Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-28

of Wilmington Mary O'Neill's admin.
istrator VS.. the b. IL z. Railroad Co. 1;
George W. Skaggs We. the r, W. g. b,
Railroad Co. William r. Stewart vs.,
the Jackson & Sharp Co. ; Joseph Ross
VS.. the Brandywine Granite CO. John
w. Wright VS.. the Wilmington City
Railway Co. Frank i. Griswold vs..
the F., W. & B. Railroad Co. ; George
A. Daniels vs. the Liebig Manufactur-
ing Co.
The causes reported settled or in
course of settlement wero as follows:
John Doe on the decease Of George A.
Chadwick vs.. Richard Roe, q. Evans,
Samuel d. Cunningham Cortland
Wagon CO., vs.. j. p. Springer; james
A. Kelley vs. the George \. Bullock
Judgment for the defendant) Charles
S. Horn VS.. George Il. Dearborn
Douglass M Mccoy vs James I. Nc
Coy; Franklin Rumford vs. William
adenknopf John Webster VS.. the
Wilmington City Railway Go. Maggie
and Rebecca Moore US. William q.
johnson Thomas McIfugh VS.. Daniel
f. Worrell; Matthew 4. Slaughter ct
al. VS.. Joseph Pyle Michael j. Hughes
vs.. Massachusetts Benefit Life Associa-
tion.
The cases of 30 milk dealers, against
whom the city has brought action for
violation of law in refusing to take out
licenses, will be argued at this term.
The causes of j. Hood Wright vs..
several garnishees was marked off the
list.
The commissioner in the divorce case
of Emelne VS.. George Taylor was
given permission to mdke return on
December 10th.
Robert Adair was admitted TO the
bar on motion Of William G. Spruance.
George Lodge was appointed COM
missioner to take testimony in the di-
vorce suit of Sparks Vi. Sparks.
S. A. Macalister, commissioner to
take testimony in the divorce suit of
Griffith VS.. Griffith, and nj. H. Cahoon
commissioner in the jackson vs. jack
son divorce suit, made return, and
publication was ordered.
The case of John Morahan. indicted
for causing the death, of Nathaniel P.
Walls, was resumed. The widow and
daughter Of Walls and Morahan' s
brother and sister law were in at
tendance.
The first witness called was Arthur
Parrady, lad, who said he was pass
ing through the p, w. & b. train she'd
the night of the trouble, and saw Mora
han running and assisted in heading
him off, and holding him until Dillon
came up and placed him under arrest.
Morahan offered no resistance.
Raymond Davis. another boy, who
was with Parrady, corroborated the
testimony given by the latter. He
fa1 hort hnt
off.
Police Sergeant Howgate went on the
stand. He stated that he first saw
Morahan in Mr.. Jones' office. He heard
Morahan say that he and Walls had
trouble in saloon. and also that he
wished he had not run across him the
second time.
DIR. Millard f. Corkran, the next
witness, was quite interesting. lie
stated that he attended Walls during
his illness. Death, he said, was caused
by meningitis, and that the post NOR
tenn showed radiated fracture over
the left ear. There was a clot of blood
over the brain and the membrane COW
ering the brain was in a congested
state. The witness thought the menin-
gifts, which caused death, was pro-
duced by the blow which created the
fracture. Attorney -Generah White
rigidly examined the witness, and
several times the questioning was in
terrupted by Messrs. liiggs and Hayes,
counsel for Morahan. The doctor stated
that he could not say whether the fall
produced unconsciousness or not, but
believed that if the man had not re-
ceived attention after the affair hap
pened death would have resulted.
The witness was examined by
Mr.. Biggs.
Mr.. Biggs endeayored TO ascertain
from the witness what was the effect of
removing the man after he was hurt,
but the question was ruled irrelevant
in cross examination.
DR.. Corkran was still on the stand
when adjournment was made to 2. 80 D.
m.
When oyer and terminer court recon
vened Monday afternoon, DIR. Millard
T. Corkran, who attended Nathaniel
p. Walls, was put on the stand again
The witness was not positive that the
fracture porduced the meningitis,
which caused Walls death,
Attorney General White and his as
sistant, Mr.. Cooper, objected to the
question as to whether meningitis
might have been caused by removing
Mr.. Walls from tho hospital to the
house, and the objection was sus.
tanned. He did not think the fracture
was caused by Walls falling against the
car when he tripped over the pipe.
DIR M. j. Hughes, who was called,
testified to the nature Of the wound.
He corroborated the testimony given by
DIR. Corkran. Anything that would
stop the circulation of the blood
through the covering of the brain
might. he said, produce meningitis,
Mr.. Cooper objected to several ques'
tions, and the objections were sus.
tained. This was the last State wit.
ness.
When the State closed Mr.. Biggs
rose and addressed the jury. He said
the defence would show that Morahar
was guilty Of no crime. To be a crime,
he said, criminal intent was shown,
and in this case it would be proved
that there was no criminal intent. He
releated the history of Morahan q resi-
dence in this city. which dates back
about four years, and gave the facts as
he intended to prove them by wit
nesses. He said that on the night OF
the unfortunate occurrence MoTahar
and u man named Mclaughlin were
standing at Second and Market streets
talking. Walls, whom Morahan did moi
know, Mr.. Biggs said, tapped Morahar
on the shoulder and asked him anc
Mclaughlin to go into tho salooon of 8
man named Hutton, No III Market
street. The invitation was accepted
and the men drank. Walls refused tc
pay for the drinks, so Mr.. Biggs
stated. and Morahan said he would
pay Hatton the next day. Walls left