The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-19
THE FALLoN POISONING CASE.

INQUEST AT JERSEY CITY-DIREcT EVIDENCE
AGAINST MORAN.
The inquest on the BODY OF Mary Fallon was
commenced at Brady's Morgue Jersey City, last
evening, before Coroner Whelan. The prisoner
John Moran, was present, attended by his counsel
MIR. W. ID. Daily. Moran is q stout hardy specimen
OF the laborng class, about twenty-six years old
and quite robust Tor his years. He was vely
thoughtful and serious while listening to the
evidence, ana though he looked nervously at his
counsel he did not speak.
Sergeant Archibald McKaig testified that he ar
rested Moran at his boarding house on Steupen
street; onlcer Kelly who was win witness, told
Moran to get up, as he was In bed; the latter
asked the reason. and the sergeant charged him
with the poisoning OF Mrs. Faon; lie said he was
IN bed at ten O'Clock. and he appealed 20 the
landlady Mrs. Murphy, saying, "Was nere?n she
answered, Don't you know you was mere 7" The
bottle aud glasses FOUND In the room where Mrs.
Fallon lived were Identified; the glasses contained
y deposit Paris green.
0nlcer kIpp testified tnat he was the first officer
TO enter AIRS. Fallon's room; he found her very
sick lie asked ner what was the matter, ana sue
charged moran with poisoning her.
Ollcer Flnlay testified About halfpast twelve
L was going down sussex street, IRON Greene, to-
ward hudson. when once kIpp told me there was
case 81 poisoning on my post went into the
house No. 10 sussex street and found Mary Falon
SICK ana vomiting; she stated that Jonn Moran
mad come there with two bottles OF ale and asked
ner TO drink; aver pouring the ale INTO the glass
ne turned down the lgnt: she asked him why ne
did mat and he said he dIu not want the people
them; after she drank sne as taken with
vomiting; | took the basin and held IL 10
her IN the bed; when the vomiting ceased
l emptled the contents oil the basin
into q glass; | asked her about Moran
aud SHE told me where ne lived; she saic he took
her away rom her family and wAntel ner 10 live
with MIN; when she refused he threatened TO get
NAMED with her TIL lett her IN the hospital !;
Onicer Kip and examined those glasses glasses
pointed QUIZ there was moisture in the glasses
and we emptied the contents OF the bottles, one
into each glass; wnlle doing THIS Mrs. Fallon called
Tor tue BASIN; sne pnrged earuly and SAID, '.l'm
ashamed - | answered, You need not be;u sne
tnen repeated the story or Moran giving her one
drink. taxing the other himself aud turning down
the lignr; sne related This story several times;
she complained OF being cold anu asked me 10
cover her ~: when DR.. Petr1e came he advised
me 10 give her lukewarm water TO help her to
WON'T; he prescribed other medicine and then
lett; wnen Dr. Petrie was again sent Tor he dd
not come, Dut sent permit for the admission OF
the woman TO the hospital
CorOner-And nc did not come hlmselff A. He
said, '.M nat goOd 10 III ne nas killed me.m snc
remarked to me. "He Lad Il Fixed before lie
came;1 pr. Petrie expressed no oplnion on the
case when ne came; wnen | asked ner what rea-
Moran could have had IL doing tnis she SAID,
'sMei, he boarued VITA me on the Plank road ne
wanted ne to 90 away rom my fanny: ne said
those things tmeanlng ncr property looked very
nice, and ne would like 70 nave them her apart
ments looked ike the nome OF q sober woman I;
everything was very neat
The Inquest was then adJ burned.