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MAIL ORDERS IMMEDIATELY FILLED
MACKIN BROKE down.
Cried When Taken to His Cell
After the Verdict Had
Been Announced.

John Mackin, who killed his wife and
mother-in-law, attempted to kill his fa-
ther-in-law and expressed regret that he
was not provided with sufficient arnmu-
milton to kill two other members of the
Connors family. Annie, his sister-in- law.
and Willie, his brother-in-law, is now
fairly on the way to expiate his crime
on the gallows. After thirty-five min
utes deliberation The jury yesterday
afternoon convicted him of murder in the
first degree. His lawyers, Norman L.
Rowe and John DENIM, made the very
best that could be made out of bad
case. but the facts were so clear that
no ether conclusion could be reached
The evidence produced by the defense to
prove that Mackin was weak minded
only tended to show that he was
vicious.
William Gay, who was one of the first
on the scene of the tragedy told of a
pathetic incident. which occurred in the
house When Maurice Connors returned
after going to the slaughter house to
telephone for the police. he begged Mr.
Gay to turn the dead bodies of his wife
and daughter over SO that he might kiss
them before he died The old man was
from the wound in his neck.
John Hatfield. the proprietor of the
saloon to which Mackin went after doing
his murderous work, testified that when
Mackin entered the saloon he asked for
a glass of beer in hurry. He was out
of breath, as if he had been running.
After. drinking about half of the beer
ne pulled out his revolver and snapping
IT IN the face of man who was stand
ing at the bar, said Tive just killed
the, Connors. family and you'd better
send for a poAceman. This is what l done
1t with. =" The man in whose face he was
81 swapping ppm the revolver felt qr1comfortable,
that it was not loaded as he had used
all the cartridges on the Conhors family.
He remarked phat they couldn't do any
more than hang him.
Policeman Post and Detective Hottie
told about the arrest Of Macl1in. On the
way to the police station Mackin in
He was told that the women were dead
and the old man in a very dangerous
,condstion Mackin then expressed a
He also expressed regret that he hadn't
had an opportunity to kill two other
members OF the family.
Captain McKaig testified to- a statement
made by Mackin and signed, confessing
that ne had committed Iune crime. County
Physician Converse described the char
acter of Mrs. Mackins wounds
Lawyer DENIM opened for the defence
and said it would be shown that Maelxin
was mentally irrespons BILE. When his
mother was in pregnancy she was sub
Ject to fits and she was suffering in one
of the fits when he was born. Mrs. Lizzie
Pellins of No. Sc Canal street. testified
sickness and that Mrs Mackin was SUBJ
ject to fits and that she had severe
one at the time the defendant was born
Mrs. Mary Hanncn, Mackin's aunt Mrs
Ellen Cummings. John }. shop, Patrick
Cahiil, Charles Dillon, William Mullins
Abraham T. Gardner and the defendants
mother and father all testified to the
defendants eccentricfties and queer ac-
tions since he was boy. They were al
convinced that he was queer and weak
minded.
Prosecutor Winfield summed up, briefly
stating the facts and declaring that no
the defendant was mentally irrespon-
sfble for his acts. Lawyer Rowe made an
eloquent appeal to the jury, with a view
of securing a verdict of murder in the
second degree.
Justice Ippincott charged the jury.
The jury went out and in thirty-five
m nutes returned with the verdict Mrs
Mackin swooned and Annie Connors be-
came hysterical for the third time during
the trial.
Mackin heard the verdict without any
apparent emotion. After he got to his
cell, however. he broke down and cried.
care anything for himself, but he was
sorry for the disgrace he had brought
on his family and he hoped they would
forgive him. He went to bed at ten
O'Clock and slept soundly until six this
morning.