The MacGregor il
Case
rd of th e c h a rg e a g a in s t hiui a u d o f
th e discoveries th a t Imd been m ade be
u tte re d no reply w h atev er. H e seem ed
u tte rly crushed. He w as advised to
secu re th e serv ices o f a law y er a u d
p erm itte d a friend to send Idm an a t
torney. w ho ask ed him w hat be had
W say.
Bryan’s Advica
Mr Butlinakv Brvan I iiih taken
liis pen in baud to address soitie
unsought council to Woodrow Wil
son. Mr. Bryan advises the Presi
dent that his opponents have the
advantage of him ui the popular
vote by more than u million mar
gin, that there is in addition a se
rious Democratic detection among
voters of Germau and Irish ante-
o« dents, ami (he only way which
Wilson can hope to l>e re-elected is
to secure the support from what
creato, or tending, to create a | J
division along racial
utl lines umong|;;
'S
our people”
“5. We hope that no party will
D o n ’t F o r g e t
nominate for the presidency uny
candidate whose views tend to ;*
establish such division.
That we can print your Letterheads. Billheads,
" W h a t’a th e use o' teillu' s sto ry T”
Statements, Envelopes. Circulars and Booklets as artis
ask ed Fergus. " I s n 't my w ife d e a d !
Republican« Trusted
1 d o n 't c a re If th ey h an g me."
tically and at as reasonable prices as any other reput
: : It Indicates tk Danger of Accept
“ You’d b e tte r m ake up a sto ry ." said
"6. We trust thut the Republi-1; |
able
print shop in Polk County.
th e law yer. “T ell m e som eth in g th a t
ing Circoasiaiiti.il Evidence.
can convention will unite all th ej;;
I c a n h ang a theory on .’*
elements in the purty upon m
So F erg u s told him his story. He
am i his w ife bad lived happily togeth
By E T H E L H O L M E S
candidate whose views are in
e r b u t fo r a b ro th er o f hers, w ho w as
harmony with those hereinbefore
■M !■ H -H -M I 1 I I I t-M - H - H -t-H - H a lw a y s applying to them for uiouey
Expressed.
and
I
tires
toning
his
brother-in-law
U
F ergus M ucGregor am i hi» wife.
"7. We trust the Democratic
E lizabeth. lived uu the o u tak irta o t ho d id n 't g e t i t O ne u ig b t th is bro th
It’s interested in every effort made for the develop
E dinburgh . Scotiaud. T h e ir u eareet e r t a me fo r m oney, ills sis te r d efen d B r i a n te rm s the “ peace e le m e n t" convention will nominate for the
ment
und betterment of Kalin City. It cover« the ter
neighbor lived a b o u t a «quarter of a ed him a g a in st th e a u g e r of h e r bus in the R epublican p a rty . To this presidency one who subscribes t o i l
band.
F
ergus,
losing
h
is
pnileuce.
told
ritory
reached by Falla City advertisers, thu« making
nUie disuiuL T he M acG regors a p p e a r
end, B ry a n urges W ilson to start the views expressed herein- J
ed to live happily to g e th e r till oue h er th a t if sh e p re fe rre d h e r b ro th er
the
best
advertising medium.
evening th e ir uelghbor. A lexander to him be (F ergus) w ould go aw ay forthw ith some kind of a move before.
!
$
for m ediation among the
T w eedy, h eard excited voice» corniug from her. T h en he had left th e m and m ent
"We assert that any candidate I
fro m th e direction of th e ir home. gone to th e hom e o f un old frie n d who w arring nations of Europe.
(iced
alo
n
e
som
e
d
ista
n
c
e
from
th
e
for
the presidency who is not in J
T w eedy » w ife th o u g h t sh e h eard a
F ergus declared
A more in su ltin g proposition accord with the views expressed
th ird voice once o r tw ice ta k e p a rt in M acG regor home.
could hardly Intve been a d d re sse d hereinbefore is unworthy the
w h a t w as going on trying to calm the th a t w as all he knew of th e trag ed y .
"H u t how do you account for the
others, bu t her husband failed to bear
But support of a free and independ
m u id e r o f y o u r w ife?
Surely her to a m an of tine instincts.
h e r out In this, and she w as not sure.
b ro th e r w ould n o t h a v e killed her.
Bri'an
doubtless
knows
Wilson
ent electorate.”
F in ally th e q u arrelin g stoptw d. and
"I c a n 't acco u u t fo r i t any m ore th a n and knows th a t he is safe in inak
noth in g m ore' w as heard.
you cag.
T he next m orning T w eedy on his
" H e r b ro th e r m u st be living C a n 't mg the proposal. T he proposal is
w ay to E dinburgh, w here he worked,
FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES
you su g g e st som e w ay o f finding him ? bas.d upon the theory th a t w ar or
passed th e M acG regor hom e a n d no
H is testim ony, if you a re Innocent peace are all the sam e to Wilson
Hughes reported to be ready to
ticed th a t it seem ed to he deserted. A
w ould sa v e you.”
w indow pane on th e ground floor w as
MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE
"H e h as n ev er had an y fixed abode if either one will help him g a iu « forbid use of his name.—Oregon
broken, which he had noticed before
th a t I have b eard of. I w ould not re-election. I t m u s t be a d m itte d Journal.
a n d a t w hich be w ondered, because th e
know w h ere o r how to look fo r him.
Hughes boom reaches Chicago.
M acG regors w ere tidy persons aud B esides, if he w ere not im p licated in th a t there is nun'll to su sta in this
k ept th eir borne in good order, lie th e m u rd er he w ould show b itn self of theory. Pacifism nnd defence have Believe that he will accept nomi
continued bis w ay. n o t a tta c h in g much his ow n accord."
a lre a d y been shown to m ean n o th nation if it is tendered. Stand
im p o rtan ce to w h a t be had seen or
" H e m ight keep aw ay to p rev en t his ing to the President ex c e p t as they
on important issues frequently
w h a t be bad b eard th e night before.
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n atio n and sh e had b e tte r go to sleep the face o f th e body found in th e es iu be in a position to make such o f o bservation can n o t d etec t a sign of
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th a t th e qu a rre l had beeD m ore serious but. sin ce th e g a rm e n t on th e corpse
We have no tion. elim ination nor sensation. T his
th a n be supposed. P u ttin g his arm w as one o f Mrs. M acG regor's d resses, appeal to Wilson.
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en tered th e house.
G re g o r fell flat. B esides, th ere w as
T h e low er w e go In th e scale of life
could
make
peace
in
E
urope,
he
T h ere w as noth in g of value le ft in th e stra n d o f red h a ir th a t sev eral
People's Home Journ’l 50 J
th e m ore pronounced la th is s ta te of
It except th e fu rn itu re . It looked to w itn esses w ho knew th e lady sw ore could fiainc another phrase for his
n e ith e r life n o r deafh.
T w eedy as If e ith e r M acG regor had w as th e e x a c t sh a d e o f Mrs. M acG reg
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T h e Judge, th e Ju ry an d th e sp e c ta
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m u rd erer bad m ade off w ith w h a t
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to rs w ere bored by th e counsel's de of $40,000, which,, if he received it. correspondent of the Scientific A m er
e v e r could be carried aw ay hastily.
fen se o f M acG regor, th e Jury listen in g we m ay be sure he will keep for ican. T he ex p erim en ters dried round-
B u t this w as only a theory an d did
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come
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W hen placed In w a te r th e tissues
en. W hen th e law y er s a t dow n th e
T w eedy w as ab o u t to leave th e prem
from B ry a n . If s i wo shall have sw elled to th e ir norm al proportions,
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public p ro secu to r arose and « aid:
ises when be noticed on th e floor a
"T h e re seem s, y o u r honor, no occa a n o th e r angle from which to take and th e pieces of w orm resum ed th eir
s tra n d of red hair. T h e h a ir w as long
life Just as do those of an y w orm th a t
sion fo r m e to sum up th is ca se a t
Don’t miss these bargains. Send your order in at once.
an d evidently a w om an’s. T h e finder
la cut up.
len g th , and I will do so very briefly. his measure.
shuddered.
Mrs. M acG regor's hair
If
vou
do not find what you want in this list, call at our office.
They took som e threadw orm s, ro ti
Sounds o f a q u arrel w ere h eard iu th e
w as red.
fers
aud
m
icrobes
nod
dried
them
We
have
many other popular magazines that we sell at special
M acG regor home. T he p riso n er dis
T w eedy dropped th e stra n d on th e ap p eared . d o u b tless ta k in g th e fam ily
URGE PARTIES TO BE CAREFUL. thoroughly, kept them th u s fo r eight
prices.
floor, w here he had found it. g o t out v alu ab les w ith him . though they have
Chicago, May 20.— An official m onths, then locked them In nn a ir
th ro u g h th e w indow and w e n t on to not been found. H is w ife's body Is
tig h t box from w hich all oxygen w as
statement of the meeting of Ger- rem oved an d through w hich a cu rren t
E d in b u rg h to bis work. In th e even
concealed in a th ic k e t n e a r th e house,
ing w beu he re tu rn ed to bis hom e he identified by a d re ss belonging to Mrs. man-American leaders held here of pure hydrogen flowed for tw o
told his w ife th a t he had seen ex
weeks. T hus they w ere not ouly dried,
M acG regor an d by stra n d s o f Imir was given out this afternoon.
cellent evidence th a t th e ir neighbor
b u t effectually deprived o f oxygen
found in tb e bouse w hich she lost d u r
Delegates were present from Yet on beinu m oistened they "cam e to
h ad m urdered his wife, disposed lu
in g u stru g g le for h er life- Counsel
som e w ay o f th e baby an d fled w ith
twenty-five
states and Alaska life" again quickly. S tra n g e st of all.
fo r th e d efen se h as claim ed th a t the
those th a t had lieen looked In the
all th e valuables. Mrs. T w eedy listen
ca se is oue o f c irc u m sta n tia l evidence. was represented by proxy. These
hydrogen ch am b er revived in fifteen
ed to his recital w ith horror.
If it should not con v ict th e prisoner, delegates, it is stated, were m inutes, w hile those th a t bad m erel)
“ I'm going to th e sheriff to tell him
th en no c irc u m sta n tia l evidence should
"authorized representatives of been dried needed forty m inutes.
o f th e m urd er." said T w eedy.
And Our Paper A l l One Year
“ T e ll dlDiia do ony such thing. S an convict any crim in al ”
T h e w ords w ere no sooner spoken churches of many different de
d y .” w as th e reply. "D im ia mix yer
THIS IS A REAL BARGAIN
th a n a w om an cam e ru n n in g in to th e nominations; of social, business
sel' up w ith it. T hey'll th in k you had
courtroom
.
Do
you
like
to
read
good
stories?
and quasi-political organizations
BUmrnut to do w ith i t L et somebody
"F e rg u s," she cried, "th ey tel* uie
elae And it oof.”
If so ta k e ad v a n ta g e of ou r c lu l-
th e y 're going to h ang ye for ’ kill and of the German-American
Sandy took his w ife ’s advice. Every
1
ing offer in this issue of the paper.
Press association.”
m orning be passed th e d eserted home in g m e!”
T
h
e
live
body
o
f
th
e
m
urdered
w
om
All Arc Ropiescrted.
See o u r c lu b b in g offer in this
on his w ay to his w ork an d every
evening on his retu rn . H is conscience an pushed it» w ay to th e prisoner,
"All
large
organizations
of
men
issu
— four p ipulur magazines for
sm ote him fo r not m aking th e tragedy th re w h e r arm s aro u n d his neck and
onlv
I8-C"nts.
of
German
ancestry
throughout
p
a
tte
d
him
lovingly.
know n, and on several occasions be
"Y our honor." cried counsel for th e the country were either directly
told his w ife th a t be would report it.
d efense, "it has been sta te d th a t If
b n t she alw a y s dissuaded him.
represented, or assured the com
B ut oue day th e h orror cam e out th e circ u m sta n tia l evidence iu ibis
mittee of sympathetic support.”
case
should
not
convict
th
e
p
riso
n
er
through an o th e r source. A m an p ass
ing a thicket back of th e M acGregor then no person should be convicted by continues the statement.
hom e sm elled an offensive odor and such testim ony. T h erefo re it follow s
It quotes a formal "platform
thought th e dead body of som e anim al th a t no person should be convicted on
of
principles,” the substance of
circ
u
m
sta
n
tia
l
evidence."
w as there. Prom pted by curiosity, be
E very one present w as dum fouuded. which was made public yesterday
A C T Q U IC K L Y I
m ade an exam ination and found the
decaying corpse of n woman. Going W hen th e priso n er could Bnd his voice and announces adoption of the
Send ui your order right away, or givs it to our repreisntativs, or call ta d Ms
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ua when in town. If you have never tubicribed to our paper before, do it now and
following resolutions:
find, mid persons w ere seu t ou t to bring been.
get theie four magazine!. If you are a regular lubicriber to our paper, we urge you
“
W
ith
W
alter.
I
’ve
been
try
ln
'
to
"We, the authorized represen
in th e body. T he face had been m u ti
to lend in your renewal at onre, and get them four magmiine*. If you are a lub
lated besides being decayed, so th a t get him o u t o f a scrap e be got Into In tatives of millions of voters in the
icriber to any of theie magazines, tend your renewal order to o i and we will extend
It w as beyond recognition. T h e h air L unnon.”
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United
States,
in
conference
as
T
h
e
m
y
stety
of
th
e
M
acG
regor
case
w as red. T h e d re ss w as th e M acG reg
rem ained a m y stery for ten years. sembled at Chicago, III., this 28th
o r ta rta n .
T h i n L f l f I t Yon can get these four Magazine« fo r d O a
An exam in atio n w as m ade o f th e T hen a m an w as convicted of m u rd e r day of May, 1916, resolve that:
If
Subicribe
for om year.
M acG regor home, and w h at A lexander in A u stralia w ho before he died on th e
Washington's Speech Citod.
gallow
s
m
ade
th
e
follow
ing
co
n
fes
T w eedy usd found was carefully noted
We have »ample copiei of theie magazine! on diiplay at our office. Call and
"1. We demand a neutrality ir.
eveD to th e stra n d o f batr which w as sion:
•ee
them.
They ire printed on book piper with illustrated coven, and are full of
T en y e a rs before he and tw o pals, a strict accordance with the advice
picked up a u d preserved. T here being
clean, tatereiting itoriei and instructive article! on History, Science, A rt, M u ic ,
no d o u b t on th e p a rt of the au th o rities m an a n d a w om an, in E dinburgh, alt
contained in George Washington's
Fashion, Fancy Needlework, General Farming, Live Stock and Poultry.
^
th a t M acG regor had q uarreled w ith bis th e w orse fo r liquor, le ft th e tow n to
w ife, m urdered h er and m ade off w ith evade th e police. P a sslo g th e Mac- address to the American people.
th e fam ily valuables, a search w as In G regor hom e and finding It unoccupied,
"2. We urge a foreign policy
s titu te d fo r him
He could not be they broke a pane o f glass, opened a which protects American lives
fo u n d , an d th e search w as a b o u t to be w indow a n d w ent in. T hey ap p ro p ri
Til Magazines Will Stop Priuptlj, WI m T< m Is Up
American interests with
g lv e D up w hen som e one suggested th a t ated c e rta in articles of value, esp e and
In tim e a m u rd e re r will visit th e scene cially clothes, th e men donning Mac- equal firmness and justice.
o f bis crim e. A w atch w as se t and | G reg o r’s g arm en ts, th e w om an a d re ss
"3. We condemn every official
tr u e enough, one d ay M acG regor w as of Mrs. M acG regor. T hey w ere a b o u t
act
and policy which shows pass
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c a p tu re d sta n d in g before -his house to d e p a rt when th e men discovered
looking a t It stran g ely . H e w as Im th a t th e w om an had found som e Jewel- ionate attachment for one belli-'
m e d la te ly a rre ste d
ry of Mrs. M acG regor T hey dem an d gerent nation or inveterate anti
“ W h a t a re ye niklu me f o r i“ he ed fh elr sh a re of It. w hich she refu sed
nak ed
to give up. T hey took It by force, tin- pathy for another.
‘'N ic e r m ind w h a t w e're ta k tn ' ye Inten tio n ally killing h er In the strug-
"4. We deplore those utter
f o r ’ T e’ll h av e a cb ao ce to And th a t glo A fter d epositing th e body In th e ances, voiced by officials, ex-of
o o t la te r on.”
th ic k e r they d ep arted . T he w om an’s
ficials and others, designed to
W hen F e rg u s M acG regor w as inform - ‘ h s lr w as red.
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THE PALLS CITY NEWS
OUR BARGAIN LIST OF PERIODICALS
MA6AZINES AT CUT RATES
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