The daily gazette., 1881-09-12
WILMINGTON. DEL. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER l2. 1884,

uletNuCb tiOul tbC uouobs bu6 k&V& III 10
Esquire Jackson, who laid 1t before the
jury. 1t was 3 80 calibre revolver, with
five chambers, of the pattern known as
.'.he English bulldog" and generally
carried by policemen. 1t was the kind
of pistol that Guiteau used when he
attempted to assassinate the President,
The ball was extracted from Shea's body
by DR.. Mitchell and found to exactly ct
into the chambers of the pistol The
weapon contained but one cartridge.
showing that only two chambers were
charged at the time of the murder, as
but one shot was fred.
Garrett Lacy, store-keeper of Hook
essin, examined the pistol and Identified
it as the one he sold Harrigsn only q
short time ago.
E,quire Jackson then informed the
jury of Harrigan's confession, which
closed the evidence. After brief de-
liberation the jury agreed upon the fol-
lowing verdic.:
STATE OF DELAWARE,
NEW CASTLE County. s's'
An inquisitiop, taken this eleventh
day of Septem ber, 1881, at Mill Creek
hundred, before John G Jackson, q JUS
tlee OF the peace In and for said county
acting as coroner tthe lawfully eli cted
coroner OF said county not being had)
upou view of the dead body of Dennis
Shea. lab0riDe man of about 33 years
OF age, found unon the Gap and Ne port
depce of Jeremiah HarrigaD, by the oath
and atfirmatiOns of Charles Yerkes, Will
liam 8. Robinson, William b. jackson,
George keardon, Peter ConnelI, Jr.,
Walter g, ace, Ed ward McGovern, j ames
Polk, q, FranKlin McVaugh, Cornelius
B. Creeden, Thomas Ecton, Jr., Garrett
p. Lacy and Ed. Collins, who, being In
due manner sworn abd affirmed, say that
they believe the said Dennis Shea came
to his death by pistol shot in the hands
of md fred by Jeremiah Harrigan into
the spper right thorax, ting ths arch
of the aorta and logging in the spiual
column, causing death in a few seconds.
In testimony whereof, the said justice,
acting AZ coroner, and the jurors have
hereunto set their hands aud seal.
THE MURDERER AND HIS VICTIM.
Jerry Harrigan, who seems, without
doubl, 10 be guilty of deliberate, cold
blooded murder, is man who bears a
very bad reputation in The neIshborhood
OF Hockessin. The only justification he
pleads tor his crime is that he warned
Shea to keep away from his house, but
Shea persisted in coming. Harrigan,
several years ago, was occused OF the
murder OF a man in the neighbofh0od,
and was Imprisoned on suspicion, but
released because the evidence before the
Coroner's jury failed to implicate him.
The prejudice against him became SO
great, however, that he was compelled to
leave the neighborhood, but afterwards
reappeared and afterwaId INDUCED in
his usual disorderly habits, being con-
nected with numerous brawls and sever
al shooting scrapes. Last spring he was
charged with shooting his wife, but she
Repel said word about it, and The trutf
OF tne charge could not be ascertained
HaTrigan IS a one armed man his righl
,, arm being gone, but BY frequent prac-
lice lie has learned to shoot With almost
unerring accuracy. He is suspected OF
having been engaged, recently, 10 the
illegal sale of Intoxicating liquor, and
suspicious characters have frequently
been noticed around his premises after
midnight. His imprisonment is a g.eat
relief TO the people Of the neigbborhood
WIZ Ictl scHso vi IclIcl ~ UeiuB TO-
lieved of his odious presence.
Shea, the victim, on the other hand
is said to have been quiet, inoffensive
man, and very well-liked. It Is moi
known, however, what took him to
Harrigar's house Saturday night. From
tracks seen in the rear of the house il
looks as though Shea approached through
the barn yard and entered the house
through the back door. Harrigan evi
IDENTIFY put him out the front door anG
| follea ed him down the road 10 where
the shooting occurred.
A rumor prevailed for awhile that tht
shooting was instigated by jealousy or
the part of Harrigan, caused by Shea's
attentions to his wife. No one believes
this for an instant, however, as Mrs
Harrigan is not considered the sort oi
woman to Inspire tender regard In the
breast of any man.
| THE SEVENTH CAPITAL CASE.
Harrigan will probably be tried at th,
September term of the Oyer and Ter
miner Court, which commences in this
city on Monday next. His will max,
the seventh capital case to come up TO
trial at this term.
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