The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-04

cIeclbiy is entirely question for the Jury.
Dunn again took the stand and testi6ed-Snce
August, 1885, have lived In Moyamensing prison.
/ did not know Hanlon before he came into INV cell
on the 29th of ID, cember, 1869; he remained there
until the lst Of March the first time he spoke to me
about the murder OF Mary Mohrman was on the Sa-
was suspected of the murder OF Mary Monrman. e II"
asked him how old she was, and he said she was
about thrte en- that was all he said about it that
on the following Thursday OF Friday; he
told me he was the man that did it; that ION the
up that day; O'Clock In the afternoon crossed
to Fishers lager beer saloon; left there at ~
O'Clock in the evening and went to my own
house and sat down on my own steps; in a few
mlnutts got up and want as far as the corner OF
F.9 FmsGn a1S ,Sow 1awOnd tns asked w.y Emma
Fourth and =, Dauphin; she was play
Ing v with tn + MAY idy o Norman % ana anSthsr
me you know Fourth and Dauphn streets as well
do, she saio; then went into my own house aud
fixed myself 30 that my own mother would not know
me; / then went the backway into my alley, which
runs between my house and the cigar store stood
there until got a chance to get Mary Mohrmsn into
the alley party or two seen standing there but
did not know me, for / had whisGers on;
not there put the other girl was, and she saw me
lead Mary Mohrman by the hand into the alley; the
next day she said it was man with big whisSers,
and that is why stood my ground; in minute or
two after L got her into the alley a man came
through the alley; at this time 1 had her standing
up against the fence that separates
the cigar store from the yard running
back to the alley; did my best not
ing he cid not know this man, and was id sure
he couldn't swear to me; the man went on through
leads into my own back yard and took her into nv
privy; she began to cry, and caught her
go until l had done all 1 wanted;
but when l was done she was dead; every one
thought she was cut with knife, but did not cut
her :; / then carried her across the
yard ! took her across my yard to window that
leads into my cellar; the vii dow lifts up aud down.
and put the body through the window; put down
the window again, again, took of the whiskers, and
twas in the privy, and So when 1 got up stairs;
she had auburn hair, large grey eyes, aud was
ages at different times; IL was hardly up stairs
when Mary Mohrman's mother came in front OF my
house looking for her; my mother went down stairs,
and they both went to look for her; went too but
did not go far, and soon turned back to my own
house, went into the cellar to see II she was quite
dead she was dead enough; covered her up; the
cellar was not mnch used 1t was full OF rubbish L
pretty fall of lager beer, out knew enough to
half chance; was seen in the alley that night,
after he murder and l went into the house ami
opt ned of the shop windows little, and peeped
through the shutter to see II the coast was clear;
saw one or another was going about all night;
80 had to leave her still In the cellar, cleaned NV
self up and opened the shop as usual just as though
nothing had happened didn't go to bed though
felt sleepy; ale little breakfast and went down
town; If any one had found the body l wouldn't
have been caught in Philadelphia; went home aud
got little dinner; was bound to get her away
times before half.past q seen the coast
wasn't clear till between and O'Clock; got
the body, went out my back way turned to my LETT,
crossed over Diamond street, then turned again up
Diamond street as far Fifth and turned up Firth
turned again and went into Dauphin street, and then
turned again l saw a man ON the opposite side:
got behind car and don't think he saw me; went
and threw her into the scare lot; then crossed
over to Fifth Sixth street Susquehanna ave.
nue. and lager beer woman saw me; came down
on the lower side of the street; saw a light In
window and some one standing at 1t; got away
home now as fast as l could, now after four
O'Clock; cleaned myself up and went and fixed my
Chnn Inn f.aE no no hnn Iua
pected: 1 knew the Cops were watching me
(meaong the Detectlves), and for three weeks, no
matter where went, one or two OF them was watch
ing me until they gave it up and left" That is all
he told me then. The next time he told me = :
(This describes the violation OF the child and her
r. ngulation, and is unfit for publcation) The
next time we talked he said, "I got the body and
around Eer and me- went out the back way, turned
to my left, went out Diamond street; again all was
clear until crossed sHsquehanna avenue; there
met Charley Mass !" he said the name was soeed
M. A. r. s. ~ had on pair of light plush slippers
that paid ss so for the way was dressed and dxed
up l don't think Charley knew me; l knew
he was going to the stable to FEED his
horse, so as to get TO market to
he only lived a few doors from where met him .
| he marked his route down upon a slate for me
| "When met Mass | had the body in nv arms
went to Dauphin street, and got to where put II
! down; had just got 1t out of my arms when saw
man coming; then ran and got behind car;
Fifth and Susquehanna avenue, and there lager
beer woman seen me; sha was opening the
bnuIltTs IIOl bho iuoiuCS uOHI
ike this ScH Crossing @ them s his face that % she
SH % owed him for four years; asked him if he ever
tri to settle it with her, and he said M ke she won
be squashed;" that's all he said to me; he told me
| about it different times; asked him who did his
washing and he said his wife did it first and told me
afterwards that that his washing M all wen, wen
was the youngest girl ever played with. and toit
HIM about nine or ten; he said 81 lick you all hol
low )" asked him how was that, and he told me Mary
Mohrman was only between six and seven years OF
age, and called him liar; he swore an oath that
that was her age he asked me II was in hIs place
what would / do, that he had friends
money and influence; told him c,5a, ina
would get my Hoor friends S 70 tS see to Gel ShareI tS
to keep their mouths shut; he said an have plenty
of time to do that if am TO be brought up for it,
at another time he ass ell me If thought the detec
tives would settle It for money; ! told him didn'
know: he said, "How often can the detectives
as they had a warrant; he asked me il TaGgart
fly man; told him didn't know, but had heart
the thieves in New York saw he was; he said, 'I'vt
a great mind TO send for Smith at any rate :; said
"Please yourself and then you'll please me" then h
| got a shoemaker's hammer and Knocked on the doc
and sent for Mr.. Perkins; the next day he told M
| he had seen MIR Perkins IN his own cell and told M
he saw Mr. Smith; h tod me he had seen Smith
| the next morning when he came In; he showed m'
the figs and oranges Smith had given him; he tolt
me the reason he did not take the body into IN
cellar door was because it fastened on the inside
near the kitchen, and his mother or sister or wiz
might me down and see him open It; he said there
was little narrow passage between the kitchen AM
cellar door in which was shelf for old bottles an
so on he told nae two places where the ofiicers hat
followed him; place was to his brother-n laws
and the other TO place where they sold lager-beer
he said he knew they we're watching him he toll
me that his wife asked him on Monday morning
where he had been all night; he told her 81 fel
asIeep down Glow and have only just awaked;" ol
Tuesia morning she asked him again. "JOhnnY
where have Won been all night?" and he answered
II have been in little muss with two policemen;
ard showed her little blood on the bosom OF hi
shirt on the day the body was found, went owe
to Fishers lager beer saloon and stayed there I'll
past II O'Clock, Just to hear the conversation wha
| II would he about, ana / said what they said" h