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MONDAY'S CONFESSION GOES

JUDGE FIELD DECIDES TO ADMIT IT.

The Defense Sustains Defeat Upon the First and Most Vital Point Raised in the Case.

Not to Weigh Against Mrs. Sheedy.

The first great clash of arms in the Sheedy case has brought to the defense the most disheartening defeat. Both branches of the defense have fought with the full vigor of their legal ability and attainments to prevent the use of Monday McFarland's revolting story of the means by which he was induced to undertake to compass the death of John Sheedy, and they have met with signal failure. This was the most vital point at issue in the case, outside of the final verdict, and has been contested by counsel ever since ex-Mayor Graham took the stand Tuesday afternoon. The particular confession of the three the darkey appears to have been made was the one made in the presence of Mayor Graham, Marshal Melick, Officer Malone, Dennis Sheedy and Reporter Wheeler on the day following his arrest. Monday was arrested Saturday evening and appears to have given some inkling of his knowledge of the tragedy, if the defense is correct, before Sunday morning, which it is claimed by the defense was a confession. Then on Sunday he made the confession published at the time in this paper. Still later he went before the coroner's jury and repeated the story. The state was prepared to offer the third confession had they been knocked out on the second, and contended that no prior confession had been made, although Monday had made some damaging admissions the night of his arrest.