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that caused us to advance from the
middle of the room toward him.
Coroner Ieland-Did Garnett make
any threat TO you at that time?
Mrs. Coit-No, he did not; he did not
speak at all, but he had a terrible look
on his face and in his eyes.
Coroner Leland-What took place
when Major McClung and yourself ad-
vanced toward Garnet?
Mrs. Coit-The first thing l saw was
that Garnett was undoing his vest.
wondered what he was doing and then
he pulled a revolver from inside his
vest and held it high above his head.
Coroner Leland-Had Major McClung
made any threat toward Garnett or
laid his hands on him up to the time
Garnett pulled the revolver?
Mrs. Coit-He certainly had not. AS
soon as Garnett displayed the revolver
Major McClung took hold Of him. The
major had one hand on Garnett's chest
and clutched Garnett's arm that was
in the air holding the pistol. Major
McClung said to Garnett, For Gods
sake. Alec, what are you doing? Don't
act like a crazy man; give me that pis-
toll" They struggled from the doorway
toward the little table standing against
the wall about six feet away. I was
on the left of the two men near the
wall. / said to Garnet, What are you
doing-are you crazy? For Gods sake
nut away that pistol" Then Major
McClung said to Garnett, Look out,
YOU will knock over that little table,
q a hlp ~
The table was knocked over in the
struggle and then l saw Garnetts hand
that held the pistol in the air come
down and then I heard shot fired. 1
cannot say whether Garnett released
the arm that Major McClung held or If
the major became tired and could not
hold the arm with the pistol any longer.
cLINGs TO THE PISTOL.
Coroner Leland-What took place
Immediately after the shooting?
Mrs. Coit-The major reeled toward the
windows and rested against the chair
and said, Madam, am shot" Garnett
came toward me with the pistol in his
hand His hand was shaking, but he
held the pistol toward me. 1 said to
him: 1.-The major is shot, and 1 don't
care now if you kill me-" Garnett did
not answer me, but he dropped his
hand with the pistol, but still kept hold
of the weapon. 1 turned toward Major
McCIung as he reeled into a rocking
chair and he said, For Gods sake, get
a doctor 1 am feeling badly; 1 am
wounded here" as he pointed to his
breast. / assisted Major McClung to
his feet and started to help him to the
end door of the room, but Garnett got
between us and locked the door. Gar
nett never spoke word to us. l got
Major McClung back to the rocking
chair and he undid his vest and l saw
blood on his shirt. 1 said to Garnett.
Get a doctor; the major is shot" but
he did not answer me. 1 went to the
middle door where the telephone is,
but Garnett followed me in there and
threw me aside and forced me out of
the little room. / shut the door and
tried TO hold him in there, but l was
not strong enough to do SO, and he
came out into this room. / again
begged Garnett to get a doctor and he
opened the door leading into the hall
way. rushed by him and got out into
the corridor and called to a bellboy, who
was some distance away, to get doc
tor. One of the maids, named Nora,
had called at the door and knocked at
it when Garnett opened the door l
told her to go for doctor also While
1 was sitting on the lounge in the cor
ridor near my rooms Garnett came up
TO me He still had the pistol in his
hand.
GARNETT RETURNS TO ROOM.
Coroner LeIand-What did he say to
you?
Mrs. Coit-He said, Il have shot
McClung," or "McClung is shot" I
don't remember which expression he
used. Then he said, IT will spare your
life, and he threw the pistol on the
ground at my feet. I picked up the
pistol and Garnett went away and re-
turned to my rooms where Major Nc
Clung was.
Mrs. Colt then detailed how the maid
Nora had gone for two pillows and
helped her to place Major McClung on
the sofa and gave the wounded man
some whisky to revive him. She also
told of the arrival of Mrs. Whitney,
wife of DR.. Whitney, who resides in
the Palace Hotel.
while we were helping Major Nc
Clung,'' continued Mrs. Colt, "some
one said. Here he is again. and Gar
nett appeared in the door. He said he
wanted his overcoat, and l said, Give
him his coat and get him away from