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! have heard tonight from j. W. Roby.
Mckeen was not usually Mt the store so late,
but was sometimes. | think no one assisted
me in carrying him in. The persons about
the door were there hut few moments be-
fore we went to the door. | am not aware
that McKccn had any difficulty with any one.
think Bliss and Logan both stepped out oil
doors before McKcen was struck.
The evidence above we take from the
Times of Monday morning
The inquest was resumed next morning at
o. The jury having taken their seats
States Attorney Hard called as the first wit
ness Dr. f.. bradley. lie testified to having
mnde a post-mortcm examination of the
body of Mckeen. assisted by others; dcs-
cribcd the wound as transverse, 4 of an inch
in length, between the 4th and 18th ribs
little to the right of the median line, passing
through the skin. the breast bone, into the
right pleural cavity. through the pericardium
and into the right auriclc of the
heart The wound was three inches
in depth. The direction was backward
and slightly upward. Should think the
man was standing and the blow was II
back handed one. 1t must have taken
strong blow. (The sternum of the murdered
man and the right aurclc Of the heart,
showing the wounds were produced.)
John Kelly was sworn. Is Il years old.
Resides in Burlington. Was ON Church It.,
Saturday night. with Peter Mcdonnell
and John Balm. We were at Faith shop about
half-rast nine. Staid there an hour and at
half We then went right across Church
st. Just above Ferre's shOe-shop. We were
going up the street Balm spoke thro the key
hole of the shoe-store. Don't know what
he said he spoke twice. Mcdonnell and
were in front of Brnsmaid's. We all
then went up Church st. for homo. Five
| came out of the shoe-store and stumpcl us to
come back. We were near Spear S drugstore
We all three went back. Mcdonnell and one
Of them had some words and then clinched
The man hollcred out that there was "A knife
| in his throat lie was under Mcdonnell,
on the steps by the door He cried out about
two minutes after they clinchcd. Could not
see what Mcdonnell was doing. The sculllc
| lasted about five minutes. Mckccn cunc
| down from the steps to where Mcdonnell
was standing, and went at him.
Mcdonnell was standing about two feet from
the steps. Mlicen said he ought to have his
face knocked off for holering through the
| kcy-hoc Mcdonnell said he couldn't do it.
and called him son offs bitch. Mckcon came
down and went at him. They clinched round
the body. | saw Mex. Offer to strike Med.
who had both of his hands in his pockets.
could not see any thing in Mcdonnell 5
hands when he took them out. Did not
see him strike Nckecn. There were five
came out of the store, and stood on the steps.
Balm and were on the sidewalk. The man
nearest Mcdonnell pulled HIM off from Me
Keen. | stood by post in front OF the shoe
| l., L.; R,ip ly |
not speak word in all the time When
some one called out to know who shouted at
the keyhoe. Balm said ait was some oi US.
YOU NAV call it either of us. Mcdonnell
said, for instance YOU may say It was me.
McKccn called him low litll" scamp and
| said he ought to have his face knocked off.
Mcdonnell said he couldn't do it, He came
| down from the steps and they olnch"i- They
were iawing for ! or ten minutes before Me-
| Keen came down. Don't know the men
that came out. any of them. Dld not know
| Mex Gems name had seen him several times.
| Mcdonnell and Balm ran round tn" corner
and down through the park. ran down as
far as ilagar's corner, then walked round
Sirong's building and up Church street
home. Balm and NJ Donnen were running
as far as could see them, but not very fast.
did not see Mcdonnell have any knife, did
not know that he carried one. never went
with him before (Thc witness repeated the
conversation between Mckeen, Ealn and Nc
Donnel substantially as abovc.) We were
ahnvo the bonnet store when they called after
us. Mcdonnell said "Lot's - back and
Voc wont lie hesitated little before turn
ing round We said nothing more to Gael
other After the affair | went home anC
wont 70 he'd Was arrested in bed next morn
inc
fUerc Kellv's testimony WAS interrupted
for tho safe ri examining DR.. Inav,r vii,
,ros ohIi,ad Ia he absent
n, Tbo,c, vcos recalled and testified aaair
nc n tho n9sitio,, and direction of the wound
Sucb = wound ,youId he fatal almost instant
" IF the narties were standing when tin
bl,w was inflicted they would he a little dis
.orca onort If not standing | should thinl
Tho ,yound was made when falling. but
GOOD deal Of force was necessary t, do it
Ibc odro of the knit, was towards the lrf
Side frbc xnif. was here shovuA | shou!,
tbinL tho wonnd was inflicted hv such {
knife rs that
/ ITo Mr. CbittcndenA There is NOTHING
in the character of the wound TO sh ~
whether The narties were standing. falling
nr G,llen when it was made.
CTo Mr. IInrdl The wound is such a
ono az youId he made nv n short nerson with
, hob bonded hlow and should infer il
u.as co ,nodo
lam Ecjj,, was recalled We remaiuct
ot Fatb's ali the time till we went to Me
Rooms don't know whether Balm O,
McDonnell was ACQUAINTED with McKeen
There were three men at Faiths when
left but did not know anv of them. Jus
IaGnro wc started from Faiths Balm said i
,, was about time 70 co home We went d.
roo,,,, ooross tho s,reot Iwont hecousc H,ir
and Nm d;5 Alter we cot ont If Fath,
Rain said arain. it was time to 20 home
Mcdonnell and Rain were ahead Of me whcr
we crossed the street 1t was about a mnut
or,or R,in snoko tbroucb the lrv.bole hrG,r,