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WAS POISONED.

Such is the Finding of the
Coroner's Jury.
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McFarland and Mrs. Sheedy
Charged Separately, with
Walstrom, Accessory
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JURY SAYS MIXED POISON WAS USED
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The Prellminary Hearing of the Ac-
cused Takes Place Next Week
--Jurors Dismissed.
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The First Work Ended.
The preliminary hearing of Mrs.
Mary Seedy, Monday McFarland and
A. H. Walstrom, for the murder of
John Sheedy on the night of Sunday.
January 11. was to have taken place
before Judge Honston this morning.
but by common consent of all the at-
torneys on the case it was continued
until sometime next week, date to be
fixed hereafter.
The coroner's jury completed its work
yesterday in hearing the evidence of
Rev. Father Walsh of the Catholic
church, whose statements in a slight
measure corroborated those made by
McFarland in regard to conversations
between them. But his evidence was
of no material interest. boing mostly of
significant talks of Mrs. Sheedy
prior to her husband's death. The most
important part of his testimony was that
Mrs. Sheedy became confidential with
him. aside from making her confessions.
and at one time gave him to understand
that her married life had been very un-
happy; that her husband was at times
crazy; that it would be a good thing if
he would die, ect., and once astounded
him by making the request that he in-
duce Mr. Sheedy to make his will.
Dennis Sheedy was called to the
stand but gave unimportant evidence
and Monday McFarland was recalled
but refused to answer questions ac-
cording to the advice of his attorney.
Coroner Dr. Holyoke them adjourned
the jury until February 6, but this was
objected by several, on the ground that
an adjourment should not be taken
until a verdict was arrived. This morn-
ing the jury was reconvened to conside-
er such points as it had gleaned
from the inquistions made
and to render a verdict.
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The Verdict
The Jury returned its verdict to the
coroner about noon today, citing two
counts for murder.
It is long and full of the technical
terms, but in short is that the jury finds
that John Sheedy came to his death on
the night of January 11.
1891, by a blow administerd
by Monday McFarland with a steel
cane covered with leather, and holding
Mary Sheedy and Andrew H. Walstrom
accessories .
The second count charges Mary
Sheedy with the murder of her husband
and finds that she did adminster a cer-
tain mixed preparation of deadly pol-
son to the saud John Sheedy. and holds
Mondy McFarland and A. H. Wal-
strom as accessories.