Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-10-02
JAMES F.QU|NN'S CASE
Will be Tried for Man.
slaughter.
OLD CHARGE DISCONTINUED
Trial Set for October l6, and Bal
Fixed at Sl,000.

rhe case againt James f. Quinn came
up in the District Court this morning.
MIR. Quinn was there and United States
District Attorney Charles Il. German and
Richard Martin, Esq, appearG as his
counsel.
The old warrant which charged that
"James r. Quinn did mingle with certain
drink, poison, with intent to kill John
Gilligan. July 80, 1s93," was discontinued
and Quinn was arraigned on another war;
rant charging him with manslaughter.
He pleaded not guilty and the case was
set down for October Is, Michael Buck
lev furnishing surety in the sum OF II 900.
Following Is the full text of the new
warrant:
"Oliver II. Perry, Chief OF Police OF
the city OF Pawtucket, under oath COM
plains that on the 30th day OF July, A. ID.
1873, In said Pawtucket, James Il. Quinn
feloniously did administer to one John
Gilligap, certain poison, To wit, two
drachms OF nitro henZoie with Intent
him, the said John Gillignn, To kill, and
OF which said poison 80 administered TO
the said John Gilligan by the said James
+. Quinn, the said John Gilligan then and
there died whereby the sand James f..
Quinn became and was there guilty OF the
crime OF manslaughter against the statute
and the peace and dignity OF the State.
"And the said complainant on his oath
aforesaid further complains In the name
| and in behalf of the State that in said
Pawtucket, in said county, on the 30th
dsy OF July A. ID. 1893, the said James f..
| Quinn, with like force and arms, felon-
iously did cause the said John Gilligan To
| take a certain poison, to wit, three grains
nf NIT hanZnla
said John Gillikan, to KILL OF which said
poison by the said James +. Quinn so
| caused to be taken by the said
| John Gilligan, he, the said John GillIgan,
| then and there died, whereby the said
James +. Quinn becamb and was then and
there guilty of the crime OF manslaughter
| against the statute and the peace and
| dignity of the State.
| "And the said complainant on his oat h
| aforesaid further complains In the name
| and In behalf OF the State that at said
Pawtucket, in said county, on the 3Ot
| day OF July, A. ID. 1893, the said James Il.
Quinn with like force ana arms fclonious-
| ly did administer To one John Gilligan
| and did feloniously cause the said John
| Gilligan to take n certain poison, to wit, a
/ certain drug and chemical substance
| to the said complainant unknown with
intent him. the said John Gilligan, TO XIII
| and of which said poison by the said
/
caused to be taken by the said John Gilli-
| gan he, the said John GilI'gan, then and
| there did die, whereby the said James +.
| Quinn became and was then aud there
| guilty Of the crime OF manslaughter
against the statute and the peace and dig.
| nifty OF the State.
"And the said complainant on his oath
| aforesaid further complains In the name
and behalf of the State that at said Paw
| tucket, In said county, on the 3Oth
day OF July, A. ID. 1893, the said
| James Il. Quinn with like force and arms
dId feloniously and with intent to iniure
! and kill one John GIlligan, mingled a
certain poison, To wit, two dracnms OF
| nitro benZole with certain food drink and
medicine, and the sad poison so mingled
| with said food, drink ana medicine 10y
the said James f. Quinn, as aforesaid
he, the said James +. Quinn did administer
to and cause to he taken by the said
John GIlligan, and Of which poison
he the said John Gilligan then and there
died against the statute and the peace and
dignity OF the State.