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Show Horrified Throng Sees Husband Kill Estranged Wife in Church was captured two blocks from the church by a passer-by. The Most Rev. Joseph H. Albers, bishop of the Lansing diocese, conducted con-ducted a public ceremony of reconciliation recon-ciliation so that future services could bs held In the church. Under Catholic law, the church was desecrated dese-crated by the slaying. GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Jan. 6 WV-Willis McCarthy, 84-year-old Detroit salesman, was held In Kent county jail undar heavy guard Monday after the shotgun slaying of his estranged wife before approximately ap-proximately 600 horrified worshippers worship-pers in SU Andrew's Catholic church here. County Prosecutor Menso R. Bolt said McCarthy would be charged with murder Monday. McCarthy's wife, Mary Jans, 82, was felled by a shotgun blast as sh. ran down the church aisle. Police Captain Matthew Fritzen, attending services, said McCarthy waited for his wife outside the church and followed her down the aisle as she entered. After the shooting, Captain Frit-ten Frit-ten said, McCarthy reloaded his gun and ran to the altar, where he stood off parishioners who at- j tempted to seize him. Then he I dashed down the main alal. and I ran out the front entrance. Hi 1 |