The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-12-06
HARRIGAN's TRIAL.
Con. Creeden's Account of IN,
shooting Of Deunfa Ghea.

AG8OumE
shooting Of Dennis she's.
When Court reassembled, at three
O'Clock, yesterday afternoon, the con.
sideration of Mr.. Higgins motion that
The Neal jury be instructed that thew
can bring in verdict of guilty of as
sault with intent to commit rape, was
resumed. The Court being equally d.
vlded the motion was lost, the Chiel
Justice and Judge Wales being In favor
81 the motion, and Judges Wootten and
Houston opposed to 1t.
Attorney General then Addressed the
Jury empanelled to try the case ol
jeremiah Harr'gan, charged with the
murder Of Dennis Shea. He brief flv
detailed the outlines of the killing oi
Shea, IS the State expected to prove its
case.
Esquire John G.. Jackson Of Hockes.
sin, was qualified, aud identified and
explained plot of Harrigan's house,
and the surrounding neighborhood,
which be prepared for the Attorney
General.
Cornelius Creeden, sworn-Liye at
Hockessin know Jerry Harrigan and
also knew Dennis Shea last saw She's
In September {; met him near the rail-
road, coming along the pike; and
several companions were coming up the
pike; saw Shea again that evening,
when we went up to Creedon's hotel
and had several drinks; when we left
we went up the road towards Harr'-
gsn's and She's, saying he did not like
Creedon's whisky, gave the witness
seventy-tve cents, with which to pur-
chase quart OF liquor ct Harrigan's !;
he went into the kitchen and found
Jerry Harrigan and another man there !;
an old man called "Powder Jimmy -
Jerry's wife and one OF bis girls passed
through the kitchen he asked for the
whisky and Jerry said he would get 1t /;
then a man named John Kelly came In !;
Harrigan's wife got the whisky; Dan
Lucy then came In, and he, Kelly and
witness took drink; Kelly aud Harri-
gan were talking about Dennis Shea,
and Harrigan SAID, sit the s--n of a
b-h comes in here I'll knock more of
the hair oil his head Shea then walk
ed In and said, "That's my name," and
Harrigan got up and went up stairs !;
witness and Dan Lucy then went out
and walked down the road; saw Dennis
shea coming out on the pike, from the
end Of Harrigan's barn heard q man
hailoiug at the house, and the voics
sounded like Jerry Harrigan's; Harri-
gan came down the road, more than
halfway between the house and barn !;
Dennis Shea went towards him, and
they met; the night was lightsome /;
when the men met, Jerry said, "Do you
want to be killed~ Shea replied "No,
but I'll fight you." More words follow
ed, which witness did not understand,
but he saw fash of light, heard q re-
port, and saw Dennis Shea fall; Jerry
Harrigap, after the shooting, walked
down the road towards Dan Lucy, who
was nearer the house Harrigan passed
by Shea's body and went down the road
towards Hockessin, aud the witness,
Dan Lucy and John Kelly went back to
their homes in HockessiD, and went to
bed; went home because they were
scared and did not want to 60 back 10
HarIigan's; none Of the men were
drut that evening; the shooting took
place about haif-past II O'Clock at night.
The witness was subjected TO long
cross-examination, but it brought out
but repetition OF his direct testimony.
Daniel Lucy was next sworn, but his
testimony, In its important particulars,
was merely corroboratiye of Creedon's.
At the conclusion Of his testimony
Court, At 6,25 O'Clock, took q recess
until 10 O'Clock this morning.