The Morning herald., 1875-11-16
OYER AND TERNINER.
new Castle Well Excited.

10 THE GRAND JURY-CHADwIcK. rHl
WIFE MURDERER, FIRST UNDER THE OF.
flClAL EYE-A CLOUD OF WITNESSES
AGAINST HIM-KNoCKED DOWN AMI
bLEED1NG-MR. BAYARD WILL OPEN rop
THE DEFENCE THIS MORNING.
The Court of Oyer and Terminer and
"sneral sessions convened at New Castle
yesterday, Judges Gilpin, Wootten, Hous-
ton and Wales on the bench. ID ,..t
The Grand Jury were then called and af-
ter receiving the following charge from
Chief Justice Gilpin, they returned to their
rooms . n,n
GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY $500
We took occasion at the Spring Term of
Court to deliver to you charge in regard
TO the cases in violation of the laws Of the
state, which you, ofcourse, will he guided by
at the present term, and all we have further
10 say is that what was remarked ut the
last term about the increase of crime has
been verified by the cases to be laid before
you. This present term IL without paral-
lei III this county. Some seven capital cases
are to be disposed of.
Inc state being ready in its case of State
vs.. W. H. Chadwick, indicted on the count
Tor the murder of his wife, the prisoner
was arraigned and plead "not guilty." The
following gentlemen composed
THE JURY:
Foreman-Francis Van Dyke, Phillip G
Plunkett, James r. Hoffecker, VIM. Banks,
VIM. Thomas Dyoit, Richard Alexander.
Thomas Deacon, Jr., Levi Moore, Samuel
Sharpless, John Vile, John U. Reed, Isaac
Webster.
Attorney General Pennington then stated
briefly the facts of the case and called the
following witnesses to make out his case
Daniel Farra testified to plot of the pre-
misses.
Hannah A. Chadwick, sworn-I am the
daughter of the prisoner; was living at
home on April 25th my father went to
Philadelphia at 2p. m, returning about II
or II that night; when he came home, my
mother was with me in the sitting room;
ne had been drinking, could tell It by his
looks; mother was disengaged when he came
in; he said to her,
"YoU HAVE BEEN DRINKING"
she replied, "If you say that again will
raise the neishborhoed he said it again,
and she got up, went to the rear door and
screamed murder" she fell and went to
help her up; father called for her to come
back, but she went to the front door on
Fourth street; father followed her; he went
out in the street when he met Mr.. Green,
who said something to him; Chadwick said
"Go away and mind your own business"
Green then struck father and he threw
Green on the pavement, not striking him; I
observed my mothers head bleeding that
night, also the next morning she told me
to get papa and he came in and put some
court plaster on her head, which stopped it's
bleeding, Friday night after the assault she
got to drinking again and said,
"sHE WISHED SOMETHING wouLDHAppEN
Next morning she was taken sick; she had
the erysipelas; my father wanted to get a
doctor; she said "Ao would rather die"
DR.. Fields was called in and rendered as
sistance; all the time she complained of a
pain in her stomach. The day father was
absent mother had been drinking; she sent
my brother for it.; my father did not strike
her or use her at all rudely; on Wednesday
she helped about the house, also on Thurs
day and Friday, and on Saturday she went
to bed mother did not fall down the perch
steps; she would scream when no one was
near, at times.
Matilda Chadwick, sworn. This witness
corroborated her sisters testimony in every
psnt
Amelia Briggs testified as follows: Live
next door to Chadwick, heard noises about
II O'Clock, on April 25th; raised my win
dow and saw woman on Chadwick's back
porch who recognised as Mrs. Chadwick,
heard her say
"HE'LL KILL US TONIGHT"
Chadwick came out three times; the third
time heard something fall from the porch
:nl heard groans of oh! from under the
porch saw Mrs. Chadwick later out in
lont of her house and saw what l thought
was hloed upon her face.
VIM. A. Green, Sworn. Coming saong
Fourth street near Orange on the
night Of the 26th of April, heard cries of
"murder" when opposite Chadwick's, saw
his wife and daughter in the entry, they
appeared to be quarrelilg said "Bil
what's the NATTER" he told me to 90 away;
| went to the curb; Chadwick knocked me
down, some stranger coming along took
him off. lie did not strike me; saw blood
on Mrs. Chadwick's face l think there
was light in the hall did not hear any,
thing said; had been drinking myself that
night
CHADWICK WAS DRINK.
Albert Richardson, Peter G. Hutchinson
and wife were called to the stand, but ap-
peared to know nothing Of the affBir.
Hannah s. Walter heard noise about 10
o'clock and icreams of "Psppa don't kill
supposed it was the daughter.
Adeline p. Walter testified that she was
aroused by the same cries.
King Dolbow sworn, was awakened by
cries OF "murder," got up to the window,
saw no one went back to bed.
DR.. Howard O. Ogle testified, as to the
character of the wound. lie made post
mortem examination of the body, he BE-
|ievcd that Mrs. Chadwick died Of inham-
nation of the brain; found wound, on tn
right side OF the head about ~ inch long;
Is of the opinion that such wound would
ordinarily cause death.