Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-19
UNDER $1,ooo BONDS

Expert Testimony i'm the Case of
 James Moran Charged With Assault
 on James GOrmsn. re
 The case of James Moran, charged with assault on James German, came to trial this morning. Dr O'Hara said that on the afternoon of July 20. German was brought to his office wounded in the head. The wound was four inches long on the left temple and semi-circular in form. There was a depression one-eighth of an inch deep below the semi-circular cut. There was no need of an operation and he antici- pated complete recovery.
 German with his head still bandaged told his story as follows: On the afternoon in question he was working in the Farrell foundry. holding chisel to cut piece of steel. Moran was striking with fourteen pound sledge hammer. He struck too hard and German rebuked him. He told him to go home and sober up, at the same time turning to lay down the chisel. Moran turnel on him and with vile epithet struck him on the head with the hammer. The hammer glanced of his temple and struck the collar bone. cutting the skin.
 Attorney Kennedy, who was defending produced. The hammer was sent for and brought into court.
 Charles Leffer. very nervous witness, who lives at 396 Baldwin street, said that he was in the shop, that Moran came iu late and German told him he was the first to go out and the last to come in. They had an argument and Moran said he would not stand that abuse much longer. He saw Moran strike German and saw the latter fall
 Patrick Fully of South Leonard street | said he was holding the piece of steel which was being cut, that the argument went on as described and that Moran ad- vanced at German and struck him. Au- gust Moline heard the argument, but did not see the blow struck.
 For the defense William E. Fulton, sec. retary of the Farrell foundry, said he knew ! Moran for four or five years and always knew him to be peaceful and studious l man
 | Dr Hayes was witness as a physician and expert He saw Moran at the station the night he was arrested. He found 6 black and blue spot three inches in diameter on Moran's left side above the abdomen This. Moran told him. was made by the handle of the hammer as it rebounded | Then Dr Hayes was used as an expert. Ht said that if the blow had been struck as de scribed it would drive in the skull. Int depression would have been greater and the skull would have been fractured and h. would never get we'll. Then the doctor was put through a system of calisthen ics with the hammer in question, showing various blows and what the effects would be. He admitted that it was possible tC for a blow to be struck accidentally as de scribed by Moran and cause the wound.
 Detective Egan told of the arrest O Moran, his surprise at being arrested, as h. claimed it was an accident. He gave tht detective the chisel head which he sal( broke off wheu the hammer missed and re | bounded, and also showed the wound made by the handle. He claimed tha German had friend he was trying to ge into his job and he was trying to get rid 0
 him, Detective Egsn was then used a an expert on the result of the rebound o a hammer. Judge Cowell said it was use
 less to spend time on that as he believed
 was physically impossible to give such
 wound from a rebound of hammer.
 Moran himself took the stand and sail
 chisel, broke the handle and the hamme
 striking the anvil had rebounded
 But little argument was made o
 either side. Judge Cowell said h
 either ought to hold thi
 man for higher court or punish the vii
 nesses for the state for perjury. Gorma
 alone was not the only witness Thre
 others corroborated him. He found prot
 able cause and bound Moran over unde
 Il ,0OO bonds. Attorney Kennedy argue
 for reduction, but Judge Cowell said ina
 he ought to be inheXible in this case as
 was clearly an unprovoked assault Mora did not havea bondsman present and wa
 locked up.
 Dr Goodenough testified to the conditio of Mrs Mary Mclaughlin. He said tn woman was suffering from injuries to tn : side There was a general depression (
 the system. caused by pain from the 1T iuries The woman had fractured ribs . Her condition yesterday led him to b. lieve that pneumonia would not set II Within three or four days it could bette
 he told whether it would result seriously
 The woman was r,e c lying good care frol
 her daughter and grandchildren. Th ] case against Charles R Allen for assaultin 7 Mrs Mclaughlin was adjourned unt ) August 2I under $2. 900 bonds
 ! Grey halted Frederick Killman, who wi } in court last Thursday under the name c
 "killeu" and who was let go by Jude l Cowell, was again victim tn
 morning. He said he ha
  3 ought not to have done it. He was give
 $10and costs.
 . Charles Conroy. young man of P, wei into Superintendent Beach's office at tt Naugatuck station Saturday afternoon au 5 represented that he was an employe of Il | road and desired a pass to New Havel Superintendent Beach gave him a messal s to send to New Haven te prove that he W, ' an employe of the road. Conrov wei
 into Train Despatcher Benedict's office ar . while there became abusive. Mir Benedi 9 ordered him out. Conroy boarded u @ train and went into the baggage car. Ben a dict ordered him out Of there, when !, showed fight He was under the infuen, a of liquor and was placed under arrest E a said that he was employed at one time r the railroad company and wanted tick 7 to go to work in New Haven. He was givt
 Fl and costs and S5 and costs.