Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-21
THE INQUEST.


Of PatriE N'riprisy--Yery Damsyiag
Testimony for the Defense G,ren by Miss
Katie T3.eis, an Eye Witness Of the
-4fray--The Terdic-.
The coroner's inquest upon the remains
of Patrick Moriarity was held in Warmers
undertaking rooms yesterday afternoon,
when the evidence below was introduced:
TIE JURY.
The following gentlemen we're sworn as
jurors: Frank Stickney, G. S. Bartram,
David A. Day, A. j. Barry, A. B. Needham
and L. II. Iindley.
MRS. FLORENCE HANSON
being sworn testified as follows: I reside
with my husband on the East side, at the
corner of Taylor street and Broadway;
my husbands name is Frank Hanson; on
the night of the tragedy Mr.. Hanson and
myself returned home at $50 o'clock, or
perhaps later; my husband shook up the
stove, and started to go out to the back
door to get some coal; as I turned the key
a man opened the door, rushed in and took
hold of my arm; screamed; my husband
came and asked what he wanted, and the
man gave no answer; the man started to
strike my husband, and my husband struck
him knocking him down; the man started
up and attempted to strike my husband
and he knocked him down again: my hus-
band told me to watch the man until he
went for officers; after he struck him the
last time the man did not again get up;
saw him move his hand once: the porch is
two steps high; the man was lying
on the ground; l was afraid; I
went across the street and got a
young lady to come and stay with me;
we went into the house and locked the
door. 1 watched through the window
while my husband was gone for the
officers; was much excited; the police
man put the man on a stretcher and
brought him in wagon to the station;
rode in the wagon also, to the station; it
was Oh the night of Friday last; wheu l
turned the key he rushed in:
when my husband struck him
he had one foot in the house; he knocked
him off the varanda; be used 10 club CT in
strument Whatever; only struck him with
his fist; he looks like the man who came TO
my house and asked ne If I had a we'll;
only stepped 10 the door to get my shawl;
saw my husband all the time; after my
husband struck him first / went out with
my husband upon toe porch: after my hus-
band struck the man the first time he
stepped DOVE, oif tie porch: the man then
got up and attempted 10 strike nay hus-
band when he again struck
and knocked tire man down. this time
they were both standing on the
ground q short distance from the house;
the man did not say a single word during
all the time.
Before testifying the coroner stated to
Mrs. Hanson that she would not be obliged
to answer any question she thought i'm
proper. E. Ii. Boardman, Esq, appeared
as counsel for the defense.
THE PRISONER,
Frank Hanson, was next sworn:
My occupation is that of blacksmith; ar
rived home at about ten o'clock On Friday
evening last; the witness was here mott
fed he would not be expected to testify to
anything against his wish my wife went
to go out the back door; when she went to
the door the man grabbed her; he had
hold of her when I first saw him; she
screamed to me for help; l rushed to the
door, and as 1 went TO the door he started
for me; l asked him what he wanted and
he kept on towards me; jumped towards
MIN and knocked him down off the porch;
he got up and came for me again and l
hit him again; I this time knocked him
some distance from the porch; my wife
went for her shawl and I remained and
watched the man; my wife went and called
a neighbours girl to stay with her until 1
went for the police; I only remember
striking the man twice somewhere around
the head; have no recollection of kicking
him; only used my hands; the porch is some
eighteen or twenty inches above the ground:
he had one foot inside the door and was
just stepping inside as / hit him; be did
not say word; when I saw him first ne
had hold OF nay wife: would not testify fcr
certainty whether l.s wcn. down when
first struck him; IL Yves standiny on the
ground When / struck him he second time:
he started for ZIG aud l jun ped from the
porch and struck him: he fell mot,onless.
To the jury he stated he had been home
only mo;uent when the ARRAY took place.
The ARRAY only lasted moment; I kept
asking him what he wanted; he would not
answer: he made no cutlery; he did not
seem to be intoxicated; it was pretty dark
and I could not see how he fell; there
might have been some rocks for him to
fall upon; there were chips and sticks ly-
ing on the ground.
CAPT. NJ. g. CHASE
deposed as follows: Am captain Of the
police; Frank Hanson came to
my Office at 1890 o'clock on Friday
Night. Was excited; said want you to
come out to my house and take care of
man. I asked what was the matter; said
the man came to his house and he slugged
him; told him by the time we could get
ont to his house the man would be gone;
he said 'I'n bet you the oysters he won't;
no lays in the yard near the house,
I telephoned for the patrol wagon
which came over very quickly; we took
the stretcher and went and got the man;
he was lying On the ground at the side Of
the house some distance from the piazza;
Hanson at my Office said he hit him six OF
seven times; at the house he said this man
came to the door and pushed it open; his
wife was going for coal; she stepped behind
the door and screamed, and he went
up and ''slugged'' him; the man vas lying,
l think, about twelve feet from the piazza;
made an examination afterwards; found