The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14

in the afternoon and was still under
examination at adjournment.
The first witness of the day was
Michael Mcclure. the young man who
received the cash in the hand while
trying to separate the COmbatantS.
Gilligan struck the first blow, he said.
They grappled and after few mo-
ments struggling Gilligan backed
away. saying: you have stuck me i'm
the arm" Moran retorted: you've
cut me on the head and ears" When
Moran started down the street GILL;
gan followed, throwing stones at him.
Moran was trying To get into Morri-
sons gate when Gilligan caught him
by the coat collar and pulled him to the
ground, falling on top of him. He tried
to separate them and received a cash
in the hand. who held the knife he
does not know. He saw Moran after
wards getting on top of Gilligan.
MRS. FLOODS STORY.
Mrs. Margaret Flood, the next wit
ness, told that she ran to the scene
upon being told by Mrs. Moran that
Eddie and GilliEan are at it again"
Being large and muscular woman,
she interfered forcibly to stop the fight
ing and restrained Glligan after he
received the stab wound in the arm.
She denied positively on Cross-eXam-
| inatOn that she put her arms about
him and that he broke away. She said
she only laid her hand on his shoulder
The defense was particular to show
/ that Gilligan broke away from her
strong hold, and later in the day put
| Senator Vaughan on the stand and had
him show by his shorthand notes that
| Mrs Flood testified at the coroner's
| inquest that she grasped Gillgan firmly
! about the body and that he broke away
/ by reason of his superior strength. Mrs
| Flood helped Patrolman Saltry separ-
! ate the men.
/ James Cunning told of the quarrel of
| the early evening. 1t was over the sale
! of COW. and in substance was that
! Gilligan made threats against Moran,
| because the latter, he alleged. was tell
/ ing among the neighbors that he owed
/ him money. Cunning admitted on
| cross-examination that Gilligan was n
large and powerful man and had the
| reputation of being about as good a
man in a fight as there was in the
| Notch"
Patrolman John Saltry, James Saltry.
Mary Kelly and Mary Mclaughlin. eye
witnesses Of the concluding portion of
the affray. added nothing new to the
story already SO frequently told
OPENING FOR DEFENSE.
Mr. Kelly made the opening for the
| defense at o'clock, outlining the
theory of self defense. upon which a
| verdict of acquittal will be asked. Gill
! ligan was the larger man and tine
aggressor. He viCiously attacked Nor
an was repulsed, pursued Moran
! when the latter was retreating towards
his home overtOk him as he was trying
to go through gate and get out of
the way, threw him down, pounded
| him on the head with some weapon
and throttled him. Moran, feeling
himself in great peril of his life
! welded the knife which he carried open
in his hand while fleeing from the first
encounter, intending to prod his adve'-
sary and compel him to get OF
of him.
A. f. O'Boyle, John LOTUS James Hop
kins, Thomas Saltry. Select Council
man James Grier, Paul Jones, X. f.
O'Boyle, David John and James Hoover
gave character testimony. None Il
them had ever heard anything against
the DEFENDANTS reputation for peace
and quiet. Several of these witnesses
worked alongside Moran in the Won
Storch slope and told of his having
sprained his right ankle a few days
before the killing, and also that hC
walked lame on his left leg, which
was broken in mine accident sever
years ago.
DR.. G.. o. Caldwell testified to having
been called to attend Moran in the DO.
lice station after the killing There
We're two badly confused wounds on tn.
right side of the head, blood was IL
his ear and there was a large swelling
on the forehead. He also viewed Gill
gan's body, but saw no wounds on tho
face.
DEFENDANTS WIFE.
Rose Ann Moran. wife of the de-
fendant testified that her husband was
trying to get into Morrison's gate wher
Gilligan caught hold of him and threw
him down.
Moran next went on the stand. II,
: said the trouble between himself an,
Gilligan began two years ago wheI
they had a street fight. in which he
the witness was badly whipped. The,
made up and for a long time war,
good friends, lending each other none,
on various occasions. When Gilligai
e would get drunk, however, he wouI,
show enmity toward the witness an,
! on these occasions he kept out of Gill
gans way.
G After the quarrel i'm the early par
of the evening the witness went to hi
brothers house instead of going hom
as was his intention, doing this &
avoid encountering Gilligan, who wa
his immediate neighbor.
AS far as he had proceeded i'm hi
testimony at adjourning time, Mora
had added little of importance to tn
story already told. In the encounte
at the corner, he alleged, he tore some
thing out of Gilligan's hand, which h
believed at the time and still believe
was a billy. He was positive that Gil
! ligan had some weapon I'm his han
! when he was pounding him on the hea
at the encounter i'm front of Morrison.
lie exhibited his left leg TO the jur
showing where it had been broker
J, and followed this up with the state
} ment that it still bothers him periodi
r cally, causing him TO walk lame. II
4 stated also that ever since the nigh
of the killing he suffers frequent dis
: charges of blood from his ear.