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'TWAS MORPHINE POISONING

DOCTORS CASEBEER AND WINNETT ALSO AGREE.

John Sheedy's Polished Skull Exhibited in Court and New Found Fractures Shown.

Colonel Philpott Gets in a Hinger on Physician and Triumphs in His Knowledge of Anatomy--The [Ringlets?] in Evidence.

The Thirteenth Day in Court.

There was very little of a sensational nature developed yesterday in the Sheedy trial. There was but a small crowd in attendance during the morning session. The incident that most excited interest throughout the day was the exhibition of a small box containing some glossy tresses which Monday McFarland turned over to the officers after his arrest as evidences of the truth of a portion of his confessions. The next event in the magnitude of the interest it awakened was the production of the crownless skull of the late John Sheedy, which was held up in plain view of the entire audience during the testimony of Dr. Winnett relating to it.

The testimony throughout the day was of an extremely interesting character, and the most perfect order was maintained by the audience so that every word of it might be absorbed.

The importance of yesterday's testimony [my?] in the fact that the two additional physicians examined confirmed the testimony of Dr. Beachley to the effect that Sheedy's death was due to morhpine poisoning, rather than to compression, as claimed by Dr. Hart.

Mrs. Sheedy remained unmoved, as far as appearances indicated, throughout the day's proceedings, by either hope or fear. At times, and especially while the testimony of D. G. Courtnay was being given, she paid an eager, wistful attention to every word, and when some of the questions were being asked she was seen to nod her head in the negative or affirmative, as the answer might be, or murmur some unintelligible reply in a sort of an unconscious manner.

Upon his arrival in court Monday was in whispered consultation for fully a quarter of an hour with Mr. Woodward, which seemed to brighten up his inky features considerably, and when the ringlets of hair were offered in evidence he seemed to be lost in the enjoyment of considerable inward congratulation. During the greater part of the day, however, he was wrapped in the usual stolid contemplation of passing events.

To all appearances Monday has the most implicit contidance in his attorneys. Captain Billingslet has not been among them much of late, but Colonel Philpott has been upon the alert to avail himself of every advantage offered his [cherif?