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10 WEEKLY NEBRASKA STATE JOURNAL FRIDAY MAY 29 1891

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church, and then up M street to Thirteenth and north to O, where he was when the first shot was fired.

It Was a Happy Family.

Miss Carrie Hatch resided at the northeast corner of Eleventh and E; was quite familiar with Mr. and Mrs. Sheedy and visited there quite often during the past nine years; was there about four weeks after Mrs. Sheedy returned from Buffalo; was there a short time before he died; her opinion was that they thought a great deal of each other; they always spoke of each other in the kindliest tones; was there Monday afternoon and Mrs. Sheedy was kneeling by the head of the bed, with her right arm under the pillow, while with the the other she caressed her husband's hand, which lay outside of the covers; she was calling to him, "John! John, dear! Don't you know me?" Then she laid her hand upon thte pillow beside his and there were tears in her eyes. Always noticed the kindest relations between them; didn't remember how she was in the habit of greeting him when he came home. Was in the house Monday afternoon about an hour and a short time in the evening. No one was giving attention to Sheedy but Mrs. Sheedy and she appeared to feel dreadful.

Cross-examined, witness said she was the wife of Dory Hatch, but didn't know that he had received any assistance from the defense; first knew Mrs. Sheedy after she was married. Witness' husband sent a not for her to come down, as he wanted her to go and call on Mrs. Sheedy; that was about nine years ago. Witness called on Mrs. Sheedy about four weeks after her return from Buffalo; Mrs. Sheedy had said she was very much better. Didn't think Mrs. Sheedy ever made a condident of witness and never called at witness' home after her return from Buffalo. Witness had made the remark that she supposed Mr. Sheedy was glad that she had come home. Mrs. Sheedy had remarked that he had a queer way of showing it, as he didn't meet her at the train. She said that every time she went away she had to get acquainted with him over again. She had evidently felt hurt, but said that it was all right again, as he had become natural again. Didn't make any complaints that he was jealous or penurious and didn't say that if she had known he would not have been more pleased to see her she wouldn't have come back.

Mrs. Sheedy Seemed to Be Weeping.

Charles C. Carpenter was called for the defense and examined as to the deportment of Mrs. Sheedy on the night of the assault; she seemed to be waiting on the doctors; was back there about 4 o'clock in the morning, she was sitting on the bed and seemed to be feeling very bad; she had her handkerchief up to her face and appeared to be weeping; saw her several times during the day and she appeared to be feeling very badly; also after Sheedy's death; she didn't seem to be doing anything in particular either time; had no conversation with her after her husband's death; was at the funeral; saw her when she came out and got into the carriage; she was dressed in mourning; didn't see her making any demonstration of feeling; saw her after the funeral and she appeared to be down-hearted, as a woman would under the circumstances.

Cross-examined: When he went over at 4 a. m. on the morning after the assault Dr. Hart sent for him; was on neighborly relations with the Sheedy family.

"Mr. Carpenter," asked Mr. Hall, "did you ever do any errands for Mrs. Sheedy?"

Objection of the defense sustained.

"Did you ever purchase any drafts for Mrs. Sheedy?"

"No, sir."

"Did you ever make a remark in you saloon soon after the assault that you suspicioned that such a thing was likely to occur?"

"No, sir."

"Did you ever see anything occurring around the Sheedy residence that would lead you to suspect such a thing?"

"No, sir."

Sheedy Said It Was "The Big Man."

Ab Carder of Fourteenth and O streets had known John Sheedy for sixteen years and prior to his death had been employed by him to watch a couple of men.

Witness said he asked Sheedy who hit him and he said it was "the big man of the two." Sheedy asked witness not to go to be that night.

"Did you know who the big man was that he meant?"

"Yes, sir."

"Who was it?"

"Gleason."

"Do you know who the little man was?"

"Yes, sir."

"Who was it?"

"Williams."

"Are they white or colored?"

"They are white."

"What is their business?"

"Gamblers?"

"Where do they live?"

"One of them is still here. The other one went to Denver since the new mayor came in."

Witness said that Mrs. Sheedy seemed to be worried that night and said he would be well paid if he found out who did it. Was there next day a little after 7 a. m. and saw Mrs. Sheedy; Sheedy was unconscious; she was down beside the bed and asking him to speak to her again and trying to arouse him. Was there again at 11:30 a. m. on Monday; Mrs. Sheedy was there; they were having prayers; she was near the foot of the bed praying and crying.

Witness said he was employed by Mr. Sheedy over three weeks before his death to watch the two men to whom he had referred; those were the two men to whom Sheedy referred to on the night of the assault; he was to watch them to keep them from sluggin Sheedy; he was afraid they would kill him.

"Did you watch them?"

"Yes, sir."

"Did they kill him?"

"I couldn't say whether they did or not."

"Do you swear that both of these men are not now in town?"

"I was told by George Bradeen that Williams had gone to Denver."

"Do you know where Williams was that night?"

"No, sir."

"Do you know where you told the coroner's jury he was?"

"I told where I had heard he was."

Mr. Hall pulled the testimony before the coroner, wherein the witness had testified that he could prove where Williams was that night, that he was at work for [Jetes?] and could prove it by four or five witnesses.

Witness got to Sheedy's right after they put him to bed; had no conversation with anybody but Mrs. Sheedy and Sheedy; didn't know whether she heard Sheedy's conversation with him or not.

"Did you nay before the coroner's jury, to whom Sheedy referred as the big man, '--didn't you reply, 'I don't know whether I do or not?"

Witness admitted that he had made that reply.

Witness denied that he was in the employ of the defense, that he had been promised any compensation or that he