The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-07

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been dreaming. When informed Of the
singular behavior of Sarah Carpenter,
he thought that of sufficient Importance
| 10 have her name added 10 the list Of
witnesses. Burrows told nothing OF the
information impaired by Josiah Skene.
Mr.. Barnes then sought the district
| attorney and was closeted with him for
an hour, during which they arranged
their plans for conducting the examina-
tion.
The inquest was TO be held in large
room on the ground floor. IL was we'll
adapted for the purpose because Of the
fact that the squire had allowed il TO be
used as "a schoolroom while the select
men were having the regular school
house enlarged and remodeled. Thus
there was "a raised platform at one end,
upon which the squire and the witness
es could sit, while the rows Of benches
readily afforded seats for the jurymen
and the spectators.
News OF any Importance travels rap
idly in a small town like Lee, and be-
fore the time set for the inquest quite a
motley crowd Of people had congregated
about the squirrels grounds. There were
men and women, farmers, workmen and
idlers, all more or less interested in the
proceedings which were about 10 COM
mence, and each had some theory, all
his own, as 10 the identity Of the guilty
one One man remembered farm hand
who had been discharged by Lewis and
who had LETT the town, breathing yenge-
ance. Another had met q suspicious
looking tramp prowling about Riverside
on the very day of the crime Being re-
minded by a neighbor that he bad spent
all Of Saturday and Sunday over in
Dover, ne was forced 20 admit that it
might have been on Friday when he
had met the tramp; but, nothing dis
concerted, be continued to urge his
opinion that that individual would yet
be proved TO have guilty connection
with the affair. This proposition was
ridiculed by another, for the simple fact
that nothing had been stolen would
tend 10 exonerate tramp, who could
not possibly have any other motive but
theft, and then he drew attention 10 the
suspiciously close arrival of the man
who claimed 10 be the son and who
would now come i'll for "a share in the
property. But yet another had only that
morning heard that the entire property
would go 10 the daughter, and so settled
that theory.
An old lady at this juncture mysteri-
ously announced that the whole truth of
the matter had been revealed to her in
a vision, but just what it was she de-
clined to state It'll the proper time
comes. So they argued and talked over
the situation, till at length Mr.. Upper.
the district attorney, appeared, walking
with Mr.. Barnes All then knew that
the investigation would at once begin
and forthwith pushed their way into the
room which was to be the scene of the
inquiry.
The proceedings began promptly. The
squire entered, followed by Mr.. Upper
and the two detectives, and took a seat
III leather covered chair, which had
been brought from his library and placed
upon the stand, a similar one awaiting
the witnesses. Mr.. Upper and Mr..
Barnes took chairs at a small wooden
table in front of the squire, and Bur
rows went to seat among the crowd.
The Jurymen were called, and, as they
responded TO their names, were directed
TO places Oh benches placed laterally
beside the stand at the end nearest TO
the witness chair. 1t is worthy Of re-
mark that, though this was in small,
isolated country town, the composition
of this jury was far above the average
to be met with in large cities. Here all
were men of families and identified
with the interests Of the community in
which they lived. Each, as he sat, was
the embodiment Of earnestness and sim
cerity. Rough CARRIED though they were, |
they possessed shrewd minds and good |
common sense and therefore would |
make admirable jurors.
The preliminaries over, the examina-
ton was begun. Mr.. Barnes was asked |
TO take the stand, and he testified to the |
discovery of the crime, and the position |
and condition Of the corpse as first seen |
by himself, when he accompanied the |
squire to the house on Monday morning, |
and to other facts which have been al |
ready told.
The next witness was DR.. Snow. The |
squire Intercepted him.
DR.. Snow" he asked, "have you |
prepared report of the autopsy made
by you yesterday upon the body of the
deceasedy'
81 made a thorough examination and |
have notes of all that 1 discovered |
which could, in my opinion, be of the
least assistance.
VERY well. What then do you find
to have been the Cause of DEATH"
1.-THE man was shot. The ball is of |
large size. | am not expert enough to
give the exact caliber, but think it is a
No 30"
odd you succeed in finding the ball?'
eyes, here it is" He passed it to the
squire, who III turn handed it to Mr..
Upper.
''Dr. Snow" said the latter, "can
you tell how long the deceased lived
after the shooting?"