SAYS IT WAS MONDAY'S BLOW
THAT TOOK THE LIFE OF JOHN SHEEDY.
Dr. Hart Says That It Produced Fatal
Compression at the Base
of the Brain.
The Afternoon Spent in Contention as to
the Admissibility of Monday's Confessions-- Were They Voluntarily Made?
May Ex-Mayor Graham Tell It?
There was but a meagre audience strung across the front seats in the rear of the big court room yesterday morning when the accused were ushered into the enclosure surrounding the throne of the blind goddess, accompanied by their usual attendants. Mrs. Sheedy came in cheerily, supported by Mr. Biggerstaff, and it was noticed that she glanced hastily at the space outside the railing and looked surprised that there were not more curious people present to listen to the details and discussions of her great misfortune. When she had been shown to her seat facing the judge's stand and the witness chair, those who have watched her appearance and deportment from day to day could detect indisputable evidences of the mental sufferings that must oppress her during the few hours daily in which she is permitted to commune with her own troublesome thoughts. Her otherwise attractive face was absolutely colorless, and its whiteness was heightened by her modest garb of mourning. Her eyes moved listlessly from one object to another as if she found no special interest in the contemplation of any of them and if required no stretch of the imagination to recognize in their fixed moments an expression of fear for the consequences of the solemn proceedings of which she is the central figure. When the taking of testimony began she seemed to lose consciousness of her surroundings and kept her intense gaze bent upon the witness, as if weighing every utterance and calculating its effect. There were moments during the long discussion as to the admissability of Monday McFarland's confession when it appeared as it some of the revolting details of the darkey's alleged relations with her were bound to come out, and at these moments Mrs. Sheedy's eyes sought the floor. Especially was this noticeable when Court Reporter Wheeler was asked, in his examination, what the one question was which he could identify as having been asked Monday by Officer Malone while the darkey was making his confession. The witness was not permitted to reply, but Mrs. Sheedy's gaze was toward her gloved hands which were clasped in front of her. The answer, had it been permitted, would have revealed one of Monday's most revolting revelations.
Monday McFarland
