The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-17
coRoN ER's INQUEST
!, ,be Remains Of the Late Henry O.
McCready- Testimony Of Wit.
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\. demand OF the parents OF the late
4, c. McCresdy, ooroner's inquest
|. held at the city hall this afternoon,
a Stacy. A. q. Schmidt aud j. A.
Cavern being sworn as jurors. The
I.ius we're exposed to the jury aud
Wound explained.
"a Grton sworn: About $50 night
n. last, Henry Noe came TO the store
!, excited manner aud inquired for
Duff. saying Henry McCready had
himself, but not finding the do,tor
n officer he went away and | followed
M TO the rooms and found Harmon
lsl,lere. l saw the body lying on
floor, near the bed. the feet about
feet from the bed and the head
The lex OF the foot Of the bed, his
4 toward the bed. A revolver lay a
n, distance away. The revolver was
bu, hall way between foot OF bed and
h..and about SIX feet away. There
pool of blood about ss broad as u
ger plate The bed appeared disar.
sei. but no other signs OF d,sGrrange.
., shout the room. His hands we're
.eed over each other AS he lay.
i'd see his face, no blood on it. but
Id no, see the bullet hole. II he had
sl,,lngIo u the bed it wou ID have been
d Tor hlm to have got 80 far from the
Ihe mandolin case was partially
% aud You could sec the instrument
ill., Of IL, Saw no signs OF blood any
ere except the pool under his head.
no signs Of struggle except the
l. looked as il someone had
nei down the betic!othing and then
" had been "a disturbance OF it after
No one present when / was there
kpi Harmon Stahl and Henry Noe
revolver was about four or five fee,
p iar body aud pointing towards it
sased was IN his ehirtsleeyes.
taTnon Stahl. sworn: | first saw
D, Lee in front OF Cook & Odee's VII,
NcCready had killed himself. NJ
there bat Fox, Lee and Mrs. Nc
siy. Fox went down with Mrs. Nc
siy ard asked me to stay with th'
AIns Took particular notice OF tn
.'eF ahich lay not more than i
= from the body pointing toward
!Ar led was dirarranged. III
e. cinsr to the foot OF the bed
''lehce Of scutlie in the room
Pc Of blood was about s inches il
leler. The shoulders were c o 'est (
''eei away obliquely from the be'
'iour 10 five feet. The left han
Hlhs' elbow on body and hand i
q body. lie lay on right arm an
IL front not in a rigid position
"er about Is inches away.
ahk Fox, sworn: ! Twas called fror
4 odee's drug store by man sa!
"eeFy McCready had shot himself
There; Mrs. McCready and Pete
We there; saw body lying on tloo
= her what was the matter; sine sal
:! had shot himself. He had sal
Ae was not feeling well and ths
4'' asked him to 60 down stairs an
'o'ne music, but he objected. II
went INTO the other room. got I'll
'e' and shot himself. Witnes
Inscribed the position Of the bod
'as on the floor relative to the be-
"'olver. the arrangement Of tf
'a' other things precisely as II
'So witnesses. Heard OF troub
The night before Mr.. Fl
returned from Chicago.
sa''ed into the restaurant /
x frohl; that there were thr'
~ who wanted the marshal.
uers and found the women in Il
.oom and asked what they wante
AcCready said she wanted Hem
NJ he had struck her. l went !
''ont room and found him. !
!. women had bsen outing up
WI" TO make them behave ~
~ INTO souffla With his wife as
J n, " little roushsr than he hi
w. In pulling her around shs h'
s'"ething and hurt herself. I
Is ' u had happened. Officer F.
" ,;. y" 10 agree to 1t n,atters re
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