Daily globe., 1878-07-20
MURDERED HER HUSBAND.

a Horrible Taze-Mrs. Mack Drugs her
Husband, and Then Kills Him With a
Ctub-Her Para,,ou,. Confesses.
Last Sunday morning George Mack, a |
wealthy and industrious farmer residing in |
Shohiere, Rock county, Wis, was found
dead under horse in his barn by one of his
hired men. Suspicion at once led to the ar
rest of Dickinson, the hired man, who had
been discharged some time ago and hired
again by Mrs. Mack during her husbands
illness. A Jury was called for by the muir
dered mans friends, and they returned
verdict that Mack came to his death at the
hands of persons unknown. Dickinson was
arrested and taken to the jail at Beloit. At
ter the funeral Mrs. Mack was arrested.
When the hired man Dickinson was locked
mp at Beloit, District ATTORNEY Sale, of James
vile, visited him, and after repeated ques
tioning succeeded in getting him to make
clean breast of the whole affair. It was
sickening story, and fixed the crime on Mrs.
Mack. It is corroborated by facts.
THE MURDER.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette tells the story as
follows: s.The story as told by Dickinson is
to the effect that Mrs. Mack had wanted to
get rid of her husband for long time. and
at last conceived the devilish plot which re-
suited in his death. He claims that she first
managed to drug him with laudanum, and
thus rendered him helpless and insensible,
which accounts for the fact that the other
hired man was awakened by no outcry or
| noise of any struggle. The more horrible
part of the story follows, which is that the
woman, inspired as if from hell itself, actu
| ally dubbed him to death, using as weapon
hickory sled-stake. This same stake has
been found near the barn. One end
| Is covered with mud, and upon
this mud are finger marks, and
also some blood. After the drupoed
man had been beaten and bruised with this
horrible cudgel. until all signs of life had
fled, the nangled body was dragged into the
stable, the door of which opens directly up
on the stall where stood a perfectly gentle
horse, which was never known to kick or
show other unruliness The BODY was
placed in the stall, and the door closed
Dickinson processes to tell all that he knows
about the murder, but insists that Mrs.
Mack was the one who devised the heliish
plot and who did the clubbing, though he
| was party to the extent of sharing her con-
hdence and helping her as far as she needed
help. Dickinson will probably waive all ex-
animation, and in order to get his confes-
| sion in due shape, ana to learn further par
| ticulars, Mrs. Mack's examination has been
adjourned until Thursday morning. The
premises are being searched this afternoon,
In the expectation of finding further proof to
substantiate Dickinson's confession.
| The body is to be exhumed and a post
nlortem examination held. The result of
this examination will be looked for with in
terest, as on it will depend mass of testi-
nony either corroborative of Dickinson s
testimony of the drugging and clubbing, or
else exploding it into fiction. The examina-
ton will be made at once.
| Mrs. Mack is large, brutal looking wom-
an, bearing on her countenance the marks
Of sensuous and passionate nature, and an
parently possessing few of the qualities
found iii womanhood. She is about thirty
five years OF age, and her maiden name was
Belinda Gates. They were married in James
vile in 1868 by Rev. +. j. Goodspeed,
then pastor of the Baptist church. They
purchased the farm about five wears AGO of
Mack's father-Josiah Mack-who resides
near Beloit with his son, Eugene. Another
n-Sylvanus-resides near Rockford. Ill.
and all are wel-to-do in this worlds goods.
Dickinson, the hired man, has a mother
and sister living in Horizon. His stem
father is named DR.. Wood, and it is said
that his son has not been able to live at
nome, on account Of his quarrelsome dispo-
sitlon. He is not a hard-looking fellow.
however, and 1t Is the general opinion that
his unholy love for the woman, led him into
the crime, rather than any innate ueliness.
He processes to be ready to tell every detail
of the bloody affair. The confession has of
course created great sensation in Beloit.
and will affect Mrs. Mack's trial greatly, as
Dickinson will be used as witness. 1t an
pears from statements on all sides and from
admissions made by her that she has always
shown quarrelsome disposition, had not
lived happily with her husband though
he is said to have been very
peaceable and Industrious. and by
no me ms an unkind husband. She
claims, however, that within month he has
twice threatened to shoot her, and the row
Friday night when she hit him over the head
with pitcher, WE concerning the posses
sion of his revolver which she had got away
from him. She of course denies all knowi-
edge as to how Mack came to his DEATH She
seemed to expect the arrest, and greeted the
officers with the same coolness and almo i
brutal Indifference which has characterized
her actions ever since the murder was com
mitted. At no time has she shown any grief
at the death of her husband and has most
OF the time shown strange reticence to say
anything about the matter She was taken
by the officers to the Goodwin house, and
was there confined in an upper room, wi
guards constantly standing watch over her.
one OF her daughters was allowed to remain