The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-04
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
The HYeenan homicide.

COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER - Judges
monwealth VS.. Gerald Eaton, charged with the
murder of Timothy Hesnan, the case of the
Common wealth was ci05ed yesterday. and the
defense was opened by James V. HeD0nough,
who stated that he expected To prove that the
Alderm an, the principal witness for the prose-
cution, wac in Il o condition to see what ne had
testified and also that Keenan, acted upon the
aggressive, having obtained hatchet from
when the shots were fred ia self. defense
William Murphy, upon being sworn this
morning, testified thai on the evening OF the
shooting he had eturned from FOxs Theatre,
and stopped ut Smiths tavern; Heenan came
In, got q hatchet from nebind the counter, and
went out, carrying IL by bis side; soon after
wards Heenan returned, and number of men
entered the tavsrn; n difficulty occurred, during
whicn the prisoner was seen with pistol iu
his hnnd; the disturbance ceased, and the party
went out, HsenGn's party going hrsG and
EstOn's party being showed ont afterwards;
Heenan reached over the bar-diiu't see the
haicheI1ard walked out; the witness did not
go into the street until the shooting was over,
but did not see VINO did IL.
CI oss- eXamned--He said, 'Heenan entered
the tavern, took The matched from the counter,
and crossed TO Sulliv6n's tavern, and stood on
the corner with the hsIcueG In hia nand; he did
not 20 into The house; the witness followed, and
his house, he wanted him TO come out; after
this Heenan and several others re, urned TO
Smiths and took dluk, end then Eaton and
his party entered. Eaton dancing about and
nourishing pistol; the firsG party put Eaton'S
This party thSt came in Wanted 10 ilg6t, and
Ewing, who was drunk. rushed at them.
RG-eXam1ned-HeS said he was taken from his
oyster vessel in Chesapeake Bay and brought
here to testify.
Frank Adams bartender for Sullivan, having
last evening testified that he was in the second
story OF SulllVan'S house. aud seen from tue
window the occurrences in Smiths tavern, the
occurrences detailed by Mr. Murphy, and the
District Attorney having cross. examined him
closely upon the possibility OF such thing,
d. Glenn, b. q. Worthington, and Joseph ..
Fuller, who went there last evening and tried
the experiment, and testified that 1t was easily
done
Peter Ellis sworn--Testihed that on this night
he W9s at Smiths tavern, al Filth and Spruce,
a kind of light occurred and all were hustled
out of the house; standing on the door-stoop
you;' and Eaton, leyelling pistol at Henan,
replied, You seem to have picked me out as q
tussled with man over atable, and said, "Give
me that pistol" the reply of the man was not
heard bat Heenan returned to the door held up
his hand and said, Il am not 1xed;" Eaton and
his party crossed the street and went up Fifth
street, the Witness being with them; they were
ran up to Eaton and took pistol from him,
saying, Give nae that pistol, ySu are afraid 70
] seeSsnized sd 80 as Michael % Leary; 91G man EasoS was
TnGs Tai6sd ye right so0pp up Pifh street. very
there was SOUND Of breaking S Bottles In fesi Hesii
rams party, and some one Of Them said, Come
back, you = -, and fight;" the witness
fired rapidly; he saw Eaton At Trainor's house
LeaTy or TrainoI; no shot had been fred up to
the time that Leary took The pistol from Eaton,
The cross. examination OF the witness had
just begun when our report closed.
Ignored.
The indictments preferred against Conover
for the murder OF Henry Scattergood and
Patrick Reagan for the murder of James
Thompson, as Germantown. we're returned this
morning ignored" by the Grand Jury.
DISTRICT COURT No. Judge Thayer-Bee-
mer VS.. Phelan d Buckuell An action to re-.
cover for lumber sold and delivered. Verdict
for plaintiff, S774 &c.
DISTRICT COURT No. 2-Judge Hare-Mor.
lachl VS.. AcDonough. An action to recover
salary as principal danseuse in the Black Crook
ballet. Before reported. Verdict for plaintiff,
$6l2.
Henry Flnkleimer VS.. Conrad HopL Christian
Reutcher, and John W. Hencill. An action To
recover damages for an alleged unlawful elect
ment by defendant from certain premises of
which platntin claimed he held rghtful posses
sion. The defense set up that plaintiffs ten
ancy had expired, and he would not leave when
requested. On trial.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT-Judge Cad.
wGlader.-The Court is now engaged In listen.
ing 10 the argument Of counsel in the Alexen-
de-