New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-25
VOLUM ME XIV.

he had left the city.
Mrs. Bannon another witness for the State, was
reported as never found. ..... a.. f..
In the absence of these witnesses, the attorney
general announced the evidence tor the State
closed.
The testimony for the defense was then taken
up. .. ....
Judge Jacob Hdl1ktnS s2oor1a-Ihe testimony
OF Inns Tttes9 au ~ 70 lle case "haL-
earning hs relations win tbe nrsoner regSrrad to
by Mr. Bone. Witness knew no one in the house
but MRS; ~ brown, whom he knew as landady. He
%arn n+j iate 1 M az aiG ,tl hpt re-
about two weeks after the death Of Mrs. Cronch
During that period Mrs Brown was arrested and
became became yYery sick Sne was guarded IN her room
Mrs Brown was arrested Sic b S1 sop ~
nesss room, and witness left Ills trunk and appare
there. That was the way the appraisers came to
Sse 'ne mixed ciothmg'
mr. fIela informed the court that the defense
"oula oilsf no other testimony Several of the
"i.eSses "iio hau oeeh summoned Ior 6ne defense
nau oeen caleu 10 the stand ior the STATE and all
'na. A., was ussiFeu haa Deen ehcited rom mem
Inc evidence on Doth sides being closed, the at
'olHVy 8ehefal proposed . submit 'h9 caSe WIN
ou1 argument ana after brief consultation, coun
wneFeupon 'udge Aoeu pfoeeeaed TO charge the
jury, Sup9'anLaily as follows;
Ai'er eApialnihg lhe duties OF Jurors he op'
sel'eu 'ha' Ie pFiSoher was entitleu 70 tne oeneh
OF any reasonable doubt as to her guilt and, II
sech aoupt existed, she ought 10 ne acquitted
hengtny dlssertalons hao oeen written by COM
nhentators 70 sno" "hat constitutes : reasonable
aouot' put ne saw no way OF conveying the idea
slts In the absence OF certainty OF conVlcuon
~ .le illu' III 'le conscience ana IN tne Judgment
OF the juror OF the guilt OF Tue party on trial.
huraer 49, kililng WIN nance atorethought, ex-
press or implied In TINS case the first inquiry for
the jury 70 aeternine was, was Crouch deadF Ihe
process perbdt OF the inquest by the coroner, ur.
cohtraalctea ny other evidence was proof OF that
iact. Ihe second inquiry was, did she come to her
deatn py poisoning A
10 arrive at a Just conclusion on this point it
pecalhe Ihe Jury TO explore the evidence, slit 1t
closely and weigh every circumstance well. AS
to the cause OF death, the opinions of scientific
men on the subject of poisons is to be received
with the same respect as the opinions of surgeons
and medical practitioners on the subject Of wounds
and diseases. In other words the opinions of
scientific and skilled men on these subjects is
9n1leu w INC salie "eigHS ds posluNe sNiuehce Ill
regard to ordinary circumstances occurring in
every day lite'
Before proceeding further the jury should be
satisfied that Crouch was dead and that she had
died of poison If either of these facts had not
been proved to the satisfaction OF the jury the
prosecution failed. If the jury was satisfied with
the proof in the points, then came the question
did the prisoner at the bar do the poisoning? Upon
TINS branch OF the investigation the examination
should be most scrutinizing. The most satisfactory
evidence in such connection is usually the
knowledge of witnesses of facts which come under
their own observation. Next in rank is eonfes-
sion, which must be clearly free and voluntary
Another character OF evidence is the circumstan-
tial. large portion OF the crimes Of every counT