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


Williams & Hopkins, at Front and
Jefferson streets, and the butcher shop
owned by james Mearns, on Reed
street The charge of breaking into
Mearns' store was hanging over Hunt
Lewis head while he wsH standing trial
for the O'Hara robbery, but nothing
was said about the Williams & Hopkins
affair.
As soon as Huntley was disposed of,
court adjourned until 10 O'Clock Sat
urday morning.
Whsn the court of oyer and terminer
opened Saturday morning Chief Justice
Lore and Judges Cullen, Marvel and
Grubb were on the bench.
Chief Justice Lore issued an order
that John Dougherty, who was indicted
for killing Gustav Ericsson, be
brought into court, and in q few min
utes tho prisoner was marched in be-
twesn Tipstaves Thomas Hanf and
William McKelvey.
When Dougherty was arraigned he
pleaded not guilty, and his trial was
fixed for Monday morning.
Soon thereafter Austin Harrington
arose and stated that he and William
Michael Byrne. counsel for the pris
oner, would ask leave TO withdraw the
plea of not guilty and substitute the
plea of guilty of murder in the second
degree. Mr.. Harrington stated that
Attorney General White had consented
TO accept the plea Of second degree.
Mr.. White stated TO the Court that
he was willing to accept the plea, and
il was accepted.
Chief Justice Lore stated that the
prisoner would not be sentenced that
morning.
John Morahan, indicted for man
slaughter in causing the death of
Nathaniel p. Walls was surrendered by
his bondsmen. He was arraigned and
pleaded not guilty. John Biggs and
Walter II. Hayes represented the pris-
oner and Deputy Attorney General
Cooper conducted the prosecution.
Considerable time was consumed in
drawing the jury, which as finally
made up was as follows James j.
Robinson, William p. MARITIME, James
G. Cats, George Moore, John Deakyne,
Edmund Meyer Frank S. Jester, John
Il. Hobson, Daniel Thompson, William
M. Ward, Charles A. Cannon and
Thomas Moore. F. w. Heiss and
Frederick Knotts were challenged by
| the State, and John Kane and Frank
A. Talyor by the defence. Charles d.
Dubell was excused on account of pres
sure of business.
Deputy Attorney General Cooper
made a mastery appeal for conviction.
William B. Carswell, surveyor, was
the first witness. He had prepared a
large plot OF the p, W. & b. station
train shed, where the trouble is alleged
to have occurred. He explained the
drawing to the court and showed
where the disturbance is alleged TO
have taken place.
The point indicated on the drawing
is near the baggage room door. The
| trouble ie alleged to have occurred on
| September goth and Walls died on
October 1st Walls was taken to
hospital, and afterward to his home,
No. 506 Walnut street, where he died.
Detective Clarence Dillon was the
next witness. lie said he never saw
either Morahan or Wallis until the
night of September Goth, when he saw
| both at tho p, w. & b. station. He
said he was going to hia Office at G. 10
O'Clock D. M, and he saw Walls be-
tween the Adams Express Co. s Office
and the toilet-room He saw Walls go
and try the toilet-room door, but could
not get in and passed the witness. He
afterward saw Morahan walking toward
| Walls with his hands in his pocket and
| they met opposite the toilet-room door,
| The witness then demonstrated to the
Court, by catching hold of Detective
McVey, how Morahan threw Walls.
He heard no conversation, saw Mora
han run and when he went to Walls he
was unconscious. John McGrenra and
Harry Hendrickson picked up Walls
and carried him to the hospital room.
Harry Lee was with the witness. lie
saw another man, whom he did not
| know, walk past Walls before tho
alteration occurred. The witness did
not think Walls was drunk, but he
looked as il he had been drinking. He
| saw Walls trip over u pipe and stagger
against car, which was standing
there. but walked on, apparently un-
hurt. He was walking slowly The
witness saw large pool of blood after
the occurrence, where Walls head had
been. He explained the condition of
things around tho station ut the time.
He knew Walls head struck between
| two ioists. He did not think Walls re-
gained consciousness when he was
taken to the hospital room. The wit
ness stated that he arrested Morahan,
with tho assistance of two other men,
and locked him up in an office at the
station. Morahan was running when
he was caught. After the arrest Dillon
hunted up Detective Jones to look
after Walls and left the prisoner in
charge of Harry Lee. lie said Morahan
told him Walls had treated him
"dirtyr up town. He did not see
Walls again until about the day of his
death, and identified him as the man
who had been assaulted at the station.
Dillon came down from the witness
box, put on hat and illustrated how
the two mon were walking.
Mr.. Biggs crosa questioned tine wit
moss. In direct testimony he illustrated
the position of Walls hands and the
way he wore his hat, but on cross
examination he was not positive as to
these two things, as Walls back was
turned.
Harry Lee, Detective Jones, James
II. Hendrickson, John McGrenra were
also examined, but little new was de-
veloped. At O'Clock court adjourned
until 10 o'cluck Monday morning. Bail
was refused for Morahan.
The oyer and terminer jurors not en-
pancled in the Murahan case were dis
charged from further attendance at
this session of court. The general
jurors were discharged until Monday
morning.
When superior court opened Monday
morning the space inside the railing
was occupied by the majority of the
Now Castle, ounty lawyers. The civil
list was taken up and the causes for
trial put ON the calendar.
Special iuries were asked for in the
following causes: Margaret *. Dono-