Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-12-05
MoR4HAN .AcoUIrrED.
The Jury Finds Him Not Guilty Of MAI.
RlauGhtar,

slaughter.
When the court of oyer and terminer
convened Wednesday afternoon the case
against John Morahan, charged with
causing the death of Nathaniel P.
Walls, was resumed.
The argument having been finished
at the morning session, Chief Justice
Lore charged the jury, the time con
snmed in making the charge being
about 10 minutes. The Chief Justice
laid down the law and quoted authori-
ties in similar cases. He told the jury
that 1t Walls staggered against Nora
han and the latter merely pushed him
to one side with reasonable, force he
did what was lawful and should not be
found guilty; but il undue force was
used Morahan was guilty Of man.
slaughter. He said further that IL
death resulted from some other cause
than the blow on the head, he was not
guilty; If it could be proved that Wallis
death was due to what happened after
he received the fall the prisoner shouldi
be acquitted. He also referred tal
the good character, which the prisn
oner had been shown to possess. Ik
concluding, he reminded the jurymen
of the fact that their verdict should be
in accordance with the law and the
testimony in the case. The jury retired
ut 2. 40 o'clock.
Shortly after 6 o'clock the jury re-
turned with verdict of not guilty. Six
ballots were taken. They stood as fol-
lows; First, to for acquittal second
and third TO 3; fourth 10 to 2: fifth,
ii to /; sixth, - for acquittal. The
prisoner was then discharged and court
adjourned until 10 o'clock, Monday
morning.
After the Morahan case had been
given to the jury John Dougherty, who
pleaded guilty to killing Gutsav
Ericsson, was brought into court be-
tween two tipstaves. He was place 10
the prisoners box with Morahan.
Chief Justice Lore commanded
Dougherty to stand up, which he did.
The prisoner was then sentenced to i'm.
prisonment for the remainder of his
natural life, and in addition was fined
81, 600 and required to pay the costs.
The prisoner stood firm, and when he
sat down, after sentence had been i'm
posed, an expression of relief spread
over his countenRnce
In general sessions Monday case STATE
ys. Thomas j. Connell was brought be-
fore jury. II was bastardy case APP
pealed by Cornell from Justice of the
Peace Daley. The principal witness
for the State was Bridget Cochran,
who said that she was 10 years OF age,
and had given birth to child January
LIST, 1895. Cornell, she said, was the
father of the child. She declared that
he promised TO marry her. II. Fl.
Ward, who represented Council, cross
examined the witness He brought
out that the two had had a
quarrel, after which Council did not
speak TO her for months. she denied
that she was angry with Connell be-
cause he went with another woman. r
For the defence Thomas j. Cornell,
the defendant, and Catherine O,Don-
nell, his sister, testified, after which
the case was given ito tho jury, with
out argument. The Jury retired shortly
after IL O'Clock, and was out but few
minutes, when it returned with the
verdict that Connell was the father of
the child. The verdict carried with it
the costs Of the case.
In default of security Connel was
committed to Jail. Mr.. Ward told the
court that Connell's mother, a married
woman, had property, but the court
refused to accept that as security.
Under the law Council is required 10
pay lying in and physician's expenses,
and 81 a month until the child Is
10 years of age.
The Connell case ended the general
sessions court for the term, and the
jurors were paid off.