The St. Louis Republic., 1903-06-30

far .onsce out. l threw the balance on
| the door.
"Th.:e Is something else in that said
| to Ea:rtn.:os. Where did you sc: it?'
We put tho glass to his nostrils and
| said; II docs smell strange, doesn't It: He
| TASTED drop which was stin In the glass.
ant SAID: I: is fiery. too
| at tastes like laudsnun,' were the
words I used
Darlington said there could be nothing
wrung with the whisky.
| "a few minutes afterwards I got dizzy
and sick and had to lie down.
| Il AN CONVINCED THAT BARRING
! TON HAD TRIED TO POISON NE WITH
| I-ACDANUM- I BELIEVE NOW THAT
THAT NAN IS A VILLAIN. AND KNOW
THAT HE MURDERED MY HUSBAND
| IN COLD BLOOD"
DO you think he wanted to kill you or to
drug you. ard perhaps spirit you away?"
| Il don't know. L can't imagine why he
| should want to either kill me or kidnap
me-"
Was there any way in which he could
have drawn en- McCann's bank account?'
| MOTIVE FOR MURDER,
| SHE SAYS, WAS ROBBERY.
| NO WAY ONLY THROUGH ME- MY
OPINION IS STRONG THAT THAT WAS
HIS OBJECT IN KILLING MY HUS-
! BAND. HE KILLED HIM TO ROB HIM
| OF WHAT HE HAD ON HIS PERSON, IF
ANYTHING. AND THEN To EXTRACT
| MONEY FROM ME- ON THE PRETENSE
THAT THE MONEY WAS GOING TO MY
HUSBAND.
He knew the money would be from my
, husbands own account, and figured /
| wouldn't mind sending it to him."
And when you refused to advance the
! first sso0?"
Then he saw the game was failure and
grew desperate
DO you think he would have killed you?'
Il can't say. 1 know that l feared him
and l know that he disliked me-"
After your husbands disappearance.
didn't he attempt to become more than or
dinarily friendly with you?''
Yes. he tried to be more familiar"
/ I'm what way?"
when 1 would weep-and 1 wept great
| deal-he would attempt to console me and
speak cheeringly TO me-"
| What would he say to console you?'
Chiefly, that all was all right and that
| my husband would come home
Did you feel kindlier towards him for
| this?"
| No, couldn't; I always detested him"
When did Darlington leave this house,"
Last Saturday"
| SHE ORDERED HARRINGTON
| TO LEAVE THE HOUSE.
"of his own volition?'
NO. | ORDERED HIM TO LEAVE
l WAS AFRAID HE WOULD KILL ME
n
THE HOUSE"
1t has been charged that Mrs. Mccain
WAS not legally married TO her husband
| In answer TO this charge, she says:
Il WAS married tc Mccain in Windsor.
Canada, three years ago. ! was married by
a Magistrate. 1 was accepted by Mr.. Nc
Cann's family, and during his mothers ILL.,
ness was at her bedside almost constantly.
IL L wasn't his legal wife his family would
hardly have SHOWN me that sort of treat
nent.'
Were you ever married before?"
NO, sir; but l was Mr.. McCann's second
wife
"Is this enterprise of yours conducted
under the name OF the Correspondence Di-
rectory legitimate enterprise?"
1T IS purely legitimate, and the Govern
nent Inspectors will tell you SO. / put an
advertisement in the newspapers for those
seeking correspondents and furnish a list
TO applicants. II the applicant desires to
correspond with any person described in my
!ist fu.lish him the name and address Of
| the pcrron described upon receipt Of s.. The
circa.a.s explain the transaction fully. and
any who invests knows just what he Is
getting.
"Fcrthermorc. 1 want It understood that
1 was never arrested, never in jail. and my
place vas never ra!ded. l was once called
Upon to explain my business TO the Federal
oflctclS. did this. and received permission
TO continue the bus.neBs. They recon-
rncnded few changes IN the pamphlet
which send to applicants, and told them
thai the changes had already been made
"Eow did YOU happen to take tho name
OF Leland in conducting your business enter
priseT'
My husband didn't like tho idea Of my
interesting myself in busincss. and 1
adopted the name just for his sake"
'Did your husband plunge heavily on ths
| races?'
NO. ha pfnyed them successfully. but bis
Investments and winnings each day rarely
! exceeded SIo. Some days he weuid draw
down as much rs $3.50. but si5o was the
! average"
After reviewing tho facts in this case,
i. Mrs. McCann. what is the theory OF your
| husbands death?"
my THEORY IS. THAT HE WAS MUIR
DERED BY HARRINGTON; THAT HE
WAS MURDERED FOR WHAT MONEY
HE HAD OF HIS PERsON, AS WELL AS
! WHAT MONEY COULD BE SECURED
FROM ME- BELIEVE THAT THE PLAN
WAS COacoCrED BY HARRINGTON,
BUT Am UNABLE TO DECIDE WHETH-
Err HE HAD AN ACCoMPLICE. Some
times / think he had one: sometimes I
don't think that Darlington was the main