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The State of Nebraska ) -ss: IN THE DISTRICT COURT. Lancaster County ) State of Nebraska ) vs ) ON INFORMATION FOR MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE. Monday McFarland and ) Mrs. Sheedy. )
TO the Hon. A. W. Field, judge of the said court.
We the undersigned attorneys of the bar of Lancaster County, at the request of Messers. Billingsley and Philpott, and disavowing any intent on our part to dictate, or interfere with the duty imposed on you to fix the amount to be allowed by you to them for their services in said case, and knowing that the statutes leave the matter to your discretion in cases of homicide, do at their request state to you that we think their services are worth, as rendered in said case, the sum set opposite our respective names.
The said attorneys after being appointed for McFarlands defense beside attending court to hear and argue motions, demurres &c, tried the case for twenty three days including the day the verdict was rendered. The case was one of more than ordinary importance.
O. P. Mason $2,000.00 L. C. Burr 2,000.00 F M Hall 1500.00
Walter J. Lamb $25. each per day In my opinion would be a very moderate allowance.
$25 A day is about right T. M. Marquett $25 A day is little enough H. C. Abbott $25. per day Each is I think reasonable E. E. Brown
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VERDICT OF JURY LINCOLN NEWS CO., Printers, Lincoln, Neb.
The State of Nebraska, ss. LANCASTER COUNTY.
February Term A.D. 1891 to wit: May 29th 1891
The State of Nebraska Plaintiff.
vs
Monday McFarland and Mary Sheedy Defendants
We, the Jury duly impaneled and sworn in the above entitled cause, do find the defendants Monday McFarland and Mary Sheedy not guilty as they stand charged in the Information.
John Robertson Foreman.
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State of Nebraska Lancaster County ss
Before me W J Houston one of the magistrates [?] and for Lancaster County, to wit. the Police Judge of the City of Lincoln. Personally cause Samuel Melick who being by me first duly sworn depases and says. That Monday Mc Farland on or about the 11th day of Jan uary A D 1891 in the County of Lancaster and State of Nebraska, and within the corporate limits of said city of Lincoln moved upon one John Sheedy then and there being unlawfully, purposely felon iously and of his deliberate and premed itated malice did make an assault with the intent kill, the said John Sheedy, un lawfully feloniously, purposely and of deliberate and premeditated malice to kill and murder, and [?] he the said Monday McFarland with a certain steel rod. wound with leather and commonly called a cane, which he the said Monday McFarland then and there in both his hands then and there had and held, the said John Sheedy, [? ?] upon the head, of him the said John Sheedy, then and there unlawfully, purposely feloniously and of his deliberate and premediated malice did strike and wound with the intent aforesaid, thereby then and there with the steel rod wound with leather
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and commonly called a cane, aforesaid by the stroke aforesaid, in the manner aforesaid on and upon the head of him the said John Sheedy, giving to him the said John Sheedy one mortal wound of the length of three inches and of the depth of one inch, of which mortal wound the said John Sheedy did then and there languish, and languishing did live until the 12th day of January A D 1891 on which said 12th day of January A D 1891 he the said John Sheedy in said city of Lincoln in said County, of said mortal wound, died. and officiant further says that before said murder and felony were committed by said Monday McFarland, to wit on the 10th day of January A D 1891, Mary Sheedy and Harry Walstrom unlawfully purposely and feloniously and of their deliberate and premeditated malice did procure, incite, abet, and aid the said Monday McFarland in the perpetuation and commission of said murder and felony, in the aforesaid manner, form time and place, contrary to the form of the statutes in such cases made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the State of Nebraska.
Samuel Melick [sub?] in my presence and sworn to before me this 18th day of January A D 1891 W J Houston Police Judge