Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-08-03

we'll as tnaC OF the coroner.
w. III. WALLACE.
A. F. GENTRY.
J. T. CREWS.
N. F. KILGoRE.
D. c. WRIGHT.
HENRY SMITH.
Attest: j. R. FRITTs, Coroner.
The accused had their pre-
liminary hearing before Squire Tom
linson last Wednesday morning.
The bucket the boys borrowed
of Fisher, the popcorn seller, was
found Saturday evening near
the spot where the crime was COM
mitted. A large rock-probably
larger than a mans double fist, sup
| posed to be the one Turner was
struck with-was also found near
the place where the unconscious
man was discovered.
DoNNELLY TALKS.
Joe Donnelly was called on by Q
reporter for this. paper this mornins.
He had just ended aprivate CONVEX
sation with his attorneys-Cullen &
Edmonston-when the newspaper
man was kindly admitted by Sher-
iff Stephens to the corridor of the
county jail.
Chow do you feel this morning,
Joe?'' asked the caller.
"If feel all right; slept pretty well
last night"
"Guess you know that your part
ner, Mckinney, has told the whole
story?"
"What has he told?" asked Joe
as he dropped his head.
swell, he says you committed
the deed"
81 never had nothing to do with
it."
"You just simply deny the whole
charger"
"Certainly. That's all I've got to
say"
Robert Wheeler, who is confined
in the Jail, charged with causing his
infant child's death, said that he
and Donnelly "bunked" together
and slept tolerably well. "This is
an awful place, though" continued
Wheeler. 81 have been begging
the Sheriff to let me get out and cut
his wood for him. l would maui
rails in preference to this" Wife
beater WEIGH put in and said: eyes,
so would l. Anything but this.
Thank God l will be free in a few
days" The prisoners inquired Of
the visitor what Donnelly had done.
The question was propounded while
Donnelly was out in the corridor
talking to his attorneys. she has
not mentioned his crime to any OF
u.s." said Wheeler. When the pris-
oners were told what Donnelly was
charged with they appeared to be
very much astonished. "I'm glad
I'm not charged with sucha crime,"
said George Lewis.
Will w. Mckinney was given an
up stairs cell. "No one has been to
see him except his father, R. S. Nc.
Kinney" said the Sheriff. VIM.
Edmonston, who is attorney fol-
Donnelly, said: Mckinney is
fool enough to think that he will &C
Scott free for telling that Donnelly
did the killing. He will find him
self sadly mistaken"
MRS. DoNNELLY TAKES IT HARD
Tom Donnelly was seen this morn
ing. He believes his brother limo.
cent of murder. my mother" ht
said, sis almost dying with grief
She is taking it so hard. l have moi
had an opportunity to talk with my
brother since the accusation. w
live in Southwest Mexico. l will adj
init Joe did not come home at al
Friday night"
THE PRELIMINARY TRIAL BEGUN.
The preliminary trial of Joe Don
nelly and Will Mckinney, for tn
murder of Samuel Turner last Fri
day night, began at $50 o'clocl
yesterday before Justice Tomlin
son in the Circuit Court room. Boil
prisoners were present and whe,
Sheriff Stephens brought Donnell.
in his mother and brother embrace,
him. The Court room was vel
filled with spectators eager to hea
the evidence. Some time was con
sumed by the attorneys in arguini
the point of a severance. Justic
Tomlinson decided that the boy
would not be tried separately
Messrs. Edmonston and Cullen ar
Donnelly's lawyers and w. w. Fir,
attorney for Mckinney. Prosecut
ling Attorney Trimble and s. w
Buckley are looking after the inter
ests Of the State.
The following witnesses wer
called and sworn and afterward ex
lcluded from the Court room Gee