The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-11-27
examination of Foley,

Charged ruth the Murder IF PATRICE BEowN.
Yesterday, David Foley was brought before Recorder
Baldwin for examination The affidavit Of Nuey charg.
ing The prisoner with sabbiHg Patrick Brown on the even
ST. Chse5 and PoydIa Streets theebg causing his instant
death read 10 The accused after which the witnesses for
the prosecution called Foley brought inside of
the bar and conducted the defence himself He appealed
confident and self possessed in his manner and cross
ned the witnesses with saTHesuess that seemed to show
his own conviction that lie had acted in seEdeleUcp The
first witness called was
CHARLES nEyEREAUN-Who testified that he was the
proprietor OF the Pcayuna Coee.house and present
Friday evening ast that he saw the prisoner and he de-
could whip inthe house that the prisoner responded
10 thla Offering bet that he coud whersupOn Brown
drew boWie-knue and stabbed him, Tepeang the blow
ness generally eor0bofated the statement made in The Aft
Cross Examined 5y F5lsy-Tha brother Of the deceased
attacked Foley IN the eoee-house the Monday evening
J. c. QUINLAN swom He stated that he was in com.
many with Brown and Foley in The coffee, h0nse on Friday
20 outside on The pavement which he did that Brown was
there al me l eaaned u That nothing
particular passed nnill the parties met aEn inside near the
bar they then he'd some very asgFy gQdg and own said
pec that he had for bis brother Foley quickly leped that
he ud not whip him. and pulled roll Of bills Offering
whether ike Foley mot nCss could rot say neither
could he swear that be dd strike him, but Foley without
attempting 10 eyate the blow Instantly unbuttonsd his
| drew bawie,kne, and stabbed hun, Deceassd caught
gater the latter on top at which time he inflicted another
stab, Witness, with Others pulled Foley aways and received
several asht cuts from the knife in his hands He then took
Brown and stood him bis feet, not knowing that he
had received dangerous wounds but the deceased in
stgniy fell aggiu his face. Witness then ran lO
ta police and when he returned he found Brown dead and
| Foley uuesied.
Crgss-eramipea By Folsy one Dris0per)-Dd not re-
tire from Ike sidewalk Friday evening" on account OF
| the threats OF Patrck Brown
TPltRsss-l did not hear any
Pf3soH'T-Dd not BIuWn say before went into the
| c0tes-ho thatshe would whip me
WltneSS-Ile said so in the baT-t00m
Fris0HCT-Mr Quinan, you were sober, were yOu not
FiLness-I vas.
Pris0Rsr-hen do You say that you did not hear Brown
|. threaten the sidewalk
WftHeSs-l heard him do Il in the house.
.PriSOHgT-Will you give direct answer Did you
not hear Brown outside Of The building say that he
would whip me, and would whip anybody else that did
HitacssI do not rene berthat did He said that he
would whip YOU in the cOites-h0n
PTis0Rer-Dd you not know that he had accused of
taking money from Flanagan?
Hitnes8-t heard somephiDg Rb0ut that matter.
BIZ Gkg Rec0ydsr-Did yon Brown have any weapon
1.-THE time Of the atilay?
HitR6sS-i did not.
The Recorder then asked The prisoner whether he had any
evidence Offer. The accused replied in the negative.
The Court then remandsd the prisoner jail and the
before the Fs District Court the charge Of murder
The wife Of the deceased present the examination
and evinced great interest in the proceedings. She was
dressed in deep mourning and appeared to be about twenty
three years o. age The crowded with spectators
bu 20 manifestation of feeling interrupted the prOcaedngs