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Three Nebraska murders are to hang within three weeks. They are Haunstein, at Broken Bow, for the murder of a neighbor about a year ago, and Furst and Sheppherd for the murder of an old man near Calloway about a year and a half ago.
Haunstein was to have been hung on the 17th last. but Governor been granted him a respite for thirty days. His execution takes place Friday, and Sheppherd and Furst on June 5th.
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More Medict Evidence.
The trail of Mary Sheedy and Monday McFarland has now reached a stage of absorbing interest, and a point where a strong inference, drawn from impending eqents which project their ominous shadows into the present, that the proscution is on the eve of a denonement of the most starting nature. The procedings during the past twelve hours imply that a serious oversight which escaped attention at the autopsy, has been remedied by a recent exhuming of the body and a thorough chemical analysis of the contents of the bladder and kidneys made. Though not thus far specifically disclosed, there are exselient reason for apprehending that this last examination has disclosed the presence of morphine poison in the urine and the kidneys.
The last analysis of the internal organs was made by Prof. Haynes. an eminent authority in chemistry, of the Chicago univesity, who has been conducting the investigation for a month or more past. The result of the analysis of the contents of the kidneys and bladder is apparently forshadowed by the questions asked physians upon the stand as to the eminence of Prof. Haynes as a chemist. Thus far all have agreed that he is regarded as a leading authority upon chemical analysis.
Counsel for state are visibly laycing the foundation for Prof. Haynes introduction upon the stand in the near future, and the natural conclusion can be no other than a reasonable assurance that his analysis of the kidneys and bladder has disclosed the presence of morphine as otherwise there would exsit no plausible reason for bringing him from Chicago to testify. Whether he is yet in the city or not remains a dead secret with prosecution, but present indications point to sensatinal disoloure during the next few days.
The skull of Sheedy, sawed into two parts, was exhibited in court yesterday afternoon and this morining. Its shows two old injuies, both the results, apparently, of plsol balls. One is located in the forhead immediately above the eyes, where the ball almost pentrated the skull, but not sufficiently to injure the brain. A similar wound is visible on the back part of the skull. The bone covering was deeply demted, but not entirely performed.
During its exhibition Mrs. Sheedy testifested no symptoms of emotion. but (?) with her eyes fixed upon the floor, with a look of dogged indiference mantling her unatural pale face.
Following is the continution of the testimony yesterday afternoon :
Mr. D. G. Courtnay, an attorney who had looked after lie legal interests of Mr. Sheedy, was called yesterday afternoon. He testified that he was at the Sheedy residence shortly after the murderyns assult. He helped put him to bed and underss him, took charge of Sheedy's papers, advised Mrs. Sheedy to deposit
$650 found among papers, in a bank subject to her check. Had conversations with Sheedy daily since the shooting one mounth previous to his death.
These occurred in the office of the witness. Sheedy suspected G. L. Bradess Mose Smith, Alex Jestin and Frank Willams of conspiring to put him out of the way. The witness advised Sheedy to employ detectives. Was asked by Mrs. Sheedy after the funeral if he ( Courtnay) thought her guilty. [Overruled.] This question was induced by the look Courtnay gave Mrs. Sheedy on entering her house. The conversation with Mrs. Sheedy were of a financial nature. The witness refused to let McFarland in the house the next day because there was too much of a crowd.
Dr. Winnett was then called. He testified that he was present at the autopsy over the body of John Sheedy and participated in the same. His testimony in regard to it was similar to that of Dr. Beachley, who testified last Saturday.
A most sensational episode was the production of the skull of John Sheedy.
Many supposed it was simply an imiation of Sheedy's cranium, used for purposes of demonstration.
Mr. Lambertson, attorney for the state, asked Dr. Winnett :
" Whose skull is that you hold in your hand?"
The witness replied : " It is the skull of John Sheedy !"
For a few moments the judge jury, spectators, but above all the attorneys for the defense were paralyzed. Mrs. Sheedy dropped her eyes for a moment, but afterward raised them, first in a daxed manner, but later she recovered and in a sorutinizing way she looked at it as though it were a curiosity. She did not shed a tear, or even look troubled after the first surprise.
The skull was easily recognizable as that of Sheedy's, the depression in the forhead where a billy had once been buried by the assalant being planty noticeable. the doctor pointed out where the outer portion of the skull was craked, but the blows had in no manner affected the inner plate of the skull or the brain. Mr. Lambertson proceeded :
" State whether from the examination you have made of the skull of John Sheedy if in your opinion the blow that was administered at that time was sufficient to produce death ?"
" No, sir," was the answer.
" Was the blow that was administered to John Sheedy and the wound inflicted on him sufficient, in your opinion, to account for the symptoms that you saw in his last illness?"
The audience bent eagerly forward to catch the reply that came out distinct and clear :
" No, sir. "
THIS MORNING,
Dr. Winnett, whose examination was in progress last evening when court adjourned, resumed the stand this morning and was cross-examined as follows : Was called at noon to the John Sheedy ; I found Drs. Hart, Deverett, Mitchell and Oflerman already in attendences ; I was these fifteen or twenty [dr?] ; we held a consution, and came to the conclu -
sion that there was a pressure of some kind over the brain ; I colncided ; I was present at the autopsy, which was conducted by Dr. Castbeer, who did most of the work, and as I understood, had charge of it ; was examined the brain organs of the chest, liver and kidneys ; I think Dr. Beachley made notes of the result, but cannot state the nature of those notes. I left before most of the physicians did ; my understanding was that an effort had been mad to exclude yourself( Strode) and anybody else representing Mrs. Sheedy at the autopsy ;
I looked at the brain, but did handle the brain, and don't think I touched it ; do not think there was any more than the normal quanity of cerus matter in the brain ; I thought
I detected a small quantity of blood near the base of the skull caused by an old wound----resembled a bullet wound ; there was a depression in the front part of the skull, but it was an old depression ; it would not require a very severe blow to cause a wond like the one referred to ; examined, the medulla oblongatta, but used no microscope ; did not examine the spinal column at the time, but did three or four weeks ago at Robert's undertaking rooms ; this was three months after the autospy that I made this examination; It was about four weeks ago ; never examined the body and did not inspect the cord but once; Dr. Everett and I took them there ; knew it was the spinal cord and head of Jenn Sheedy, because Dr. Everett and myself removed them from the body in the grave at the cemetery.
Prof. Hayne of Chicago and a number of other men were present in the cemetery at the time we opend the graves. Prof. Hayne took the liver and bladder ; we took the cord and skull to Dr. Everett's office ; can't say I was requested to keep this a prefound secret, though I have maintained a discreet silence about it.
the body was in a state of partial decompostion. The brain we decomposed ; the liver had undergone very little change ; the bladder was fairly good condition ; we found secur fairly good condition ; we found securetion in it-- from two to four ounces of secretion in it---the skull has been in Dr. Everett's office most of the time since we took it from the grave it was cleaned by Dr. Everett ; it was first taken to the undertaker's office ; it was in charge of Mr. Roberts, who kept it under lock and key in the basement four of five day !
the skull was kept in a bucket ; there was only one mode of access to the room except a door leading out under the sidewalk, but we examined this door and always found it closed and securely locked ; I regard one grain of morphine as toxic dose, which would operate in from thirty minutes to one hour ; I would say that the authorties do not say morphine would take effect in five minutes ; I got the impression that it requires from thirty to fifty minutes for morphine to operate from tubulak statements published in last year's edition of Medical Science, but I may have been in error.
" Have you that table with you ?"
" Yes, sir. "
" Please show it to me. "
The doctor examined the table and accompanying article, but after a long search confessed to having been mistaken relative to the period required for a toxic dose of morphine to take effect.
" To Judge from my own obervation, however, I can say with the utmost confidence that the fetal symptoms are not present until between thirty and fifty minutes. I call to mind in particular the case of a man who died at the Transit hotel in this city four or five years ago.
Know he had taken a toxic dose because he poisoned. I attended the case myself. The symptoms attending concussion or compression of the brain are usually very similar to those present in cases of morphine poisoning. Such a blow as John Sheedy suffered might produce concussion or compression of the brain.
The frontal portion of the skull was then produced, and during the examintion that followed, witness said the character of the fractures of the nasal and jaw bones had been produced by a very heavy blow, which might possibly have caused death. " But." said the doctor, " I want to say that I do not believe John Sheedy's death was the result of any such blow. I think he died from wholly different causes. "
I cannot say there is any particular changes in the lungs following death by morphine poisoning.
" I was covinced from what I observed at the post mortem examination that there was not sufficient indications to imply death from compression of the brain, but I did believe the symptoms were those of morphine poisoning ; I will say, however, that had John Sheedy died under other circumstances, and I not have known the suroundings attending his death, I would not have suspected morphine poisoning.
Lambertson requested permission to have the doctor show the jury and point out what portions showed the evidences of extravasation blood. Objected to unless offered in evidence.
" Very well, gentelmen," answered Lambertson, " I'll accommodate you.
Your Honor, I now offer the skull in evidence. "
" I object" put in Strode, " I'll save the record on you there. The reason we object, " explained Strode is because the skull was removed from the body long after the post mortem and has not been in the custody of any one properly authorined to keep them. "
" Objection overruled" responded Juge Field, and the skull want in evidence.
Witness----A re-examination of the skull convinced me that the blow given Sheedy was heavier than I had at first supposed ;
I have thought a great deal about the effects of concussion, compression or morphine upon the brain since the death of John Sheed, but have not read up extensively. "
Dr. M . H. Everett called and sworn ; Elave lived in Lincoln a little over four years ; my profession is that of medicine and surgery, which I have practied for twenty one years ; am the local surgeon for the Butilngton read ; I did not personally know John Sheedy, though I reside almost opposite. On the evening of the assault I was sitting in my room ; I heard several shots fired from the direction of the Sheedy residence ; did not see Mr. or Mrs. Sheedy ; I ran accross the street and went in the house ; I founf quite a crowd at the gate ; I found Mr. Sheedy in the front room, with Mrs. Sheedy standing by his side ; I first thought he was shot, seeing the old wound in his forehead and remarked that the bullet had gone through. He then told me that he had been struck and not shot. Dr. Hart followed me in ; I regarded the wound as a trival nature, and soon left the house, leaving Dr. Hart there I observed the hearing and manner of Mrs. Sheedy at the time ; She was very calm and collected and
manifested no emotion ; I went away, but was called again about 4 o'clock in the morning ; I found him suffering from what I thought at the time was an overdose of morphine, but as Dr. Hart informed me no morphine had been administered
I concluded he was suffering from concussion or compression of the brain.
There was a conference of physicians held to discuss the probable causes of Sheedy's death. We agreed that it had resulted from morphine. Mrs. Sheedy was in the room at the time and could have overheard what we said.
There was no medicine administered while I was there on the evening of the assult. Dr. Hart told me next morning that he had administered sulfunal to Sheedy. The effect of sulfunal is to induce sleep, there are no after effects.
The effects of morphine are widely different.
In some cases it would be impossible to distinguish between the symptoms attending compression of the brain and those present at poisoning by morphia ; I examined the eyes and found the pupils nearly normal ; I suspected upon an inspection of the puplis, and finding them normal ; I suspected upon an inspection of the pupils, and finding them normal, that atrophia had been given to counteract the contracting effect of morphine on the pupils of the eye. Atrophine and morphine can be given in mixed doses and thus antagonize each other in this respect. Morphine, hypodermically administered, acts quickly upon the nerve centers and leaves no trace of its presence in the stigmach ; morphine, when a toxic dose is given, may operate in a half hour or less.
On or about Arbor Day the body of John Sheedy was exhumed and subjected to another examination ; the body was taken up, and the head, the vertbra, the liver and the bladder ; did not draw the water from the bladder ; it contained two or three ounces of water ; the liver and general organs were in a condition of good preservation ; the bladder and kidnews were taken in charge by Prof. Hoyne, of Chicago ; Prof. Hayne is considered as one of the best chemists in the country. There were two little girls in the grave yard when we exhumed the body ; I recogized the body as that of John Sheedy.
Dr. Everett then virtually repeated the substance of the previous witness with reference to the custody of the parts of the body removed, and how they were treated in cleaning the skull.
" I think John Sheedy died from morphine poisoning.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Dr. Everett called, and resumed the broken thread of his interrupted testimony as follows : Think I saw four flashes when I looked toward the Sheedy residence ; saw four flashes, I think ; I am reasonably certain that I could determine the direction in which the weapon was pointed as it was being discharged; I cannot state the condition of the window curtains. There were twenty or twenty five crowded about the front gate when I arrived ; Sheedy answered a remark in answer to a question of mine and said he had not been shot, but assulted and struck with a club, Mrs. Sheedy as there and did whatever was asked of her. I did not think it a serious wound. after having examined it. Mrs. Sheedy brought towels water, etc. but nothing else. I suggested giving him morphine as a remedy against the shock, but Dr. Hart objected, saying morphine affected Sheedy unfavorably. He did not suffer any profound shock, which would manifest itself by paralysis, unconsciousness and labored breathing. These symptoms were absent when I first saw Sheedy. I do not recall having said that Sheedy suffered from delayed shock ;
I don't recollect saying anything of this character before the coroner's jury ; If I did say so I don't think so now ; it is posible compression might have caused his death, but I am satisfied in my own mind that death was caused in this case by morphine poison ; I may have said before the autopsy that Sheedy died from the effects of a blow on the head, but I was not possessed of the information then that I subsequently obtained ; Dennis Sheedy, jr. was about the house for several days afterwards ; when I returned at 4 o'clock a. m .

TUESDAY
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Three Nebraska murders are to hang within three weeks. They are Haunstein, at Broken Bow, for the murder of a neighbor about a year ago, and Furst and Sheppherd for the murder of an old man near Calloway about a year and a half ago.
Haunstein was to have been hung on the 17th last. but Governor been granted him a respite for thirty days. His execution takes place Friday, and Sheppherd and Furst on June 5th.
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More Medict Evidence.
The trail of Mary Sheedy and Monday McFarland has now reached a stage of absorbing interest, and a point where a strong inference, drawn from impending eqents which project their ominous shadows into the present, that the proscution is on the eve of a denonement of the most starting nature. The procedings during the past twelve hours imply that a serious oversight which escaped attention at the autopsy, has been remedied by a recent exhuming of the body and a thorough chemical analysis of the contents of the bladder and kidneys made. Though not thus far specifically disclosed, there are exselient reason for apprehending that this last examination has disclosed the presence of morphine poison in the urine and the kidneys.
The last analysis of the internal organs was made by Prof. Haynes. an eminent authority in chemistry, of the Chicago univesity, who has been conducting the investigation for a month or more past. The result of the analysis of the contents of the kidneys and bladder is apparently forshadowed by the questions asked physians upon the stand as to the eminence of Prof. Haynes as a chemist. Thus far all have agreed that he is regarded as a leading authority upon chemical analysis.
Counsel for state are visibly laycing the foundation for Prof. Haynes introduction upon the stand in the near future, and the natural conclusion can be no other than a reasonable assurance that his analysis of the kidneys and bladder has disclosed the presence of morphine as otherwise there would exsit no plausible reason for bringing him from Chicago to testify. Whether he is yet in the city or not remains a dead secret with prosecution, but present indications point to sensatinal disoloure during the next few days.
The skull of Sheedy, sawed into two parts, was exhibited in court yesterday afternoon and this morining. Its shows two old injuies, both the results, apparently, of plsol balls. One is located in the forhead immediately above the eyes, where the ball almost pentrated the skull, but not sufficiently to injure the brain. A similar wound is visible on the back part of the skull. The bone covering was deeply demted, but not entirely performed.
During its exhibition Mrs. Sheedy testifested no symptoms of emotion. but (?) with her eyes fixed upon the floor, with a look of dogged indiference mantling her unatural pale face.
Following is the continution of the testimony yesterday afternoon :
Mr. D. G. Courtnay, an attorney who had looked after lie legal interests of Mr. Sheedy, was called yesterday afternoon. He testified that he was at the Sheedy residence shortly after the murderyns assult. He helped put him to bed and underss him, took charge of Sheedy's papers, advised Mrs. Sheedy to deposit
$650 found among papers, in a bank subject to her check. Had conversations with Sheedy daily since the shooting one mounth previous to his death.
These occurred in the office of the witness. Sheedy suspected G. L. Bradess Mose Smith, Alex Jestin and Frank Willams of conspiring to put him out of the way. The witness advised Sheedy to employ detectives. Was asked by Mrs. Sheedy after the funeral if he ( Courtnay) thought her guilty. [Overruled.] This question was induced by the look Courtnay gave Mrs. Sheedy on entering her house. The conversation with Mrs. Sheedy were of a financial nature. The witness refused to let McFarland in the house the next day because there was too much of a crowd.
Dr. Winnett was then called. He testified that he was present at the autopsy over the body of John Sheedy and participated in the same. His testimony in regard to it was similar to that of Dr. Beachley, who testified last Saturday.
A most sensational episode was the production of the skull of John Sheedy.
Many supposed it was simply an imiation of Sheedy's cranium, used for purposes of demonstration.
Mr. Lambertson, attorney for the state, asked Dr. Winnett :
" Whose skull is that you hold in your hand?"
The witness replied : " It is the skull of John Sheedy !"
For a few moments the judge jury, spectators, but above all the attorneys for the defense were paralyzed. Mrs. Sheedy dropped her eyes for a moment, but afterward raised them, first in a daxed manner, but later she recovered and in a sorutinizing way she looked at it as though it were a curiosity. She did not shed a tear, or even look troubled after the first surprise.
The skull was easily recognizable as that of Sheedy's, the depression in the forhead where a billy had once been buried by the assalant being planty noticeable. the doctor pointed out where the outer portion of the skull was craked, but the blows had in no manner affected the inner plate of the skull or the brain. Mr. Lambertson proceeded :
" State whether from the examination you have made of the skull of John Sheedy if in your opinion the blow that was administered at that time was sufficient to produce death ?"
" No, sir," was the answer.
" Was the blow that was administered to John Sheedy and the wound inflicted on him sufficient, in your opinion, to account for the symptoms that you saw in his last illness?"
The audience bent eagerly forward to catch the reply that came out distinct and clear :
" No, sir. "
THIS MORNING,
Dr. Winnett, whose examination was in progress last evening when court adjourned, resumed the stand this morning and was cross-examined as follows : Was called at noon to the John Sheedy ; I found Drs. Hart, Deverett, Mitchell and Oflerman already in attendences ; I was these fifteen or twenty [dr?] ; we held a consution, and came to the conclu -
sion that there was a pressure of some kind over the brain ; I colncided ; I was present at the autopsy, which was conducted by Dr. Castbeer, who did most of the work, and as I understood, had charge of it ; was examined the brain organs of the chest, liver and kidneys ; I think Dr. Beachley made notes of the result, but cannot state the nature of those notes. I left before most of the physicians did ; my understanding was that an effort had been mad to exclude yourself( Strode) and anybody else representing Mrs. Sheedy at the autopsy ;
I looked at the brain, but did handle the brain, and don't think I touched it ; do not think there was any more than the normal quanity of cerus matter in the brain ; I thought
I detected a small quantity of blood near the base of the skull caused by an old wound----resembled a bullet wound ; there was a depression in the front part of the skull, but it was an old depression ; it would not require a very severe blow to cause a wond like the one referred to ; examined, the medulla oblongatta, but used no microscope ; did not examine the spinal column at the time, but did three or four weeks ago at Robert's undertaking rooms ; this was three months after the autospy that I made this examination; It was about four weeks ago ; never examined the body and did not inspect the cord but once; Dr. Everett and I took them there ; knew it was the spinal cord and head of Jenn Sheedy, because Dr. Everett and myself removed them from the body in the grave at the cemetery.
Prof. Hayne of Chicago and a number of other men were present in the cemetery at the time we opend the graves. Prof. Hayne took the liver and bladder ; we took the cord and skull to Dr. Everett's office ; can't say I was requested to keep this a prefound secret, though I have maintained a discreet silence about it.
the body was in a state of partial decompostion. The brain we decomposed ; the liver had undergone very little change ; the bladder was fairly good condition ; we found secur fairly good condition ; we found securetion in it-- from two to four ounces of secretion in it---the skull has been in Dr. Everett's office most of the time since we took it from the grave it was cleaned by Dr. Everett ; it was first taken to the undertaker's office ; it was in charge of Mr. Roberts, who kept it under lock and key in the basement four of five day !
the skull was kept in a bucket ; there was only one mode of access to the room except a door leading out under the sidewalk, but we examined this door and always found it closed and securely locked ; I regard one grain of morphine as toxic dose, which would operate in from thirty minutes to one hour ; I would say that the authorties do not say morphine would take effect in five minutes ; I got the impression that it requires from thirty to fifty minutes for morphine to operate from tubulak statements published in last year's edition of Medical Science, but I may have been in error.
" Have you that table with you ?"
" Yes, sir. "
" Please show it to me. "
The doctor examined the table and accompanying article, but after a long search confessed to having been mistaken relative to the period required for a toxic dose of morphine to take effect.
" To Judge from my own obervation, however, I can say with the utmost confidence that the fetal symptoms are not present until between thirty and fifty minutes. I call to mind in particular the case of a man who died at the Transit hotel in this city four or five years ago.
Know he had taken a toxic dose because he poisoned. I attended the case myself. The symptoms attending concussion or compression of the brain are usually very similar to those present in cases of morphine poisoning. Such a blow as John Sheedy suffered might produce concussion or compression of the brain.
The frontal portion of the skull was then produced, and during the examintion that followed, witness said the character of the fractures of the nasal and jaw bones had been produced by a very heavy blow, which might possibly have caused death. " But." said the doctor, " I want to say that I do not believe John Sheedy's death was the result of any such blow. I think he died from wholly different causes. "
I cannot say there is any particular changes in the lungs following death by morphine poisoning.
" I was covinced from what I observed at the post mortem examination that there was not sufficient indications to imply death from compression of the brain, but I did believe the symptoms were those of morphine poisoning ; I will say, however, that had John Sheedy died under other circumstances, and I not have known the suroundings attending his death, I would not have suspected morphine poisoning.
Lambertson requested permission to have the doctor show the jury and point out what portions showed the evidences of extravasation blood. Objected to unless offered in evidence.
" Very well, gentelmen," answered Lambertson, " I'll accommodate you.
Your Honor, I now offer the skull in evidence. "
" I object" put in Strode, " I'll save the record on you there. The reason we object, " explained Strode is because the skull was removed from the body long after the post mortem and has not been in the custody of any one properly authorined to keep them. "
" Objection overruled" responded Juge Field, and the skull want in evidence.
Witness----A re-examination of the skull convinced me that the blow given Sheedy was heavier than I had at first supposed ;
I have thought a great deal about the effects of concussion, compression or morphine upon the brain since the death of John Sheed, but have not read up extensively. "
Dr. M . H. Everett called and sworn ; Elave lived in Lincoln a little over four years ; my profession is that of medicine and surgery, which I have practied for twenty one years ; am the local surgeon for the Butilngton read ; I did not personally know John Sheedy, though I reside almost opposite. On the evening of the assault I was sitting in my room ; I heard several shots fired from the direction of the Sheedy residence ; did not see Mr. or Mrs. Sheedy ; I ran accross the street and went in the house ; I founf quite a crowd at the gate ; I found Mr. Sheedy in the front room, with Mrs. Sheedy standing by his side ; I first thought he was shot, seeing the old wound in his forehead and remarked that the bullet had gone through. He then told me that he had been struck and not shot. Dr. Hart followed me in ; I regarded the wound as a trival nature, and soon left the house, leaving Dr. Hart there I observed the hearing and manner of Mrs. Sheedy at the time ; She was very calm and collected and
manifested no emotion ; I went away, but was called again about 4 o'clock in the morning ; I found him suffering from what I thought at the time was an overdose of morphine, but as Dr. Hart informed me no morphine had been administered
I concluded he was suffering from concussion or compression of the brain.
There was a conference of physicians held to discuss the probable causes of Sheedy's death. We agreed that it had resulted from morphine. Mrs. Sheedy was in the room at the time and could have overheard what we said.
There was no medicine administered while I was there on the evening of the assult. Dr. Hart told me next morning that he had administered sulfunal to Sheedy. The effect of sulfunal is to induce sleep, there are no after effects.
The effects of morphine are widely different.
In some cases it would be impossible to distinguish between the symptoms attending compression of the brain and those present at poisoning by morphia ; I examined the eyes and found the pupils nearly normal ; I suspected upon an inspection of the puplis, and finding them normal ; I suspected upon an inspection of the pupils, and finding them normal, that atrophia had been given to counteract the contracting effect of morphine on the pupils of the eye. Atrophine and morphine can be given in mixed doses and thus antagonize each other in this respect. Morphine, hypodermically administered, acts quickly upon the nerve centers and leaves no trace of its presence in the stigmach ; morphine, when a toxic dose is given, may operate in a half hour or less.
On or about Arbor Day the body of John Sheedy was exhumed and subjected to another examination ; the body was taken up, and the head, the vertbra, the liver and the bladder ; did not draw the water from the bladder ; it contained two or three ounces of water ; the liver and general organs were in a condition of good preservation ; the bladder and kidnews were taken in charge by Prof. Hoyne, of Chicago ; Prof. Hayne is considered as one of the best chemists in the country. There were two little girls in the grave yard when we exhumed the body ; I recogized the body as that of John Sheedy.
Dr. Everett then virtually repeated the substance of the previous witness with reference to the custody of the parts of the body removed, and how they were treated in cleaning the skull.
" I think John Sheedy died from morphine poisoning.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Dr. Everett called, and resumed the broken thread of his interrupted testimony as follows : Think I saw four flashes when I looked toward the Sheedy residence ; saw four flashes, I think ; I am reasonably certain that I could determine the direction in which the weapon was pointed as it was being discharged; I cannot state the condition of the window curtains. There were twenty or twenty five crowded about the front gate when I arrived ; Sheedy answered a remark in answer to a question of mine and said he had not been shot, but assulted and struck with a club, Mrs. Sheedy as there and did whatever was asked of her. I did not think it a serious wound. after having examined it. Mrs. Sheedy brought towels water, etc. but nothing else. I suggested giving him morphine as a remedy against the shock, but Dr. Hart objected, saying morphine affected Sheedy unfavorably. He did not suffer any profound shock, which would manifest itself by paralysis, unconsciousness and labored breathing. These symptoms were absent when I first saw Sheedy. I do not recall having said that Sheedy suffered from delayed shock ;
I don't recollect saying anything of this character before the coroner's jury ; If I did say so I don't think so now ; it is posible compression might have caused his death, but I am satisfied in my own mind that death was caused in this case by morphine poison ; I may have said before the autopsy that Sheedy died from the effects of a blow on the head, but I was not possessed of the information then that I subsequently obtained ; Dennis Sheedy, jr. was about the house for several days afterwards ; when I returned at 4 o'clock a. m .