Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
I DID NOT LOVE
FAY, SAYS MAGILL
MARRIED AT DAUGHTERS BE-
HEST, HE TEsTIFIEs
On the Stand Describes Finding OF
Wife's Body-Postmaster Ad- =
vised Her on Method of
Suicide
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
DECATUR, ILL.,, Oct. 17.-The early
part of today's session of the trial OF
Fred and Fay Magill, charged with
having caused the death of Magills
first wife, Mrs. Pet Candy Magill, was
occupied with the reading of the seven
letters identified by Magill's daughter
Marguerite when she was on the stand
yesterday as having been written by
her deceased mother while the latter
was propped up in bed previous to
her death. After the reading of the
letters Magill himself was placed on
the stand as the first witness of the
day.
Magill told of his first wife's de-
spondency and said he saw her propped
up in bed with pillows writing letters.
He told of the incident testified to yes
terday by Marguerite when a veter-
marian was called to chloroform a
horse and said that Mrs. Pet Magill
said upon the occasion that she wished
the chloroform was intended for her
instead of the horse. He said that
Postmaster Davidson of Clinton had
told him that Mrs Magill had told the
postmaster that she was taking chloro-
form and that Davidson had told the
witness that he said to her.
You had better get gun and kill
yourself instead of taking morphine.
He said that on the night Mrs Magill
said she had requested Marguerite to
telephone to Fay E. Grhaam not to for
get the promise whatever it was, that
Fay had made to Mrs. Magill.
Just before he retired that night the
witness said his wife requested him to
get her bottle of beer. He gave her
bottle from the ice chest and then
retired.
Finds Body
In the morning when he awoke he
saw that his wife was not in the room
He made a search of the house and
found her in the spare room lying down
with blanket wrapped tightly around
her He spoke to her but got no reply
and upon examining her he found tina!
she was dead. Magill said he detected
the odor of chloroform.
Cross examination brought out that
Fred Magill is 3S years DID, that he
farmed for a while, had been a locomo-
tive fireman and for a year a book
keeper in small bank and a bartender
for six weeks.
Asked what in his opinion caused his
wife's dependency he replied:
Her headaches and the nagging of my
mother and sister"
You never heard her mention any
other troubles"
II never did"
Didn't you know people were talking
about you running after Fay and Fay
running after you, and wasn't your wife
worrying about this?"
"She knew people were gossiplng about
Fay and she was mad about it."
Were you infatuated with Fay Graham
before your wife's death?'
Il was not"
"Were you in love with her?"
81 was not" the witness replied.
''You simply married Fay TO carry out
your wifes instructions?' the witnes:
was asked.
~ married her to see her protected
and because Marguerite urged me to-
Magill replied.
"You weren't advised to marry herr"
Il wasn't compelled. I wanted hel
protected from gossip"
"If your wife had died you would have
got a divorce wouldn't you?"
"No; divorce was not mentioned.
"You say that the night before she
died your wife put her arms around FAY
and kissed her?'
Yes, and tod her that if anything
happened to her she must take care o
Marguerite"
"There must have been a strong at
tachment between your wife and Fay?
There was
Magill's cross-examination concluded
after the witness had spent four hours
upon the stand. His testimony CLOSED
the defenses case, and other defendant
Fay Graham Magill. was not called.