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Slow Progress Today by the
Prosecution.
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Evidence Morally Damaging.
But Lacking a Sembi-
ance of Guilt.
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DR. BEACHLEY GIVES A PERSONAL IDEA
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As to the Death of John Sheedy---
Where Mary Sheedy Made
Purchases.
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She Befriended at Least.
It was an eventful and yet uneventful
day in the Sheedy murder trial yeterday.
Mant witnesses testified, some willingly and some unwillingly, and yet the defense seemed perfectly satisfied with the testimony.
Though Mrs. Sheedy was considerably agitated during part of the examinations in the morning she and the defense were perfectly screne through-out.
TESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
The first witness called was Officer Otte, who related, In answer to the questions how he had heard the shooting and went to the house. There were several at the house when he arrived, among them Dr. Everett ; could not remember the demeanor of Mrs. Sheedy. Found blood on the south porch, two or three feet from the door failed to find any trace of blood leading through the yard.
Witness testified that twenty minutes had elapsed before he and Kinney found the cane; Tindall and Kinney saw the cane at the same time, Kinney picking it up.
Jacob Oppenherimer was the next :
Witness knew John Sheedy in life and called at his place of residence after the funeral of Sheedy in an official capacity.
There were present Dennis Sheedy. A. H. Walstrom, Mrs. Sheedy and others.
There was a piono in the room and as Mrs. Sheedy passed it touched the keys pleasantly ; saw nothing unsual in her appearace. Crose-examined : Mrs. Sheedy, Harry Walstrom. Dennis Sheedy and others were in the parlor, when Mrs. Sheedy showed the power of attorney to Walstrom, remarking "Its all right, Hary. " Witness went there to get signtures to power of attorney. This was the next day after the funeral.
Charles Carpenter; Has known Mrs. Sheedy several years, Remembers the assault on the 11th of January. He was at the house after the assault and was the secound person there. First saw Sheedy standing on the porch firing a revolver. When in the house Sheedy remarked that he did not know what he had ever done that anyone should treat him thus. Witness carried a message for Mrs. Sheedy shortly after this, going to a room in the Heater block to tell A. H. Walstrom that Sheedy was badly hurt. He saw Mr. Walstrom and delivered the message. He knew Walstrom, having met him at his house while calling with Mrs. Sheedy. This was a short time before the assault.
He carried message for Mrs. Sheedy once before, stopping to tell Johnnie Klausner that Mrs. Sheedy wanted him. Witness had not seen Walstrom had not seen Walstrom after the first assault upon Sheedy until the night of the last assault.
Gus Sanders knew John Sheedy since 1879 : knew Mrs. Sheedy about 1881 : didn't know when Sheedy first met her and did not know her name when witness first saw her ; didn't know at that time that she had been married before, but heard so since; did not know when she was married to John Sheedy ; they lived together as man and wife in either 1881 or 1882 in a room in the Quick block ; was around there every day.
This branch of the testimony was most vigorously opposed by the combined defense, but the court thought it proper to show the history of their married life The defense contended that they had no right to attact her character, especially at so remote a period, to even find a motive for the commission of such a crime An effort war made by the prosecution to bring out more of the history of the Sheedys in the years '85-6, but after presure had been brought to bear upon the court by the defense, Sanders' entire testimony was stricken from the record.
MALONE COULDN'T BLUFF HIM.
Johnny Klausner had lived in the family about two years up to four years ago ; was going to school and did chores for board and clothes ; though he left there in 1887 or 1888 ; had known Mr. and Mrs. Sheedy about eight years : had been around there a great deal and ran errands since he quit living there ; did so down to Sheedy's death : Mrs. Sheedy had told him that she expected a friend from Buffalo ; that was two weeks before witness met Walstrom she said his name was Walstrom ; about a week later she told witness that she wanted him to room with Walstrom when he came about two days later Walstrom came to the Windsor, where witness worked, and asked for witness ; identified himself as the young man Mrs. Sheedy had spoken to witness about ; witness and Walstrom went to the Heater block ; witness picked out a room ; it didn't suit Walstrom and he picked out a larger and ligher room ; they were to pay $12 a mounth. Walstrom $3 and witness $4 ; witness told about carrying notes between Mrs. Sheedy and Walstrom during the two or three months he worked at the B. & M. shops; sometimes they would be two days apart and sometimes a week; the notes were always sealed, but never addressed; Mrs. Sheedy told him to come after notes after school; had also carried lunches from Mrs. Sheedy to Walstrom, sandwiches, cold chicken, etc; sometimes a bottle of porter; these lunches would last a week or two; she told them it was for them to eat in their room; had never sent any lunchs to witness room ere Walstrom came to room with him. Also carried a long package from Walstrom to Mrs. Sheedy the Friday after the funeral; didn't know what was
in it; gave it to Mrs. Sheedy ; sometimes went in by the front gate. Mrs. Sheedy had sent word to witness that wanted him to come to the funeral, and
"she wouldn't think nothing of him any more if he didn't." On Monday afternoon she had told witness to tell Walstrom is relation to Sheedy that she was afraid he was going to die; last summer some time witness found Mrs. Sheedy crying, and she had told him that she couldn't get along with Sheedy and wanted to get a divorce. Mrs. Sheedy had told witness that she "thought a good deal" of Walstrom and wanted Klausner to room with him.
Witness said that Mrs. Sheedy would talk to him about Walstrom, would ask how he was getting along and told that if Walstrom ever got sick or any- thing not to wait but come right to her and tell her.
The witness testified that neither Mr. Strode, Mrs. Sheedy nor anyone in their behalf had ever asked him to say one would in favor of Mrs. Sheedy that was not true, but that Mr. Malone and a Pinkerton man, while he was impriseoned, had tried to make him admit thing that were not true
| 96SHEEDY TRIAL.
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Slow Progress Today by the
Prosecution.
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Evidence Morally Damaging.
But Lacking a Sembi-
ance of Guilt.
---------
DR. BEACHLEY GIVES A PERSONAL IDEA
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As to the Death of John Sheedy---
Where Mary Sheedy Made
Purchases.
---------
She Befriended at Least.
It was an eventful and yet uneventful
day in the Sheedy murder trial yeterday.
Mant witnesses testified, some willingly and some unwillingly, and yet the defense seemed perfectly satisfied with the testimony.
Though Mrs. Sheedy was considerably agitated during part of the examinations in the morning she and the defense were perfectly screne through-out.
TESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
The first witness called was Officer Otte, who related, In answer to the questions how he had heard the shooting and went to the house. There were several at the house when he arrived, among them Dr. Everett ; could not remember the demeanor of Mrs. Sheedy. Found blood on the south porch, two or three feet from the door failed to find any trace of blood leading through the yard.
Witness testified that twenty minutes had elapsed before he and Kinney found the cane; Tindall and Kinney saw the cane at the same time, Kinney picking it up.
Jacob Oppenherimer was the next :
Witness knew John Sheedy in life and called at his place of residence after the funeral of Sheedy in an official capacity.
There were present Dennis Sheedy. A. H. Walstrom, Mrs. Sheedy and others.
There was a piono in the room and as Mrs. Sheedy passed it touched the keys pleasantly ; saw nothing unsual in her appearace. Crose-examined : Mrs. Sheedy, Harry Walstrom. Dennis Sheedy and others were in the parlor, when Mrs. Sheedy showed the power of attorney to Walstrom, remarking "Its all right, Hary. " Witness went there to get signtures to power of attorney. This was the next day after the funeral.
Charles Carpenter; Has known Mrs. Sheedy several years, Remembers the assault on the 11th of January. He was at the house after the assault and was the secound person there. First saw Sheedy standing on the porch firing a revolver. When in the house Sheedy remarked that he did not know what he had ever done that anyone should treat him thus. Witness carried a message for Mrs. Sheedy shortly after this, going to a room in the Heater block to tell A. H. Walstrom that Sheedy was badly hurt. He saw Mr. Walstrom and delivered the message. He knew Walstrom, having met him at his house while calling with Mrs. Sheedy. This was a short time before the assault.
He carried message for Mrs. Sheedy once before, stopping to tell Johnnie Klausner that Mrs. Sheedy wanted him. Witness had not seen Walstrom had not seen Walstrom after the first assault upon Sheedy until the night of the last assault.
Gus Sanders knew John Sheedy since 1879 : knew Mrs. Sheedy about 1881 : didn't know when Sheedy first met her and did not know her name when witness first saw her ; didn't know at that time that she had been married before, but heard so since; did not know when she was married to John Sheedy ; they lived together as man and wife in either 1881 or 1882 in a room in the Quick block ; was around there every day.
This branch of the testimony was most vigorously opposed by the combined defense, but the court thought it proper to show the history of their married life The defense contended that they had no right to attact her character, especially at so remote a period, to even find a motive for the commission of such a crime An effort war made by the prosecution to bring out more of the history of the Sheedys in the years '85-6, but after presure had been brought to bear upon the court by the defense, Sanders' entire testimony was stricken from the record.
MALONE COULDN'T BLUFF HIM.
Johnny Klausner had lived in the family about two years up to four years ago ; was going to school and did chores for board and clothes ; though he left there in 1887 or 1888 ; had known Mr. and Mrs. Sheedy about eight years : had been around there a great deal and ran errands since he quit living there ; did so down to Sheedy's death : Mrs. Sheedy had told him that she expected a friend from Buffalo ; that was two weeks before witness met Walstrom she said his name was Walstrom ; about a week later she told witness that she wanted him to room with Walstrom when he came about two days later Walstrom came to the Windsor, where witness worked, and asked for witness ; identified himself as the young man Mrs. Sheedy had spoken to witness about ; witness and Walstrom went to the Heater block ; witness picked out a room ; it didn't suit Walstrom and he picked out a larger and ligher room ; they were to pay $12 a mounth. Walstrom $3 and witness $4 ; witness told about carrying notes between Mrs. Sheedy and Walstrom during the two or three months he worked at the B. & M. shops; sometimes they would be two days apart and sometimes a week; the notes were always sealed, but never addressed; Mrs. Sheedy told him to come after notes after school; had also carried lunches from Mrs. Sheedy to Walstrom, sandwiches, cold chicken, etc; sometimes a bottle of porter; these lunches would last a week or two; she told them it was for them to eat in their room; had never sent any lunchs to witness room ere Walstrom came to room with him. Also carried a long package from Walstrom to Mrs. Sheedy the Friday after the funeral; didn't know what was
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