New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-19

TRIAL OF GEORGE W. HARRY FOR THE MURDER
or cIAIEs II. Q. EroKrThe trial Of George Hardy
the First District Court yesterday, for the murder
H. q Stone The most Interesting and The in
lie incidents That has been In New Orleans
Al The opening Of the Court 10 O'Clock The room was
dsuscy crowded. and crowds Of people oeked the build
ing who nnAble to obtain en,rsnee.
The praner Mr. Hardy respectable looking little old man
In with his COUNSEL Mr. Durant For thirty
be had been respected and esteemed citizen Of This city
great many Of the crowd who when boys acquired
their love and for him In his honorable vocation
schooleaehlug. The feeling IN his beha manifest on
every tds He presented cool and collected demeanor
looked anything bat the murderer which unpleasant
task Of The undertake prove him Mr. Noise
appeared for the State alone Mr. Fouie The District Attorney
being absent with the Grand Jury.
The cling Of The jury Hnished in near 70
o'clock and the panel about exhausted when the twelfth
Juror obtained Some Of the panel didn't understand
Egsh some had conscientious seupes against capital pun
shment nearly all had read and heard Of The homicide
these great could not declare themselves unpudsd
Is % decide fairly between the State the prisoner.
The jury being empanneled the indictment and then
Mr. Noise opened The for the State He briefly
what he expected prove and concluded By informing
jury that he them bring verdict against the
prisoner Of guilty proceeded to Introduce
his testimony.
The cosoaars pees usal relation 10 stones death was
Rad.
J. H. Coles clerk at Dudley Nelson 4 eo,s--of which
firm the deceased junior partner in whose Office on
Common between 10 o'clock the 9Th Of March
last he shothnd Lyman Dudley, another clerk in the
same house. tho brief particulars OF the shooting Stone
uh ch simply, that whilst was writing at his desk
Hardy walked IL, called him by nae shot him, walked
away.
Dr. Thos Hunt testified waiting upon Stone an hour
and half after he shot The very small one
small bullet middle Of he breast Stone
great agony saying be knew would die and aked
witness DO al he could for him. Witness finally extracted
the ballet from his back and after that he experienced much
relief Bu Il evident that hs lung the nerves
had been injured he continued on The morning Of
the sist he died m eoapseed from the effect OF
the pistolshot wound, This his in boarding
house Magazine street. 10 which he shortly
after being wounded.
mr. Hart, the City Physician, the particulars Of the
post ptoriem examination. Death by gnn-shos
woundiu the breast between the rib cavor near The
sernun the bullet passing obqney through the lung ac
arne the third rib the spine and causing pen1o pne
monis and death.
The Attorney General hers The case for the State
Mr. Durant before opening for the dsuse what re-
had made the upon joseph ssone
brother and o. the deceased produce in Court GER
tain letters addressed BY HARDY and his daughter Caroline TO tbs
deceased.
NJ Stone being present. sworn He stated ne bad found
no saeh letters bio brothers. papers, when he was
shot letter found bis person srned save by
an initial ne thought the initial CT this de
uoyed BY As. RAnlett friend Of his brothers.
Mr. Dussn proceeded open his case He addressed
tho court snd jury hoa giving history Of the case
IRON IL beginning 10 It's sad termination dsuy ing the hei
eide but arguing with and soqusnce and with
citations q authorities that there which hoicids
far from being He aluaed to The character
and siasdng of tho psisonee long hcuoraels life he
bad led IN this eand the universal estimation In which he
hold By hosts Of who him in hes hoyhood and
cling him sii He listened TO the proouadest at
tenou and dung the address the prisoner gave way 10 his
feelings 10 which appeared command the respect
and deepest sympathy q all Mr. Darant then proceeded to
cali his Witnesses.
Mrs coehrsns hrst She had known pssoues
add bis family aeont fifteen years. Was thsiF just amer
their return few mouths from ST. Louis csrclae read
her sieer which she hsd us Stone and after seal
Ing IL got witness 10 take s the Pest cc Tho va
sery distressing TO seads Mr. objected to wit
oess giving any account Of The letter.
Mr. parsn produced cory Of The spoken Of BY Ms
cceAtanesh tho which Rau:et had dsssoysdspd handed
20 that ~iine TO read herself She H. and declared
hiatt WAS 50 fs Abe could rsmsmbss faithful copy Of nc
j. ss sa . her " Miss carsus and ~ her Post
vee This several ersnines previous to saturday he
As q he hoieidc shess~ Hardy morning be looked
'sy npsn unsettled AID dissa He knew about The letter