, 1876-08-09
THE INQUEST.


il wns 2:1o when Coroner Dfetzsch took bis scat
In the court. room 1T thu Chicago Ascnnc Police
Station, The room WIS not crowded. but the seats
were all filled. This first two benches on the west
sIdc were reserved for the Jury. con,ponsd Of:
w.' w:E1sS Snt,,s s,fS IT. IL HqF i,, [s'
i. iitmme1F.r,i. eotntnisa!oa merchant.
!: !. II. M"':Sa i:sssn. !qN;s Ns. XII x,a,. ..r.e.
.sa s sss.ss
.i.eob i..uaer. commission merensnt No. soe Hnzle
II H. barton. foremsn telegram Instrument maker.
!. Werner conuissou merchant, No. 40 Klazie
lam; .IaInsa O. Hall, merchant I'm isa Ninzs street.
7. l.. Case. proprietor Rsscre llonao.
DelInd them and on the east sitc. and oa the
long benches running uIon7 the nnrth end ot tho
suutn. wrro a,,out 100 people, gathered by tho
intesesi that tcntcrc III the murder. Behind tlic
rail- west Of the Coroner, were the Hon. ". ".
0I5scn and r. 4. Mornn. counsel for the prtaontr.
Policemen congsegated around. Just aftus the In.
qnest opened. Inspector Engitll. Of the board Of
Education. entered. followed shortly aftctwasA by
Aid. Sheridan Later Aid. Schmidt came In. Tom
Foley arrived hefoYe tt was over.
prK1A8 THK rAKiNa or THE TESTIMONY,
the piace was quIet ~ death. and every word Of
The Witnesses pctc,ed on Il hIch chair before the
Justice scnt wan distinctly heard to lhc utermost
pntts Of tht room. IA the tnrca.lGotion pro.
ceeded. the people came In greater fnmhers, and
rosea 9ro hs doors"y Tnsy w,5s n, ps
inqnest@ and the intensity of the nttrces on nrcsJ
face tcst11cd 10 the hold The horrible honcide has
| taken IN tic public 1i!nl.
III The centre at the roan, was stove, urou tho
| nr,i of whIch s'nn one had hung black hat anu
Il took but littie stretch Of thn E1na;snss,on 10
storcpipr wnu = good substitute for ! cord. and
the DANGLING Ia. ,ae ggS4 elss*;esp Ats:ao
We.ie1m Sa t' winoWs. and he - pace ~ vas warn sn
| ensisy. One nun. who, perhaps. had braced him.
sc'f np sot The ordeal, went 70 slecp andes the
oppesations Of his potation. and fell forward Two
efficient policemen fnRgtd him ont With mere no!sc
m spn si .dry
| duecd asery question and each answer to writing.
aud often repeated the remarks Of the WITNESSES
ductedwish great deal Of lclsberation and ROME
times the Coroner fcencd to bc puzzled to under.
AT Il tho m concineIon Of the testimony Of the first
witness. Mr. O'Br1cn, Of counsel for the dcfenae,
aro.s e askea ps1ni'fIon II. G :
to hs itca Of tho investigation, and not ID eon.o:
nanco with tho precedent a. established by his
Tic testimony Of corbsn, the tsnrc!Ine man, was
! to the effect th4t he saw ecnflr. heard shot,
aud saw gentlemsn fall Tic k,r none. Of the
Guilty.
the butiness manager ct the I9.'; Vas called next
manner. Thc audience listened Mi impatient At
the tscasent to st tha co5onss F., It
ward 10 by the audience with coht!defahe interest,
AMI dnE'g his narrative the ,nost perfect silence
|ne rspes Il = e ." 's A.
w.rnaa up ID tae feSitai h Illustrated the Posl:
q hs sfsnx md f:sf,d h
ts Testimony. apatt from the actual killing: wns
the c!!neh and scunie between Manfor5 MFs. sulli-
van. and Snl!Esans brother. Fhc reliance OF tAe
| Hnf n n ntfUck mnHH jlY Mf. nnDf0fH
ous pi.ei, lii. Mesnilvn testiacd that those three
they all clicAed together. lie said be did not
that Ianford struck hcs. but he could see thai
rnK PRODUCTION OF TnE PISTOL
dryclnpcd st1.sltooter, nianAsacsnrea by tst
was ths. Oonse ony ons %s! shot st IT. ns
atr. Mcstnllen failed to identify ttc weapon, but
ths ofllcrr recognized T. as thc ono he had taken
McMnIeu said that. at thu uomen IT the shohtinY.
who was running towasA Sullivan. with hIs hands
,he i &C eoeusioa sSa 81 @ Mean. testimony tho
Coroner announced q recess Of ayc or ten minutes.
room was nlofe crowded than be.ore. 1'hsre was 4
rnf,r that Mira. llanfurd would be produced on thu
laaoy f bnns 81 wss IL ka
hold Of i!anfortl md l!eld h When be WIS knocked
! aoxn. lIosays Tint llantord raised himself after
1srt bluw Dunhar1 hell nnnferl Until tue death
ehot was given, aud DID not sec tho clinch with
Mrs Sullivan, nor did he sec her out Of the car.
| rlagc. His testimony was given In s1nggah bosl
Of wuy and. from, the evidence OF othrr Witnesses,
there Acetns to hase been many dGtat!s which die
. not come under h* observation.
Frslcrlkn Plau1h. the next witness, was II J0nnt
German wunan, was a!ti.cd in black alpaca: AM
Inquiry for Iii. Ilanford, bhoftly af,erwards shs
luincd away. anu thcm she heard Tho rllut. to!n'
back Fhe saw Mr. llanfoEd on tho steps. aux! th,
nIttul in thu right hand OF Sullivan, who raid IL
| had shot Mr. 1tanfosd After Mr. ltanfarl wu
carried Into tic hUnsu the htrs. Sullivan 1eay
tue carriage and enter the l'ouec.
| After the examination Of the 1Illccr who mad
the arrest. thu Coroncr announced all ad}nurnmen