St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-15
HER BLOODY GARMENTS
Put in Evidence by Undertaler
Connolly.

A recess of a few moments followed
Mr.. Smiths address, after which Ter
renee Connolly Jr., the funeral dlfec-
tor who assisted in the preparations
for Miss Cling S funeral, took the stand.
Mr.. Connolly had previously testified
for the state. The blood-stained hat
which Miss Cling wore was put in evil
dence. The hat was dusty and the
brim was slightly bent in front.
Has the Sealskin sacque been
washed?' asked Mr. Erwin.
1T has" said Connolly. The sacque
and the dead woman's shoes and stock
ings were also offered in evidence.
Connolly was on the stand again in
the afternoon. He had bundle with
him containing all of the clothes worn
by Miss Cling on the night of the muir
der, and some of them were shown to
the jurors The dark blue dress skirt,
the corset and the right nitten, also a
white skirt and the blue shirt waist.
These articles were saturated with
blood and presented a sickening sight.
Mr.. ErWil sought to make a point on
the great a4.1e>.:tt of blood that stained
the garments, btL: en- ross-examina-
ton Mr.. Nye drew from the witness
the fact that he had received the
clothes while they were yet damp and
had rolled them up in bundle togeth-
er, which would account for the multi
plicity of stains.
John F. Walsh, the morguekeeper,
was sworn ana examined by Mr. Erwin
Q. On the night of Dec. 3 did you
see the body of a woman you after
wards ascertained to be Miss Cling,
Catherine Cling? A. Yes, sir. [ think
it was about ten minutes to II. It
was brought there in the patrol wagon
by two police officers. We brought the
body into the morgue and laid the body
on a slab and l undressed and after
wards washed the body. The left eye
was gouged out, to about there, down
on the cheek, and there was d mark on
the nose; the nose was slightly bent
to the left, and the lip was cut through
on the right side. That was the only
marks that I discovered. The hands
had mittens on as L remember.
There was not but very little blood on
the face, down the left cheek, L think,
if I remember right. There was very
little blood on the chin until [ turned
the body over, then the blood ran out
of the mouth and nostrils. She had a
seal skin cloak on. 1t came down to
the hips, just below the hips.
Q. Well, the hair, do you remember
how it was? a. Yes; the hair was
pretty nearly hanging down.
@. What was the condition of the
hair as to blood, brain matter? A
Oh, [ don't think there was any brain
matter on the hair. There was quite
little blood on the hair; that is, this
portion backihere Gndicating). [ don
think there was any blood up here.
Q. Was the hat upon the head or off
the head? A. 1t was simply lying on
the head when I saw it in the patrol
wagon. simply lying on the head.
Q. Was it fastened to the head with
an ordinary hairpin. or any strings
to it? A. No, sir.
Witness then testified as to the
blood stains on the clothing. He
found no blood on the shoes and stock
ings, and on the shirt waist there were
only a few stains about the cellar.
@. Now, you say that when you I'M
dressed the body you had to turn the
body over to remove the clothing, and
you say that the blood rushed from
her nostrils and mouth? A Yes, sir
@. What quantity of blood? A. Oh,
I don't know about the quantity: 1
know it rushed out quite freely while
held the body over in that position.
@. So much so that you turned the
body back? A Well, when I got the
clothing removed L turned the body
back
On DISCRIMINATION witness admit
ted to Mr.. Nye that his recollection
was somewhat hay regarding the
whole affair At the time he made
the examination he did not know the
woman had been murdered.
Just before the afternoon session be-
gan Judge Willis entered the court
room, bowling and smiling He was IN
der the protecting care of the court,
and took a seat beside Judge Smith on
the bench.
Sergeant GetcheIl, the police officer
who had charge of the Fifth precinct
in the Eighth ward on the night of
Dec. 8 was called and examined by Mr.
Erwin:
Where We're you at 1890 a. m. ?"
'At the foot of Lowry hill
What instructions did you receiver"
81 heard there had been a suicide or
a murder. and 1 was to go out and in
vestigate?'
Did you go out?'
YES. with Officer John Fay"
Did you find any other officers
there?"
Yes"
what did you do?''
1--WE went to the place of the murder
we didn't know it was murder then"
You found the place where the body
was lying?"
Yes"
How big a pool of blood was there
there?"
1T had been kicked over, so I can't
say"
(Which side of the road was the
Travelled path?"
"A little to the left
Did you examine that locality for
tracks?'
Yes
What did you fnd?"
81 found a track of two buggies and
the patrol wagon"
(Which was the lighter track of the
three?''
1.-The one which turned first
you found many footprints there"
Yes"
did you have lantern with your"
Yes
How many yards away from the
body was this light track?'
About forty or sixty feet"
How did that buggy turn?"
1T turned to the left and went
round towards the lake.
I'D they go near the beaten track
after turning?''
''They went near
What kind Of a track was this?''
"A light buggy with a narrow tire. .
Did you find any separate or dis
tinct traczs?'
Yes
Did you find any tracks of the man
who went with the buggy in this one
that turned around?
did not notice.
You found a big track forty or sixty