The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-16
FALLoN'S FATE IN DOUBT.
Continued from Eighth Page.

/ he or 80 y. m when court TecOnvened
Iass GsLowd was as large as before. Palm
ID 80 Lahs We're in great demand with the
/ JuIy ana spectators. A light shower how
ever cooled the air somewhat
Inc nrst witness put on the stand in the
al'ethoon was Mr.. Leary, who had gone
/ rg one trouble 10 take a lot of measure
eTeI OF the distances between the sew
Stai pars on Indian street. which were
Nllslte9 by Fallon about the time of the
shhooung, and had timed himself in making
/ on5 Sb Instances The witness had figured
/ IF N SilSt ne could go from the rear room
o. McGuires place to Deienan's a ais
lance OF lSl feet, in half a minute. throw
/ n nan,s puhdies down there, go from Deig-
nan TO McCormick's a distance Of Ia.
tteet, take a glass of beer there and then
10 10 itsHeGuire's bar, distance of ia feet. in
| IN two minutes iO''iiu
Inc witness was of the tyne which an
SMSIs one question with another and Oh
ssGiS 70 g4ylng direct answers to questions.
| Solcltof General Osborne had considerab-e
difnculty in getting witness to acknovvl-
| eues why Il was that he took The trouble
~ a. MAKE Ia an these measurements. He said
! him 'i ~ MI Nelson who was with
I'm at the time, had suggested 1t, but
! never gave any satisfactory explanation
| OF ms interest in the matter
afierno diiosI interesting ties limony of the
| ~ moon Don was that of DR.. r. G. Norton
! ~ Gi'1 !, ". Norton appeared upon the stand
e e me OF the defense appeared to be OBJ
! Wnat tnls line would be. DR.. Norton sad
Ind' ne was Ill al the time of the shooting
ana sent his son, Dr. George NJ Norton to
| SS 1Gu Mcclure. When the witness saw
13SGulfe ne was convalescing and getting
alohg very nicely, so nicely, in fact thai
| Ne, dismissed the case and collected his
pr pun a Dr. Norton testified that at the time
ne dismissed the case that Mcguire had
I 20 lar improved that he considered him
out OF danger. He attributed his relapse
auu subsequent death to the fact that he
was lmprudent in exposing himself DR. nix
| ing TOO much and finafiy Contracting grip
| III norton testified that McGuire's
| ueath occurred several months after the
Snootlhg. The ball. he said entered the
| ie1t breast, passing between the breast
pohe ana the pericardium, or lining mem
; orane OF the heart passing downward,
| luJurhg the pleural sack and lodging as
| near as could be ascertain m the muscles
/ OF the back, or lumbar region He OK
tracted the bali from McGuire's hand.
| which was considerably swollen when he
| hrsi saw it. He saw Mcclure frequently
| up to the time he DISCHARGED the case
| ana was satisfied that the bail had he
come encysted and that with proper care
| ana prudence there was no immediate
| Danger to be apprehended. Dr. NOrtoa
| explained the manner in which bullet
! or other foreign substance lodged in The
| body becomes encysted,a sac being formed
ABOUT the object and the surrounding as
| sues protected from injury. Dr. Norton
Said mat he told Mcclure that he was
| drinking entirely too much and that his
| excuses would do him injury His ex-
| cesses and lack of care, he said, doubt
| less caused Inflammation to set in again
I
! able weather, he said, Mcclure went to
| Ihunderboit, contracting grip as the re-
| suit of exposure. The grip inhamed the
| injured pleural sack and caused pleuritic
| effusion. The result of this effusion and
! the accumulation of pus where the bah
| had lodged doubtless caused the cyst
| about the ball to dissolve causing re-
newed Inflammation. Dr. Norton said that
| Mcguire had the best of care at his home
| and had he taken proper care of himself
tirely.
On cross examination Dr. Norton said
| that pain was very deceptive and that a
! bullet or other foreign substance in the
| body could not be positively located SIM
| ply by pain The swelling of the parts
| however indicated that the ball was lodg
| ed in the small of the back In answer
| to a question by the solicitor as to wheth-
| er he had not told Mcclure he might use
! intoXicants, DR.. Norton said: q told him
! he might drink liquor in moderation. but
| not half bottle a day"
DIR. Norton was examined at some
| length by the attorneys as to the posi-
| bilit!es of death from such wounds as that
such complications as he had described
| the subjects of the formation of pus
| and the possibilities of danger after
| bullet has become encysted, being gone
| into. DIR. Norton was looking pale and
| feeble and was evidently worn out with
| the time that he had spent on the stand.
| At the conclusion of his examination,
| Judge Falligant shook hands with him
| and wished him a rapid increase in health.
| DR.. Norton was followed on the stand
by his sons, DR.. George M. Norton, who
| attended Mcclure when he was shot and
| DR.. w. E. Norton, who attended him
| about a month later and when he had
| the grip. Their testimony was on the
| same fine as that of their father. They
| were also examined as TO the possible re-
suits in suggestions cases similar to that
| of McGuire's.
| George w Bandy was put on the stand
| by the defense and testified that he was
| with Mcclure frequently from the time
| he received his wound until the time of
| his death. About the close of the city
! registration. he did not remember the
| exact date Mcguire was able to be up
| and walk around the room. The doctor
air, either walking or driving. He sug-
gested a ride to Thunderbolt. At Nc
| Cures request, he got a buggy and drove
| him down to the court house Mcclure in
! tended to register, but there was too
much of a crowd They then drove to
| Joe Counihan's place, where they had
| glass of beer, apiece. From. there they
| drove out to Thunderbolt to Anbos place,
| where they had a bottle of beer apiece.
| Then Mcguire had a dozen oysters, after
which they had another bottle of beer
| each. Then they walked down to Des-
| vergers' point, where they spent about an
| hour talking about the war and other
matters. On coming back to Ambos' Nc
! CURE said he did not want any more beer,
and they came on back to the city Nc
| CURE complained of being somewhat ia
| tigued. The next morning he said he was
The defense concluded its case with
| Fallon's statement. The defendant spoke
in rather low tone of voice at first, and
was requested TO stand in order that the
| jury might hear him more distinctly. He
spoke rapidly. and displayed some ex-
element towards the close. His state
ment, in substance, was as follows:
Gentlemen of the jury: On Dec 8,
1898, / went to McCormick's to get some
clothes l had left there. I got them and
started down the street towards Deg-
| mans to leave them there. MCGUIRE was
standing in the doorway of his saloon. /
stopped and asked him if Barney Burns
was In there. He said no, and l started
on. Mcclure then called me back, He
asked me what the nell is that you said
about me and my Yife?" What's that?'
1 said I heard that you said that l and
nv wife might - (using a vulgar
expression) He said Billy Basset told
him that l said so. l told him had not
said anything of the kind. l asked Bas-
sett IL he had said that / made this re-
mark, and he denied saying it. l then
asked him to give me drink. saying /
would pay him for it. The dispute was
renewed after l had had the drink, and
Bassett rushed out and struck me in the
face. / struck him back. Then Mcclure
struck me and knocked me down and
Stamped and kicked me. begged him for
Gods sake mol 10 strike me any more. As