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HOW THEY RECEIVED IT

Mrs. Mary Sheedy Besieged by Her Friends

Monday McFarland Also Subject of Congratulations- Will Leave for Illinois Soon

After the Battle

The topic of conversation yesterday afternoon and today has been the verdict of the jury in the Sheedy murder case, and not a few of the friends pf Mary Sheedy crowded into the rooms of her sisters in the Alexander block at Fourteenth and O streets last evening tp extend their congratulations. They found her in a very happy frame of mind though she wore a haggard look and her face was so pale as to appear almost bloodless corresponding to a great degree with the white lawn dress she wore. She chatted pleasantly reviewing the hardships of jail life, yet speaking in high praise of the Jailor Langdon for his thoughtfulness in many instances, particularly giving her "the best room in the house," from the barred windows of which she could at least extract a little comfort in gazing upon the passers by. She discussed, too, the attitude of some of the prosecuting attorneys and expressed her "appreciation" of the faithful way in which two or more newspapers labored to convict her in print.

Her plans for the future are not fully arranged but she will hasten to Illinois on Monday to the bedside of her mother, who is very sick.

COl. Biggerstaff her uncle who has been with her since the beginning of the trail will probably leave this evening for his home in Boise City, Idaho, accompanied bo Judge Weir, his attorney who was retained by the defense. Both these gentlemen in the three or more weeks spent here made numerous friends who will miss their companionship not a little.

Mrs.Morgan will not return to San Diego until he has also visited her mother, and on her return may spend another week in Lincoln while en route to her home.

Monday McFarland, room was the recipient of many hearty congratulations from his friends these of his kind being particularly well pleased with the outcome.

The verdict meets the approval of the great majority of people, especially the more thoughtful and cool headed citizens, but still there are some as in every case, who believe that justice has miscarried. As a general thing it was just what was looked for as under the law and the evidence it could not be otherwise. The confession of McFarland was given the jury to pass upon and at the same time the method its getting. Whatever might have been their belief as to the truth or falsity of the confession they could not well evade the evidence going to show that both persuassions and threats were used