The Clancy Inquest

The lonjí looked fer inquest over the body of Frank Clancy began this morning. ' Some twenty persons were summoned as witnesses. The testimony is being taken down by a stenographer. Nothing of great importance has yet been learned. At 12 o'clock tbc exaniination was adjourned to 2 p. m. The testimony so far given is in summary as follows : William Gerstner, of Arm Arbor, was the first witness. He was on the same train with Clancy wlien the latter came up from Toledo and helped him to a drink of water. Clancy told him that he was very sick, and that he did not want to come to Ann Arbor. Gerstner noticed a large man come in and sit just in front of Clancy, and who spoke to him a few minutes and then left the car. V. L. Shanken, supt. of the poor house, came next. He went over the story of how Clancy had been brought there and died. Poor Commissioner blasón was next called. His story was long and has been given before. However it did mucb in the telling to relieve theeounty poor house authorities from the approbrium of not calling a physician. From Clancy's actions and bpeech Mr. Mason thought him recovering from an opium smoke and decidod that a physician's services were not needed. Dr. J. B. Howe, of Toledo, was the next on the stand. He is the pólice surgeon and city physician. Monday morning the Doctor had quite a talk with Clancy in the Toledo jail. Clancy said his home was in Kalamazoo and asked to be sent to Ann Arbor. His speech was a trifle confused, that was all. Clancy said he was sick, had no money and no work. The poor commissioner sent him to Ann Arbor taking him to the station. Dr. Howe recognized the man as someone he had seen before at the pólice station, but he did not know his name or anything else about him. Officer Boldt, of Toledo, next took the stand. He met Clancy about the 29 th of July on the Toledo streets. Claucy told him he was after his two ebildren whom his wife had run away with. He saw him later at the jail. His talk was easy to be understood at both places though he seemed sick and said he was sick. Daniel Sullivan, another Toledo officer, was next. Says Clancy slept in station the night of Saturday, after 1 :20 a. m., and left in the morning, to return again Sunday night. Detective Jack Carew, of Toledo, was next placed on the stand. Nothing new was elicted from his testimony. Boyle, whom Carew had arrested, claimed to have been at the Empire House, Toledo, Saturday night August 2d, but the hotel keeper could not vouch for this, and thought he was not thtre. Last Monday Boyle told Carew that lie had had a fight at the Empire House previous to his arrest, with two Kalamazoo traveling men who were asking about Mrs. Clancy. George Clancy was next heard. Frank had told hiin that he and Hasenack had had words, and that they had both threatened each other. Said Hasenack had told Frank that he would kill him at first sight. Hasenaek's wedding with Mrs. Margaret Clancy was the subject on which the two had quarreled. Frank told him that Boyle and Hasenack were great friends. George saiv his brother's grip in Kalamazoo. It fchen contained a copy of John Clancy's will.