The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-07-20
PROMINENT MEN ARE
INVOLVED IN Case
SEVERAL ARRESTS EXPECTED
IN CONNECTION WITH MA
GILL MURDER MYSTERY.
Amazing Revelations in Famous Gin.
ton, H., Case Near-Arthur Mer.
win Boon, Companion of Ex-Bank-
er, Locked Up in Jail.

Clinton, Ill.,, July 17.-Other arrests
mystery. Evidence is now held by
States Attorney Miller that several
prominent men are involved in the
conspiracy which resulted, according
to the prosecutors charges, in the
murder of Mrs. Pet Magill by her hus,
band, aided by Faye Graham, the girl
who a month later became his bride:
The connection of the suspected per,
sons with the crime consists in their
efforts to aid in concealing the crime
and to help the Magills in their at.
tempt to get out of the country. =. :,
Astounding revelations in the case
are declared by. attaches of the prose,
cutors office to be near, and the whole
city is in a fever of excitement over
the sensational charges that are now
af1oat.
The alleged conspirators here are
watched day and night by detectives
to prevent their flight. They are ter.
rified at the prospect of arrest and
prosecution, and, would have escaped
before this if they had not been
closely watched.
Masll's Chum Arrested.
Disclosures of the charge that 9th.
ers were involved in the alleged muir.
der plot was made, following the ar
rest of Arthur H. Merwin, gambler
and boon companion of Frederick H.
Magill.
The technical charge against Mer-
win is gambling and in default Of $500
bail he was locked up. Assistant
States Attorney Mitchell says, howev-
er, that before Merwin is tried as a
gambler the additional charge of be-
ing an accessory to the alleged MUIR
der will be made against him. Merwin
and Magill are old friends, and dur
ing the entire month of June the for
mer lived in the bankers house.
Merwin is also accused of having
kept Magill informed of developments
here after the banker and Faye Ora
ham "'eloped' to Denver to wed.
Messages Warned MaeiIl.
Before the arrest of Merwin a
requisition was served on the man.
ager of the local branch of the Postal
Telegraph company demanding pos
session of a large number of tele,
grams alleged: to have been sent by
Merwin and other of Magills friends
after he had left Clinton July 1.
1t is charged that in these messages
Magill was kept informed of the move,
ments of the legal authorities and that
there was a carefully perfected plan
to assist him to escape into Mexico,
from which country it would have
been difficult to extradite him.
The body of Mrs. Magill has not vet
been exhumed. An effort is in prog
ress to obtain the services of Profess
sor Walter. S. Haines of Chicago in
making the chemical analysis of the
stomach in the search of evidence of
poisoning. Until, an expert has been
engaged for this. purpose the body
will not be disturbed.
80, Charged With Murder.
To prevent their gaining freedom
on this ground the San Diego chief of
police has had warrants issued for.
mally charging them with murder
and naming them as fugitives from
justice.
Magill and his bride repeated the
statement that they were willing to
return for trial without a requisition.
The banker falepranhed tn chor;pp
Campbell:
will return voluntarily without pa
pers. Come after us at once"