New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-29
Local Intelligence.

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OLxn-lssrthe~ IsssimsHy evidence
oUtafned By Coroner CreAgh yesterday
would secm to odd to tho mystery sur.
rounding the demise Of Mr. Chandler. The
jury did not arrive ct . verdict, be it ID
hoped moro testimony may be secured, but
= verdict win probably be agreed on TO-
w. ~. Walker, sworn Saturday, March
was absent from home; ! reached
There ab0ut two o'clock Sunday morning,
a. found ny ..s y rs s..1s ..a they ws5s
t. corner Of GalHope and Freret
streets; they remained on the corner
from half.past eight until half.past
tan; my attention was called to the
dead body the next morning BY Mr.. Schulz;
0rA Bundy came and saw the body, and
co1mmenced crying; she desired the police
nan e bring The a corpse to her house; Mr..
'ttcular friend Of his and was in the habit
OF coming to his house every Saturday
evening; he said he Was in the habit of car
rying good deal Of money.
Hrs. Jennie Walker sworn: Saturday
night Mr.. Walker was away from home; his
wagons were out very late and I was un-
easy and remained mp waiting for them to
window looking out, remarked that there
wore two spicious-l0oking characters
sstanding ON tho corner, and that she
thought they intended robbing the house;
/ did not zee them myself but the girl re-
marked to me ct nine O'Clock that they were
still standing there; 1t halfpsst ten o'clock
sshe said to me, those men arc gone, and she
tho next block; ct that moment she heard
groan but thought it was some boy; I
saw the man lying in the gutter; the girl
said, when the man ran, she heard them
cay 'he's'-t the other word was unintelli-
Cos. Bolden, swcrn- Saturday night, at
hakPest eight o'clock, I saw two men
Hope streets, leaning against tho lamp-post,
smoking; remarked TO my mother that
there were two mon standing there, and
that Isfelt afraid; Mr.. Walker was not ct
homo, and my brothers were out with the
team, and the door was net locked; went
into 0rs. Walkers room and sat there
. while, and ct tan O'Clock l went to tho
appeared from tho post; I heard the noise
OF sOme one running, and remarked to
Hrs. Walker tAat some one was fighting;
then I heard them run into the middle Of
tie street and to the other side, and heard
some ono say, " he 10 -" something that
01Q NOT un00retan0; could not tell where
tie groan camo from; the next morning l
saw tho man lying dsad h the gutter; did
mt know him; ffomflhe sounds, both men
WoEo running toward the basin, and one
eeeUed 70 Be ahead Of the other.
Frances holden, eWOrn-Abous halfpast
n;no o'clock Saturday night, my daughter
called my attention to two men standing ON
the corner smoking cigars; they seemed
20 be waiting Tor somebody; Ipoticed that
choir clothes were dark, but couldn't tell
whether they were white or black; heard
the sounds Of Funning between the press,
whom my daughter called my attention to it.
Mrs.. Elizabeth Alien, sworn-Mr.
Chandler was in the habit of coming to Mr..
Bundy's house nearly every night; saw
him last ON Thursday night; l was sewing
Tor Ars. Bundy, and went in to get the trim
ming for . dress; / live up-stairs; b was in
the habit Of coming there every night, and
took her ont regularly every Sunday; Satur-
day evening, ct halfpast ton, went down
stairs. and saysI to Ars. Bundy: "Bundy,
here's your cost" says she: I'm in bed,
but Bundy's up" and called him.
Mrs eraser, sw0rn-I live at tho corner
of Julia and Rampant streets; Mr.. Chandler
rents from me; saw him ON Saturday
night, between eight and nine O'Clock, .
little before nine; just before he shut mp the
store; he was in excellent humor; the last
that l saw of him he was counting his
money; he very seldom left any money in
the store.