Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-21
M'MIllAN HUNG.
The Canton Wife, Murderer Pays
the Penalty.
He Dies Protesting His Innocence Story
Of the Crime Which Cost Him
His Life.

'ANTON, W, Julf EO'-pcOIec M Shitlsu
the wife murderer, was hanged here to dsv
The trap was sprung at ll;lj. He died
without struggle his neck being broken
He was limp and lachrymose on the scat
fold, begging friends 10 pray for him. his
murdered wife and children. lie had an
affecting interview with his four little
children about an hour before the eXecu.
tion. His last words were that his late
statements were true, that he should die
innocently, sacrificed by his father.
The homici lie for which George Mcmillan
suffered the death penalty TO day was .
cowardly and cold blooded one The crime
throughout Was enshrouded bv mystery,
and Mcmillan was convicted entirely upon
Circumstantisl evidence. The murder WAS
committed on July 10, 1882 just a year and
a week ago. Shortly after two o'clock that
morning Patrolman Bsughman heard two
pistol shots, followed by cry Of pain, at
;he extreme end OF South Cherry street.
near South Creek. fastening 10 the spot
he found George Mcmillan standing in the
street in front OF his home, dressed only in
his night clothes Blood was streaming
from his right breast, and as Dsughman ap.
reached he shouted
"For Gods sake, I'm shot"
BY this time several other policemen had
arrived, and the party, headed by MchIl'
Ian, entered the house and ascended " his
bee room, a rickety garrett, containing two
beds. Here s!CkeniDg sight met their
view. Stretched upon one ol the bed, lay
McN.l,aus wife. her face and form coz
yulScp with agony. From a pistol shJt
over her left eye blood and
lrnirs were slowly oozug. Physi
risns were summoned, but arrived too
{ IN b. ~
nOur the woman was dead, having died
silu0ut regaining Cpnsciou,Uess from her
.i.rp. Mcmillan wound vas found - bs
~, ht one. the Lul.e! having entered the
,i.shy part OF The right breast and lodged
in he shoulder When bis wound was
Or, ssrd Mcmillan, who vas greatly excited.
broke out into lamentations, and casting
himself upon the
Dead body OF His wife
wept bitterly and cried aloud, 80, my God,
YOU poor thing. you cared for me 80 long
and now you are gone" McNillan's s chill.
dren, four in number, ranging in age from
four TO ten years. cong,egated about the
5ed and with their father bemoaned the
loss Of their mother. Mrs. Mcmillan {
maiden name was Augustine P1rnsy. She
was a Canton girl, all Of her family resid.
ing here. The latter were summoned
Immediately after the murder and at
once accused the husband OF the crime.
Mcmillan was apparently demented with
yssi Version pa Of the 1 musdsf' @ Hs said he va: VA
awakened from his sleep by some noise,
presumably pistol slot, and raising him
self in bed, beheld . female form facing
him. A moment later q revolver flashed
before him and he fell back upon the bed,
shot.
The Usksews Wemas
then fed and he followed her out into the
| street and gave the alarm. His father,
James Mcmillan. q croeksry peddler, from
SalineviIle, O., had arrived in Canton the
day preceding the murder and slept that
night in . becr room on the first floor oil ths
! house. He said he wAs awakened BY the
shots and saw the form OF q
female rush out OF the house followec
by bis son. The story Of father and sor
was generally discredited and both wefs
| arrested. Is was known that NcNillsu snt
his wife had frequent quarrsls, aud th'
neighbofs beard them quarrel on the fata
evening until late in the night EIAmina
ton revealed powder marks on Ars Nc
| Millsn's bead and oo McMiilan's breast
showing that in both Cases the pistol ha<
been held in Close proximity 70 the body
| One of the neighbors, Robinson. testified Q
| the bearing that the second shot vas hrs'
in the yard, he and his wife having Seei
| the
Fire YlaAh II The DAsksssA
| On the strength OF this and other dsmsg
irg testimony Mcmillan vss held for tb'
murder. while his father Was released. Tb
final trial Was held before Judge Pease. o
the Stark county Common Pleas Court. o
The fall term Of 1892 IL lasted two week
and resulted in . verdict OF guilty. Prosscc
tor Hartef and J. J. Parker copduets.
the prosecution, and MessrH Baldwin
and Shields the defense. Daring the trii
the unknown female charged by McMiils
With the murder was named - Pan Kiiiif
di,sOllte woman, who nsde Mcmillan
home . rendezvous The motive ascfibe
vas not given until in . ooufessiou pol
iished Mcmillan alluded 10 the poisouiu
Of man st his boua By the woman Kiilii
whom he claims killed bis wife and .
tempted bis own life 70 forever clos II
mouths OF the Witnesses 70 her crime.
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