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HiNTeD HIS INTENTION


cause of the double crime.
HINTeD HIS INTENTION
Ivan MagIlI, son Of William MagllI,
who Is married and lives in the west
end Of town, paid visit TO his faith.
er's home Friday evening for the FIRST
time since the second marriage. Dur.
ing his visit the father told him all
about bis troubles, real and probably
fancied, and acted in rather strange
manner although his actions were not
noticeably erratic. He repeated the
story Of his defeat at the primaries
and said that he was undecided just
what was the best way out Of the
trouble. One of the last sentences
he uttered to his son, sowever. was
this: you will know the end later"
This uttefance gives rise to the belief
that the man premeditated murder
and suicide and was successful in the
former instance and perhaps in the
latter. No other Interpretation can
be made Of the expression.
On May 9th, 1912, Magill married
Mrs. Lola M. Taylor, the woman whom
he killed, and brought her to Mt. Yer.
hOn to live. She formerly lived at
Est0. Ohio, and had been divorced
from her first husband. She had an
eight-year-old daughter at the time
when she married Magill, but the girl
has been living with her grandparents
in Esto. Mrs. Magill's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Miser, are well
known residents Of Butler township.
sRoooEo OVER ELECTION
Magill was a candidate for the nom.
ination for county treasurer at the
primaries last spring and believed be-
fore the election that he would get the
nomination. He failed, however, and
this came as a blow He acted queer
ly for long time after that and told
several persons that he was nearly
crazy with disappointment and worry.
uC db lhC POlio tNiurhtig
prayed upon. his mind all along for
he frequently mentioned 1t all sum-
mer and fall. This along with contin-
uous financial difficulties, probably
caused his mind to be wrought up to
such a pitch that he committed MUIR
der and attempted suicide thinking
that it woud be the easiest way out
of all of the trouble.
On Friday morning Magill arose
early and persisted in leaving for his
school long before the usual time. His
wife tried to persuade him that 1t was
too early, but he insisted that he must
go or he would be late reporting for
duty. He never acted this way before
and Mrs. Msgill could not understand
his unusual behavior.
Magill has been teaching in the
county schools for many years and
this fall had been teaching at the Clin-
ton school on the Mansfield road jus,
north of the city.
AN ACCIDENT THEORY
A very improbable theory was ad-
vanced by some of Magili fiiends
the tragedy had occurred. They said
who visited the scene sometime after
that the left barrel of the gun was
very easily exploded on account of
Ignter trigger spring and that they
believed Magill went into the bed
room to kiss his wife good bye before
STARTING on a rabbit hunt and accident
ally shot her. Their theory is, furth.
er, that he was nearly wild with grief
over the terrible accident and chose
TO die himself rather than live and
know that he had killed his wife. The
theory is very improbable one and
is believed by very few. The entire
situation points to premeditated
crime.
Magill was As years of age on
September 21st, 1912, and his wife
was 20 years of age on May eth, 1912.
Magill is the father or TWO sons ana
one daughter, Ivan and Morgan and
Mrs. Harrison Houbler, and his wife
was the mother of one daughter. 8
years of age. The children were all
from former marriages.
LETTERS ARE FOUND
The letters and post cards on which
the word lies" was written and which
could not belocated at first were later
discovered to be in the possession Of
the young son who has been sick for
several weeks and they were taken
possession of by the coroner and the
police. All were examined thorOmghly
hut nothing could be found In them
that might have any bearing upon t.,e
crime.
CALLS FOR HIS WIFE
For several hours after having been
taken to the hospital Magill was un,
able to speak or comprehend ANYTHING.