The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-19

The trial of Edward Kenny for the
killing of Martin Healey in Archibald
April 9, last, was put on in court room
No. 3, before Judge John G.. Love, of
Center county, yesterday morning. "A
jury was secured before noon and by
adjourning time over half of the COM
monwealth's testimony was presented
The Jurors selected were:
WILLIAM II. BRUTzMAN, fireman,
Scranton.
B. f. DUNN. carpenter. Scranton.
JOHN MULLBURGER, brakeman,
Scranton.
j. H. FINCH, farmer, Roaring Brok.
T.. w. PEARCE, Capentcr. Scranton.
GEORGE CORRELL, conductor, Scran-
ton.
THOMAS SMITH, farmer, North ABB
ington.
WILLIAM II. JONES, farmer, Yost-
vile.
THOMAS j. THOMPSON, brakeman,
Elmhurst.
JAMES w. GEORGE, foreman, scran-
ton.
JACOB EISER. laborer. jefferson.
w. j. DANIELS, conductor Scranton.
Only ten Jurors had been chosen when
the panel was exhausted and the last
two We're selected as talesmen from
among the spectators one man called
as talesman, ID. T.. Davis, was objected
to by the defendants counsel on the
ground that he was too often chosen
as juror, but Judge Love would not
accept this as a sufficient warrant for
setting him aside and he had to he
disposed of by challenge.
SELECTING A JURY.
The choosing of jury was conducted
in the main court room. District At
torney Jones examining the jurors for
the commonwealth and Attorney John
j. Murphy for the defense. In the af-
! ternoOn the case was transferred tt
| the Superior court room. Mr.. Jones
made the opening for the common
| wealth and then turned the prose.
| CutiOn over to Assistant District Al.
| torney w. G. Thomas. Attorney John
| b. Jordan sat as private counsel foI
| the prosecution. For the defense the
| attorneys are John j. Murphy, Nj. f
| Conry and j. j. Manning.
The defendant is anything but muir
| derer in appearance. He is undersized
in stature, has light hair and a small
light moustache. and from his coun
! tenance and general demeanor evi
| dences a quiet, inoffensive disposition
| He is thirty-four years of age, married
and miner by occupation.
The crime with which he is charged
has many unusual features. There is
no question but that Healey abused
him in a most aggravatng manner and
committed upon him at least three un.
provoked and unresented assaults with
in short period preceding the killing
| His guilt hangs on the question as tC
whether or not the killing was the re-
suit of threats that he undeniaply made
| during the first alteration.
No one saw the actual killing, an,
but for Kenny's admission, the com
| monwealth would have to rely solely
on circumstantial evidence to faster
| the crime upon him.
In the opening for the commonwealth
Mr.. Jones said it would be shown that
Kenny became aggrieved at som,
friendly handying and sparring tha
occurred in Anthony Currans saloon
and drawing out a penknife threatened
to cut Healey's heart out. He me
Healey a short time later and stabbed
! him. The same night he fled.
THEORY Of DEFENSE.
The defense proposes to show tha
Kenny was arranging to move to New
York and was in Curran's place by ap
pointment to negotiate a sale of hi
miners tools to William Sterrick
Healey came in and, interrupting thei
conversation said to Sterrick: Don
buy those tools. They're no good, ant
neither is Kenny" Later. he made
remark to the effect that the tools die
not belong to Kenny, but to his wife