The San Francisco call., 1903-12-02

ing to the rooms DR.. Martin met me at
the door and informed me that Major
McClung was falling fast. then told
Major McClung that he was fatally
wounded and that he would die. 1t
was then he asked me to send for his
wife.
He said: If I am going to die.
want my wife here
/ asked McClung to tell me how he
had been shot and he said he was call
ing on Mrs. Colt, when Alexander Gar
nett came in. McClung said: I heard
Garnett threaten Mrs. Colt and 1 told
him to go away"
DR.. Shiels then testified to the state
ment of Major McClung as to how he
had been shot by Alexander Garnett.
Dr. Shiels next told of the removal of
Major McClung to the Waldeck Sana-
torium and the examination he made
there of the wounded man. The physi-
clan described the gradual failing of
the patient and the loss of vitality that
resulted In death.
TELLS DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
When 1 saw that Major McClung
was falling" continued DR.. Shiels, II
at once notified the District Attorneys
office. An attache of that office came
out. to the Waldeck and saw me and
said he desired to take an ante-mortem
statement
Il was asked by this attache If it
would be wise to inform Major Nc
Clung that his dying statement was de-
sired. l felt that as 1 had informed
Major McClung that he could not live
when l first saw him and that he had
made a statement to me at that time.
1T would jeopardize the slight chance
of his recovering to again shock
him by telling him that death was
near. I felt that there was a slight
hope Of recovery and that is why
did not again inform Major McClung
that he was likely to die when the at
tache Of the District Attorneys office
came to take his statement"
Dr. Shiels then told of the death of
Major McClung, the autopsy and the
burial Of the body. at which the physi-
clan was present.
DR.. Shiels also identified the revolver
with which McClung was shot by Alex
ander Garnett. DIR. Shiels, as a mat
ter Of precaution, had taken it from the
table when he was called to Mrs. Colts
rooms and later on turned the weapon
over to the police.
NORA KENEALY TESTIF1ES.
Nora Nenealy, a maid at the Palace
Hotel was then called to the witness
stand She testified that she had Wis
tied Mrs. Colts rooms last Wednesday
afternoon shortly after o'clock, and
Mrs. Colt met her at the door and asked
her to go for a doctor, as Major Nc
Chung had been shot. The girl testified
to calling DR.. Martin and accompany
ing him back to Mrs. Colts rooms.
The witness testified to seeing Major
McClung lying in chair in the room,
and of seeing DR.. Shiels and Mrs.
Whitney enter the apartments. 1T did
not hear Major McClung say anything
about the shooting" continued the wit
ness. 'All a heard him say was that he
and Garratt had always been friends"
The witness stated that she did not
see either Gafnett or McClung enter the
rooms of Mrs. Colt, but she had heard
loud talking in the apartments just
previous to Mrs. Colt rushing out and
asking the witness to get a doctor.
The witness did not see Garnett with
revolver in his hand at any time, as
she arrived at the rooms of Mrs. Colt
after .Garnett had thrown his pistol at
the feet Of Mrs. Colt in the hallway
MRS. McCLUNG is CALLED.
Mrs. McClung the widow of the muir
dered man, was then called into the in
quest room from the private Office of
Coroner Leland. She was garbed in
black and wore a heavy veil that
shrouded her face.
Coroner Leland asked Mrs. McClung
if she knew Of anything that might be
of value in the inquisition, but she re-.
piled that her husband had not told
her any details of the shooting and
that she knew absolutely nothing about
the tragedy that might enlighten the
jury. Coroner Leland therefore did not
call Mrs. McClung to the witness stand.
Louis H. Ward assistant warrant