Daily Republican., 1881-12-07
HARRIGAN'S TRIAL.
YESTERDAY YAFTERNOoN'S PRO.
CEEDINGS.
All the Evidence for tho State In
Mr.. Lore ASKS the Court Ut s o..
clock TO Take Recess Until
this Morning wnem the
Defence Will Open.

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Defence Will Open.
The evidence of Constable Albert p
Williamson was corroborated by Elihu
| =. kinsey and Thomas T. Robinson in
regard to tine statements made by Har-
rigan while he WAS being taken to New
| Castle.
Cornelius Regan sworn-One day last
summer Harrigan was talking to me
about his troubles with Shea, and he
either said that he had right to shoot
him, or he would shoot him,
| am not certain which it was. |
did not think that Iarrigan had much
reason to shoot Shea.
The cross-eXamination Of Mr.. Bird
did not alter the direct testimony in
any particular. John Quill testified that
previous to the homicide he had heard
Harrigan say that he would either
shoot Shea, or have his lite; he said that
he had difficulty with him, some time
previously and ho was a mean man.
jeremiah Lucy sworn knew Den
mas Shea (Shirt stained with blood, and
powder marks SHOWN him.) recognize
that shirt, hel ped take it off the body
of Dennis Shea the Sunday he laid dead
| in Harrigan's ban; kept it until near
| last Court and then gave it to the con-
stable.
Michael Lucy another witness that
could not speak anything but Irish al
eight years, was placed on the stand,
and Dennis Quill was again called as
an Interpreter. After the witness had
been sworn, he testified that he knew
Harrigan and had also known Dennis
Shea heard Harrigan say that he had
overheard Shea talking to his (Harri-
gan's wife about him, and he had told
him to go out of his house, and never
come in it again; Harrigan had told wit
ness that if he had done right he would
have shot Shea that night.
| CrOss-eXamined, the conversation
about Shea took place at Iarrigan' 5
house witness never said that he
thougt Harrigan should have been hung
long ago does not speak English when
he Is home at HOckessin.
jeremiah Cronin was called and the
S'a.e's Attorney said that this was a
witness who could understand some
little English, but could not speak it,.
The Court then asked Cronin several
questions, and then directed that Mr..
Quill be called to interpret his testi-
mony.
He was accordingly sworn through
Mr.. Quill, the same az the others had
been, and testified that he knew Jere-
miah Ha:rigan ami had known Dem
mis- Shea IL his life time. He had heard
Harrigan say that Shea was the biggest
liar and thiet III tho world lla rigan
was rot drink at the time.
Thomas j. Harrington sworn-abOut
three weeks before the shooting, Jerry
larrigan gave ne a revolver to load for
him Harrigan gave me the ammunition
ont Of his pocket, (pisto. shown to wit
ness) | think that is the pistol, it looks
like it,
Cro.s-examined-I loaded it for
him about three weeks before the
shooting it was about o'clock in the
evening he sad that he was travelling
around a great deal after night, and he
wanted it to protect himself with.
Harry S. Brown, sworn-l live in
Wilmington; am reporter for the
Every Evening; in professional CapaCi-
ty | visited HoGkessin on the day Of the
murder; WAS present at the Inquest;
when Squire jackson said he must be
committed. Harrigan said, don't put
those handouts on my wrists and lock
he up, am not going to run away;
Harrigap said he had told Shea not to
come to his house a year ago, but he
would come, and he (Harrigan) did
not regret doing what he did; the squire
said it was bad, however, and llArrigan
said, eyes, but it had to be done, and
he was going to stand the blunt CT it
right through" Before Harrigan was
taken away he said in answer to a re-
mark made by some one that he'd
done his worst and settled the grudge,
and he didn't care how it would be here
after
Cross sexamined-I was there as a re-
porter; was summoned as a witness
last Friday; stated to the Attorney
General last evening about what could
testify to; do not think that am mis-
taken in the words that Harrigan used !;
Squire jackson had tod Harrigan he
mast commit him and put the hand
cuffs on him, and he lied that he was
not going to run away; the Squire said
that it was a bad job and Harrigan
said that it had to he done and he was
going to stand the blunt Of it; he also
said that he had done his worst and
settled the grudge, and he didn't know
or care how it would be hereafter.
The State here closed, and Mr.. Lore
stated that owing to the lateness of the
hour 6 o'clock) he would ask the conrt
to take recess until 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning. He said he needed the
time for consultation with Mr.. Bird,
and the court would grant his request
he would guarantee that they would
shorten the trial at least that much.
The court granted the request, and at
| ). 10 ordered recess until ~ o'clock
this morning.