW LAW OFFERED i : i the lot of Judge Dwyer, of Dayton, who In his 81st year. Bitter Fight Over Direct Legis lation Predicted in Ohio. LIQUOR ISSUE SECONDARY OPIUM FOUND ON STEAMER Captain of Freighter Throws Contra band Overboard. I SAN DIEGO. Cal.. Jan. . When the 1 American-Hawaiian freighter Nebras- ' Van arrived this morning from Sallna Crux, the master. Captain O. B. Knight. , reported to the Collector of Customa ' ths discovery by him of M tins of opium, valued at I7i each. In a store room on the shin, when one day out from the Mexican port. The captain reports that only the steward and the cook have keys to this room. The : opium was thrown overboard. j It Is said that a confession has been , secured by Captain Knight from two members of th.crew. Involving mem bers of the a.leed opium ring In an lanclsco. where It Is said ti.ey mere taking the drug, and that arrests will rcu.u j Preponderance of "Progressive' Element and Determination of Opponents Foreshadows Note worthy Contest. COLUMBUS. O., Jan. . Ohio will be gin on Tuesday next the reconstruction of the constitution. On that day a con stitutional convention, recognised by all factlona aa preponderantly "progrea stve." If not radical, will convene In this city for a struggle In which hotly de bated questions of the Initiative and referendum, the recall of public offi cials. Including the Judiciary, and the liquor question will overshadow all oth er proposals. The fact that a majority perhaps as large as 70 per cent of the delegates chosen to this convention are classed as "progressives." while the more con servative element makes up in deter mination what It may lack in numbers, foreshadow a bitter and protracted struggle. Whatever Its outcome, the people will have thereafter their "say" about It In the ensuing general elec tion. Oeteosae Watrbed Wltk Interest. Ohio Is ths first state east of the Mississippi to attempt the revision of its organic law since direct legislation and direct control of public officials by the electorate came Into vofrue in sev eral Kar Western states, and the out come in Ohio wlil be watched with keenest Interest by the people of every other state. Analysis of the statements regarding the mental attitude of the delegates elected, discloses the fact that all of the "progressives" 'are for the initiative and referendum and many of them want provisions for the recall of the Judi ciary. Virtually every labor delegate stands for the recall of all officers. Many of the farmer delegates, however, while favoring the Initiative and refer, end urn, refuse to Include the recall of Judges In tlelr programme, at the same time supporting this idea for other of ficials. Interviews and representative dele gates throughout the state warrant the statement that sentiment Is more con cerned with the proposed modltlcaion of representative government than with any other matter likely to come before the convention. They prefer placing the liquor license question In a Secon dary position. The initiative and ref erendum, they assert, is paramount to all issues. Oldest Member te Preside. When the 11 delegates to the con vention sre railed to order In the House of Representatives at the state capital here, it wlil be the most noteworthy representative of all classes of the peo. pie of this state of any gathering in Ohio's history. Included in the person nel of the convention will be former members of Congress and former Lieutenant-Governor, two members of the present Legislature, many former leg islators, many former Judges, several ministers, a large number of farmers and representatives from commercial and industrial walks of life. The Dem. ocrats have the majority, with S dele gates. The Republicans have 41 dele gates, the Independents 1 and ths So cialists i. L'nder the law providing for the con vention the oMest member present will preside for the purpose of temporary organisation. GLASS PAVING BLOCKS Those Tried for Heavy Traffic Xot Successful After Slight Use. By Consul Carl Bailey Hurst, Lyons. France. Investigations have been made In response to Inquiries regarding; the supposed use in this city of . glass bricks or blocks manufactured here for pavements, with the following result: Seven or eight years ago a plant was established at La Demi Luna, a suburb about four miles from Lyon, for mak ing glass paving material under the name of "plerre de verre Garchey." Af ter many experiments carried out at the factory the manufacturer applied to the Lyon municipality for the right to make a trial on one of the chief thor oughfares. The necessary authorisa tion waa granted, provided that the Inventor would bear the expense of the undertaking. The place chosen for laying the glass pavement was a sec tion of the Place de la Republlque, where traffic of cabs, automobiles and wagons of all kinds is very heavy. The glass bricks remained In place for less than two years and were taken out. as they were in very poor condi tion, the edges were all broken and In many cases the blocks were split through and through. The opinion of officials here at that time was to the effect that this glass pavement could be used under favor able circumstances for sidewalks, but not for the middle of streets. The manufacturer, after the failure of his experiment, closed or dismantled his small factory, left Lyons and his address la not ascertainable. At pres ent only stone and wood are employed for pavements In this city. GAIV1EPL0TGHARGED State Senator Selling Ques tions Methods of Warden. VENISON SELLER IS HELD This honor will fall te w CUPID SCORNS DISTANCE Bridegroom Travels 9000 Miles, Bride 1000, Father, 1400. DENVER, Jan. 6. In order to attend the wedding of his youngest daughter, Miss Louise Kayser, Charles Kayser, a miner, traveled by horseback 1400 miles from Candelarla. Nev., to Denver. Adolph Kurtx traveled 8000 miles from Brazil to meet Miss Kayssr, his bride-to-be, and Mis Kayser traveled from Nevada to Denver, over 1000 miles by rail. Miss Kayser and Kurts arrived here today. The father of Miss Kayser com pleted his long horseback ride to Den ver last Thursday. The wedding, which will take place next Sunday, wlil be the culmination of a college romance. DANGEROUS SHELLS SUNK French Cruiser Goes to Sea to Get Rid of Condemned Melenlte. BREST. France. Jan. . One of the cruisers attached to this port sailed out to sea today and threw overboard Into deep water 67 tons of melenlte shells. The shells were condemned after the explosion on the battleship Libert at Toulon last September, when 235 men were klllei Germany Presses Guatemalan Claim. BERLIN. Jan. f. Dr. R. Scheller Stelnwaerts. German Minister to Abys sinia, has been appointed to represent Germany in Guatemala In the absence of Minister K. Von Bucn. The special object of Dr. Scheller Stelnwaerts' ap pointment Is to press the clal..s of Germans against the Republic. Fifteenth Regiment Is Ready. MANILA. Jon. . The Fifteenth ' in fantry Regiment, stationed at Fort ilcKinley. where it arrived December 5. is bein? held in readiness to pro ceed to China. It was brought up to ax strns. tu on Its arrival. to Liberty of Man Who Furnished Meat Cafes Causes Tiff at Court Hearing; Finley Declares No Irregularity. 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Pilnref Schloss Billtmor Oof ftei Boys' Suits and Overcoats C9) Reduced Entire stock of Boys' Suits and Overcoats on sale at prices that insure substantial savings. All $5.00 garments $3.75 All $6.00 garments . . All $7.00 garments $5.25 All S8.00 garments . . All $10.00 garments $7.50 $4.50 $6.00 FScAlossi Baltimore) OothtS; Fourth. nd Alder St ClOttl'lUg CO. nt Phcgley. MacT Hafs Schloss Baltimore Clothes J Schloss Baltimore Clothes J! I $3.00 m.iiss A ggggss JV3-TOA3-0 MBjlfmorf KOrfnes, f!khlossx If jmoe kiClothts Schloss iBilfifflort lo)h J State Senator Selling- took a part In the controversy over the charge that State Game Warden Finley "planted" deer meat in prominent hotels and res taurants, when, from his seat In the lurv hn in .Inntlre Rpll'a rnnrt veater- day, he demanded, "as a citizen and I DT taxpayer," that Finley should arrest J. F. Gay. the alleged decoy In the case. The Senator made the demand with considerable show of warmth and denounced the conduct of the warden in allowing the confessed miscreant his liberty. Charges against the Louvre restau rant and Walter Hall, an employe, last of the cases growing out of Flnley's Christmas raid, wherein six arrests were made, was on trial, and as on former occasions, the manner.ln which arrests followed within a few minutes of the delivery of venison In all the rases was made the principal conten tion, i Gay's Tarries Told. Each of the defendants In the for mer cases was called as a witness and told of alleged tricks by which Gay, the market-hunter, led them to accept the meat, and of Flnley's appearance within a lew minutes, armed with knowledge of the contents of the unopened pack age, and made arrests. Finley was called by the defense to explain why Gay, after confessing that he had killed the deer, shipped them here and peddled portions to all the defendants, waa at full liberty. "I am keeping watch on him." said the Warden. What's to hinder him from skipping over to Vancouver tonight?" asked Selling. Well nothing, I guess," replied the witness. "Well. I demand that you place him under arrest and put him under ball." said the Juror. "And I demand." said Attorney Kraemer. "that you place a charge against him for every -crime he has confessed here." I I will do so." said Finley. I Hall admitted that he bought the venison, but hs said he thought It was dried. Before he had time to settle the matter, the wardens, "a brigade of them," said the witness, placed him under arrest. The Jury found him guilty. Attack on Warden Finley was launched from another source, by Cap tain E. W Spencer, who killed an elk in Montana recently, which was cong ested by Finley whl'e on exhibition. No arrest accompanied the confiscation, but the carcass was held pending de termination of the facts surrounding Its killing. The plaintiff demands the re turn of the carcass or the alternative judgment of Its value. S200, and dam ages In the sum of laO. I know this looks queer," said Warden Finley last night, "but the whole truth Is that there was no plot hich we rouowea uj i places. We knew ne im -..-w-tattir here and we were close on his frail when he made his deliveries. That Is alL" is Is out at POWERS MOVE CAUTIOUSLY Bankers, However, Might Submit Plan to Settle Difflcultr. PARIS. Jan. 6. The possibility of an eventual Intervention by the Powers . i mnmt, form Is an absoro- tnnic of discussion In diplomatic -2.1 h.r The feeling, however, fht nothing of a concrete nature .nrid or can be carried j"- - Priteis" pointed out in authoritative circles that the powers, as such, are not able to Intervene unless foreign prop erty in China should be. endangered or attacked and the legations should re port that the time has arrived for the powers to act. Banking groups, however, are in a different position, for they are free from political considerations. The Idea Is that the banking combinations of Russia and Japan might Join the banking groups of America. England. France and Germany in arranging a concrete plan for the settlement of the Chinese difficulty, which. If China her self should be unable to solve her own destiny might be submitted to the con flicting elements and backed by the offer of substantial loans to help place China on her feet. BERLIN'. ' Jan. 6. No inquiry con cerning the dispatch of troops to China A Prosperous New Year for You A DVERTISE in the daily papers. It will pay you. If you have a service to render if . you have something to sell tell the people about it. Newspaper advertising isn't an expensive propo sition. It. is the cheapest sales force your money can buy if the copy, the layout, the size of space, etc, is right- Come in and talk over your problem with me. 501YeonBik Telephone Main 11 3t AdvertisingServke has been received here from Washing ton, either by the Embassy or the For eign Office. The government is fully In accord with lts Minister In Fekin, who. with the other diplomats there, already has determined to send inter national troops to guard the railroad from Pekln to Chin Wang Tao against either the revolutionists or the gov ernment troops. An ordinance to protect certain Manila streets from narrow-tired Iron vehicles la being framed by the Munlolpal Board. The ordinance will prohibit tha haullnj ef freight over such newly-paved streets as Pagumbayan, for lnstanca. unless the vehi cle used has tires at least three and a quar ter Inches wide. OREGONIAN COUPON Time Limit Jan. 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