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rested on Saturday evening, and if Marshal Melick is to be believed. offers of immunity were immediately made to him. He told him that if others were implicated that by disclosing who they were be would got off easier.

He was put in a cell, but I will not stop to detail the shameful conduct there. Jim Malone was there. He is the man who is looked to when evidence is wanted.
He is a man of experince in such matters. He is schooled in intquity and be mafe this poor man beleive that there was a mob in waiting for him. Under this great stress the confession was made. This Carder to save him from this mob. There he was, scared to death, and the question then arose, how am I to save myself Under this condition he told his doleful tale. And then on Sunday about 11 o'clock the mayor and officers put him under this crucial test again.

" I need only point to you the imcrobabilty of that story. It is too revolting, too horrible to be true. Look at Mrs. Sheedy.
She was a tender and loving wife, devoed to her husband. Considering this, can you believe this story. Is there a human being on earth that can say he belives it.

A refined and cultured woman surrounded with all the luxuries of life could so far fall from female delicary as to solict what this colored man says she did. It is untrue and should be spurned and scorrned by all impartial winds.
The prosecution would futher makes you believe that this refined lady not only plotted the murder of her husband, but even put poison in his coffee. Can such be believed of the loving wife who was seen sitting in parlor with her husband only a few minutes before the assault.
Judge Weir then dwelt for some time on the fact that no trace of poison had been found in the stomach, bladder or kidneys.
He then insisted that therefore Mrs. Sheedy had been needlessly persecuted. He continued: " Dennis Sheedy should have called off the bounds of prosecution. The immortal spirit of John Sheedy cries out, " Stop the persecution of my loving and innocent wife!"
At this Mrs. Morgan and Miss Baker burst into tears, but Mrs. Sheedy wore the same stony look that has characterzied her throrghout the enitre case.
Captain Woodward, attorney for Monday McFarland, followed. He said:
" I appear for Monday McFarland, my poerclored client, against whom there is a conspiracy as black and d---d as hell. I think I can prove it. I want to say that the methods adpted by the prescution are the most dammable that were ever used to take the lives of two innocent persons for money.
Lets start out with a general propostion.
Here's a woman without issue. If she is convicted $ 40,000 goes into the coffers of John Sheedy and nothing else. These men employed by the money of Dennis Sheedy should not be there. It is an outrage upon the law. The prosecution has divided the raiment of Christ. These fellows will follow Mrs. Sheedy up. Dennis Sheedy's blood monet lines their pockets. "
After a few more remarks by Mr. Woodward, in which the line of evidence produced by the counsel was acouted, derided and condemned, the court adjourned until tomorow.