The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-05
Which Can Be Found By
Those In Search
Wolfe Family May Get Bulk
OF The Estate
As MCFaiI Is Said To Have
Left A Fortune
Mansfield News)


Coroner Maglott and the police de-
partment have completely abandoned
the murder theory in connection with
the mysterious death of Hugh Nc
Fall, and despite the ideas along this
line that are still expressed by a
number of Mansfield people the au-
thorities are firmly convinced that
Mr.. McFalPs death was due entirely
to natural causes, although the exact
nature of the illness which is believed
to have resulted in his going out on
to the porch and there falling uncon-
| t the prch and there falling uncno-
scious, has not yet been ascertained.
1t appears, according to Coroner Mag
lott, that some of the symptoms
shown We're not characteristic of pto-
maine poisoning.
All efforts to locate a will have
thus far been unavailing although
search has been made in every nook
and Granny of the McFall home for
such an instrument, as well as in 9th
er places where it might have been
left, among these being a box of pa
pers which for number of years
past had been left by Mr.. McFall in
the vault of the Richland County Mu-
tual Insurance company, of which
Richmond Smith, relative of Mr.. Nc
Fall, is secretary.
This box was found to contain the
deeds to the McFall property and
other papers having to do with the
estate, but there was no will. The
fact that Hugh McFalls father and
grandfather both died intestate leads
many to the belief that Hugh also
died without making will and it is
considered probable that the distri
button Of the property will have to be
made by the courts in accordance
with the laws governing such cases.
The earliest step in this direction
will be the appointment of an admin
istrator, which will probably be done
within a few days by the probate
court.
The death of Mr.. McFall has had
the effect of bringing forth a number
of out of town people who are under
the impression that they may justly
lay claim to share in the estate on
the grounds of more or less distant
relationship to the deceased, and in
quiries are being received from many
lationships which may be established.
1t appears that there is family
named Wolfe in Mt. Vernon, which is
now looking up this matter these
parties seeming to be cousins of Mr.
McFall as result of their mother
being a sister of his mother
All articles of value, including the
family silver, have been taken from
the McFall home for safe keeping,
pending the distribution of the prop
erty by the court 1t is stated that
the only money found in the house
during the search was $3.50, which
was gathered up in small change from
pockets of number of pieces of cloth
ing. This was added to McFall's ac-
count, which he carried in the Citi-
zen's National bank.
The hint that, was dropped by a
party in close touch with McFall to
the effect that he had at one time
mentioned a secret drawer in one of
his desks, resulted in careful search
being made for such drawer, in the
chance that a will might be found
there, but if there is such concealed
drawer in any of the desks it is so
cleyerly contrived that no trace of
it could be found.
Coroner Maglott announced today
that he will postpone the inquest in
the McFall case until Monday in or
der to receive from Richard S. Barr a
report on the analysis which the
chemist is making of the contents of
the mans stomach and which will not
be completed in time to start the in
quest this week.
1t appears that the poison which is
believed to have caused McFall's
death was corrosive In it's action but
the coroner believes that 1t was not
due to any poisonous drug that
might have been administered but