Evening journal., 1895-11-23
MORAHAN is ON TRIAL.
Indicted for Mauslaughter He
Faces His Accusers.
LIFE SENTENCE FOR DOUeHERTY

Cooper, Doing All in Their Power TO
Convict HIn OF killing Nathaniel walls.
Clarence HuntleY was acquitted Of
burglarizing P. j O'Barra's store In the
Court OF General Sessions yesterday
afternoon, Attorney General White i'm
medlstely entered plea OF nolle
prosequi on the other bill Of Indictment
which had reference TO the burglary at
the store of James Mearns, aud Huntley
was allowed to 60.
A surprise was sprung on tbs public
this morning by * Mayor Austin
Harrington aud William Michael Byrne,
attorneys for John Dougherty, murderer
OF Gustav Ericsson To save their clients
neck they prevailed upon him to agree
to withdraw his plea OF not guilty OF
murder In the frst degree ana substitute
one Of guilty Of murder In the second
degree.
shortly after 10 o'clock the prisoner
WAS marched in by Theodore Hanf and
William McKelvey, tipstaves and the
three took seats In the dock Dougherty,
who Is a small and bad featured man,
was pale. but whether from fright or
confinement was not manifest
CTier Smith commanded silence. aud
Mr. Harrington arose aud said
IF IL plesses the court, In the case of
John Dougherty, prisoner at the bar,
indIcf ed for murder in the first degree.
the prisoner, on srraignnent pleaded
not guilty. Mr. Byrne Snd myself, who
represent him, after considering the case
thoroughly, have offered q pleR Of guilty
Of murder in the second degree. This
has been accepted by the state, and we
ask permission Of your honors to with
draw the plea Of not guilty and enter
one Of guilty Of murder In the second
degree"
Attorney General White-'1f your
honors please, We have given this matter
considerable attention aud have exam
lned the Wltnese5 Is thoroughly Ia regard
to all the facts surrounding the Gaze
Having done that we have come to the
conclusion that it will ssrvs the ends OF
justice to accept the plea OF guilty Of
murder In the second degree and We deem
1t proper thing to be done
Judge Culen-"IC is a matter for the
state authorities to dec.dsf'
Mr.. White-"Yes, sir.
The plea WAS allowed 20 be entered
Chief Justice Lore-"We will not sen
tencs the prisoner this morning"
Dougherty was led back TO his cell.
from which he will only come later to be
sentenced to Imprisonment for life, that
being the only sentence for second degree
murder
All witnesses SUNNI lned in the case
were discharged from further attendance.
Morahan Put on Trial.
Knowledge that John Morahan would
Haf frfr 4 80 al Il
attracted quite a number OF persons tC
the court room this morning, but there
was not q crowd by any means. MOrahau
who was under 81 600 bail, was in court
with his lawyers, John Biggs and Walter
d Hayes, before 1t convened.
Innediately after the Dougherty
matter had been disposed Of MorahEn
surrendered himself TO the sheriff aud
took his seat In the dock froAt OF
which the tipstave and two or three
women were sitting.
Both sides then settled down 70 the
work Of getting twelve satisfactory men
TO try the case. Nineteen names were
called before the lawyers for the state
and defense we're satisfied, as the fol
lowing will show:
Jurors selected-James ]. Robinson,
William P. MARITIME Charles A. Can
non, Thomas Moore, James Cats,
John Dsskyne. Edwin Meyer, Frank s.
Jester, John B Bobson. Samuel Thomp
son, William H. Ward George Moore.
Challenged by the StRte-Frederick W.
Heiss, Frederick Knott-2
Challenged by the Dofsnse-John K Kine,
Frank A. Taylor-2
Excused-Willism McKendlick, Charles
E. Dubell-2
Absent-Frank PenneWill-1.
MorahRn, who has been srraigned and
pleaded not guilty, watched the pro
ceedlngs with great iatersst BE is a
fine looking young fellow, with dark hair
aud moustRche, and was neatly dressed,
wearing black clothes and tic, clean
linen. He looked anything but ho m 1
cldo.
Deputy Attorney General Peter L.
Cooper, Jr., opened the case for the state
he detailed the circumstances SUI round
ing the killing OF Walls nnd said
that the killing was inten-
tional aud not accidental He said
that the crime occurred on September 90,
at the P w. & B station, this city.
Morahsn and Walls Ftlwere In
saloon drinking and had a
dispute as to which should pay fol-
the drinks Walls left aud went to the
railroad station. Morahsn followed hin
later and when he saw Walls
standing on the platform op
posite the door Of the transfer of
fre he made dash at bin and threw him
down. Walls was rendered unconscious.
Morahsn took to his heels, but wAi
captured by by ISLANDERS Walls wa;
carried to the hospital. and subsequently
taken TO his home. No. 506 Walnut
street. where he died on October /, his
skull bsing fractured longitudinally.
The name Of William B CsrsWell, civil
engineer, who had been ordered TO max.
drawings Of the place OF the killing and
its surroundings for the use OF the pros
scution, was called, but there was nc
response A messenger was sent out fol
him. When he arrived with the draw
ings they were presented exempli6ed t
the court, counsel and jurors. and i'm
mediately placed Ia use for the benef
of ClArencs Dillon. the first regula
witness called for the state.
L live at No. 1901 Pennsylvania
avenus." " said Dillon Il am assistant q
Detective Jones' never saw sithei
Walls or Morahan to know them bsfor
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