The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-14

Recorder Genois. and committed for trial before Inc
First District Court, he giving $500 bail for lis
appearance.
Examination of Joseph B Chandler, accused of
the murder Of Patrick O. Daley
Joseph b. Chandler was yesterday examined
before Recorder Baldwin, on a charge of having.
abaHt O'Clock on the morning of the 9TH inst. in
lthe yard OF house on Philippe street, between
EHsEla and POVdras Streets while string in the
w0ier-closet, unprovokedly assaulted with pistol
Iandsmall dirk knife, and inflicted with said knife
Isey2Tai wounds, which caused his death in about
halelo three quarters of an hour, thereby commit
ling murder.
No Attorney appeared for the State Mr. Ran
Idell Hunt was present counsel for the prisoner
EIhe prisoner being arraigned pleaded Nor GUILTY.
Atthe request Of counsel for the defence che pri-
soners su6penaed Tor the prosecution were sepe-
rated, and the investigation proceeded. q o.
Mrs. Mary Daley, (,oidOD Of the deceaSsd sagorn~-
On themonng of the murder her husband was
taken with collie at the breakfast table, and had
occasion TO 60 doWn stairs TO the back yard water
closet ;lEsoae time after hsE husband got down
stars saw Cnandier leaving his room and go into
-the yard with a eow-hide in his hand. Her hus-
band went to the 6 back yard, and she heard door
sammeds Chandler had also pistol in his hand;
saw her hasband seize the pistol and throw it in
4ie gutter chandler then struck him two or three
L Blows with the cowhide; her husband also seized
fhls ard threw It in the gutter; Chandler then
drew knife; upon this she run along the gallery
to. an alley in the rear, ana shouted" ntirder!5'
When he looked again her husband was lying on
the ground witlIthe wounds Of which he died. Her
rooms Wera4 rented from Chandler: they were in
the outbuidng in the rear. Could not say how
long Daley was down in the yard, before she saw
Chambers he could nos more than have had his
foot off the last steps When she heard the door
siam, heard Chandler say, :. Now you d-n son
of abb I've got you" When she turned back
after shouting murder, the door Of the water-closet
was broken open. The evening before Daley had
some difficulty with Mrs. Chandler about a fur
mace in the yard; he did not abuse her; she abused
him; he told her she was Lady, she replied
yes she was, and he WIS a Cd d-n Irish son ola
b--h. There wasa young lady in the house at
the time of the murders.
Mrs. Holt sU0rR.-Isa widow.-rWe could not
hear the commencement of her evidence dis
tncLy, but inferred from the close of her testi-
mony that she lives near or adjoining Chambers
house. - Heard Mrs, Daley cry murder; run
through the alley In the rear of some seven or
eight of the buildings, and common to them all;
found the door or gats closed; tried to push it open
did not succeed until Mrs. Matthews came: on
opening the gate, found Daley lying on the ground
woundedEsaid, !" MY Cod who has done this 20
Daley. replied, '"Chandler has killed me with
J Bowie knile." Savannah retreat; does not know
who he Ayas; did not see any person infict the
wounds 49,
Ma. LTQflAesgs Slrorn.-TIeard the cry of murder
on SATURDAY. morning, the 9TH inst; IN the alley;
found Mrs. Hotel the gate entering the house from
the alley, and with her showed open the gate par
tally; saw Daley on the ground bleeding, inside
the gate saw a man in the yard going to the front
part Of the premises; does not know who he was
his back wastaFned 10 witness Daley said, when
they witness and Mrs. Holt found him, " Chan
der has killed ne with a Bowie-knife'' Did not
see any person inhctthe wounds.
Mrs. Ann ] 1SilblSDorn. standing in her
yard on the maFniugof the murder, and heard the
cry of murder; ran across the street and into the
alley; Mrs, Holt and anotherlsd were pushing
open the gate later die gate was opened found
man lying inside; he said, ooh. madame. am
" cannot get you Clergy, but | will try and get
DOctor;" went ont 10 look for DOctor-found |
one in the street in a gis asked him to go in with
rher and see the womdel man; he went, but left |
again in a few minutes. saying he could do nothing
for The man, as his entrais were cut; witness saw
Chandler when she first entered the yard did not |
see him infct the wounds; did not see a weap on
in his hands; lives at the corner of Philippa ans
Hevia streets, in the frame building.
For THE DEFENCE.
Hannah Whitesa girl about Is or IA, sporn.-
Saw on the. morning Of the afIray, Daley come
down stairs aud go into the back yard Chandler |
said to his wife, = I'm going QUITO speak to him. .
ias he went towards the back yard Daley rushed |
out; they grapped Daley Knocked Chandler
against the wall; they fell-Daleyon top; Chand-
Ter drew a knife from his pocket while they were |
down, andmade stabs with it; he then returned to
his part of the houses his wife this; his clothes
were boody-his vest and pantaloons. This oc-
turred in the lower (iaFther) part of the ward did
hot hear what passed between them did not see
Chandler strike Daley; saw Daley strike him more |
Than once he knocked Chandler down after they |
fell against the val; knocked him, down on the |
furnace and IA lH onhim still continued to attack
him-all the time On top and striking him does not
know which pocket C8and len took the knife from. T
Does not know that he took il from any pocket 1t |
was when Chandler fell on the furnace and Daley |
Evas on top, he used the knife. Chandler hires the
house; Daley occupied rooms in ths.out-buding. |
He very quarrelsOme he had a difficulty with
Mrs. Chandler the nghtbelore about the furnace
Mrs. Chandler was cooking supper in the yard he !
brew water on the furnace from the gallery over
cad Mrs. C. asked him " what he meant by
hat :; he said he did not want to be smoked out in
hat way he called Ma. c. a d-n b-h, and
lother names witness could not mention. Mrs.
chandler took the knife from her husband after the
iffay was over; soon after. he leftHhe house by
ne street door. Did not see MrstDaIey during the
ldfay; nobody was in the yard; nobody came
10 the yard before Chandler left he house after
Re left the house, witness saw the women in the
ard. Lives. with dMrs. Chandler; ia not her
lughter. Does not know if Mrs c. lold her
lsband Of he difficulty she had the night before
tn Daley; Chandler observed when he went
yosthe yard that he intended to talks to Daley
put it; he ddnot appear g be angry. Witness
3cHbed the kniie as q EoWie-knile.
eOln Lascele sic0zil- AboHt s Or 8 O'Clock on
morning Of the 9Th inst, while h his ROOM
trd a nose, looked out and saw a man knock
d,n another man who wore a blackfroclscoat;
" both fell, the man wiilfte black reek under;
S latter then drewa knife WAS Tie man that
q not killed that was undef lives near the
tnises where tue affray occurred, and could see
The knife was asbowie-knife.
Officer Rufter of ne Ppice-SWore.h he was at
handlers house the night before TIA atfrays and
card an aItercation back in the yardein male
ID female voice.
E. II Fosa'ek s0ora Knows Chandler three
ans hs character riihout reproaclf: he is
Id and amiable in.disposilion he is in the same
re Company with witness and opportunities oc-
frequently to try a mans temper; has watched
IN. and believes heawoud be the last man IN the
aRpany to quarrel.
ssIr. De COtycy, S11orn-Does not know lChand-
RI Knew the deceased he wasin the employ of
illness in the Quarermasiers department after
ecoming acquainted with his character and dspo-
ti,y, srba rood him IN accotnf IN his attemnfino