Murder in New Egypt--and a missing hand, 1905
New Egypt Press 10 Mar 1905 What was done with the right hand of James McMullan, who was murdered near his cabin in the woods at Weymouth Siding, near May's Landing, N.J., is a question that is puzzling the detectives. They are keeping up a diligent search for the hand, although they have the self confessed murderer safely in prison. Charles Burns, who has signed a confession of his guilt, remains stolidly silent about the missing hand, although he talks freely about the other details of the murder. Mrs. McMullan wrote yesterday to a son and daughter, who are at present in Scotland, telling them of their father's unfortunate death. She is a very religious woman, and is going to be beg the New Jersey authorities for permission to ask Mr. Burns one question. This is: Did he give her husband time to offer a few words of prayer before he slew him?