The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-13
FOR KILLING OF
THOMAS GlLLIGAN
EDWARD MORAN PLACED ON
TRIAL YESTERDAY.

EDWARD MORAN PLACED ON
TRIAL YESTERDAY.
Commonwealth Will Not Press for a
First Degree Verdict--Jury Sc
lectcd and Taking Of Testimony
Begun-Defense Will Contend for
Acquittal on the Ground of Self
Defense--Gilligan Lay in Wait,
Committed an Unprovoked Assault
and Drove Moran ITO the WALL
Edward Moran. Who stabbed and
killed his iruthcr-in-law. Thomas Gil
ligan. during fight ON West Market
street, Sept. Il last was put on trial
yesterday before Hon. Harmon Yerkes,
president judge of Bucks county, who
is assisting in court room No. 3, this
week. The commonwealth Is not ask
ing for Il first degree verdict.
The following jurors were selected to
try tn" case:
Ezra browning mason Scranton
Frank j. Foster clerk, Scranton.
Michael Fruch'cl. laborcr Scranton.
David NJ Lewis. laboror. Spring Brook.
William Smurl., r1rpruter, Carbondulg.
John Whitbock, lahorcr, Olyphant
Michael Strump. blacksmith, Srraht 'll
James Kennedy barn boss. BlakrlN,
Joseph H. Corhv. cnrpcutrl scranton.
John j. Bigliu, iauitor, Scranton.
Peter ro-,,. mine, ulyrhant.
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| ever H. said the evidence as it came
to the district attorneys office war
rantcG the prosecution in asking for a
second degree verdict
Mr. Thomas concluded by defining the
different degrees of murder. and then
| the taking OF testimony was begun.
Dr John r.. McGrath who in the
| capacity of dcuuty coroner conducted
| the post-murt"m examination. describe. /
| the two wounds on Gilligau's body. one
| of them was an inch ana a quartz,
! transverse scratch uu the left arm .ahou,
| three inches below the elbow. IT was
! an inch and a quarter long and only
| superficial. The other wound was in
| the breast. between the lifth and slXth
| ribs. The sixth rib was cut and there
was an incisiOn in the apex of the heart
about quarter of an inch i'm depth.
ON cruss-eXaminution by Mr.. O'Rricn
| II was ELECTED that tho wound in the
! breast was longitudinal, upward in its
! direction and, i'm the opinion of the doc
| tor was delivered with an upward
| force. Gilligau. the witness said, was
man five feet eleven inches i'm height
| ana would weigh 10 pounds
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n'eh l"r som" ul'l'. me N"uhu on the
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