The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-25
DOUBTS INSANITY
Of MRS.M' DONALD
THINK GUERlN'S SLAYER is
FElGNikG MADNESS AND
TRYING TO STARVE.
HUSBAND IS FAITHFUL
And Declares He viii Spend His
Fortune in Her Behalf-States
Attorney Retains Three Ex-
pert Alienists.

Chicago, Feb. Estates Attorney
John j. Healy has taken a step which
may go far toward blocking the de-
Tense Of Mrs. Michael C. Mcdonald S
| lawyers that the ex-gambler's wife
| was insane when she murdered Web
ster s. Guerin, the artist, in his office
| in the Omaha building last Thursday.
| Forestallng the plans Of Mike
| Mcdonald, who has sworn to stick to
| his wife through thick and thin. Mr.,
! Healy retained for the state three OF
| the most eminen, al.enists of the
west, D.. Hugh T. Patrick Or. Archi-
bald Church, and i)r. William o.
Krohp. These three men from now
on will make daily studies OF Mrs.
Mcdonald, and when the case comes
to sanity inquiry I'm the criminal
court viii give their testimony. Nc
Donald had intended to retain these
men himself.
Mrs. McDonalds s sanity thus has be.
come the feature of predominant in
terest That she Is shamming--at
least. in parts the opinion Of sew
eral policemen and lawyers who have
seen her. They think she Is trying
to starve herself 10 death
Taken to Jail Hospital.
Young Guerins slayer was removed
in he afternoon from the Harrison
ctraaf nolica ,tafipp ta tho u,pp,antc
quarter of the county jail hospital.
Just before the transfer she exhibited
the first signs Of intelligence she has
shown since the evening following the
shooting. In the Jail she will be
visited daily--after being informed of
lists employed by both the defen G
and the prosecution. Upon the out
come of this battle rests the issue OF
whei her Mrs Mcdonald will be sent
TO the asylum for criminal insane at
Chester or whether she will be placed
on trial for her life. In the latter
event self-defense and blackmail will
be the foundation Of the defense.
The first examination of MIS-. Me
Donald was made this afternoon byl
Drs. Patrick. Church and Krohn just |
before her transfer To the Jail As
sistant Chief of Police Schuettler /,
and Inspector Wheeler and States At |
torney Rittenh0use were present part !
of the time.
Suspicious Of the Doctors.
W-hnn Ingnactnr n-hocIar nuforoI !
The room where Mrs. Mcdonald had
been lyiag since Thursday night
in atupor and sometimes
raging in a fit Of violent hysteria-
the prisoners eyes cleaned with in
telligence She had not recognized
the Inspector before She took his
hand and patted it, then beckoned TO
who s,ood near 10 come to
the bedside. She seemed to want to
tell him something. but as she was
trying To speak she noticed the pres
ence of the strange physicians
why are there so many doctors
here+" she asked 81 only need one"
Her voice was weak and her face hag.
gard. Her hair. which bleached. has
grown a trne ed IT was evidence
hat even if she were shammiug. The
Effort and her long fast-for she has
eaten nothing substantial since sAa
was taken to the ytation-vas fast
breaking down her strength.
Mike" patted her hand, he tears
standing in his own eyes, for even
he revelation that his wife for years
lad kept up a clandestine love affair
with the man she killed has not
tllenated his love. The old gamblers
lerve has not all gone aud his big
leart is still there.
Letter TO Her Victim.
or the mingled theories Of jealousy
ma b'ackmail which led up 10 the
yomsn'- act in shooting Young Gucrin
he pol CO are working for yeri6ca
ion. There is a letter held in Chief (
'Ollins' Office ever since his order 10
bottle things up" II was written
~ Mrs Mcdonald o her victim and ]
: supposed 10 contain threat to kill
lin, but whether II Seyesls an at I
empt At blackmail or n6 The police 1
efuse 10 say Assistant chef
'chuoi Ter said the letter was rot # T;
nu h Importance
The ownership Of the pearl handled
crolver with which Mr. Mcdonald
hot Guerin has not been determined.
there is little doubt that it
,e'onged - the woman. The owner
hip is important. however. If the law
.crs for the defense seek 20 provel
hat Guefin vas killed during a strug-
lie with the woman and while she
vas protecting herself from attack.
There is ground for such d.
ense," sad Attorney a. s. Trude. d
ife long friend Of Mcdonald. vho has
lot decided fully yet whether or not
le will AXE charge OF the defense.
There ] evidence that a struggle
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