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LOCAL NEWS.

THURSDAY

The Sheedy Case.

The knowledge generally disseminated through the newspapers, that the alleged confession made by Monday McFarland, would be read at the opening of court this morning, had a decided effect in retarding the attendance of ladies at the morning session, and with the exception of three or four in the audience, none were in attendance.

The vile character of the charges there made against the chastity of Mrs. Sheedy was sufficient to cause the blush of shame to mantle the hardened face of most calloused libertine. It was certainly the most disgusting load of moral garbage ever dumped before an audience, and was [foetid?] with the odor of moral rottenness.

Perhaps, during his professional experience, no such disagreeable task has devolved upon Mr. Myron Wheeler, who was called to the stand to read the short hand notes he had taken of McFarland's confession. So offensive was it to his sense of decency, that Mr. Wheeler applied to the court and obtained permission to read the grossly endelicate and salacious portions of the document to the jury in a subdued tone of voice. The defense consented to this latter request of Mr. Wheelar, and taking a position immediately in front of, and only a few feet from the jury, he read the confession, lowering his voice when the grossly indecent parts were reached, until only the jurors and counsel for both sides could hear his words.

The court room was well filled with a poisonous audience of males, who craned their necks and picked up their wealth of auricular appendages in a vain effort to catch the tenor of the statements attributed to Mrs. Sheedy by McFarland. They manifested their disappointment by [scowis?] abd abbited expressions, but it was useless to complain, as Judge Field had issued his ukase and there was no getting around his decree. The jury appeared to take an absorbing interest in the reading of the confession, those in the rear seats leaning forward and resting their chins upon their hands clasped on the backs of the chairs in front in order to grasp every detail.

The anxious expression of Mrs. Sheedy's countenance, observed before the submission of the confession, was supplanted by a look of annoyance as the reading progressed. She sat with her face [-rtially?] turned away, and essayed to [?] indifference, but with ill success. The gist of the confession, shorn of rambling details and boiled down, is in effect that Mrs. SHeedy had married Sheedy for his money, hoping for his removal by natural causes, failing in which she would not hesitate to resort to violence. Some time after the marriage and about the time of their visit to Buffalo, N. Y., Mrs. Sheedy met and became madly infatuated with a young man named Walstrom, who she desired to marry, but Sheedy being a serious obstacle in the way the gratification of her desire, she called McFarland to her assistance and sought to [-aduce?] him for a monied consideration, to murder Sheedy, that she might become possessed of the estate and form a matrimonial alliance with Walstrom. To this McFarland demurred for the dual reasons that he owed a debt of gratitude to Sheedy, who had treated him kindly and assisted him financially, and also from fear of discovery and subsequent punishment. Seeing his reluctance to commit the deed required of him by Mrs. Sheedy, she sought to persuade him by promises of a large reward and the enjoyments of forbidden sweets such as he had never dreamed of, and which would excite the horror and loathing of any woman not morally depraved.

These anomalous inducements having failed, she resorted to threats that involved his life and brought into requisition the influence of whisky to stimulate and nerve him to the commission of the murderous deed. For a long time he resisted temptation, but finally, in a moment of weakness, yielded. Arrangements were made for McFarland to secrete himself in the yard and murder Sheedy as he should emerge from the house upon the porch. The agreed signal to be given to inform the waiting assassin of the impending departure of Sheedy was for Mrs. Sheedy to raise a window curtain. At this McFarland was to pass quickly around the lattice work intervening between him and his intended victim and deal him a fatal blow if possible. The signal was given, and, following instructions, McFarland stepped quickly forward and dealt deceased a heavy blow over the head with a cane, which had been purchased for this especial purpose with money furnished by Mrs. Sheedy. He had expressed doubt to Mrs. Sheedy of being able to deliver a blow of sufficient [?] to kill Sheedy at once, but was assured [?] if Sheedy could be knocked insensible she would get him into bed and finish him, presumably with poison.

The reading of the confession occupied about an hour, and a sigh of relief escaped the jurors when Mr. Wheeler [reached?] the final period and closed.

Considerable speculation is ripe as regards the effect the admission of the confession will have on the jury, and as to the mode of procedure the defense will adopt to counteract any unfavorable impression it may have had upon the jury.

It is not in evidence and will be considered by the jury in making upon its verdict, and given such weight as the jurors may elect to accord it. However, under the ruling of the court permitting its introduction, it can be considered only in so far as it effects Monday McFarland, and will not affect the status of Mrs. Sheedy. Counsel for defense, especially the attorneys, for McFarland have earnestly contested every proposition looking to the introduction of the confession of their client, and have been defeated. The desire to place McFarland upon the stand at any stage of the trial has evidently been the [?] of their intentions, but now that it is in, the question arises will they feel compelled to forego their purpose in this respect and place him upon the witness stand? If they do the sincere wish of the prosecution will have been fulfilled, and a splendid opportunity gives them to break him down upon cross-examination. Under existing conditions the defense is forced to the delicate dusty of letting McFarland testify or allow it the weight usually accorded an uncontradicted statement voluntarily made.

The first witness called this morning was Officer Splain for the state. He testified as follows:

Was a police officer during the month of January last; am acquainted with McFarland; had conversation with Monday the day before he was arrested for the Saturday evening after his arrest; conversed with him in his cell about 8 o'clock in the evening. I was detailed to guard him the first and second nights. I was passing the cell when she said: 'That is what I wanted to tell you: would give up to you' - meaning the confession, I thought-

'Q-"What did you believe he had reference to?"

Here Counsel Philpott objected, and taking the witness in hand, subjected him to a long cross examination, but was overruled.

What did Monday say to you that night about his killing John Sheedy?

I went in the jail at 1:15. After I had been in some time Monday came to the cell door and said he was afraid. I told him he need not be afraid, as he was all right. He repeated this, but I assured him there was no danger. At 6 o'clock in the morning Officer Harry was relieved, and I was left alone. About that time Monday came to cell door and said he had something to tell me. I went out to get the chief. Then I met Carder and Malone. I did not call the chief, and remained out in the corridor. Monday called me again and said he wanted to give the whole thing up, and tell how Sheedy was killed. That evening he called to me when I went on duty, and remarked, that was what I was going to tell you this morning. Malone was in the corridor that evening only once, and I heard him say nothing about a mob. Carder did not come into the corridor that night.

Cross examined - Officer Harry was with me, that is he occupied a seat outside of the corridor door. He did not have any conversation with McFarland. I would have seen him him if he had, and I will say positively that I did not see Harry hold any conference with the prisoner. Malone was out in the office. There was no Pinkerton men who came and talked to me at that time.

Re-direct. - I would say that McFarland's mental condition was more cool and connected on Sunday night than in the morning.

Ex Marshal Melick called: Had a conversation with McFarland touching the murder of John Sheedy. McFarland said he had shaved a man of whom he gave me a description. This man, so Monday said, had asked him to go over to Goldwater's and buy him (the man) a cane which I would see standing in the window. Gave him money and he bought the cane, paying ninety cents for it. He described the man as of medium size, with black mustache and said he claimed to have come from the "Black Hills.

Q. Have you seen that cane?

A. I have.

The cane, a heavy black stick, was produced.

"McFarland told me that this was the cane he had bought for the man he said was from the Black Hills. The cane was founded in SHeedy's yard the morning following the assault upon Sheedy. Monday told me there was a colored barber in the shop at the time he delivered the cane to the man. I had further conversation with McFarland about the cane. I told him it was a mistake of the other barber knowing about the purchase of the cane for the men he had shaved. I told him he had better make a clean breast of it, and if anybody else was concerned to make it known, as we had sufficient to convict him. He simulated surprise when I told him the other barber denied knowing anything about the purchase of the cane.

Re-cross - I have had the cane in my possession ever since securing it the morning after the murder, except when it was in use as evidence before the coroner's jury and similar occasions. Would swear, however, that it was the same identical cane.

Officer Kinney - Am a police officer and was acquainted with John Sheedy; heard the shots fired the evening of the assault upon Sheedy; was at the Burr block, south of the Sheedy residence; heard five shots fired; Officer Otto was with me; that was my beat, which extended from Twelfth to Fifteenth and O to Q; we went to the Sheedy residence, passing by the alley, and then turned back and went up the alley; saw no one in the alley; we ran back and met a man who said: "He's gone down the alley;" we turned and ran through the alley to Thirteenth street, but could find no one; I then went and found tracks in no one; I then went and found tracks in the yard; I went over to Skinner's barn and got a lantern; I returned and found a cane, lying near the door on the east side of the house; identified the cane; I went in the house; I think the first man I met was Courtsay did not go in house until after I found the cane; I noticed a bullet hole in the lattice work.

Officer Bob Malone took a measure of tracks found in the yard; don't know when Jim Malone got there. I saw Sheedy, but don't think I had any conversation with him. The doctors and Mrs. Sheedy were there. Had nothing to say to her; she was going toward Sheedy. She did not appear excited. I though I heard a woman halloo when the shots were fired. I gave the cane to officer Otto, who was night captain. Have seen it since.

The cane was then offered in evidence. Counsel Philpot for McFarland objected, holding the weapon had not been properly identified. Overruled, and the weapons admitted in evidence.

In conducting the cross-examination of this witness, Col. Philpot sought to have him detail all conversation he might have overheard between Monday McFarland and Officer Malone on the morning the former made his confession. His purpose was obviously to trap Splain into stating that Malone had frightened the negro into making the confession. Col. Lambertson objected to this on the ground that it was improper.

Cross examination - The Objection was sustained, and after several ineffectual attempts to attain his object and being overruled, Col. Philpott became incensed at Lambertson's persistence, and turning to the stalwart counsel for the state he challenged him to go further into the examination of the witness, remarking that he was prepared to make it interesting that he was prepared to make it interesting for the prosecution if he did. Right there is where the valiant and impetuous counsel for McFarland fell down and was stepped on by the elephant, for the colonel quietly waved Splain to resume the chair he was about to vacate, and showed by his testimony that Malone had been so [?] by McGarland to come to his cell and listen to a voluntary confession, instead of extracting it under duress, as claimed. Following is the additional testimony of Officer Splain:

When I went on duty McFarland called and said, "come here, I want to see you." I told Malone and Carder, and told them they had better go in and see what he wanted. Carder at once objected and said the orders were not to let any one talk with Monday. I replied I would obey orders. Malone went in and unlocking the door talked to Monday, who went on to state that he was offered some money by Mrs. Sheedy to kill her husband. He said the end was with him either way, and he was going to give it up. I told him that was right, and he stated he had been doing work for Mrs. Sheedy and that she had asked him what he would do for $5000. He replied that $5000 was a large sum for a poor man, and he would so almost anything for it. He stated Mrs. Sheedy had spoken of Walstrom, who she said she loved and wanted him (McFarland) to help her get her freedom by killing Sheedy.

He told her that was an awful thing to do. He said that she had made immoral proposals to him, which he had accepted. She wanted him to do the job about Christmas, but his courage failed, and he went and told her he could not do it. During the time Officer Malone and I were listening to Monday's statement Officer Carder came in, and lifting his finger warningly told McFarland to shut up, remarking, "Keep still you d-n fool; you have already told enough to hang you."

Court adjourned for dinner.

THE AFTERNOON SESSION.

The afternoon session was begun by calling Hyman Goldwater, the pawnbroker, from whom McFarland bought the cane. He testified: Am in business at 211 North Ninth street; know McFarland by sight; did not know him prior to January 11 last. Witness was handed the cane and identified it was one he had bought in December, 1888; purchased of a man who came off from the train - an Irishman; I sold it once to a man named P. B. Taylor, and afterward got it back; this was about eighteen months ago, and have had it on hand ever since. I identified the cane by the head, which had been once broken off, and subsequently mended; recognized it fully, sold it last in January to Monday McFarland. He called for it once before, but I could not find it. He came back again and I sold it to him. I asked him a dollar and he paid ninety cents down, and told me to send the boy over to his shop and he would give me the remaining ten cents. This was a few days before Sheedy was killed. Following that event Officer Malone brought it into my store and asked me if I could recognize it.

Cross-examination - I sold the cane twice; never had any other cane of that kind on sale. The cane was almost new when I bought it; it was made by the man from whom I bought it. It was in the store when McFarland called for it, but the reason he did not get it was because my boy gad cleared out the window and mislaid it.

Counsel Stearns asked witness if he did not in the office of L. C. Burr, in the Burr block, and in the presence of Dr. Hart, tell Burr that Jim Malone, Marshal Melick and Mayor Graham had offered him $100 if he would identify the cane as the one he had sold to Monday McFarland before the assault upon Sheedy.

He answered that he had not himself been offered the money but had been told that he could $100 for the cane. Had asked Burr about this and had been told he would not get a cent.

Jack McClellan a Hero.

Mrs. J. G. Hutchins had a terrible experience this afternoon. While out driving west on N Street, her horse took fright at the electric motor, the harness broke, and the animal ran away. At Tenth street, Jack McClellan, late assistant street commissioner, heroically rushed out, and after being dragged some distance succeeded in stopping the animal. Mrs. Hutchins almost fainted, but after a rest in an adjoining shop, was driven home by Mr. McClellan. It was without doubt a brave deed, as the woman would in all probability have been killed.

FRIDAY

J. D. Jones, baggage master of the Burlington, was called to Perry, Ia., yesterday afternoon by a telegram announcing the sudden death of his wife, Mrs. Bell H. Jones.

Mrs. Mary A. Wilson, wife of A. H. Wilson, one of Walton's most prominent citizens, died Wednesday aged 45 years and 10 months. The funeral took place at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

From District Court.

After an eight-hour struggle, the jury in the damage case of Gross vs. The City, returned a verdict at 5 o'clock, finding that Gross had suffered $400 worth of injury.

The German National bank last evening filed a petition asked that the conveyance of certain property by Isaac H. Johnson to Isaac Johnson be set aside because the same was made without consideration, and for the purpose of defrauding the creditors of J. H. Johnson. Johnson was formerly the junior partner in the firm of Cook & Johnson, and the bank obtained a judgement against him in county court on a note to which he had signed the firm name without, as it developed, his partner's knowledge, and on the hearing Judge Stewart discharged Mr. Cook from liability. The judgement was for $306.75, but the sheriff made return that he found no property in defendant's name. Execution was therefore made on lands transferred to Isaac Johnson before the judgement was rendered, and transcript secured.

There is considerable interest being manifested as to the decision of Judge Hall in the Kitchen vs. Roggen case. To secure creditors, G. F. McDonald, one of the alte proprietors of the Capital hotel, executed in the firm name mortgages to a number on the undivided portion of the furniture. Afterwards Roggen gave mortgages on his portion, and the court decided these had priority. If the proceeds of the sale, which are now in the hands of the court, are prorated, creditors will get about 60 percent of their claims.

Judge Tibbetts will knock the wadding out of the motion docket at 9:30 tomorrow morning, if the lawyers will show up with the said wadding.

Judge Hall is engaged today in hearing the case of Charlotte A. Delaney vs.

LOCAL NEWS.

THURSDAY

The Sheedy Case.

The knowledge generally disseminated through the newspapers, that the alleged confession made by Monday McFarland, would be read at the opening of court this morning, had a decided effect in retarding the attendance of ladies at the morning session, and with the exception of three or four in the audience, none were in attendance.

The vile character of the charges there made against the chastity of Mrs. Sheedy was sufficient to cause the blush of shame to mantle the hardened face of most calloused libertine. It was certainly the most disgusting load of moral garbage ever dumped before an audience, and was [foetid?] with the odor of moral rottenness.

Perhaps, during his professional experience, no such disagreeable task has devolved upon Mr. Myron Wheeler, who was called to the stand to read the short hand notes he had taken of McFarland's confession. So offensive was it to his sense of decency, that Mr. Wheeler applied to the court and obtained permission to read the grossly endelicate and salacious portions of the document to the jury in a subdued tone of voice. The defense consented to this latter request of Mr. Wheelar, and taking a position immediately in front of, and only a few feet from the jury, he read the confession, lowering his voice when the grossly indecent parts were reached, until only the jurors and counsel for both sides could hear his words.

The court room was well filled with a poisonous audience of males, who craned their necks and picked up their wealth of auricular appendages in a vain effort to catch the tenor of the statements attributed to Mrs. Sheedy by McFarland. They manifested their disappointment by [scowis?] abd abbited expressions, but it was useless to complain, as Judge Field had issued his ukase and there was no getting around his decree. The jury appeared to take an absorbing interest in the reading of the confession, those in the rear seats leaning forward and resting their chins upon their hands clasped on the backs of the chairs in front in order to grasp every detail.

The anxious expression of Mrs. Sheedy's countenance, observed before the submission of the confession, was supplanted by a look of annoyance as the reading progressed. She sat with her face [-rtially?] turned away, and essayed to [?] indifference, but with ill success. The gist of the confession, shorn of rambling details and boiled down, is in effect that Mrs. SHeedy had married Sheedy for his money, hoping for his removal by natural causes, failing in which she would not hesitate to resort to violence. Some time after the marriage and about the time of their visit to Buffalo, N. Y., Mrs. Sheedy met and became madly infatuated with a young man named Walstrom, who she desired to marry, but Sheedy being a serious obstacle in the way the gratification of her desire, she called McFarland to her assistance and sought to [-aduce?] him for a monied consideration, to murder Sheedy, that she might become possessed of the estate and form a matrimonial alliance with Walstrom. To this McFarland demurred for the dual reasons that he owed a debt of gratitude to Sheedy, who had treated him kindly and assisted him financially, and also from fear of discovery and subsequent punishment. Seeing his reluctance to commit the deed required of him by Mrs. Sheedy, she sought to persuade him by promises of a large reward and the enjoyments of forbidden sweets such as he had never dreamed of, and which would excite the horror and loathing of any woman not morally depraved.

These anomalous inducements having failed, she resorted to threats that involved his life and brought into requisition the influence of whisky to stimulate and nerve him to the commission of the murderous deed. For a long time he resisted temptation, but finally, in a moment of weakness, yielded. Arrangements were made for McFarland to secrete himself in the yard and murder Sheedy as he should emerge from the house upon the porch. The agreed signal to be given to inform the waiting assassin of the impending departure of Sheedy was for Mrs. Sheedy to raise a window curtain. At this McFarland was to pass quickly around the lattice work intervening between him and his intended victim and deal him a fatal blow if possible. The signal was given, and, following instructions, McFarland stepped quickly forward and dealt deceased a heavy blow over the head with a cane, which had been purchased for this especial purpose with money furnished by Mrs. Sheedy. He had expressed doubt to Mrs. Sheedy of being able to deliver a blow of sufficient [?] to kill Sheedy at once, but was assured [?] if Sheedy could be knocked insensible she would get him into bed and finish him, presumably with poison.

The reading of the confession occupied about an hour, and a sigh of relief escaped the jurors when Mr. Wheeler [reached?] the final period and closed.

Considerable speculation is ripe as regards the effect the admission of the confession will have on the jury, and as to the mode of procedure the defense will adopt to counteract any unfavorable impression it may have had upon the jury.

It is not in evidence and will be considered by the jury in making upon its verdict, and given such weight as the jurors may elect to accord it. However, under the ruling of the court permitting its introduction, it can be considered only in so far as it effects Monday McFarland, and will not affect the status of Mrs. Sheedy. Counsel for defense, especially the attorneys, for McFarland have earnestly contested every proposition looking to the introduction of the confession of their client, and have been defeated. The desire to place McFarland upon the stand at any stage of the trial has evidently been the [?] of their intentions, but now that it is in, the question arises will they feel compelled to forego their purpose in this respect and place him upon the witness stand? If they do the sincere wish of the prosecution will have been fulfilled, and a splendid opportunity gives them to break him down upon cross-examination. Under existing conditions the defense is forced to the delicate dusty of letting McFarland testify or allow it the weight usually accorded an uncontradicted statement voluntarily made.

The first witness called this morning was Officer Splain for the state. He testified as follows:

Was a police officer during the month of January last; am acquainted with McFarland; had conversation with Monday the day before he was arrested for the Saturday evening after his arrest; conversed with him in his cell about 8 o'clock in the evening. I was detailed to guard him the first and second nights. I was passing the cell when she said: 'That is what I wanted to tell you: would give up to you' - meaning the confession, I thought-

'Q-"What did you believe he had reference to?"

Here Counsel Philpott objected, and taking the witness in hand, subjected him to a long cross examination, but was overruled.

What did Monday say to you that night about his killing John Sheedy?

I went in the jail at 1:15. After I had been in some time Monday came to the cell door and said he was afraid. I told him he need not be afraid, as he was all right. He repeated this, but I assured him there was no danger. At 6 o'clock in the morning Officer Harry was relieved, and I was left alone. About that time Monday came to cell door and said he had something to tell me. I went out to get the chief. Then I met Carder and Malone. I did not call the chief, and remained out in the corridor. Monday called me again and said he wanted to give the whole thing up, and tell how Sheedy was killed. That evening he called to me when I went on duty, and remarked, that was what I was going to tell you this morning. Malone was in the corridor that evening only once, and I heard him say nothing about a mob. Carder did not come into the corridor that night.

Cross examined - Officer Harry was with me, that is he occupied a seat outside of the corridor door. He did not have any conversation with McFarland. I would have seen him him if he had, and I will say positively that I did not see Harry hold any conference with the prisoner. Malone was out in the office. There was no Pinkerton men who came and talked to me at that time.

Re-direct. - I would say that McFarland's mental condition was more cool and connected on Sunday night than in the morning.

Ex Marshal Melick called: Had a conversation with McFarland touching the murder of John Sheedy. McFarland said he had shaved a man of whom he gave me a description. This man, so Monday said, had asked him to go over to Goldwater's and buy him (the man) a cane which I would see standing in the window. Gave him money and he bought the cane, paying ninety cents for it. He described the man as of medium size, with black mustache and said he claimed to have come from the "Black Hills.

Q. Have you seen that cane?

A. I have.

The cane, a heavy black stick, was produced.

"McFarland told me that this was the cane he had bought for the man he said was from the Black Hills. The cane was founded in SHeedy's yard the morning following the assault upon Sheedy. Monday told me there was a colored barber in the shop at the time he delivered the cane to the man. I had further conversation with McFarland about the cane. I told him it was a mistake of the other barber knowing about the purchase of the cane for the men he had shaved. I told him he had better make a clean breast of it, and if anybody else was concerned to make it known, as we had sufficient to convict him. He simulated surprise when I told him the other barber denied knowing anything about the purchase of the cane.

Re-cross - I have had the cane in my possession ever since securing it the morning after the murder, except when it was in use as evidence before the coroner's jury and similar occasions. Would swear, however, that it was the same identical cane.

Officer Kinney - Am a police officer and was acquainted with John Sheedy; heard the shots fired the evening of the assault upon Sheedy; was at the Burr block, south of the Sheedy residence; heard five shots fired; Officer Otto was with me; that was my beat, which extended from Twelfth to Fifteenth and O to Q; we went to the Sheedy residence, passing by the alley, and then turned back and went up the alley; saw no one in the alley; we ran back and met a man who said: "He's gone down the alley;" we turned and ran through the alley to Thirteenth street, but could find no one; I then went and found tracks in no one; I then went and found tracks in the yard; I went over to Skinner's barn and got a lantern; I returned and found a cane, lying near the door on the east side of the house; identified the cane; I went in the house; I think the first man I met was Courtsay did not go in house until after I found the cane; I noticed a bullet hole in the lattice work.

Officer Bob Malone took a measure of tracks found in the yard; don't know when Jim Malone got there. I saw Sheedy, but don't think I had any conversation with him. The doctors and Mrs. Sheedy were there. Had nothing to say to her; she was going toward Sheedy. She did not appear excited. I though I heard a woman halloo when the shots were fired. I gave the cane to officer Otto, who was night captain. Have seen it since.

The cane was then offered in evidence. Counsel Philpot for McFarland objected, holding the weapon had not been properly identified. Overruled, and the weapons admitted in evidence.

In conducting the cross-examination of this witness, Col. Philpot sought to have him detail all conversation he might have overheard between Monday McFarland and Officer Malone on the morning the former made his confession. His purpose was obviously to trap Splain into stating that Malone had frightened the negro into making the confession. Col. Lambertson objected to this on the ground that it was improper.

Cross examination - The Objection was sustained, and after several ineffectual attempts to attain his object and being overruled, Col. Philpott became incensed at Lambertson's persistence, and turning to the stalwart counsel for the state he challenged him to go further into the examination of the witness, remarking that he was prepared to make it interesting that he was prepared to make it interesting for the prosecution if he did. Right there is where the valiant and impetuous counsel for McFarland fell down and was stepped on by the elephant, for the colonel quietly waved Splain to resume the chair he was about to vacate, and showed by his testimony that Malone had been so [?] by McGarland to come to his cell and listen to a voluntary confession, instead of extracting it under duress, as claimed. Following is the additional testimony of Officer Splain:

When I went on duty McFarland called and said, "come here, I want to see you." I told Malone and Carder, and told them they had better go in and see what he wanted. Carder at once objected and said the orders were not to let any one talk with Monday. I replied I would obey orders. Malone went in and unlocking the door talked to Monday, who went on to state that he was offered some money by Mrs. Sheedy to kill her husband. He said the end was with him either way, and he was going to give it up. I told him that was right, and he stated he had been doing work for Mrs. Sheedy and that she had asked him what he would do for $5000. He replied that $5000 was a large sum for a poor man, and he would so almost anything for it. He stated Mrs. Sheedy had spoken of Walstrom, who she said she loved and wanted him (McFarland) to help her get her freedom by killing Sheedy.

He told her that was an awful thing to do. He said that she had made immoral proposals to him, which he had accepted. She wanted him to do the job about Christmas, but his courage failed, and he went and told her he could not do it. During the time Officer Malone and I were listening to Monday's statement Officer Carder came in, and lifting his finger warningly told McFarland to shut up, remarking, "Keep still you d-n fool; you have already told enough to hang you."

Court adjourned for dinner.

THE AFTERNOON SESSION.

The afternoon session was begun by calling Hyman Goldwater, the pawnbroker, from whom McFarland bought the cane. He testified: Am in business at 211 North Ninth street; know McFarland by sight; did not know him prior to January 11 last. Witness was handed the cane and identified it was one he had bought in December, 1888; purchased of a man who came off from the train - an Irishman; I sold it once to a man named P. B. Taylor, and afterward got it back; this was about eighteen months ago, and have had it on hand ever since. I identified the cane by the head, which had been once broken off, and subsequently mended; recognized it fully, sold it last in January to Monday McFarland. He called for it once before, but I could not find it. He came back again and I sold it to him. I asked him a dollar and he paid ninety cents down, and told me to send the boy over to his shop and he would give me the remaining ten cents. This was a few days before Sheedy was killed. Following that event Officer Malone brought it into my store and asked me if I could recognize it.

Cross-examination - I sold the cane twice; never had any other cane of that kind on sale. The cane was almost new when I bought it; it was made by the man from whom I bought it. It was in the store when McFarland called for it, but the reason he did not get it was because my boy gad cleared out the window and mislaid it.

Counsel Stearns asked witness if he did not in the office of L. C. Burr, in the Burr block, and in the presence of Dr. Hart, tell Burr that Jim Malone, Marshal Melick and Mayor Graham had offered him $100 if he would identify the cane as the one he had sold to Monday McFarland before the assault upon Sheedy.

He answered that he had not himself been offered the money but had been told that he could $100 for the cane. Had asked Burr about this and had been told he would not get a cent.

Jack McClellan a Hero.

Mrs. J. G. Hutchins had a terrible experience this afternoon. While out driving west on N Street, her horse took fright at the electric motor, the harness broke, and the animal ran away. At Tenth street, Jack McClellan, late assistant street commissioner, heroically rushed out, and after being dragged some distance succeeded in stopping the animal. Mrs. Hutchins almost fainted, but after a rest in an adjoining shop, was driven home by Mr. McClellan. It was without doubt a brave deed, as the woman would in all probability have been killed.

FRIDAY

J. D. Jones, baggage master of the Burlington, was called to Perry, Ia., yesterday afternoon by a telegram announcing the sudden death of his wife, Mrs. Bell H. Jones.

Mrs. Mary A. Wilson, wife of A. H. Wilson, one of Walton's most prominent citizens, died Wednesday aged 45 years and 10 months. The funeral took place at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

From District Court.

After an eight-hour struggle, the jury in the damage case of Gross vs. The City, returned a verdict at 5 o'clock, finding that Gross had suffered $400 worth of injury.

The German National bank last evening filed a petition asked that the conveyance of certain property by Isaac H. Johnson to Isaac Johnson be set aside because the same was made without consideration, and for the purpose of defrauding the creditors of J. H. Johnson. Johnson was formerly the junior partner in the firm of Cook & Johnson, and the bank obtained a judgement against him in county court on a note to which he had signed the firm name without, as it developed, his partner's knowledge, and on the hearing Judge Stewart discharged Mr. Cook from liability. The judgement was for $306.75, but the sheriff made return that he found no property in defendant's name. Execution was therefore made on lands transferred to Isaac Johnson before the judgement was rendered, and transcript secured.

There is considerable interest being manifested as to the decision of Judge Hall in the Kitchen vs. Roggen case. To secure creditors, G. F. McDonald, one of the alte proprietors of the Capital hotel, executed in the firm name mortgages to a number on the undivided portion of the furniture. Afterwards Roggen gave mortgages on his portion, and the court decided these had priority. If the proceeds of the sale, which are now in the hands of the court, are prorated, creditors will get about 60 percent of their claims.

Judge Tibbetts will knock the wadding out of the motion docket at 9:30 tomorrow morning, if the lawyers will show up with the said wadding.

Judge Hall is engaged today in hearing the case of Charlotte A. Delaney vs.