The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-09
IEGAE rNTHLEHGHNcn.
Tic Mary sNInhrman Murder-Trial of John
Hanl0D-The Alibi.

Hanl0D-The AnbI.
Court Of oyer and Ierminer-JtdgeS LudOlO and
Peirce
The ninth day OF this great trial was begun this
morning. The prisoners defense, an alibi supported
sess less interest TO the public, and consequently
to-day the courtroom was not at all crowded. An
drew Hanlon, the prisoners brother, was the first
witness called, and testified as follows:-
In September, 1865, / was living at Fifth and
member the evening Mary Mohrman was missed; I
was at the corner OF Orkney and Diamond streets
playing with Louis Mohrman, Mary's brother, and
David Strawhauer did not see John that day after
he closed his shop between / and o'clock before
dinner; helped him in the chop; he had on light
shirt with dark stripe on It, and light pants with
dark stripe down them next saw him the next
morning. Monday can't say exactly what time; it
was at the breakfast table; he had on the same
clothes that he had on Sunday when | was
working with him; I saw him after break;
i saw him next; don't remember having seen him
on Tuesday; was in the yard Monday, but not in
lar in the afternoon OF that day; saw no blood
there: went to the cellar to get stick to take to
with Mary Norman; Louis Mohrman, John Straw
hauer and John Kress went with me; we all had
sticks; we came back about half-past four O'Clock;
the back cellar window nailed down it stuck
out and when we went to open the gate it stopped
it it was used to let chickens go into the cellar; up
to the time we left there was nothing in the cellar
but small pile OF kindling wood on one side and
the other trough; before left saw no bricks or
rubbish in the CELLAR | was in the house after
left; there was good bit OF rubbish and bricks in
the cellar then.
Sunday after we moved; the bricks were not there
then; the rubbish saw there afterwards was ashes
quently; was there all the time on Saturday and
Sunday; my brother-in.law, John Kelly, Kept
Ea bu no os s @ We r we Ken
we lived there but don't know whether it was there
when Mary Mohrman was killed; we took him away
with us when we moved; the dog-catchers got the
little yellow dog how long ago don't remember;
saw Mrs. Kelly on the corner Of Fifth street that
and Mrs. Mohrman was standing on the corner;
was just going to ask mother it. might go to look
for the child; Mrs. Mohrman had been looking for
her; don't remember seeing Mr. Fisher that night.
Accommodation used to wear boots remem-
Der him having one pair Of slippers but don't
black cloth woven with zephyr on top; don't re-
| member any others; was never present when he
Mary Quinn recalled and cross -examined-I stated
that left John Han.ons house that night about 10
| O'Clock; went straight home; did not stay all
night, because lived Second and Diamond and had
TO be there; do not remember seeing John Hanlon
Re-eXamined-Mr Patrick Kelly lived at Second
and Diamond; his vile is relative OF mne-a
| cousin-and was a sister OF the prisoner; always
| lived with her from the time was small.
Ars. Ann Quinn sworn-l am married woman
my husband lives in Apple street, below Diamond !;
he carries the hod for brlcklayers have i've ch-
dren Mary doesn't live there; she Is the girl who
was last on the stand; she was living with Patrick
Kelly, but is now living with my sister; Ellen is the
eldest she was christened on Palm sunday, when
she was eight days old, but could not say how long
ago that was; she ID the eldest next TO Mary;
| am the prisoners aunt at the
lime OF this occurrence; he lived at Fifth and Dla-
mond; chat Sunday evening my husband was in
| liquor, and / couldn't stay in the house, so took
| my children and we all went to my sister, Mrs.
! Hanlons; don't know what time reached there
nobody was home but my sister and her hu and,
and he was lying On the settee Ia the kitchen; went
| in the backway; my baby fell asleep and
/ took it up to MRS. SteiHmeyer's room and
laid it down Il then went down and stayed in the
back kitchen I'LL the lamps were lit; doAt know
WI a time they were lit there was no clock in the
| kitchen; saw John; his mother came in first and
he came after her; was in the kitehen his mother
was with him. his wife asked his mother for llght
| his mother lit light and gave IL ID MS
wife; his wife went first aud he went alter her up
STAIRS after a While heard Mrs kelys voice, as
thought, up the stairs; then heald dlshes rafting
in the passage that leads up stairs; stayed in the
kitchen couple Of hours ana more, ana theh Wenl
until Mrs Steinmeyer came up; she wenJ away aud
didn't come near me; stayed there an hour a tel
Kitchen; no one was there but Mr.. Hanlon; went
back up stairs after good long while TO see about
the little boy, and went into John Hanlon's room
and he was lying In bed with his wife; went IN
and took the lamp that was burning on tie martel-
piece, and then returned TO the garret: took the
lamp back to Johns room, and he was then In bed
heard people talking at the bottom OF the
alley; she got me change or clio hes Tor tht
baby, and went up and dressed the BABY got th'
lamp from Johns room and then left 1t there again
he was in bed both times; then came down att
got some food for the baby; went back TO Johns
for the Lamp got some S baby WSOa tea IS
fed il; / stad there until the clock strlcl
| 12: stayed there until my sister came up; ha'
raised the window and asked outside II there Wa
ANYTHING more from the little girl took the la al
back TO Johns room, and he was then IN bed sas
him next morning; l don't know what time; MI
| Hanlon was on the settee In the Kitchen all nighi
with the lamps burning; did not sleep 1t HanlOn
Monday night Il believe my children slept at my hOus
that night, but really don't remember; such
thing as blood could not be in the cellar, Ior
cTOss-examined-The kindling-wOod stood piec