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to call his wife out, and I did so. Monday and his wife then went out. I left afterwards. When near Thirteenth and O I saw a number of hacks approaching the Sheedy residence. I went there and met Betta. He told me about the shooting."

Marshal Melick was [?]. A ring was shown him. The witness testified that the ring was found ar Waldman's pawnshop. The ring was shown to Monday McFarland. He identified it as the ring which Mrs.Sheedy had presented to McFarland at one of her [?] with the negro.

Strode, counsel for Mrs.Sheedy, then demanded fiercely how Melick could identify the ring. Witness replied that he had the ring in his possession for some time and identified it from its general appearance. Monday McFarland had told the witness that the ring Mrs.Sheedy gave him was at Waldman's pawn shop. The witness went to that place, asked for the ring that Monday placed in pawn, and the ring was given to him.

J. Waldman, the pawnbroker, was the next witness. He testified:
"Monday McFarland came into my place of business January 1 and offered a gold ring in pawn. I gave him $4 for the ring."

Cross-examination: "Marshall Melick came into my place of business and asked for the ring that Monday McFarland pawned, because the number on the tag attached to it corresponded with the number opposite McFarland's name in my books."

Court then adjourned.