Show MINISTER CONFESSES GRIME CRIME rev richeson cheson Rl admits poisoning his former fiancee and will probably go to the electric chair boston the rev clarence V Riche RI chiBon AGn in a remarkable statement made public saturday confessed that he caused the death ot at avis linnell the pretty little hyannis choir sing sine or cr to whom lie be was wab engaged to bo be married before he became the flanco flance of miss bliss violet edmands the confess confession fon came as a surprise to district attorney pelletier Pell etler it was stated that richeson would plead guilty to murder in the first degree and would bo be sentenced to death in the electric chair by judge sanderson the law providing no other alternative ter native the defense will rely upon EL a commutation ot of the sentence to imprisonment for life by governor foes FOBS and the executive council avis annell of hyannis Hy annia mass mas once ot of rev C V T riche 80 son was found dying apparently a suicide by cyanide ot of potassium in a bathroom of the boston young wo mans christian association on oct 14 suspicion was directed toward richeson who was waa arrested october 21 and indicted on october 31 on december 30 richeson Ric henon attempted suicide in alii cell ile ha made a confession to hla his corneel on january 3 the confession 6 b ng made public january 6 Rich esons attorneys attorn eya declare the confession was voluntary declaring it was not the result of inducements or any expectation of clemency the man un unburdened burdened himself as he did because it did him good ile he has thrown hi himself m self upon the mercy oi of the court ile he feels sorry for what he has done |