| 187THE STORY OF THE MURDER
An Effort to Bring it Out at the John
Sheedy Inquest.
HIS YOUNG WIFE MAKES NO STATEMENT
Damaging Testimony of Walstrom's
Room Mate---Greyna Has a Quiet
Sunday---Antics of a Demented School Teacher.
Lincoln, Neb, Jan. 20.---[Special to THE
BEE.]---The coroner's jury in the Sheedy
murder case resumend its session this morn
ing, but it was witth closed doors. There were
a number of witnesses examined this morning
The doctors who had the autopsy in charge were
examined. A great deal of testing, but the physicians
were a unit in swearing that death did not result from the
blow of the cane. The heart showed signs of incipent fatty
degenceration, and several of the doctors were not exactly certain
whether a sharp blow on the head would not cause heart failure.
One physician was of the opinion that if the analysis of the stomach did
not show traces of poison it did not necessarilly follow that poison was not adminitered. It might have been absorbed in the time that had elapsed from
its adinistartion until the holding of the post mortem.
Another physician who had been in attendance upon Mr. Sheedy during Sunday night was absent from the room for a short time and when he returned found that his patient had suddenly relapsed into unconsciouness, from which he never awoke.
The stomach is probably in the hands of a chemist by this time, but in whose the
authorities anturally do not care to tell. If in Prof. Nicholson's possession it will be
several weeks before a complete analysis can be made, as his other duties prevent him from devoting all his time to the analysis.
Dennis Sheedy offered to take it to Denver and have one of his chemists examine it, but the authorities decided that they could not allow it to be taken outside the city.
Another witness examined this morning was the domestic employed at Sheedy's. She said that her mistress was always apparently happy about the house, and treated wintenss and all the others very nicely. She had seen McFarland at the house a number of times when he was on his hair dressing expedition, but never saw anything improper in their relations. She was not there the Sunday evening of the assault, having been permitted to go on a visit with some friends. She was loyal to Mrs. Sheedy and storgly of the opinion that she was innocent.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the jury re-
sumed its session.
The first witness examined was John Klausner, the eighteen-years-old youth who had been rooming with Walstrom, the young lovers of Mrs. Sheedy.
Klausner testified that about three years ago he had worked for Mrs. Sheedy and he thereby became acquainted with her. Of late witness had been employed in Brown's restaurant. About September 17 and 18 Mrs. Sheedy recommended witness to room with a nice young man named Walstrom. She said that the young man would be in town only a month or two and that he would pay the greater portion of the rent. Sometimes afterwards Mrs. Sheedy told witness that the reason she wanted him in the room with Walstrom was because she wanted him to carry notes for her to Walstrom. Witness picked out room in the heater block. Walstrom paid most of the rent. Mrs.Sheedy send the first note. It was about two weeks after the time that Walstrom and witness commenced rooming together. Mrs. Sheedy also send lunches to Walstrom. There was cold chicken, salad, porter and wine in the baskets. The hired girl sa Mrs. Sheedy give these lunches to witness for Walstrom and the girl received the empty baskets afterwards. The hired girl also saw him receive notes for Walstrom.
Mrs. Sheedy also sent a littlle satin ring pouch for Walstrom. This was about three weeks before witness saw Walstrom wearing the diamond ring. Walstrom claimed that the ring came to him through the express office.
On the night that Sheedy was shot at, Charley Carponter came over to Walstrom's room and informed him about to the assault.
The day following the shooting Charley Carpenter went to he place where the witness was attending the business college, and told him that Mrs. Sheedy had a note for him to carry to Walstrom. No notes were carried within the week preceding the last assault on Sheedy.
Mrs. Sheedy seemed to think a great deal of Wahlstrom. Wahlstrom told witness he was from Birmingham, Ala. That he had to leave that place becouse he got into trouble with a girl.
| 187THE STORY OF THE MURDER
An Effort to Bring it Out at the John
Sheedy Inquest.
HIS YOUNG WIFE MAKES NO STATEMENT
Damaging Testimony of Walstrom's
Room Mate---Greyna Has a Quiet
Sunday---Antics of a Demented School Teacher.
Lincoln, Neb, Jan. 20.---[Special to THE
BEE.]---The coroner's jury in the Sheedy
murder case resumend its session this morn
ing, but it was witth closed doors. There were
a number of witnesses examined this morning
The doctors who had the autopsy in charge were
examined. A great deal of testing, but the physicians
were a unit in swearing that death did not result from the
blow of the cane. The heart showed signs of incipent fatty
degenceration, and several of the doctors were not exactly certain
whether a sharp blow on the head would not cause heart failure.
One physician was of the opinion that if the analysis of the stomach did
not show traces of poison it did not necessarilly follow that poison was not adminitered. It might have been absorbed in the time that had elapsed from
its adinistartion until the holding of the post mortem.
Another physician who had been in attendance upon Mr. Sheedy during Sunday night was absent from the room for a short time and when he returned found that his patient had suddenly relapsed into unconsciouness, from which he never awoke.
The stomach is probably in the hands of a chemist by this time, but in whose the
authorities anturally do not care to tell. If in Prof. Nicholson's possession it will be
several weeks before a complete analysis can be made, as his other duties prevent him from devoting all his time to the analysis.
Dennis Sheedy offered to take it to Denver and have one of his chemists examine it, but the authorities decided that they could not allow it to be taken outside the city.
Another witness examined this morning was the domestic employed at Sheedy's. She said that her mistress was always apparently happy about the house, and treated wintenss and all the others very nicely. She had seen McFarland at the house a number of times when he was on his hair dressing expedition, but never saw anything improper in their relations. She was not there the Sunday evening of the assault, having been permitted to go on a visit with some friends. She was loyal to Mrs. Sheedy and storgly of the opinion that she was innocent.
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