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serious. they had boon old time friends,

ecrious. They had beon old time frienus.
Flahcrty never carried a pistol.
On redirect examination witness al,
mitted that he was a little mixec upon the
point as to how he was Rrst informed that
Conroy was dead. ie satd he was drink
ing at tho time. He WAS certain, however,
that Flahcrty was tho frat Who tod htni'
that Conroy was dead. Flahorty Went back
with witness and others TO lools for tia
body. Flahorty did not act differently
from the others when they found the body.
He did not act like a man who had done,
the killing
Tom Hennessey testified thnt he saw tho
body OF Conroy on the night OF January
III. Witness was in the switch HOUSE, talk
ing TO Mr.. McAllister, when John Clark
81 want to tell y5u something very sc-
,rious, McAliistor went out ind talkSd
TO Clark and CLARK thcn asked witness *
he had time to 70 across tho street 10
said Conroy was dead and that FIahcrty
had told him OF IL wv went over 70 tho
saloon and found the dead body
oss-eximination--Wi Witness, lister.
Hays and Jim Clark We're IN the switch
house when John CLARK came over and
told them that Conroy was dead. WltncAB
could not say that F'inhcrty had previously
come TO tho switch house and called John
Clark out. When John Clark came 70 Tho
switch house was the first time that night
lTlaherty I'LL they went over TO the saloon.
1t was clear night and no thought tho
moon was shining. Witness did not OK
amino Coproy's wound carefully Whcn
officer Me cut Conroy 4 ssirt nc saw Tue
wound In Conroys neck. The wound was
about at the collar bGtton. Witness knew
Conroy we'll. When he waa sober he was
quiet and peaccahle, but whom drunk NJ
was very quarrslsonie and would quart
with everybody. Witness had not 70 y
Conroy for about six weeks before 10
was killed Witness did not know Fiat srty
very well. There WAS big cra9d at
HuddIeson's saloon tho night Corsoy was
titled 1t was the day aftcr pay day on
tho international and Greet Northern.
John Smith the hggkseper a. Huddle-
sons saisrn, said he saw Fiahefty NJ the
saloon on The pisht af the 18th. He WAS
there from O'clock TIL about IL, when
he left with man named Clark. IL was
about fifteen minutes after they went out
that witness first saw the body of the de-
ceased. Witness heard Il report OF Q pistol
or firecrneker that night between 0 and 10
o'clock Defendant WAS around the saloon
then and was sitting In u chair some time
after the shot was fired. Did not Know
whether he remained there continuously
until he left with Clark about ~ o'clock
There was u big crowd IN the saloon that
night He saw Conroy when he came IN
the saloon and went ont the rear door.
This was between . and 10 O'Clock. He
walked right through. the FALCON without
saving anything This YVES not his GUS
TOM No one went out OF the saloon Win
Cnnroy when he went out the back door,
There we're several parties in the nalovh
when Witness heard the shot. but he could
not say who they were. lie was very busy
at the time The back door was closed
that night. II was about IL o'clock when
Witness first heard that Coaroy WAS deal.
great many people passed out the rsar
on the saloon all the time There WAS y
gate near where conroys body was founi
and he could have been seen through this
gate People were constantly pafsing
there He did not notice my one coming
Into the saloon from The rear after he
heard the shot. Flaherty'n manner was
natural that night. Witness was quite
sure that FIahertv and Clark left the
saloon together. Clark awakened Flaherty
and they left together Witness did not
hear Flaherty tell Clark that conroy had
killed himself Flaherty's repntnticn Was
| good as far as witness had heard
Redirect Where Flnherty WIS sitting IN
| the saloon was about twelve feet from tha
| rear door and the body nf Conroy was
| found about thirty or forty feel OUTSIDE
| the door in the yard. II was from one 70
\ dye minutes after Coprpy went o,lf Inc
| rear door that witness heard the report Of
| 4 shot. Witness could not fay whfthsr
| Or moi any ono else vent out ! he rear door
| Immediately after Conroy,
| with thia testimcuy the examinat Was
| coptinued to DO resumed at 10 o'clock TINS
| morning. " d