St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-22
HE PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Mcfarland Pleads Not Guilty 10 the
Charge by the CorOmer's , Jury.

PLEA lbs NOE Il ia
Mcfarland Pleads Not Guilty to the
Charge by the CorOner's Jury.
In the basement of Leigh's undertaking
rooms on Third street, at o'clock yester-
day morning, an inquest was held on the
remains of John Wade, the man whose
throat was cut in Madam Lucas bagni0
early Sunday morning. The corpse, as it
Law on marble slab, presented a CHASTITY
appearance, the cash extending from the
back of the neck to the thOraX gaping, nor
riblv. and in its depth giving evidence OF the
determinate force with which the hand that
held the razor must have struck. No evil
dence was brought out in the eXaminati on
that has not been published. Betty Sheri-
dan. a servant in the house at the time the
tragedy occurred. witnessed the fight, but
did not see the cutting. Tom Fraker, who
accompanied Wade to the house, testified
to having seen
MARYLAND PULL A RAZOR
from his coat sleeve just after the trouble
between him and Wade began, but did not
see the cutting. Thomas Morgan, an en-
ploye at the house, testified in substance
the same as Betty Sheridan. John ii.
Wilson said he was standing on the street
talking with Officer COrnick when Wade
ran up, followed by Mcfarland, and saw
the latter throw something behind him,
which was afterward discovered to be a
razor. Doctors Ancker and Abbott testified
that they thought the wound was made by
Il razor. and with this testimony the eXaml-
nation closed. the jury promptly rendering
a verdict to the effect that John Wade came
to his death from a wound i'll the neck in
h. IL Of. Ls,l,1 al
Mcfarland.
Mcfarland was confined in the county
jail during the inquest, Immediately after
which he was taken TO the municipal court
When Judge Egan demanded the prisoner
of Sheriff Richter he refused to take him
over to the court. saying that he did not
want the responsibility which should be
)one by the police. Judge Egan said he
you'd take the responsibility, and collaring
Mcfarland, he marched him to the court
room, followed by large crowd.
AS soon as the prisoner was well inside
she court room the doors were locked to
keen out the morbid crowd that sWged up
the stairway, filling the hall and blocking
fhe passage to the street. The mob was
made I'D largely of railroad men, who man
Tested a peculiar interest in the case and it
was feared that they would attempt to
KreSt Mcfarland from the hands of the
officers and summarily deal with him if
they were given an opportunity. The clos
ing and locking OF the doors did not have
the effect of dispensing them and they
seemed inclined to hang around for another
glimpse at the prisoner as he was brought
utsbut they were disappointed as the case
was continued to Wednesday, Dec. %, and
the prisoner taken out the back way and
safely lodged in the county Jail before the
crowd suspected that he had gone.
When Mcfarland heard the verdict Of
The coroner'S jury
HE BECAME UNEASY
and pleaded not guilty in a trembling voice.
He is reticent when approached by press
representatives. simply denying that he did
the cutting. He has retained G. D. O'Brien
as his attorney. 1t is the general opinion
that he will eXpiate the crime on the gal
lows. The reports that Wade was on a
drunken spree on the night OF his murder
are denied by several persons who saw him
during the afternoon and evening, and say
that while he had been drinking mildly he
manifested no disposition to be troublesome
or desperate.
HIS CHARACTER IRREPR0ACHABLE.
Miss Wade, sister of the murdered man,
dlIlN6u Ill UuC City ultoI hun OSllhOoll,
accompanied by her brother-in-law, G. E.
johnson and stopped at the Merchants. Mr..
johnson was seen by a GLOBE reporter. He
said that the deceased had been in the
Northwest, off and on, during the past foul
years. He paid visit to his parents al
home about year ago, returning here. He
never was known to drink intemperately
and was of most amiable and pleasant
disposition, bearing an irreproachable char
acter in the community where his parents
live. He was 20 years of age. The
brother-in-law and sister will return to
Oshkosh with the remains tonight.
The fireman on Engine No 10 of the
Duluth road, who was said in yesterday
mornings GLOBE to have been in converse
ton with Wade just before the latter Went
to the Lucas bagniO, wishes the statement
corrected. He did not see Wade that night
and knew nothing of his whereabouts
M'FARLAND's RECORD.
Mcfarland, under persistent urging, late
last night succumbed to GLOBE reporter,
and gave few points on his past career
which, though having no particular bearing
on the case. will be of some interest to the
reader. He was born twenty-nine years age
in Knoxville. Tenn, and received fail
education, which, coupled with naturally
pleasing address, made him unusually con-
spicuous among his race. In January, 1884,
he was appointed as messenger in the treas
ury department by Senator Logan, which
position he held until July of the same
year, when he voluntarily resigned
and came West, finding employment on the
railroads as waiter in dining and porter in
sleeping cars, also working at different
times in hotels and restaurants. Last sum,
mer he accompanied the railroad passenger
conductors on their excursion to the Y ell
lowstone park and brought back with him
a fine testimonial letter from Passenger
Conductors association. He still firmly de-
MED that he did the cutting, and asseverates
that the money was taken from him either
by Wade or Fraker. As the amount was
said to be $40 and only few cents over
So were found ON the formers person after
the deed was committed, it is quite appar-
ent that Wade did not take the money anG
that there was not $40 stolen.
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