Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-20
SHEEDY'S REMAINS EXaUMED.
Physicians Hold an Autopsy on the Body Of
the Murdered Man.
A SENSATIONAL DISCOVERY MADE.
Nothing to In dicate That Death Re-
suited From the Blows Received
Contents of the Stomach
Being Analysed.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 19.-ISpecial Telegram
to THE BEE. AT midnight last night the
remains of Mr.. Sheedy were exhumed
and removed to an undertaking estab-
lishment where an autopsy was held
this morning under the direction Of
Coroner Holyoke, by six physicians 1t had
been supposed by Drs. Hare and Everett
the physicians who waited on him. that
Sbeedy had died from the effects Of the
blow received on his head, and they told the
newspaper men and friends Of the deceased
that death was caused by n hemorrhage
of one of the blood vessels at the base
Of the brain caused by the blows
received. This the physicians evidently
believed. In the autopsy today
careful examination was first made Of tho
brain. The physicians were astonished to
find no evidences Of clot or rupture of any
blood vessel whatever in any portion of tho
brain. The fact was then forced upon the
doctors making the autopsy that Sheedy was
not killed from the effects of the blow.
This discovery has created q profound SEN
sation.
The contents of the stomach of the MUIR
dered man are being anal yzcd at the state
university, and the result Of this invostiga-
ton will not be known before tomorrow. The
body was embalmed. but not long enough to
have the fluid affect the contents of the
stomach.
The coroner's jury met again this aftern Don
and held secret session as usual Two wit
nesses were examined. Monday Mcfarland,
the negro employed to murder Sheedy, and
A. Harry Waistrom, the young dude who is
under arrest on the charge of being u party TO
the conspiracy.
Walstrom denied having been crimnally
intimate with Mrs. Sheedy but admitted
that he had.bee out with her after night by
appointment. He also admitted having car
ried on q CORES spondence with her. He knew
that Detective Malone had found out who
had carried the amatory epistles between
him and Mrs. Sheedy.
A visit was then made to Walstrom's room
in the Heaten block, on . street, but thor
Ough search failed to reveal any of the let
ters. 1t is believed that they had been de-
Stroyed.
Monday Mcfarland was then put on the
stand and the Jurors were astonished TO hear
him reiterate the very same confession that
he made to the mayor, marshal and numb
of policemen yesterday. After testfying
Mcfarland was taken to the county Jail.
j. j. Stepney and Harry Cowter had been
arrested to appear as witnesses. Stepney
was the man with whom Mcfarland ex-
changed coats twenty minutes before the at
tempted murder.
The murder of Sheedy and the discovery
of the devilish plot is still the all-absorbing
topic of conversation in this city. Without
McNarland's confession of having laid In wait
for Sheedy for the purpose Of Draining him,
there was enough evidence gathered By De-
| tective Malone and Marshal Melick to con-
vict him, they having traced him directly TO
| the home of Mr.. Sheedy within ten minutes
| after the assault. At first Mcfarland claimed
| that the cane with which the murder was
| committed was bought for customer OF his
who had left for the Black Hills, and he gave
| a very close description Of the imaginary fel-
| low. After Mcfarland had confessed his
| full connection with the crime he was asked
| how he had given such complete descrip-
| tion of man who had never existed.
| Mcfarland then admitted that this descrip-
tion was gotten up by Mrs. Sheedy and she
had taken great pains in teaching it to him.
| Another suspicious circumstance Is the al
legged fact that the female domestic at Mr..
Sheedy's home was sent away at noon on the
| day of the murder, and was given permis-
sion to stay until midnight If she wished.
The girl has been notified to appear before
| the cOroner's jury.
| At present Mrs. Sheedy is the central OBJ
| ject OF interest She has lea an eventful
| career, although she isstill young. Although
/ vet under thirty she has been married three
times. Her first husbands name was Nc
| Cool, and the fellow while she was living
with him was sentenced to the penitentiary,
at Joliet ILL.,, for forgery. She then married
a stonemason named Merrill Shortly after
| wards she came with Merrill to Lincoln.
This was in 1886. A few months later Mer-
| rill left his wife here while ne went pack tC
Illinois, and it is said that II was during this
absence that she became intimate with
Sheedy, who afterwards secured her d.
vorce, and It's reported, paid Merrill consid
| cradle money to stay away from Lincoln.
Considerable comment has been caused by
the fact that no money can be found belon,
ing to Sheedy. There is not even cent tt
his credit in any Of the banks.
WalstrOm raises a great objection to his
being locked up in cell when he claims
that he IS innocent Of any connec
tion with or knowledge Of this crime
On his hand was found diamond ring be
longing to Mrs. Sheedy, This was first iden
titled by Detective Malone. Walstrom ha
told two different stories about the ring
first that he got the ring in Buffalo, N. Y.
and second, that cy prian here in love witt
him let him weari 1t.
Mrs. Sheedy has not been taken to Jail an
will not be, but will instead enjoy the hospi
tality of Marshal Melick's home until her pre-
liminary examination is held.