The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-10
NARR & LADNER, Brokers, report this morning
LEGAL TNTEEITGlNCu.
The Mary Nlohrman hlurder-Trial OF John
HanlOn-Tenth Day.
Court Of Oyer and Ierniner-Judges LudoO and

Peirce
The attendance upon court this morning was very
much smaller than heretofore. The defense re-
sumed their case, and the following witnesses vera
John b. White sworn-I am blacksmith; I re-
member the occurrence of Mary Norman; L know
Hanlon; in April, 1867, hauled dirt out of his yard;
Henry Hoffman sworn-I live at No. S0T Charlotte
street; am a barber; know Hanlon; was at his
house in the spring Of 1867, when he was tearing up
the bricks in the yard and making garden; do
not know what he did with the bricks; saw the
garden after it was completed; twas small one;
he built fence after making the garden.
Mrs. Ann Kelly swOrn-In the third or last week
OF June, 1865 ordered pair OF slippers S0led and
heeed at Beckers, in Diamond street above Second;
they were black Cloth, worked with zephyr; double
LIZZIE &c, got them about July of that year
Cross-eXamined-I did not see or know the Officers
went to Bazelle's on Monday or Tuesday.
James M. Fletcher sworn-I was Coroner Daniels
clerk in September, 1sGS; l remember the occur
renee OF Mary Mohrman's death; there was an in
quest held; there were tonr meetings, beginning on
the Sth and ending on the Both OF September 1868;
was present at those meetings in the capacity OF
clerk, and took notes; you counse Tor the prlsoner
have a correct copy OF those notes; the original
were torn up when Coroner Daniels went out of
Oflce.
Mr.. Hagert here cross-eXamined Mr.. Fletcher in
regard to those notes.-the original notes We're de-
stroyed, think; do not think there were any in
terlineatIons in the original notes. they taken
with lead pencil on ordinary paper, and then copied
While actually taking down notes have frequently
had occasion to make lnterlineations and correc-
tons but cannot recolect any particular case ia
which had 10 do this: can't tell whether had to
make any such IN my notes Of Mary Mohrmans
case; if there were any l copied correctly, nos
noting any lnterlneations that may have
appeared In the original notes. did not take them
down in the form OF question and answer or ph1no-
Re.eXamined-I have Caroline Dinglacker's testi-
mony here as Caroline DinglebocGer's; she said
''the man who took Mary Mohrman had on black
pants and little tight fitting jacket ana big whs-
kers he was tall man and had on close lifting
the man wanted amt 6ef 90 not not KIN Know % that hat Would
know him If saw him again; he offered me ten
cents, but gave her nothing"
Inc persons examined by the Coroner were:-
Caroline Landmann, Emma Bruhn, Isabella Martin,
Anna Zett Caspar Bond, George J. Link, Kate
hmory, Caroline DinglacEer, Emma Bosch, Samuel
Fuck, Martha Kennedy, Emma Springer, Louisa
Rice, and Dr. E. b. Shapleigh.
Cross eXamined-CdrOllne DiDglaCker was
young and excited then, and was not sworn; her
examination took the form of conversation be-
tween her and the Coroner; it was with dilliculty
that anything could be got out OF her.
Louisa Adams sworn-I am married woman; at
the time OF this occurrence my name was LOUISA
Ri.l, and under that name l was examined before
the Coroner; l remember the occurrence OF Mary
| Mohrman; on that night L was standing on the
corner of Fifth and Susquehanna avenue during
church time, talking TO a young gentleman, when
| Susquehanna avenue; he had a child in his arms
| and the child was crying; he said, "Dont cry,
Mary i've s be SSGe SbS as ana gye
bareheaded and had pink and white dress on the
man had on dark clothes and black cap drawn
over his eyes he passed on up Fifth street towards
Dauphin; that is all | seen told the Coroner of
this ] was not there when the others were when
|
recognized II as the dress the little girl wore in the
mans arms.
| Cross s-eXamined-I was at Mrs. Glucks corner
| talking with David McGway; were waiting for
| the young lady he was going TO see; when
! first saw the man he at Susquehanna
avenue, and when l last saw him he
| was going towards Dauphin street / did
not look after him, and did not say ANYTHING to Mr.
McGWay about it; before came TO the corner had
been home and when left the corner Went home |;
did not see the clock at ali that night aud did not
| take notice OF the time striking; when l saw the
people going TO church i had been standing on the
corner about five minutes; i did not know Mary
Mohrman the child was sitting upon the maus
right arm; she sitting tOerablF quiet. and was
not crying loud do not know that there were many
persons sitting on their steps: did not them
they all go TO church; heard the following morn
| ing that Mary Mohrman was missing
/ stood on the corner about quarter of an hour
| after saw the man; do not know whether tHe
child cried all the way up; did not hear t after
they passed me; didn't notice whether the childs
dress high or lownecked; couldn't tell whether
saw her bare shoulders or arms; L did not see the
chds face; saw the back of her head; she was
bareheaded she had hair on her head; noticed no
blue ribbons on her head or any thing else suppose
could have seen ribbons on her head; it was light
enough, but did not notice. could notice the color
| OF the dress because II had pink and white
| 1t was not pink dress with white
| stripes; there were pink stripes on the white
| ground: did not see the mans face; he had the
cap pulled over his face did not take notice OF his
face at all; don't know as / saw the lower part of
his face; took no notice; could tell by his hands
saw the left hand the left hand was not concealed
| by the dress; he moving her no on mis- arm,
( ana hat il how ! saw his hand The d )