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Show 1IIISTE!! EAGES 1RDERJMGE PITTSBURG, Pa.. Jan 16 An Indictment In-dictment was returned by the grand Jury late today against the Rev Dr W. D McFarland, mlulstor and educator, edu-cator, of Cedar Creek, Green county. Tenn , formerly of this city, charging him with felony In committing two operations uponMiss Elsie Dodds Coe, his former secretary, which resulted in her death last Friday. According to a roport here tonight, the Rev McFarland has been arrested arrest-ed by tho Tennessee authorities nnd will bo held at Knoxvlllo until tho arrival of a Pittsburg officer., Rollln McConnell, of Chicago, who represents a local firm In that city, mentioned In Miss Coo's djlng statement state-ment as being responsible for her condition, .reached here today and conferred con-ferred with District Attorney William A Blakloy. Later McConnell went beforo tho grand jury and testified regarding his relations with Miss Coe. Thero Is no charge against McConnell. McCon-nell. The Rev. McFarland formerl was head of the academic department of the Pittsburg high school Mi6s Coe was 2S years old McFarland McFar-land is about CO years of ago and Is married |