The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-04
TESTIMONY AT the
CORONER'S INQUEST
Jury Returned Verdict That Death
of John j. Mullin Was Prob
ably Murder.

There was strong testimony giver
yesterday at Pittston that substanti,
ates the theory that Assistant Mine
Foreman John j. Mullin, of this city
| who was run over by Il Scranton trolley
car near Smithville. Wednesday night
met with death by other means thar
accident. The suspicious that he was
fouly dealt with seem well grounded.
The coroner's inquest was held in the
| city hall at Pittston. and the jury rem
dered the following verdict "We. the
undersigned jurors. agree that John
Mulin came to his death from Causes
unknown. and we. the jury, do further
say that. from the evidence. 1t is im-
possible for us to determine in what
manner the same Mulln came to his
! death; and we further say that the cir
cumstances surrounding the death were
such that foul play was suspected and
this inquest made necessary The fol-
lowing were the jurors: Edward Keat-
ing. William Connors. Roger Hines,
John Reardon, Joseph McHale and John
O'Boyle.
Several witnesses We're examined, in
Guiding Andrew Henley. who was with
Mullin all that day; T. NJ. Brown. a
Lehigh Valley deputy at the Heidel-
berg: l.. NJ. Miller, the motorman on
the electric car: Conductor Dressy. Jake
Weiscarger. a Lehigh Valley deputy,
and two salOonkeepers.
The most important witnesses were
Brown and Kenley. Kenley told of his
having left the Mayfield colliery about
noon. in company with Mullin. and go
ing to ('arbOndale where they visited
seNerai s''oo''s' r'oi'' 'iooiioaie my
'ooh Dei''"a'e anu r'"uso'i ti'hi " ~,
ANoea' ana aiter having SeHe'"i iouii"9
oi uriiiNs there' tooh an e'e''''c car ~.
ana went 'o "n'iliNiiie' ihes sot oii
.Le car at tial Place anu went '''lo
f'ehedic'S silooh' "here theH spent
some 'ii''e o','iNi''s an" ''''oM Mlns ui.e'
NehleN mao HIS pay eliNenpe vi 30 WIN
MN "heii ne S'a'tsu ahu "ne, lie sot
,'o"'e lie ii'" pui @lo iei Niu,n.. ""s %
ms surn'' N"o"' o''V 'nes Ni. '''e
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As tnes 'rosseu 'he iei'sh N"i'es tul-
o'i '''cNs 'nree stones were VII 1T
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"'' t''eii way me i,r,ns VI ''ie S'"i,e9
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w." " ,ne s.'ee' "oo". an eis'i'h vi a
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inS hions ''le oa',N' neS ",u iiot speak :, X
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u i,a"oi' S,'''' uiS'a.''te e
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az" i,e"'cI p,o'eeue' "i,nou' mn" ~
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',,, a,,'' ''' ''"u oeeh s.o''e" 'E sung
ne wv" N''Ne" ~ .''e 'or'er VI Noch
s'ee' anu eac" wen. ms way heiley
li'u 'osl lra'h oi Nlu,iih III 'he rear ana
never tu''leu "rouhu u see where he
""., ne h'ie" ho'h'ns Vi the aiia'r
"I.li 'he next morning
ine "e,o',' 'nap's' u '"e STORY ana
'ne one una. oea't CLOSELY WIN the the-
".E Vi lnul P'aS' WAS 'olu ny +. NJ
hro"h' oI stePhehSNilie' VINO IS Il dep
IVY or hisht Waterman INSIDE the stock-
"ue III 'he rieluelpers coiiie'E' lie sald
oi 'he Stockaoe ana let nm out. lie
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