Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-17
TO KEEP THEM OUT
Mrs Rose Lynch on Stand Says
She Had Directions From
Mrs. Grace Mackin
NOT TO ADMIT RELATIVES
Repeats Statements of Housekeeper to
Show That She Protested Against
Help Given to Others.

That Mrs. Grace Mackin had told
her not to admit the McArdle family,
Mamie Mcmahon and Sadie DoXie, say
ing that she didn't want all that trash
TO be coming there" was part of the
testimony'of Mrs. Rose Lynch for the
contestants in the Mackin will case in
the circuit court yesterday afternoon
The witness testified that she knew
Father Macllin for years, was mem
Der of his church and lived in Father
Mackin's house from the fall OF 1000
to the spring of 1904. first going there
three or four times week to work.
and in September, 1903, becoming one
of the household.
Jealous OF Mrs. McArdIe.
The witness declared that in the fall
of 1902 she heard Grace Mackin tell
Father Mackin that she didn't see why
he should move his sister Mrs. Cath
crime McArdle. to Nebraska; that he
had been doing for them right along
more than he was doing for her, and
that he should not DE spending for
them and sending them money. This
was about the time that Father Mack
in was arranging to build home for
Mrs. McArdle in Nebraska. According
to Mrs. Lynch. Mrs. Maclin said she
didn't see as there was any need of his
taking his sisters family out to Ne
braska, for he was always sending
them money she called him crazy
old fool for doing So, said Mrs. Lynch.
She told OF quarrel on this same sub
ject at another time, after the Near
die family had moved to Nebraska, and
Father Mackin was about to SO there
for a visit.
Destroyed Priests Letter.
Mrs Lynch declared that she saw
Mrs. Mackin destroy several letters
that came for Father Mackin from Ne
braska from Tommy Crummie and
Sarah Anderson, Mrs. McArdle's
daughter. According to this witness
Mrs Mackin said that she would stay
at Father Mackins house until she got
her share of what was coming to her
either money or land. The witness
said that Mrs. Macldn protested that
Father Mackin was doing so much for
the Doliy's and he was not doing near
Iy so much for her. and that Father
Mackin had set the Dolly's up in bus
mess. and otherwise they would not
have the business they had. Mrs.
Lynch said that Mrs. Macllin was an
CRY when she said these things, and
that she called Father Macllin a crazy
fool and a silly fool.
Told tn Refuse Admission.
Mrs. Lynch testified that she had
met Eddie McArdle at the rectory i'll
the fall of 1908. and also shortly be-
fore the McArdle family went to Ne
braska. She said that Grace Mackin
told her not to admit these McArdIes
and Mamie McAIahon and Sadie Doxie.
The witness stated that when Eddie
McArdle was there Father Mackin was
starting up town with him. when Mrs.
MacSin said she did not want him TO
go with Eddie Mrs. Lynch said that
Mrs Mackin gave directions not to
admit Mamie Mcmahon and some of
the other relatives when they called,
and that they were not admitted at
times. She quoted Grace Macllin as
saying of these relatives that she
didn't see why Father Mackin wanted
to be bothered by them old trash"
Physician the stand
This morning DR.. William Stocks
of Davenport, was on the stand, and
gave technical evidence in regard to
three blood tests which he made of
Father Mackin. He told of the results
of these tests. and explained the weak |
est condition of the priests blood dur
ing his Illness. giving descriptions of
the size and shape of the corpuscles, |