The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-18

ter part OF HeAEAa4 I NHS
Of March this year. Her husband hau
called him on the phone n he Went
to the home on Dearborn St, with
Sergeant Kunz. AIcNally talked 10
them about the babies. He said that
his wife had taken them to a chicago
hospital and he believed she was
max .ng preparations to have them
adopted by other persons. He want
ed the police to bring h babies
bac,. 10 The chief said
he dtd h in the matter other
than to refer il TO City Nurse Mary
Moran and Mrs. Lucille Myers, pro-
baton officer.
on cross examination he told OF
another visit which McNally made
to the police station in which he
asked that Me- McNally be arrested
for murder. McNally said that one
OF The babies, the boy, was missing
and he believed his wife had killed
Il Runde asked him to sign an al
hdavit TO hat effect, but McNaliy
refused.
.You talked to Mrs. McNally. didn't
youa1 asked Attorney Schwartz
Il did" replied the chief. "bu her
always were I can't say
You'H have TO wait and talk to my
attorney"
"Dldn.t Mrs. 1IcNa1ly tell you that
the whole thing was a plot c~oncocted
bv her and McNally to fool the peo-
pie and appease his love and desire
for children?' asked the attorney
She did not" replied Bunde.
Mrs. Mary Griffith, 2o1 Indiana
venue. who claims TO have known
Mrs. McNally for a year and a half,
followed Chief Bunde on the witness
stand.
While her testimony was probably
the most damaging to the defendants
case Of any there were numerous un-
satisfactory points which left the
case shrouded IN mystery as before
She was called to the McNahy
home December S by Mr. McNally
who told her that hts wife had given
birth to twins and that 1t is all
over" Don't hurry he said. but
come as soon as you can"
She found Mrs. McNally and the
bundles in bed. She worked there
for nine days. but was never per-
mitted 10 attend to the alleged twins.
Nobody touched them except the
mother the first few days.
Il didn't see them forta couple OF
days said Mrs. Griffith. Then /
saw one baby's nose bleed. She told
me 1t was the boy. That was six
or seven days after they were born.
She seemed to be worried. The ba-
by's dress was stained with blood
and she took it off and gave it to
me so that I could remove the stains
with cold water. She wiped the
baby's nose with cotton which she
rolled in a small wad and dropped
on the floor at the side of the bed.
Then came questions bearing on the
care of the infants
Did you see any diapers which
the babies had worm" asked Mr..
Todd.
yes replied Mrs. Griffith. she
used TO hand me the diapers ECU
larly but they were never soiled.
She told me that because of the ten
der skins of the babies she put cot
ton in their diapers. She would
wrap the cotton in newspaper and
hand it to me to burn. l never had
any reason tn doubt her so I eve
examined any of the cotton"
Mrs. Griffith raid that the defend
ant nursed the babies regularly and
watched the clock closely to see that
she did not miss a feeding time. She
also told Of using a breast pump on
Mrs. McNally to ascertain If her
milk was good and that she poured
the milk into a sink
In all her experience. at the home
she never obtained a good view of the
alleged babies. She visited the home
again at Christmas and asked about
the babies. Mrs. McNally replied
that they were very weak. She was
nursing one Of them while Mrs. Grif-
nth was there. They were kept in a
darkened room. however. and were
generally closely covered. Mrs. Nc
Nally told her this was because their
eyes were weak.
That Mrs. McNally became a
mother December . is the opinion
expressed by her mother, Mrs.
Emily Hill. who lives at-4s76 Broad
way, Chicago.
Mrs. Hills. who Is employed as
assistant to the auditor of the
Blackstone hotel, made a lengthy
statement TO Prosecutor Jellison of
South Bend. This statement, sign
ed by her. was turned over to Pro-
seeutor Joe Todd of Hammond when
Mrs. McNally was arrested on the
charge of murder.
She says that Hazel, who is now
&c years old. first married Albert
An5-.. 4 son ~as born 70 them sew
en- years ago. lie is Raymond Allen.
-Four ago. h says, she was
informed that Hazel had undergone
an operation. It was supposed 10
have been performed by DIR. Kelley,
of Green Bay, wis. Later Hazel
showed her a large abdominal scar
supposedly caused by an incision.
Last year Hazel visited with her
grandmother. Mrs. Laura King, 2614
Wallace street, Chicago, and while
there her mother saw her three or
-four times. Hazel was then p p
ed to be in a delicate condition and
the matter was the subject of con-
v~ersation in the home on different oc-
casions. In September her condition
was particularly noticeable and the
girl was warned against making such
frequent trips to and from Ham
mond.
On December .. Frank McNally call |
ed Mrs. Hills over the telephone and
told her. we have twins. a girl and