New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-19
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reporting the Blackwood trial There regular accom-
modaons for reporters the First District Court and as The
whole presgang there yesterday It hard matter TO
accommodate them ALL Mr. Trepagnier politely shared his desk
with and submitted the crowding Of the reporters
another reporter by hard fighting seat at the lawyers
table, and the Crescent honored with end OF NJ
sexchnaydes desk the left of the Judge Having obtained
that position, found utterly impossible to talk anybody
of chair the chairs frozen By everybody and bu
for Mr.. Fagots poene securing OF the outer build
ngs for chair have charess. The erowdng
was altogether unprecedented and took Judge
Hunt and the Deputy sher pert of the time to keep
/ the crowd from completely choking the Court
FIRsr DIsrRIcT CoURr.--Tlidl of Blacktcood for
Msrder-The First District Court tremendously
Yesterday morning. so great public anxiety to see Black
wood progress of his trial for The murder Wright
At the opening the Court Blaekwood brought
placed the dock looking very cool composed gentee
dress Mr. Duran of Duraut Horno appear
his counsel assisted by Col Seymour of the
The Attorney General Attorney Messrs
Noise and Fouie, appeared for the S ate.
The Witnesses called, and goodly number
For the State the following present Mrs Duva
house Wright boarded and in front whose tragedy
took paee w. A. syph who chased Backwood procured
his arrest Lieut. Leggett; Mr.. Lewis Or. Rosewadt
Foran and L. sehnRuer the boy employed the
House. the Mrs Wright the deceased
not avslabe witness she having left city
after the MURDER and being. last accounts very sick in
Poughkeepsie New York. large witnesses for the
defense presenost Of them for the purpose proving
The jury being caleo, ftysx After this con
siderable delay took place in sending attachments for alb
Witnesses and awaiting their return Messrs BALDWIN and
Thorton GOr the defense in due time brought
OF attachment Mr. Churchill excused
Of having the chills. Mr. John Kingman WAS
brought in and fined costs. Mrs Constance brought
plead sick baby, and permitted to home there
main till again for Mrs Lease proprieress Of the
in which Blaekwood boarded the street, brought
in by attachment 1t halipast O'Clock and
both sides readiness trial Backwood
transferred from the dock the bar with his counsel
and the emparneing Of jury proceeded with.
The first juror called, Mr. Paseur, chaeng tile
severes and most particular Mr.. Noise asked if
he hal ormed expressed gailt or Juno
of the prisoner Juror-I have. Mr.. Mose--Is that
opinion such bias your mind prevent you Judging
the prisoner fairly and mpartay upon evidence in
the present trial. JuroNo Mr. Noise himself
fed with the Juror.
Mr. Durant then asked the Juror had formed or e
pressed opinion the guilt Of tho prisoner
interrupted the Juror from answering objected
of the question: insisting that the phrase gui nnocence
should be used instead of the word ga After further
discussion, and the production of authorities by MI Durant to
sustain his right question the jurors he had questioned
Paseur Judge Hunt ruled in favor Of the question Mr.
tear then answered. that he had formed and opinion
to the guilt Of the prisoner upon which he
Mr. Durant then asnouned that he should question each juror
as he had questioned Mr.. Pasteur.
When the juror Mr. Burekeit called the partcu
larty with which Mr. Noise questioned him, after he had
thathe had formed opinion Mr. Durant to
objections which tho And 90 over many
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of the jury slow business. question rs TO
whether the juror had formed expressed the
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had formed opinion guilt prisoner he
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Inreand the state neprea four The twelve ubo sr.
'ul 'ne 9'e ,o'i A"e we've VINO were
George W. Givens A. J. Harrell j. H COLES AdoInbe Him
NELL A. Titus Edgar Pilot Leon Fazende Aphonse De Gry
Henry Muller, A. Velette, and Alexander Groseh.
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l Tue deputy seru 70 axe eooa care Of the Jurors and to
te good ulhnert but cautlonug let them
any kind Of stimulating dak This was in cons quence
Of Chief justice Merrie having decided that the mere taste Of
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Noise thought jurors b. permitted at least to have
a reasonable allowance Of red wine The Jusge without AL
Gliding upon the red wine question: merely told the Deputy to
be very careful in what he should give the Jurors drink
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experienced IN Keeping the crowd IA decorons position This
last effected, the commenced The Clerk Mr.
Trepagn G reading tho indictment to the inrv
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iue 1l Ni"se ue'ls ih1isposed' eit the
opening Of the to tue District Attorney Mr. Foue That
gentleman briefly stated that the State exDected IN prove
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0" i' i''O ' 's piis'"et NJ 'lle pr 'T' a. blsck-
wood assaulted twice knocked down. and finally stabbed and
murdered c. Wize A Wright at the door of his boa,5in
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n'"s'' ~ '' '0'' " '' anu ""un'e steet'' ana read
the law bearing upon tue case IN the usual form after which
he proceeded define MURDER mauaugher ETC. and the doc
..inas 90 r,sica and Of s.ir 5oe,,y. ,stt -. ,.,,.
s''"ee VI li"0u ~ % '0o"'' N'' great iuoldlty hhd
force Upon concluding he proceeded to introduce the
mony for the State
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d. Chopin SFora was present OF the p1H0ff-m examine
tinn on Nghs body Death bad been caused by stab Ia the
elt side seNetins one o. me RIBS and splitting The heart
its base 10 It's apeN-Aying completely There also
stab IN the abdomen covering the small and large ncstines
hher oil the wounds would nave caused death The licensed
over 10 or 23 pounds he appeared 10 be In the hast
consumption.
Dr. Bard sisoT-WaS present at the most orteD exon,inn
ton Stated that he had nothing TO ten different from r
Chopin The emnca ed-a very hin man
and the examination showed him 10 have been In fhe last
stage Of consumption
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