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THE SHEEDY MURDER TRIAL.

Mrs. Sheedy and the Negro McFarland Held Without Bail.

DECPICABLE PLOT AGAINST A PRIEST.

The Alleged Murderess Seeks to Besmirch the Character of Her Spiritual Advisor--Lincoln News Notes.

LINCOLN, Neb, Jan. 31--[Special to THE BEE.]--This morning the arguments of the attorneys in the Sheedy murder case were heard by Police Magistrate Houston, To Colonel Philpot was deputed the work of asking that the charge against Monday McFarland be withdrawn. Philpot was at first appalled at the Idea, but entered with such spirits into the argument that he astonished himself and the large crowd assembled.

Attorney Stearns made the plea Mrs. Sheedy's discharge. He thought the court erred in admitting the testimony. He also thought that the confession itself was fraud and with so little merit that his honor could well hesitate and pause before he committed a person like Mrs. Sheedy to a dungeon cell and put the stigma of a felon on her, which could blast her life forever. He characterized is as assassinating character upon superficial evidence. He thought it the bounded duty of the court to turn these people loose.

The judge refused to admit either of these two defendants to bail, and he ordered them sent to the county jail to await the session of the district court.

It is understood that the indictment against Mrs. Sheedy will be quashed if the analysis of the stomach shows no signs of poison. The prosecution claim that they have no yet showed all the testimony they have, but gave only enough as they thought to secure the blading over of defendants.

Ever since it was announced that Rev. Father Walsh had been deposed from the priesthood by the bishop speculation has been rife as to the causes that led to the serious and hitherto inexplicable result. Owing to Father Walsh's prior appearance before the coroner's jury with a recital of testimony rather damaging to Mrs. Sheedy, current speculation has been to the effect that his dismissal was due to his connection with the case. Yesterday facts became more or less generally known that tend to confirm the theory, or rather which conclusively prove it.