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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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An elderly invalid woman named Mrs. Dunlan was burned to death in her home near Jonesville, Lee County, in an apparent arson attack following a quarrel with her grandson John McFarland, who made threats. McFarland and John Patton were arrested on suspicion of the crime, possibly to cover a robbery.
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A fiendish deed was committed last Wednesday night near Jonesville, the county seat of Lee county. An old lady by the name of Dunlan, who has been an invalid for years with rheumatism, was burned to death in her house by an incendiary. Her grandson, John McFarland, and a man named John Patton, have been arrested on suspicion and lodged in our county jail. McFarland has lived with Mrs. Dunlan for some time, and last Wednesday they fell out. McFarland left the house, making some threats against the old lady. During the night the neighbors heard the cries of the old lady, and upon going to the house found it in flames, and the old lady upon the floor, burned literally to a charred mass, and lifeless. It was suspected that she had been robbed and then burned to cover the crime.
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Near Jonesville, Lee County
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Last Wednesday Night
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An old invalid lady named Dunlan was burned to death in her house by an incendiary near Jonesville. Her grandson John McFarland, with whom she quarreled and who made threats, and John Patton were arrested on suspicion. Neighbors heard her cries, found the house in flames, and her body charred. Suspected robbery covered by arson.