True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-22
THE TRUE Az MEXICAN
FAITHFUL AND BOLD.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY %. 1889.
EDITED nv JasGuN 4.1RSn'

IUESD AZ JANUARY y. i"o9.
Commonwealth rs. Mrs Ann Jnnr Doyle. John John
son and Thos. II. Dnris-The prisoners were brought
the bar and placed in the box, Immediately in from
Of the Judge. Mrs Doyle is hale, hearty looking
Irish woman, apparently thirty-fve yenrs Of age-wi'h
ruddv healthy com exin,, lnrga grey eyes, and face
capable Of much expression, hut wearing Oh this coca
sion nm Indifference, wholly unacceptable to u.s. The.
evidences of Ner connection with this guilty and horrible
transaction we. too clear and irrefragi'e think Tor
| a msment that she relied upon her innocence. She
NAV have had confidence in the ingenuity and casuisry
of her counsel. In her arms she bo'e playful and
sprshtly infant an emblem of Observation-Disclosures
Of the guilt of that abandoned mother. from whose
breast it drew its nn,rnent lfnnv spectacle could be
ex hhi,ed which might exert influence on and excite
the svmpahes of jnrv it would be the exhh tion ri
that beautiful infant playing in its unconici"us inno-
cencs with the buttons and ace-ihc ornaments thr
Of the g-ns.d arms VIII" surround the prisoners
hox and with its lit hands ou-nsrd, giving vent TO
ts delight the hustle and st'angrn-ss OF the pnce'
II no! pleasing csntrast-that mother anu ch'"'
The former manifested con,ri'ion-hrr appearances
was that Of rock against which all the tumo'uo"s
waves Of feeling mic hit dash forever in vain
johnson is a man apparently twentv-,hree or fur
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low forehea grey eyes, high cheek b"nes retreating
chin and pouting mouth. There is nothing remarkable
in his coun,enance. His eye possesses unusual ls'
| or sparllc, nor i. his cnnnenance wlout animation.
In the formation OF his head there to be much
more OF the animal than Of the moral and mental fuc
ul,ies lie manifested no agatinn and when the wit
nesses desc riding The appearance Of the mutated
cor,s Sc which had been up with knife identified oa
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draw from the perfect Indifference
Davis the other accompl ce, has salow cadavorous
countennnce His hair is dark and his blow black and
heavy giving his blush grey eyes darker hue, and
keen and penetrating expression. lie seemed to pay
earnest attention to what progressing but like hi'
co,npanio -, did not le,ray symptom OF emotion
There is an inte -ence the expression IT his fnce
that does not beong The other, and mere of the dev'
has been written ON lit. Yet it by the testimony
that he in sis the lesser villain Of the two
After some delay, "ccasiuned by the difficult,
in selecting jurors who understood both languages
; twelve were at las, sworn in, viz Chns. Marsell
!; r. c. Comanche, J. Col'"", F. A. Crane. Vim
) Vance fl. B. Baxter, j. A Zander, F. Pechour, J
: Pardon, j. B. Pauche, s. l.. Saner and J. G
n Gaines.
d Mr. Mnzurauu the Attorney General opened
i which he dstuiled the Nervousness of the crime o
$ which the prisoners stood charged, and on which
3 tfrom the evidence, the jury was to decide. III
J. DIV cit y ith considerable torce upon the ,urp,ud
;, of tho woman who ulI forget her sex and stan,
II culdly by and witness n spectacle so horrd,
{ iadeed she had been a more interested ant
J active parciputor in the bloody tragedy. H.
' described how the murdered sailor had bee
a. wsd into the den OF infalny, and his cup drug
d ged, and nnsuspecingly had guafsd the posone
\ bowl. The indictment of the Grand Jury wa
then read, setting forth the charges against tn
prisoners, appea red before the ming cuur,
n Smith Estates evidenc-) swsrn: knows the pri
;; soners. The one on the left is Davis, the middl
J one Johnson, and the female Mrs. Doyle was bar
keeper for Mrs. Doyle. The house Of YER
low order. Keep. no liquors bu. Brandy, Gin, eide
+ and Beer or Porter. Infamous fem ales rcsor,e,
J to it, aud low CHAR C ers. Tine victim had beer
v OF the house in tie evening, uhd alter drnkin
: had gone away. He returned and after drinking
!, liz i asked tor sup'e Mrs. Doyle observed It
n witness thai tbs man had fine watch and money
and desired him 10 drug The lea which he WA
g making for G"odIef. He put in The tea akou
y ,wn tea spoontuis Of Laudunum, but the strange
(. pushed the tea away without drinking. Hear.
t, Johnson ell Mrs. Doyle that he had given him
: sleeping drnugh in his beer. that would be suGi
cient. The IN N fell over nd 18th prisoners help
i ed 10 pu, him on the b d. Became alarmed an
a. proposed call the watch. Mrs. D 'yle told hin
IS If the waLch called she would fling herselt y
G the river Went away about half pas, ten til
H. body was quite cold, hut had no. been mutln, ed
). Had no mone>-dJ mol know ~ha, TO DO or vi el
{; to go, md had delivered himself up. He did No
= think Ms. Doyle intended that Go"d-ef shuuI
r die of he poison She only wished to put him
20 sleep 70 ge, his watch and money. Job nsnn wa
y not 10 rk esper, but slept there sometimes. MIS-
~ DOYLE wished witness TO take the BODY and plac
r. it in the door way OF The house: witness reu
rs sed.
" Henry Crane. Was among those who were frs
indured to believe foul play had been mmit,e e
U in the house. Went to the house very early i
IS. tho morning. Mrs. Doyle opened the door. Sh
~ had been lying across the ,hrs shed-a pillow
still, on The floor. Found Davis in he room . on
H. serree look ing steadfasly at the very spot whe
- the multa ed bud, found. There was
n light in The room-'he light being in the b
room. Went for high, AMI spad.. After sou
-, ssarch found boards loose the fire place Co
till cluded that must be the place from which II
% fresh earth had been removed. Threw off son
up Of the earh and exposed the jacket and the shou
ny der o of he murdered man. Though it be
.. 10 proc ed no further ill the coroner held his
auest. Saw lood On Davis, hands about the Fl :
~ nalls, and On Johnson's shlrt sleeves.
'or Alexander Mcclure. Had arrested Jnhnsc
., Saw hi III deposiung 'hing-lo"ked suspicion
EndeAvored to Ia him. Prisoner conceal d hi,
in sell hy d"dg'ng. Al length he lett his hiding pis
or arc was directed. He knew which was III. o
:, he had arrested Z He sits in the middle. Kn.
- the mite he took from Johnson. Ii was such
is generally worn in sheath, in belt TIA, "
lp' the nile He could to its being the nj
ala but he was certain it was the same he had TAX
OPP from the prisoner. There was more hair and
, on i, then. than i, now. lie was sure it v
a. he same KNIFE.
Lieut.. Farren-About half pas, eleven, heard no
at Mrs Doyle's house. Her husband y Us knoc. ing
the door. They had separated. She would not Ii
win him. Doyle told him something wrong was dc
ks there He believed it 10 receptacle of stolen COZ
., told the watch to keep good look for SUSPECT,
. APP earances. Wines ruborated the testimony
NJ" Crane, going over nearly tie ground. Identif
st the knife, blood cnthe prisoners-Dass's hu,
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