The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-04-05

TO the Jury last Saturday waste the fol-
lowing effect On the day following
the death, the doctor had a conversation
with McGcc In the rear OF his barn. The
doctor said This is u bad business, the
talk about town, arout poisoning, Is
liable 20 miure me. There has got 20 ho
some Investigation in order 10 save my
reputation" Then the preacher remark
ed. Wen. who is running this spoon
business, any way g""I have the spoon,
remarked the doctor. We'll. can't you
fix it. can't yuu put some quiuiuc init 20
conceal the taste Of the poison, that may
help me-
lhc preacher does not deny this CON
vcrsation, except in r,Eatd tu one word,
lie claims that he did not SAY This may
help me" but This may help us.'
The jury returned "a verdict thJ, "Mu.
M,ticc came Go her death bv being puls-
oucd with s,ryvhuiuv. and that from the
evidence they believe the drug Mas Hd,
miui,tcrci hy Mr. McOve.'
pn Monday morning the reverend
gentleman. ln charge Of u constable, Was
taken to Dixon. where hv NOW
,auguishv, lu jail. awaiting his trial iof
murder.
MrGec Was exceedingly dryssy, wear.
lng his stoVypipr hat lauutly on one
side, and sporting goatcc. lie Was
born lu Clinton county lrunsylNaulJ,
in lS3l and married when 20 years ui
age. while his wife MAS lG. lle moved
to Indiana. where be Was Nlcv-lrcsiirut
Of thc Eel River Conference ut CHRIS
liaus. lie had been minister since
1871. and pastor at this place about nine
months Ii now tAuspirys that lac
bought stryvhuine twice from The same
druggist. and the first time corresponds
most suspiuau>ly " th the inception ut
his wife, sickness. Il month ago. People
su,rrgtrl him OF the intention 90 poison
hls wife, and b. MAS common gossip that
he MAS trying 10 get ui OF her with Is
view ofmsrrylng kIi.a, lu order tha; he
might get q slice Of laalutk.s property.
The old gentleman has two daughters
married and In each Instance hc made
his suus-iu-law a present OF q hru. OF
course he would have done uu less for
the husband Of Rilla.
The body OF McGgc's Wi!r Was mot Yet
cold when he set about arranging the
details for the funeral. and insisted that
the oh,eQuics should take place lmmcdl-
atrlv-thc very day ut her death. lie
was not then aware that lac was suspect
ed of murder. This ch0T, ON his part 10
get the evidence of his guilt under ground
was strcnuuusly resisted however, 10y
the nei.hb0rs and he Was forced 10 ac-
gn!tSCe 90 q postpouemeut purlnE the
hrst wAtch-uiEht, h4lfa dozen people, or
more sat up with the body, McGrc was
about most Of the time, now and then
taking nap. or al least. ou q lounge Al
one time he seemed 90 become ulliyl.
ous Of surroundings, and exclaimed, 10
| seeming great mental agony apparently
speaking TO himself "Oh, wish hadn',
| done IT," Il wish SO, too" spoke up a
brave Yong laiy present This remark
| seemed % rccdi. him 90 consciousness
OF his surroundings. he became deeply
IagitateI and walked the floor tie rest oi
the night To one of the party, Mis-,
| NeSsie Glen. lie had acknowledged that
| he had purchased s,rychnine in the af'
| teruoon previous 10 his wife's death
/ but in the presence OF the COrouer's jury
/ be stouily denied it. Thomas Acres
| composed one Of the party who watched
| with the body the second night MCGet
! was about most OF the time, and, during
/ A conversation with Mr. Acres, remark,
/ cd, i've no doubt they'll find poison iu
in the stomach, and if they DO, my God
| what will becgmee mc.'
The analysis was made hy Prof
| HAYNES, the chemist associated with the
! Rush Medical College. and one tAjri u
/ the stomach it said 10 have realized one
| grain OF Sirychuinc.
In an interview had with the sUspcc,'
| cd person, before he VAS taken 20 jail
| he iutimated his belief that poison
might be found in the stomach submit
| ted TO analysis, but claimed thatit found
! IL got there through the cLrclcssnCss OF
| the doctor or druggist. He stated That
/ he had always lived happily with h..
wife. Indeed, one brother i'm his church
had iniimaied 20 him that they pe,cj
/ each other too much. lie said that ius.
before she died she pa; her arms about
| his neck and said How can / leave
you2" he claimed 20 have no access {,
the medicine given her in the nigh. be
| fore her death. Il was all given by the
neighb0rlng women who came in TO as
sist. lie claimed that the only evidence
against him was in the doctors family
this statement having reference 10 the
fact that the druggist Is relative Of Or
| Brown by marriage.
Mr.. Paddock is interesting himsclfcuu,
sidcnbly in the preachers behalf and
it is believed that he will delray the tx
penscs Of the trial.
At first the people ofthe church wcr,
disposed 70 stand up for their elder, but
day by day, rs additional duplicating
facts come to the surface, they drol
away.