, 1877-12-13
M'ELLIGOTT.
fhe Coroner's Jury Investigate
the Facts Attending His
Death;
And Recommend that Miss Mckee be
Held Without Ball for
Murder.

1uft III" WV er. w ~""'
death was conducted 's 7omewhnt ruds adalr, d.
,de Into a"o @ ~ m roo, =, tho o,hss cae
OF the compastnenta he'ng ano'.s the slze OF tho
average Justice sl'or. M"a,n I'm, ING fana 'a' cos.
~. .rd hcr eounsr1. thc reportcrs md the iury.
st. "na "s ~. nna .,a"d r,n,rd ,o,cr,v r,nd..
OUTSIDE ~. aau s,oon e,o"a .asas'5 "aIuc' ,
which forms suc, largo element
Of the siock-yn,ds population. MIa.
MeKe' vs.. nes.l, dressed, but l,alc. te'tfa, ana
with tired. nncasy. worried look about her face,
the effects Of nervousness and the revere mental
strain to WINCH Inc aas PEN ,ho,0', h.V ,s au. ngso
and deeteu'" p"ss"as sa' ua,"a ne. ~. 'oty s
ri,", contributing 10 ncr rather favorable general
Appearance. @ l1er two lawyer.. Me..r'. rhoms,
and saw!n, did little Int watch the proccednsr.
and oceaatonn'ly angrcst certain lines Of inquiry to
INC so'v - sho t,rnnar s, ~, fstrr.
@ ns tnrv It III, hoar at for tho nroenedtna. to
and the following -t,p,c. gentlemen were sworn IN
:. M ,uror.: i. i. Williams. j. Z. pIxbce. N.
Thonipson. lhon'aa iirarney, w. u. M'Hnanit'
Thomns Holland, +. Ttrnay, +. D. Miner, John
a!sKillopJ. j. Mccaft1, 81 Mitchell. and !. Il.
FRED uRer, .
collector, was t.sst rworn and testified to rorng
"a
mi nv m exurcssu,a,1 inued McElrJy for tic i,llr-
pose Of getting preservation Of thc honse. Nc
Ell!eots nad tod Hin q Ko. with ,!o cxpre.'man
60 aal 81 possession q o. hease. Aitsr Se,t'H9
imsh strnet took the truut on tAu wn.un carrIed
t up 10 tMe traat door, and rang lhc ustI rio
trunk boru tic nutno of u Mr. Ellsworth, who lad
sssS ~ NJ, 99 q. Do;" n IN.
i'm the he'll, Mia Mcncs came 10 il,a duor.
looked at lis MANS On tho trunk, and sa.,l
man rot In Iatyyscn tho ontsidc anil the is.sdo
aoo1r. Mcf:li,sott wa4 then on Inc on,s,4c, Int
outs,ie door 30 Il Soni.n't bs Slut whsi Nc
Eiiieott camc In and grtetrd Mis. Mckee With
sx ySs sla Wa; s.saalss y IL IT, ~: .
sses nc h chs", Ell I'll a hef e
the lack parlar, wlcrc tho furntture was
10 i oek M sha door but McE,Iaott ne''i il osn Ml.s
Mckee asked wltncds nnd thu pxprcssnah II they
Moun. heil hct McEs9et & ~ thg ~. sS,no , w., t,ae
e wes @ IN bwcsn tns wo
door shove, anil went iu. Wlincus hnd ropsc:
isHss oec ses SIC va I'd lin lin sess !
Elilgusts atsstaht. al,d tho Cunatabc said he was
Ia, FIX was s e Ave %so n rt @ wafss s
snFnlturtk MGElIgott aas Tue cx1'res-mhn se,nuin.
lnv !he hall. Nt,ness W1s p.oelbiy N thnt eagk
rau uut Into The hhi an! ~" McEIllQutt atanu'nE
near the oannlster. nt,'l hcar.l HIN .ay, ~ ~
t1oa. lM sHol. MISS aicAes Was IT.; stan.li3 III w
hall Just ~ witness came out sl,e shw hn,., lia
heard the click ot her revolver !cse'ed AZ hiti'
jumped baex 'ntn the roont Win n ths cxr,nssn,an,
and baIrlcatiea taa tIyor Win te soia. !ia hrarh
her making toe tho othe. uoaf aha Tug s1nsessiiun
taadc ~ cxtt through tns Minuow. Mit'!gts tneu
lookud through Tho sliding. ata say MT c9m.
lug towaslg llla w!t W. fe'olyen e9csea ~ nst
which hr lied them together. Illcsl she went
around t" !ha othor door. "hich Wtness aRatn eat.
rleadC with TIC roia. liu finally got ont of lhe
hou.s by jumping teun' the b * window into thy
yard, the lady still pursuing HIN Win the cooked
revolver. 49,
In answcs 70 Questions ir1'n tha Jurors, Witncts
htased that McEl!lEult pulled OUT ~ 1gnK
when no ds.t cnterch tue mall II tohls,neM MA
pspefs inelatlts t1e wit nnd executor execution. There
wnx u1 TINS 10 fral th0 VIII, ho~eseI. ~ ~ haa
TO rnsh tos the patiuf door to keap aer if1 !ocx,
Ink II. Wlfcss also o1plaiheu hoW alcEl1!eo1t Hot
out, and wss takcl caro- OF remover ~ US homss
TIE ExrNEasMAN M'KIAOt
corroboratci the previous Witness testimony. lie
was semtwi'at cicarcr tn certain points. howeFGf,
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