The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-05
LEGAL IMTNLLxGEMCH.
The Murder of Mary MOhrmnu-Trinl of John
Hnnion.
Court Of Oyer and Tern.tner-JIdges LudIow and
Peirce.


Court Of Oyer and Iernliner-Jitdges LttdloD and
Peirce.
Yesterday afternoon the Commonwealth produced
the man who Hanlon said passed him in the alley,
where he had the little girl, the man Charles Mast,
whom he saw when he was sneaking through the
street before daylight with the body Of his victim,
and the man he saw at Sixth and Diamond streets
who were all mentioned In Dunn'S narrative OF the
confession, all corroborated Dunn In the minutest
details.
John NJ. Giberson was called this morning aud
testiBed-I am a brickmaker: in September, 1865,
lived at No. 1920 Lawrence street, above Jefferson
] remember the morning on which the body OF Mary
Mohrman was found: early that morning | was
going to my work up Germantown road, between 3
and O'Clock; near saw man apparently tWe en-
ty-1Ve yards ahead of me after crossed Diamond
street; was on the east side of Germantown road
the man noticed was on the same side; when I
first noticed him be was near the forks OF German
town road and Fifth street, near Carnells cigar
store, which is at the bend Dust where the watch
man Of the Fourth and Eighth Streets Railway Com
pany said he lost sight OF him) he appeared to be
carrying something heavy in his arms he was walk
ing pretty sharp and made no noise in walking the
sidewalk Is paved; from Carnells cigar store he
reached Carnell's, walked five six PAGES above
the bend on Germantown avenue and walked out
at an angle with the old foundry at the southwest
corner OF Germantown and Susquehanna avenues :
when got there saw Charles Mass standing In
front Of his house; when lost sight OF the man he
nue., on the east side OF Sixth street; turned up
Susquehanna avenue, which put my back to him.
and did not turn around to look; he about five
feet five inches, and slender built; do not know
who he was, and did not notice his dress did not
see his face at all from the bend up there are
awnings, the greater portion being made of wood
Cross-eXamined-This was a cloudy morning.
Mrs. Emelina Weischer sworn In September,
1S6s kept lager beer saloon at the southeast
ner OF Fifth and Susquehanna avenue; remember
the finding of Mary Mohrmans body; got up in
the morning, and was opening my shutters when |
saw man coming from the brick.yard TO my pave
meDt; when he reached my pavement he turned
down Fifth he run down few pavements, and then
shut my windows | looked out into Fifth street;
he ran down Fifth street on my side; | did not see
him in the face or take any particular notice OF him
he was dark dressed could net tell exactly what
time it was, but it was toward morning.
Cross examined-He did not rum he walked fast
think 1t was about O'Clock; did not hear the
Re.examined- Question-Did you hear the man at
all or did you only see him?
ABswer-I only saw him my little girl cried at
that time, could not tell.
!, Mrs Mary A. HOvey sworn-I saw the body Of
Mary Mohrman on Tuesday morning. September s,
1865 first at 81 o'clock lying at the side OF the pond
my business is that of dressing and laying out the
dead; when went there the body was covered with
a piece OF carpet; next saw it at the Eighteenth
Ward Station House on Trenton avenue; L saw the
injuries upon it; these are the clothes the child had
on TUESDAY the body was removed to
Mrs. Mohrman's; | never left Mrs. MohF-
the child was buried; and Wednesday morning, the
morning the child was buried, Hanlon passed into
the house with the crowd; he passed In the front
did; the body was lying in the front room; the
crowd passed in to look at the body and Hanon was
among them; raised for Mrs. Norman $26 ~
from the crowd as they passed through, but don't
remember whether he gave any money or not
Mrs. Hanion reeaed-There was money raised
by contribution for me; after / had paid my ex-
penses 1t left S435 in my hands; the neghh0rs and
others did this; could not tell whether John Han
Ion or any Of his family subscribed anything
Alderman Helms recalled remember the time
when Mary Mohrman was missing; first heard OF
Il on Monday morning september Z, 1865; l was was
when the body was found; Immediately after the
body was found the Oflicers at the station-house
helped to investigate the matter; Detectives
Tryon, Taggart, and Levy engaged In the lnyesti-
gatlon they worked in my neighborhOOd several
weeks; after investigating the matter for several
weeks 1t as dropped during that time number Of
arrests were made all the parties then arrested
were discharged EXCEPT one, who was held 10 oali
for open lewdness; two of these parties were
brought before me at the statiou-house other per-
sons were picked up by the oicers brought In eNa-
mined, and let go; the men brought lnto She 11e
i did not know Hanlon by sight; nrsJ came 70
know him about the time the murder was COM
time OF his arrest: ne is now convicted; he was ar
rested last November, think; next saw him in
the first or second week IA DsSeoer oi last year
was going by In December; nfst learned or what
schriyer could testify about the time true bill was
saw him in court; never had any conversation
with him; / am familiar with this locality; In Sep
west corner OF Fifth street and susquehanna ave
nue., and lsger-beer saloon On the southeast
Here Here the Court took recese.
Court Of Quarter SessioHs-Jtsdge Allison.
Judge Allison occupied the bench in the old Court
OF Quarter Sessions this morning, and heard habeas
corpus and desertion cases, motions, etc. Nothing
of Importance was done In the matter OF the
Second district policemen charged with contempt IL
not obeYing writ Of haeeas corpus, counsel repre-
posed he would ask for continuance OF the case
as the ofncers were not prepared just now 70 NEE
leave the case go over and said he would dispose o.
; II on Saturday next