The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-12-17
1T WAS MURDER.
The Henderson Tragedy--The Testi-
mouy and Verdict Of the
Jury.
THE EXAMINATION OF JOsCELYN
SET FOR DECEMBER 81.

We herewith place before our read.
ers condensed summary OF the
testimony taken by Coroner Retain
in the Joscelyn-Morrison homicide.
The jury consisted of Charles H.
Allen, James A. Hayt, Alva Peck, Z.
A. Convis, Lorenzo ID. Hayt and
James Lynch. Deputy Sheriff Pierce
worked faithfully to bring out all
points bearing on the case. ]. E.
Turner appeared for Joscelyn.
FRANK coNvIs.
was acquainted with Morrison;
saw him Tuesday after he was shot;
he asked for Joscelyn and told him
he had gone to Owosso for doctor;
he said he wanted to see Josce.
lyn to ask his forgiveness for what
he had done, that he was sorry he
went to the school house, that he
had no business there.
ROBERT ALLEN.
Am II years old, was at school
Tuesday; when Morrison came In he
wanted to know what his boy was
whipped for every day and Joscelyn
replied tor disobeying the rules;
Morrison told him that ifhe whipped
his boy again without just reason he
would pound him into the ground,
and then started for the door when
he saw his boys face covered with
blood he said see that what you have
done, and Morrison said he had a
good mind to give him a whipping
then; Joscelyn stood behind the
desk and made no reply; Morrison
walked up to the desk and reached
over, when the teacher drew his re.
volver; Morrison threw up his hand
and knocked the revolver to one side
and the bullet went into the side of
the house; Morrison ran around be-
hind the desk then and they clinched
and the second shot was fired; they
scuffled around the rostrum awhile
and then fell on the seat with Nor
risop on top, they laid there much as
halt minute and Morrison fell to
the floor; Joscelyn told me to 60 for
doctor; there were no blows; could
not see as Morrison had hold Of JOS
celyn before first shot was fired, his
back was toward me.
HERMAN CRANE.
Testimony as to details about the
same as Aliens except that he said
Morrison clinched teacher around
the neck when he went to the desk,
and swore at him; then teacher drew
his revolver; am 8 years old.
DIR. c. MCCORMICK.
Was in this village Tuesday TO see
man who had been shot; suppose it
was Joscelyn who came after me; said
the man who was shot was named
Morrison; l asked him ifhe was shot
accidentally, to which he replied no,
he was shot Intentionally all right
enough; asked me to go and to drive
very fast; Morrison was dead when
got there; made an examination and
found a hole in the abdomen that
looked like bullet hole, put probe
in the hole about four inches-also
noticed wound on second finger of
left hand; have made post norton
examination to-day, did not discover
any more wounds; on open body
found this wound penetrated abdo-
men directly backward toward spinal
column; found the abdomen to be
filed with blood; traced the wound
through the mesentery, and small
intestine; all that portion of the
bowels was covered with dark, effused
blood: from that onward we could
find no trace of the bullet or missile
we made careful and thorough ex.
animation, examined every internal
organ thoroughly several times but
could find no trace of the bullet; the
wound about half an inch above and
a little to the left Of navel.
| DR.. F. A. TODD.
Assisted in the post-mortem and
corroborated testimony Of DR.. Nc
| Cormick.
REvs. A. CRANE AND A. c. PETERS.
The testimony of these gentlemen
was about the same as that of Frank
Convis, except that it went a little
more into details.
| ALBERT PECK.
Testimony of this witness was sub
stantially the same as that OF Allen
concerning the shooting. Am Il
years old; think Morrison was mad
when he saw blood on his boys face;
did not know as Morrison had evel
made any threats toward Joscelyn
teacher had three pretty good sized
whips, and used them up on the boy
and put the pieces in the stove.
JOHN MORRISON.
Am II years old; was at schoo
last Tuesday and went home to tel
my father that the teacher wac vhip