Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-13 | Page 5 | Man Slain; Widow and Son Accused

Man Slain Sain Widow andSon and andSon Son Accused d SPRINGFIELD 13 l Mrs Mo 1 Nov ov Mary Iary McCormick widow of John McCormick Mc- Mc lc- lc Cormick a farmer whose bod body was was' found in abandoned well near Monett Mo and nd th their ir old 15 5 old ear son Sheridan Sheridan Sheridan Sheri Sheri- dan were held in to jail jali at Cassville to today today today to- to day on indictments charging first firs de degree degree degree de- de gree murder Threats are said to have been made I against McCormick and on one occasion occasion occa occa- sion aba while he was working in a field fielda a bullet passed through his hat hat- hatHo He Ho attributed the shot to careless hunters On October 11 his home was wa-s burned but he continued to live in one of the farm larm buildings When he failed to vote November 2 after having been missing several days a search resulted I in finding the body in the well The grand jury investigated ed and j the widow and son were ar ar- ar- ar I rested