, 1865-01-26


iaborer by occupation. BE came here from
r. ynss. Sss s P.ses hn this city, ne o.
wears chin whskers. His face Is rather eacmi. MI
nate, and exhibits no inherent brutality. lie
manetfs nc deepest solicitnde as to the result oi
inE e1ests ed sdhe the ST ssmpsthy
SsSa sxoSa: Thsy Ssfs tasssaefsd y 5uase aee
ourc cSnprc sT meals tie
sneS % snouid net ct eo1sesre upoa this eubjec; w.th
~ ~ Eeo'1' E1eon' me Coen was then adjourned to
sneca x.n,,o on ~ !9e 5eaEsemnns o. he Court
1oM,oM1nS M'; @ gentlemen p Tsss selected ~ jury:
,oM s,s Non'e, =. 4 Mefo9r5, George Eeersema.
itonn onn 41oss s, nsa Ens EdMaId strchl Henry
E M,m,ronaerr IN cnnaa ~ L. Ao"afd' A. Flick
INSTRUCTIONS TO TIE JURY.
States Attorney Reed instructed thc f,rv -,,,.
tive 70 The degrees Of homicide, and gave synop.
ZIG o. thG caEe.
,,st s. npnyas eoErsel fos the accused stated
ss and 1R 's hes's
yet been discovered. Ryan was tnnocent al ns t,s
crime with which he was charged.
TESTIMONY ron rur pnosrcnv,or
u: limos 4. Collins, s.rors1Am practicins
lnyslclsn and eprgeoni was on Sunday morning,
i1.. iAususi 1stn. EaHea 70 attena sheahan; went 70
him suffering under two ganshot wounds, evident
y made " pistol balls; ono entered about an
ihcn oehihd the leit nipple, passed through the
ngf ngt st3o,, pasa q 9to 1oS lore arm and came
Me other ball etrnrE him in the breast
aoon1 lonT 1pches below the nipple, fsacturing
,ae tesenin 40; ionnd the rib fractured. but
lect were COLD and in pain his drst wound
Whs eitEht: ordered stfmulants, and
!.s'eo aa,c .na1 ne ps Kept warm tn the meantime
In the came row; finding that DR.. Hahn bad also
neen tfeaonc sheahan. declined to otticiate, un-
iess INC DOCTOR was present On September 10th
again sooS charge Of sheahan, and treated him
>unnl he 1le1 nave no do9bt that bis death was
canfea oy the h1iiet found; unn1 he died he re-
tafneo bis senses, although IN great pain found
ne ne BAL fmbsdded t"o inches in The liver; The
he died be became raving md dellrioas; the blu
trossefunined| f resided m on,ncr
s,rret Whrn I ntfpnded him. he Tas stohSsa T.
the 1aft side nf fhe nhdnnnen jett3n1 ~. ~ ~
bowolr uld eeves:1g an arierr. which I tied;
nls naDas we're sWe1led.
,n:I % id ~ mm; i,1 1nsnnsag sgoTn-on Sunday, Ao-
~ 1ook Martin cyan to sheahan's house to
yse cnme in,o -. uon,, n, r into me room when
tie KTsn se sneadsa a' sad Tha t.
4Hehnn i;rrn T.. WIS little excited when brought
1:ath ah lh-no1 Much had seen Shcahan befor his
= y,,-S
yer; knew sheaan @ h IL is III t; rset'e'ng laE
~ j., w fno! redueed 70 writing what nur-
sre na ~ fsrn "1 rs unG statement; be appeared to
~ n,st a laGanes, though III great pain; this was
aa nn Mnc1st t y ~ wrote Gown The expressions he
mr. md sda na an aedo ne@ % MN; ne interrupted
s,arr TN aqe tn ~, a. ,nterneation Ct big request;
,vos "i n 70 q eae document oy affirmation; this
s,n, a. =, ~ alu ~ cIock, m his express
~ III t g. .Aat uug Was mat &c thought he &h0uld
nnscn ts ~ = sety snort nme; i! was present when
thc OPPRESSION oboss st a1ndeS nnn a. ~; & he made
sact,ad thH nqnr; sheanan appeared very much
~ ~ VILE Sas nSan W, ~ IN the room before that
MnT uspoaaent ne nts' time noticed his
,c r.rd nm on e1;oyv came , into the room;
nen1ionej 1ha n.11c " ng not leeoiest that he
,1hc-s -asd .xhat ~ I9ntG. ne Me9uohed TWO
4 Ryan and sheasan naa snn M.'fn IN t9e presence
,bn ii -; =; 81 a1aa ~ senGsImea: ron are the man
Yhfnts rn.. ,oa, a. au rst l1st ootn expressions,
Tnr nr1sn nrcy ~ .n.T4nn nu:1nau' - ~
o,,a s...s,. .. D-.oa VI sar.nAS.
cclsrntlon OF Shcah.n, copy Of which IL m
e1ed:
STATE Or ILLINOIS,
M1chael shcahaa, being upon his death bed. be- |
ar dniy sworn, rays that {prisoner presently l |
now M this man; his name ls Ryan; he shot me
sa ana t@o othsf men o we're opasSn
On Know their names. They were rafting a fuss |
ny house; 1~ent between them to part them.
ack r. tb sna1 hnns man san onf Of DOORS he came
VILE Ea ne sn9t ne. W3s not angry OF violent
,maaos nSaa him- lust put bin ont to keep the
,1cc. Hc shot fon1 shnta w i-sc,s1 sna' re resoFer,
Ills in my body. lie put bis hana IN a.sin. Il ~
nosked ne pistol ont Of bis hand win IN axe
nj I'm near nv death 1s sn9 tha ~ now fea.i5e
nc arc NIL true in relation to said Ryan's shoot