Evening journal., 1895-11-26


with His Death -s1orahan's Compan-
Ion Now on the Stand.
contention In the Court OF Oyer and
Terminer His trial was resumed i'm
mediately after court reconvened yester.
day afternoon
The last witness called by the state
prosecutor was DR.. 81. j. Hughes He.
said that In view OF tt e fact that Wallis
skull was thin the fracturecould havebeen
produced by the decedent being thrown
upon his head. Meningitis was, In his
opinion the cause OF DEATH and blow aud
injury resulted in that condition. Any
thing that would stop the circulation of
blood through the membranes covering
the brain woulditend TO produce menin.
gifts, but fracture was not necessary to
produce blood clot.
Mr.. Biggs-"Would moving a man
over 4 mile of streets aud cutters and
railway tracks be likely to produce the
clot after fracturs Of the skull2"
This question was objected to and ruled
out. Then IL WAS that the state rested.
Mr.. Biggs opened for the defense He
said that he and his colleague, Mr. Hayes,
tion Of killing Walls.
he would also show that on the Friday
evening on which the troubls occurred
Walls tapped Morahan on the shoulder as
he was standing at Second and Market
streets, and asked him to come into
saloon and get drink. At first he re
fused, but afterwards went Ia with
man named Mclaughlin. Walls said
that he would pay for the drinks After
drinking Walls refused to pay. and
Morshan volunteered to pay. They went
up Market street and Walls followed
them. They met again at Front and
French streets and Walls and Morahan
went to a saloon at Front and Walnut
The proprietor told Walls to go out, aad
he did SO At the Philadelphia. VIII
mington and Baltimore station the men
sgain met Walls was drunk and stag
Rered against MorRhan. he pushed
Walls aside and he fell, striking his head
on a slight elevation on the platform.
The mi ured man was taken to the Della
ware Hospital. but after staying there a
day was removed to his home BY his
daughter sgSinst the advice of the
doctors.
After rscitlng the details Of the case
ss It came before the City Court. Mr..
Biggs said that up to the ktims OF the
removal Of Walls from the hospital his
condition was not regarded as critical
Mr.. Cooper objected to this, saying
that the statement could not be proved.
His objection WAS sustained by the
court.
Harry Lee, one of the states witnesses.
WAS called by the defense. By way of
explanation Mr. Biggs said that Lee had
told him that he wished to make cor
rection Ia his testimony referring to that
part In which be said that Walls did
not stsgger against Morahan. Mr. Biggs
said that Lee had told him in the
presence of several men that Walls did
stagger against the prisoner. he then
asked Les II such WAS not the case. Lee
denied 1t and started to explain what be
did say, but the state objected. saying
that the defense could not impeAch it's
own witness.
Mr. Biggs denied that Lee was
witness for the defense, being merely
state witness In course Of correction.
The court ruled against him.
Afterwards Lee left the stand and
demonstrated to the court and jury how
the two men met
Il hauled Walls from the hospital to
to his home" said r h, Smith, the next
witness. miss Walls was with us.
She led him from the hospital to the
coach, for he could scarcely walk and
when be reached his home two men had
to help him into the house With the
exception of two squares the streets over
which l drove were smooth.
"The distance from Delaware Hospital
to Wells's home is one mie and 439
feet" testified Chief Engineer James
Wilson. He found the elevation OF the
plank end against which WAlls's head
struck at the station TO be efve-sixteenths
of an inch.
Dr. Henry w Briggs said that he did
not want Walls removed from the
hospital and DR. Palmer, chief surgeon
Joined with him In making the protest.
She would not listen to them. The
removal increased the dangerous symp
toms and may have csused the blood
clot. A fractured skzll was not
necessarily fatal.
Mr. Blggs wanted to know the general
treatment for blood clot, but his question
was ruled out
DR.. Briggs said that the immediate
cause Of Inflammation was riding over
the rough streets A slight discharge OF
blood preceded his departure. In his
opinion the fall which fractured his
skull was the primary cause OF menin
gifts. and the ride was not tue sole cause.
Civil business and the derelection Of
Juror John r Hobson delayed resump-
tion OF the MorRhsn case until nearly IL
o'clock this morning.
DR.. Briggs resumed his place on the
stand. he expressed the opinion that
the blood clot did not form as soon as
the wound WAS received. The ride In the
carriage would not have caused death,
but IL might have aggravated the
mans critical condition he could
not tell positively whether the
stupor, which existed while Walls was at
the hospital, was caused by whiskey or
meningitis The blood which flowed
from hts ear as he WAS leaving the
hospital might have come from the brain
proper or It might have come from the
arteries Of the middle ear.
DR.. Stubs, who made a superficial ex
animation OF Walls day or two prior to
dissolution. was called as an expert Ia
his opinion the removal Of Walls from
the hospital to his home, with the attend
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