| Show MAGILL TELLS STORY TO JURY JIM Swears Despondency of Dead Woman Was Caused by His Mother and Sister FAY NOT PLACED ON STAND SENSATIONAL CASE DRAWING TO A CLOSE Decatur Ill III Oct 17 liThe The early part of oC today session of ot the trial of oC Fred and Fly Fay F y Graham Magill charged with hay hav having hll ing caused the death of oC first wife Mm Pet Gandy Magill was occupied with the reading of ot the seven letters identified by daughter Marguerite when she ehe was waa on the stand yesterday as having been written by her deceased mother while the latter was propped up in bed previously to her death After the reading of ot the letters Magill himself was placed on the stand as aa the first witness of oC the day da Magill told of his first despondency and said he saw here propped up In bed with pillows writing letters Ho told of ot the Incident testified to yesterday by Marguerite when a veterinarian was called to chloroform a horse and said aId that Mrs Mra Pet Magill stated upon the occasion that she wished the chloroform was Intended for tor her In Instead Instead instead stead of ot the horse He lIe said that Post Postmaster Postmaster Postmaster master Davidson of ot Clinton had told him that Mrs Magill had told the postmaster that she was taking morphine and that Davidson had told the witness that he said to her Advised Use of a Gun GunYou GunYou GunYou You had better get a gun and kill your yourself our self Instead ad of ot taking morphine He said that on the night Mrs Magill died she he had requested Marguerite to tele telephone telephone telephone phone to Fay Graham not to forget the promise whatever It was that Fay Fa had made to Mrs Magill Just before he retired that night the witness said his wife requested him to get her a bottle of beer He gave her a II bottle from tho the Ice chest and then re retired reo retired tired In the morning when he awoke he saw that his wife was not in the room He made search of ot the house and found her herIn hern In n II the spare room lying down with a blanket wrapped tightly around her He 2 spoke to her but got no reply and upon examining her he found that she was dead Magill said he detected the odor of ot chloroform brought out that Fred Magill Is 38 years old that he farm tarm farmed farmed ed for tor a while had been a locomotive fireman and for a I year a bookkeeper In a small bank and a bartender for six weeks Cause of Despondency Asked what In his opinion caused his despondency he replied Her headache and the nagging of oC my m mother and sister You never heard her mention any an other oth r troubles I never did you know people were rere talking about you ou running after atter Fay and Fay running after atter you ou And your wife wite worried about that She knew people were gossiping about Fay and she was mad about It Were you ou Infatuated with Fay Fa Gra GraI ham before your death I was not Were you ou In love with her I was as a not the witness replied You Yo simply married Fay to carry C rry ou your s instructions the witness wu asked I married her to see her protected ana ani because Marguerite urged me to Magill MallI replied You were not averse to marrying her Marriage Not Compulsory It compulsory at all I wanted her protected Prot from gossip If It your OUr wife died you o would have nave got a divorce you vou ou No divorce was as not mentioned You say that the night before she he died your Wife put her arms around Fay Fa and kissed her Yes and told her that It If anything hap to her she must take care of ot Mar Marguerite Marguerite There must have been a strong attach ment between your our wife and Fay Fa There was concluded after the witness had spent four hours hour upon the stand His testimony closed the defenses case and the other defend ant Fay Pay Graham Magill was not called |
