The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-07

bers and several neighbors made an in vestigation. One bullet was found in the clothing at Mrs. McMillan's back, and another was found on the floor where she had been lying. There are two holes in her breast, and one of the bullets evidently went through her body, for bullet wound was found in her back just on line with one of the wounds in her breast
 Dependency the Cause.
 Dependency over the loss of her infant daughter. her own poor health and that of her baby boy seems to have been the cause of the deeds. Several days ago Mrs. McMillan stated that she wanted to return to the country; that she would not live in the city. She told Mrs. Florrie Cooper, who lives at 2610 Thompkins ave- nue, that her husband had bought a farm, but that she would never live to see it. For some time she has been in bad health and Dr. F. S. McGathery, the family physician, stated yesterday after noon to coroner Paris that she was very Respondent when he saw her last week.
 The opinion of Coroner Paris is that the deeds seem to have been premeditated. Mrs. McMillan sent her little 6-year-old son to play with other children in the neighborhood and told him not to return, according to testimony obtained by him. She then locked the door and was in the room alone for a long time. Between and 8 O o'clock Mrs. Elixia Daniels, the mother of Mrs. Cooper, went to the house
 rrfxya i'm and some other children a drink of water. She stated to Coroner Paris that she went through the house and everything was open except the two doors leading to Mrs. McMillan's room, which she had tried and found locked. She supposed that Mrs. McMillan had taken a walk or probably gone to the city. When she returned home Mrs. Daniels stated that she thought 1t was rather a cool day for Mrs McMillan to carry her baby out.
 Mrs. Smith was the first person to ar rive after the husband The above ac- count of the affair was taken primarily from her testimony before Coroner Paris
 pr. Naff's Opinion.
 Dr. Naff, the first physician to arrive and pr. McGlathery, the family physician, both stated to Coroner Paris that in their opinion 1t was a plain case of suicide They probed for the bullets, but were not able to find any except the two men toned. Still another bullet Is believed to be in the body
 The family physician also stated to tNe coroner that the baby had been in bad health for some time, and that Mrs. Me Milan was very much disturbed over his condition. Her own health was bad enough, he said, to unbalance her mind He attributes the deeds to temporary in- sanity.
 Policeman McMillan Is heartbroken, and Is hardly able to speak. He stated that he found the pistol on the floor by his wifes side, and then he broke down and was forced to leave the room where Cor oner Paris was holding the investigation. He has been unable to give any account of the matter, except that he does not know what caused his wife to commit the double tragedy She and he have always been most loving, and he was always very attentive to his wife and children. Among the policemen he is known as a rather quiet man, and one who was devoted to his wife and children Mrs McMillan Is said by those who knew her best to have been equally fond of him, and they state that never cross word passed between them. His wife was very anxious to return to the country where she had friends.
 When Coroner Paris investigated the room he found a cloth which bore evil dence of having carbolic acid on It. It Is supposed by the coroner that Mrs. Me- Milan used this to wipe the face of the infant after the acid had been administer ed. A tea spoon was found in the fire place, and it is supposed that she used this to give the baby the dose. There was sufficient fire in the grate to obliter- ate all traces of the acid on the spoon. The fact that the bottle of acid was re- turned to the shelf in the closet, and that an effort was made to destroy traces from the spoon, lead to the belief that the act was premedtated.
 Coroner Paris has not quite completed his investigation, but he said that there was sufficient evidence to warrant his making the decision he did. It Is a peculiar fact that none of the neishbors