The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-12

the subject, Williams told him that on
the night Of the murder he met John
and Tom Monaghan, Clark and Langan
outside of Corcoran's hotel. Tom said
Corcoran had n fit and invited him TO
go i'm with them. lie agreed and they
went around to the rear of the house,
Mary admitting them.
When inside, they took off their shoes
and when Williams inquired why this
was done they said they did not want
to awaken Corcoran. Then they pro-
ceeded to the room where the killing
was done
THE FATAL SHOT.
When they entered the room Corcor-
an wes lying on the bed and Tom put
his hand to his hip pocket and Mary
said: "For God sake, Tom, don't shoot
him, I'm sorry enough for what I've
done already" Not needing this Tom
drew his revolver and fired, killing
Corcoran. Then they forced open the
safe and took everything it contained,
as well as Corcoran's watch and ring.
Williams refused to accept any of the
plunder. They secured ropes from the
yard, tied Mary and Corcoran, dented
the door with a hammer and then left
the building, Williams going home and
the others in the direction of West
! Pittston.
Such was Williams alleged confess
sion, as repeated by Seidman,
The diamond ring. Seidman said, was
given by Thomas Monaghan to Mary.
and by her to Squire Gilboy. An effort
was made by Tom to sell the watch to
j. Summers, of Old Forge. Seidman
said he had subpoenaed Summers, but
| he was not present.
Seidman was Cross-cNamined at
| length by Attorney John +. Shea, but
aside from throwing some ridiculous
/ side lights on the detectives state
ments he did not shake Seidmans S
! testimony. He said he made an eX-
animation of the exterior of the Cor
! coran house where it was alleged the
burglars entered but found no marks
of any kind to show that force was
used
After Williams made his confession,
Seidman says, he begged him for Gods
| sake to get him work of some kind as
he wanted to leave the "Willie" gang.
Many times in his story Seidman re-
fcrred to Martin MofTtt, who worked
in Corcoran's and who furnished Seid-
man with most of the rumors to which
the detective testified at length.
NELLIE MURPHY'S STORY.
Nellie Murphy the 15-year-old girl
who was asleep on the second floor of
the hotel on the night of the murder,
testified that Mary Monaghan and Cor
Coran did not quarrel and that Mary
did not seem to be affected by the an
nouncement that Corcoran was to be
married about Christmas, Mary told
her about the approaching marriage
but did not make any comment.
Nellie went into Mary's room, an ad-
joining room, Immediately after she
was told of the murder and saw that
the bed had been occupied. Mr.. Mar
tin tried to get her to admit that she
might have been drugged and for that
reason did not hear the noise Of the
shot or explosion, but was unsuccess-
ful.
Nellie saw Thomas Monaghan and
Michael McGIath in the hotel on the
night of the murder, but CorcOran was
across the road in the posto1ice at the
time. She heard Mary Mona CHAN say
that the burglars had taken Corcoran's
diamond ring and everything"
Squire j. r.. GHboy. of Duryea, testi'
,
ter the killing and found Mary Mona.
CHAN in such an excited and over
wrought condition that he had TO senC
for her relatives to take care of her
The whole family came John ant
Tom looked as if they just got out o
bed. John was somewhat intoxicated.
Three persons told him they saw tho
diamond ring on CorCOran's finger af
ter death. On the day after the funer
al Mary Monaghan gave him the ring
She said that when her brother Ton
came to the hotel in response to tn,
'Squres summons, she told him to talk
the ring off the dead mans finger, II,
did so and gave it to her She PLACED
it in her stocking and forgot about i
until after the funeral for the reasor
that she did not take her stockings off
Miss Corcoran was then called. He
! testimony is given above.
After the hearing Williams told m
that there was not the slightest foun
dation for the confession testifie
, to by Seidman. He denied tina
, he ever had any such converse
tion with him, or ever made state
ments in any way resembling thos
that Seidman swore to when on tn
stand. Williams was taken to jail will
the other defendants.
District Attorney Martin would no
say anything about the character o
the evidence he hopes TO present to
. morrow night. His manner was tina
of a man not at all satisfied with tn
case. J. +. Mitchell.