en,  J.  W.  Brown, 
Paul  Mitchell,  Juan  Ferguson,  P.  J.  Dodd.

Isaac  Givens,  J.  P.

The  body  was  brought  to  town  and  in- 
terred on  Saturday,  but  certain  questions  having 
arisen,  the  body  was  disinterred,  and  an  autopsy 
was  held  on  Sunday,  Drs.  Slough  and  Wood- 
ville  officiating.

The  expert  examination  proved  conclusive- 
ly that  the  deed  was  one  of  the  most  brutal,  as 
well  as  the  most  vindictive  within  the  knowl- 
edge of  any  of  the  bystanders.

After  cutting  and  shaving  the  head  a 
superficial  examination  was  made,  a number  of 
pieces  of  broken  skull  were  removed,  and  the 
scalp  was  transversely  dissected  and  the  skull 
laid  bare  exposing  the  murderous  wound  in- 
flicted.

Barney  Kerr  and  Peter  Mungall,  the  par- 
ties accused,  were  brought  into  town  by  the 
officers  and  lodged  in  jail.  Their  preliminary 
trial  was  held  before  Judge  Givens  on  Tuesday 
and  Wednesday.

H.  E.  Muse,  the  arresting  officer,  stated

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