Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-23
PROMINENT MEN ARE
INVOLVED IN Case
sEvERAL ARRESTS EXPECTED
IN CONNECTION WITH MA
GILL MURDER MYSTERY.
CONSPIRACY CHARGED
TO CONCEAL CRIME
Amazing Revelations in Famous Gin.
ton, ILL.,, Case Near-Arthur Mer-
win Boon, Companion Of Ex-Bank.
or, Locked UP in Jail.

Clinton, ILL.,, July 17.-Other arrests
are expected in the Magill murder
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-
cutor's Office to be near, and the whole
city is in a fever of excitement over
the sensational charges that are now
afloat.
The alleged conspirators here are
watched day and night by detectives
to prevent their fight. They are ter
rified at the prospect of arrest and
prosecution, and would have escaped
before this if they had not been
closely watched.
Magils 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. Msrwin
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 Maqili.
Before the arrest OF Merwin
requisition was served on the man.
ager of the local branch of the Postal
Telegraph company demanding pos
session of large number of tele-
grams alleged to have been sent by
Merwin and other of Magills friends
after he had left Clinton July /.
1t is charged that in these messages
Magill was kept informed of the move.
ments of the legal authorities and that
there was 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 YET
been exhumed. An effort is in prog
ress to obtain the services of Profes
sor Walter S. Haines of Chicago II
making the chemical analysis of thu
1 stomach In the search of evidence q
poisoning. Until an expert has beer
engaged for this purpose the bod,
will not be disturbed.
Charged With Murder.
To prevent their gaining freedom
on this ground the San Diego chief O
police has had warrants issued for
mally charging them with murde
and naming them as fugitiyes from
justice.
Magill and his bride repeated tn
statement that they were willing t
return for trial without a requisition
The banker telegraphed to Sherii
Campbell:
win return voluntarily without Dc
pers. Come after us at once"