Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-19
LAST Of THE
TESTIMONY
MRS. CUNNINGHAM CORROBOR.
ATEs THE STORY OF HER
BROTHER, L. L. FELKER.
SHE CLAIMS HE WAS
ARMED WITH A KNIFE.
Verdict of Jury Was Simply That Cum
ningham Came to His Death
From the Wounds.

The inquest into the killing of ]. v.
Cunningham, who was shot by his broth
er-in-law last Friday. was completed
yesterday afternoon with the taking or
the testimony of Cunningham's widow
Coroner Brown and the jury went out to
the Cunningham residence on the Big
Butte to hear Mrs. Cuningham's state
ment. They We're accompanied by County
Attorney elect Peter Breen for the state
and Attorney A. L. Smith Z. t,,ie interest
of young Felker, who did the shooting.
Mrs. Cunningham gave testimony against
the man who was her husband. corrob-
Grating the statements of her mother
and brother except in a few minor par
ticulars. The jury's verdict simply found
that Cunningham came to his death
frcm gun shot wounds inflicted by a gun
held in the hand of l.. L. Felker.
Mrs. Cunningham was still in bed and
gave her testimony rropped up on pill
lows with the jury gathered about. She
said
II last saw my husband on Friday of
last week. He came here somewhere be-
tween II and O'Clock. He brought some
flowers With him. He asked to see me
alone but did not wish to be left alone
With him. and l said as much. He said
he wanted to have the prosecution for
the affair of last THANKSGIVING dropped,
and | told him | would talk with him
about that when | was stronger. Jack
then asked for sCma cake ard wine ard
the cake and wine We're given him.
After while heard mamma say: Now,
Jack, you have been here long enough,
you had better go back. At that he
reached inside his coat and drew out
1-,,;
crouched down on the foot of the bed.
Jack sank back on the bed and never
spoke or uttered a sound When the
shooting too, place Ed McKinstry wa $
sitting in a chair at the foot of the bed
and Jack was sitting sidewisa on chair
leaning against the bed. Lew used the
gun to save my life. I heard no harsh
words spoken Jack was always slurring
at mother and Lew when he came here,
and claimed Lew did everything he could
to prevent us from making up"
After the examination of Mrs Cum
ningham. the jury decided to put some
more questions to NToKins,ry who testi-
fled the evening before and who was
present His statements did not differ
from his original testimony Mrs Felix
er was also asked some further questions.
Her answers contradicted several of the
statements of McKinstry.
The jury returned to the city and rem
dered the verdict as stated. Among the
papers of Cunningham, which are now
IN the possession OF Coroner Brown are
three life insurance policies aggregating
$4,000 One is in the Union Life, of Oma-
ham. Another for $1,000 in the New York
ham. Another for $4,000 in the New York
Life was originally made payable to Cum
nin2ham's estate, but contained provis-
ion for a change of beneficiary at the op-
ton of the insured, and it is said the
change had been made in favor of Cum
ningham' S brother. The third for So, 900
in the Royal Union Life of Des Moines.
and was made payable to executors, ad-
ministrators or assigns.
The arrangements for Cunningham S
funeral have not been completed.
The only genuine lockwood in town,
and the only stock of any size in the
state is at
Hight & Fairfield's