, 1877-06-07
Forlaru Attempt to hakt a Pretty Hiss
Belisye She Did Not Sec
q Kiss.
Maiden LONELINESS Aliures Our
Correspondent to Lighter
Thoughts.
The Gross aud Horrible Crime Of Some
Missouri Farmers.
b11GuEE.
1MraEssIoNa CREATED HT TUESDAYS TEsT1-
NNkr.

WAS felt7 brought tho McGheo wife. poisoning
murdes.ease IN the turning point, II anY turning
point thero was to be, in favor Ut The prisoner,
abont whose neck Tho hAngman's ropo seems
tightening. Tho story Of how ho knc,t at his Dr.
ing Nifes beside. took her In Lis arms and mingled
bus tears With hers ~ told By Mrs. Uardasty, q
most Intelligent Witness, u1anlfestly produced IN
impression In Ills faTor. 30 did the statements Of
tho witness that tho relations between Mc9hee and
his wife weeo mort loving. and that ho seemed an
a6cctlonato husband. Tho fact Of Mc1hec's send.
ing for hcp when his wltoa slcknesa began, and OF
bis suggesting On one occasion that additional
medical assissaace be called 10. which wero skll-
fnl1J kept before tho Jury By McGheo's counsel.
Judge Eussacc also produced
soan 1MpHKssIoN EVIDENTLY 1T Ills FAVOR.
Add to this the fact that already tbs witnesses
betFny that they arc divided Into two clRsscs-thoso
who arc almighty sure MeOheo ought to be hanged
and those who are equally susu he Ia Innocent,
MaulfeatiY into these two e1aaaas aea divided all
able' bodied persons having anything to do with
tho case, and tho cordlsllty With whfch they hate
each other IL amusing. That, Of cofusc. was to
have been expected when tho preacher was accused
Of wife.r,urllcr. Dut when that vindtetira fcel.
Ing MAS exposed By clover counsel on csosa.exam-
nation, II also has eject Only In this particular
has tho most skllfui ezoss.o3afnlnatton weakened
&he case hSa.nst Mc0hee. Tho main facts-h.s PIT.
chase OF poison. arsenic, aud thcn {twlce) strych-
nine. his denial Of such purchases, and his wifes
death from poison. and the discovery Of strych.
Mat In she scsns!as-Ast still NnshAktp.
THIS MORNING 3.
tho crowd IN attendancs was iargor than nauai.
As tinae wore on 1t increased. There were mora
women, old and Jounx, congrrgated 10 get \ laok
It tho Interesting pntsoa On trial TOR murder. and
mora people Of all degrees th.pn8cd tho llttlo
coutt.ro 10 llatsn With eager inttrcat to tho
testimony, to grin and litter at tho smartness Of
smart wltncaaes, and 10 laugh outright when eonn-
ael sald anything shasp, os meant to bc sharp.
THE FIRST WITNESS cALtnD 1o-DAr
WAS Constable Aionxo Hicks, Of Ashton, who or-
restsd Nadheu tho day Of tho cosonsr's inqucst,
upon an order from that on3otai. liz didn't ex-,
act1Y put Mcuheo under Arrest. 1Io Just kept tho
order In hts pocket and kept watch On Mc1heo's
movements. This ms for several days. McObeo:
noticed Il, and asked II ho tw,tness) Was watching
bin, tMeahee,:. Witness aid be was: "The
r.! tass pisse n@stli @ .as IL. sr asst dsy. -
10 never bought any.. .Ltcch ouec .aso him so1,o
foE Fate. tod hia. beard y threw away SONS
s sSss IT, s sa .:4 h az be1 T. Ct ss Ssus S
IAp nHr1En .sxn uts cxtLAR TO CHICAGO
hS
trY.' liz said, Il woaid b. Of NO uso;' md hit
con.inced mo ho was guilty. lLan9hter. lie
would hang ns.' .llo sa!l he hid no money. Dut
4 b had plsnt5 Of 'n0ns' and ~a' Ea.t' 10 could
rLsxrr or PLACES w1Isnn 1ukr COULDN'T GET
HI wanted 70 know Il ishonght thu, eoaia hang
s'saE Fl IT, I'D ia d s.s,a !
@ !iSs: II .sa i, ns h!s tfssc1s: I . il I'd hs.! 81
had tsoube hero about kosPInx llArlcaty and his
tMeuheost dauzhtet apart. She was not d.
I'd I'D I'M ss sssts Thou
On eroas.examnatton Ncks admitted that hd
was '.joktng ''.llko when he talked TO Mcuheo
about leaving tho Country, and that Asdhse nm
",ok1xa-11Ka.'
Ae0hes. while ~ hts ttilcks.l custody had slept
ae0hss:S kou:s. No xascS Va. n kept tst o. lin,
xieks himself going 10 bis. work aaijy, aid tGe
10 do II ho wanted to sscape was TO walk %.
ALICE nATas,
= bslgh: mics Ct shout ~ yesra Of ace. tcstiaed
there waa g1san her By he! auut q small envelope
marked po!.on. ws!eh e. l.t,sr h.a Picked ap On
Fss oof 10. eot xs
said :. Throw u Into Tho sso.e," which mitnees
| did. Soon after she went osar TO Meuhsa's-.lt
il liz night bsfose. 1ie VA aisd It wss burned
~ wifs md daughter ws'" present When
ALPnEus Tuaoor,
youth Of n.elnnehols eapcct wlta iow forehead.
QHIt G?tet AA4 VI 1At&A A81]et4Qk ~ Etus
Rss ssos %h e: Mess.
ws s.: ss.s = I'D XSsat
s.nasty. as1i. ! xent . e.p.on ~i.a Elm 70 =
ee :isp! f ~i!s kin ass!n. Gs IT. Ill., t 81
p9assb H. T. ssHa sHs sH' b.,s as's
e eei5 ~ sits ip r. Ss:I: ! sa,5. wv 90 "
IL saia Till T. L % Gae, sus Jon Know . ~ .he % i ass %
| woman of stsoDg constttution. ~
| Mns. susAN MOOD,
| another Of the lAaIes Who wess II AcOhep's
hon1n ttlor tho death Of hia win THE whots town,
h5 ~ ray. seews to bars gono thetel. ssst!teti;
5at such Thing. hs,s leon dons liz .,id. Il 10 I'D
az S19 "st = ssa En- En-
st.m.ss sp, ii 'hsy did, pf. brown put Ii 'a'Fs
.' .sd &c p.%p a ssa.s
death letjhse r. Iyas on .hs .ois iq 10 ;aos,.
She heard hiaa say he W sosty he had done IT, lie
w. % aantiSs @ 10 as S:: ~ Il
dose."', MI.. Aescs' snawer seemed 70 roue. h!u,.
sss ts's s.ss b s ss Ssud ss tpsx ssa p LIZ
osoaos wAsu. Acnks,
Young nil MN WIG ',h an9 a. ,. " nn1a e she
| nd hia sisief, t<sti1ed: II had ! consef-
| .a.!oa With Aeuacs shss night. In which
'Mc0hes said he had not snppose4 people could
didn't thlak 20. u a.il hs believed. though, that
h!a xliu had been poisoned He believed 70 from
| the WAY Doc. us0wn had acted. Hs said GroMa
bad eoma,eneod giving her chiorofotm when ho
eanao that night sad seensa fEixhtsn:d liz
Sy siaxs Msahcs "a aid Il H. .teaseh Went Vent
| to Chicago hs xaa certain poisau, would u found
] In It. The ncxt evening a4kud Aet;Aea how iay