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The Post-Mortem

The body of Mr. Sheedy was exhumed last night, and taken to Robers under-taking-roms. Dr. Holyoke, the county coroner, called in Drs. Casebeer, Hart, Everett, Mitchell, Beachely, Winnett this morning, and together they held a post-mortem examination of the remains in the presence pf the coroner's jury and a tevy of reporters. The sight was not a very pleasing one, but hundreds were applicants for admission.

The brain was given a thorough examination, and not a drop of blood was found on it, although it was the belief of the physicians that he died from pressure of blood on the brain. The membranes were uninjured, evidence that death must have resulted from other causes than the blow administered by McFarland, the self-confessed assassin. The bone to the left of the eye was broken, and there was also a hole in the back of the head, causes by a bullet received in some old affray. His body is literally covered in scars, mute evidences of a turbulent existence.

The heart and stomach were also removed, and will be submitted to a thorough chemical analysis probably by the Prof, Nicholson of the state university. It did not enter the stomach not the mucous membrane enclosing the same, and therefore if Sheedy has been poisoned the chemical analysis will bring forth the facts.

It is stated that W.J. Bryan and W.L. Cundiff have been retained to defend McFarland, J. E. Philpott to look after Walstrom and Stearns and Strode of this city, and Gen. Cowin of Omaha for Mrs. Sheedy.

Considerable speculation exists as to who will inherit the property of the deceased in case the horrible story is proven that his wife was the moving power in the assassination. The supreme court, not two weeks since, handed down an opinion which would cover the case in that event. It was in the Shallenberger case from Nebraska City. Shallenberger had deeded the property he would otherwise have inherited from the child he killed to his lawyers for defending him. The other heirs objected and the supreme court set aside the deed, holding that no man can profit by his crime.

D. G. Courtnay has been employed to represent the heirs. John Fitzgerald has not yet accepted the trust of administrator.

This morning J.J Stepney, a barber on Fourteenth street, was brought to the station, and his testimony will be important to link the chain. McFarland had traded coats with him about twenty minutes before the assault was committed. McFarland afterwards traded back Tuesday evening.

This afternoon Harry Cawser, who had lived off and on at Sheedy's house, was brought up to the marshalls's office, and is being catchised as to whether there was any trouble between Sheedy and his wife at any time.

In connection with the poisoning theory, Officer McBrien says that when he was at the house about midnight Sunday, Sheedy was frothing at the mouth.

Mrs.Sheedy is still a closely guarded prisoner at Marshal Melick's house, as there are no accommodations in the jails for women. She is self-possessed and asserts her entire innocence of any complicity in her husband's murder. There are many rumors afloat derogatory to her, but ad none are authenticated will not be given in the NEW's columns.