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[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

I know John Mitchell the defendant, Kelly and him was not at my room that night, have seen them together at Mitchels store.

Benj F Johnson .. for Defence [[strikethrough]] dant [[/strikethrough]]

I am a Police officer of the City, Lieut of Police, on hearing a man was killed went to search for the murderer-, I arrested the Defendant John Mitchell, brought to City Hall, could find no evidence against him, in the afternoon I discharged him. — . The next morning I left word at his store that the case had to be investigated and for him to come to the City Hall, about half an hour afterwards defendant came to me, had plenty of oportunity to escape made no effort to do so, he was reading a paper when I first arrested him in his store, he has never shown any alarm or fear whatever, He knew when he came round to City Hall what he was coming for, never heard of defendant being in any trouble, I have been a policeman about 12 years, consider his character good, as a peaceable quiet man, arrested him before on about the time the inquest was being held, had him under arrest from 10 to 3 O clock knew that an Inquest had been held, but did not know what the verdict was, Deft. when arrested said he knew nothing about the shooting, could get nothing out of him, he said he knew nothing [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] about the shooting.

Margaret Taylor, Cold. for defense 
My testimony is the same as John Johnson dont know how Pistol got in the room, when John undressed him there was no Pistol about him. My house is allways open, Dont suspect any one of putting the Pistol in the house, Have seen Kelly with a Pistol like this one, know Kelly very well dont know John Mitchell. Did not examine Kelly head, saw blood on Johns hand, when I 

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