The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-12

foregoing verdict of the jurymen. Doc
tors, undertakers and other incidental
expenditures will be paid by Orffen
who was much affected by what he
had unintentionally done and broke
down and cried bitterly when he
learned that the little girl was dead.
Chief Of Police Testifles.
Chief Schevers, the first witness
called, testified, the examining attor-
ney e. w. McManus, questioning:
Il don't know very much about the
case. was called to Louie Orffen's
place at twenty minutes of ten. Of
ficer Baldwin called me by telephone
and went to the alley between Main
and Johnson in the patrol | was at
the house. The Sweeneys and Orffen
lived on the first floor. l found the
gun exhibit AZ between the tick and
springs of the bed. 1t had four
cartridges in when l found it. The
gun is five she'll, double ac.io- It
takes pretty good pull to discharge
the gun. If it was new gun 1t
wouldn't be- any easier to pull as a
new one lots Of times works hard.
The beds saw in the rooms, didn't
look like they had been made l
found the gun at twenty minutes of
eleven. There was no evidence OF
disorder in the house. / saw Orffen
when officer Conn brought him to the
station. Orffen was very much ex-
cited. He said he hadn't drunk a
drop. l asked him how the accident
happened and he said he didn't know
how the gun was exploded. Said shot
went through his finger. Said they
were all drinking coffee. The cups
were there when | went to the rooms
Orffen said Sweeney was drinking
coffee and they had two cups
around. The Greek said they had
had no beer that night
Orffen told me Sweeney wanted te
buy a gun as he had his (Swseneys)
in hook on Third street. Orffen un
loaded the gun, he said, and they all
examined 1t. Officer Baldwin went tc
] the hospital with the little girl.
didn't see tie child after she was
shot, at any time. Orffen did not
speak of any trouble at the house.
Attorney for Louis Orffen, F. NJ
Ballinger, asked witness if he hae
talked with Mr.. Or Mrs. Sweeney after
! the shooting. Witness replied NO
On cross examination, witness sale
he saw no Intoxicating liquors Oh
disorder about the place
Dr.. Brown.
DR.. W. Frank Brown was the SECOND
witness called to the stand. Doctor
Brown assisted by Dr. VIM. Hogle
attended the little girl, Freda Swee
ney. and held post norton examina
ton Wednesday afternoon. DR.
Brown stated:
Il was called October 10, 1911, a
4 10 p. m. to All Johnson street, Keo
lsuk, Iowa, where | was informed CIR
was accidentally shot. Girl had beef
taken in an auto to St Joseph's hos
pital went to hospital immediatel,
and found Freda Sweeney. age IL
white, suffering from shot wound il
abdomen entering about one inch be
low the right OF the navel. There wal
no external wound. | called DR.. VIM
Hogle to see case Mrs. Sweeney
mother of child told me the following
MY husband was telling abou
gun he had for sale. replied
4 have good gun and will show
to you He went to the place wher
he kept gun and got revolver an
removed the cartridges. handed tn
gun to Mr.. sweeney. Sweeney es
amined gun and returned same t
Louie, who replaced the cartridges
AS he was closing gun. there was a.
i explosion and the mother said, '4o
: have shot my girl Louie replied, INC
4 I'm the one who is shot HIS nan
J, was torn and bleeding DR.. Hogle an
g myself operated Immediately, findin
q the following: Bullet extending VI
J ward and to the left, cutting man
blood vessels. Belly was full
: blood. Large bowel on left cut !
/ two and perforated Matter escapin
G from bowel into belly This was r.
e paired Found large hole in larg
curvature of stomach. This was r.