South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-16
Unique Story
To Be Related
Before Court
Mystery Surrounding McNally
Case Enhanced-Hearing
at Hammond Tomorrow.

a story Of married life more
weird and fantastic than any OF
Edgar Allen Poe's imaginative mar
rauves VIII be related tomorrow
morning IN the Hammond city court
by Frank McNalIy. 55-year-oId local
factory worker. who charges his
young wife. HazeI. with the murder
II their twin babes, said 10 have
Leeu born lest Decem Der.
For 10 was learned yesterday tnas
McNaEy. who Saturday caused his
wife's arrest here on the murder
charge, has never seen the babies
he said his wife gave birth 10 and
then made away with. although he
occupied the same house with her
before and after the date on which
he alleges. they were born.
The strange combination OF cir
Cumstances surrounding the case
viii. fl IS said. be thoroughly delved
into az the preliminary hearing to-
morrow in Hammond. where the
children are said 70 have been born
and where Mrs. McNaEy was taken
after her arrest.
Mystery Enhanced.
While the mystery shroUding the
case was enhanced instead OF les
sened by yesterdays revelations. Il
Is said that the prosecution will rely
mainly upon the testimony OF two
witnesses at the hearing One OF
these witnesses, a midwife who Is
said 10 have attended Mrs. McNaIIy
az childbirth, has not yet been To-
Gated The other. prominent
Hammond physician whose name
was not revealed. has been located,
10 is understood, as one who saw the
twins
1t was further learned that thrs
physician Is prepared 10 testify, II
necessary, that Mrs McNally, ac-
companied Dy her husband, VINO
was suffering with a fractured RIB,
came 10 his Office 10 days to two
weeks after the twins were born
and that he remarked at the time
that Il was the first time the twins
had ever been in his Office. Yet il
ia said that, although he was with
HIS wife at the time, McNaly has
never seen the babes who were
swathed In blankets IN their small
carriage
Neither. it is said, did the ply
sician see the faces OF the children
but he Is prepared to testify that
he knows they were alive and not
dolls"
While the evidence against Mrs
McNally Is principally OF a circum-
stantial nature. as there Is said 10
be no record Of the birth Of the
two children filed with the state
board Of health. there is one other
relevant bit Of testimony which the
state Is expected 20 Introduce in the
trial This. according to Hammond
sources, IS n visit supposed TO have
been made to the McNally home on
Dearborn St. a week prior to the
alleged birth OF the baby boy and
girl. II was said that this doctor
had been administering to Mrs Nc
Nally during this period, and can
testify 20 her condition.
To offset this apparent lack OF
tangible evidence TO prove the birth
Of the twins is the neigh borhood sus-
picions that sent Hammond police
delving into the alleged murder.
the conflicting stories said 10 have
been told by the woman. and the
further statement that a Chicago
hospital to which she 3 said to have
declared she sent the children. de-
MED having received them.
Following the probe made by
Hammond police. which was colnci-
dent with the arOuslng OF McNally's
suspicious. Clement D. Hagerty.
South Bend attorney. began an in
vestigation Of the case at the in
stance OF McNany. who at that time
vas living here at 9O2 ". Monroe st.
May Aid Prosecution.
When reached last night. Mr.. Hag-
gerty declined 20 discuss the case.
adding that what evidence he had
the states attorneys. He tntimated
further that he might aid the state
in the prosecution Of the case.
In the meantime. Mrs. McNally
denies the charge in its entirety. Of
fering as proof the statement that
for sometime she has been incapable
Of motherhood.
She IS said TO have been formerly
q nurse at the DR. Bernay maternity
hospital, 900 Kedzie Rv.. Chicago,
and u was 20 this hospital, her hus-
band charges. that she claims she
sent the children. This the hospitai
authorities deny. according to Mrs.
Lucille Myers. Hammond probation
officer who investigated.