The Morning herald., 1875-11-17
OYER. AND TERMINER.
NOTES FROM OUR COUNTY COURT-CHAD-
WICK AND HAYDEN ACQUITTED.
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NOTEo FhOM OUh COUNTI COUhT-ChAO-
WICK AND HAYDEN ACQUITTED.
NEW CASTLE, Nov. 16, 1875.
Notwithstanding the threatening aspect
of the weather, today, after the doors were
open, the Court House rapidly filed bya
large and expectant crowd. Exactly at 10
O'Clock Judges Gilpin Wooten, Houston also
took their seats on the bench.
The gentlemen Of the Grand Jury and the
general jury having answered to their names
the case Of the State vs.. Chadwick was con-
tinued.
The Hon. Thomas F. Bayard began his
speech on behalf of the prisoner, he said,
on addressing the jury, he knew not
whether it had ever been the duty Of any Of
them. to cit upon case where the life Or
death of fellow creature was at issne.
He had been counsel, he said, in many such
cases, and he never approached one of them
without grave sense of responsibility.
He. went on to enumerate the different
counts against the prisoner he strongly
and in feeling language appealed to them
to consider the case unprejudiced and un-
clouded. He alluded at considerable length
on the many scandal0us reports respecting
the prisoner, both BY gossip and by the
press. A man, however prosperous, how
ever well doing he may, he has generally a
closet in his house and in that closet q
skeleton. This mans house, (alluding to
the prisoner's), has been f4r many years
the scene of domestic stsaEedy for, as
you well know, his wife was given to the
terrible vice of intemperance. He (coun-
sel) alluded in strong terms to the fact
that seven important witnesses had not
been called, and had they been SO, how DIFF
ferent would have been tho disclosures but
he would bring witnesses to prove the truth
of the defense and lay all the facts before
them. When person dies, who ought to
be called to give evidence as to the manner
of death Here in this court is gentleman
of high standing and respectability, and
called why the omission he did not know {;
Fields will tell all no opinion, but facts
that did occur under bis own seeing, Peo-
pie, strange to say, who lived distance of
80 feet from Chadwick's house, that knew
and heard so much, never called to see her,
Witnesses will be brought before you who
know the facts you shall then decide the
case.
He then described in forcible language the
miserable state to which Chadwick's home
had been reduced through the AWFUL intem-
perance of the prisoners wife, and concluded
In an eloquent appeal to the jury, saving
that he desired justice and nothing else,
and thought that after hearing the witnesses
which would be produced he or his COL
league would not be heard in this case
again.
DIR. VIM. Fields, sworn. live in Will
ming and have had practice for upwards of
forty years; was called in to see Mrs. Chad
wick on the LIST of May; examined her and
found erysipelas on the face, breast and
arms; very sore to touch; very severe and
acute; applied the usual remedies; nothing
else complained of; observed wound on right
side of her head; on inquiring as to how it
happened, she replied she had got 1t by q
fall; he desbribe the lessening of the disease
day after day until it disappeared. On be-
ing qnestfonedas to the wound on the head,
he sad he thought it was flesh wound; no
symptoms which attend congestion of the
brain; even after death it would have shown
through the dilatfon of the pupil; if you
could only remove the pain in my chest doc
Tor would be well she said. In con clud-
ing his evidence the learned gentleman gave
it as his opinion that death was caused by
pneumonia of the lungs.
Mrs. Mary Palfrey, sworn, in the course
of her evidence she said Mrs. Chadwick told
or sung the word that she fell in the entry.
Also complained mnch of her chest and
said "there was great misery there" She
(the deceased) had violent cough and ex-
perforated much, no complaints of her
hand saw no marks on face or body, dur
ing sickness her mind was quite bright and
clear.
Cross examined by District Attorney, no
change in evidence.
Mr.. David Downs, sworn, gave evidence
as to his long business trans actions with
the prisoner. The many loses Chadwick
had come to through the Incorporate habits
Of his wife related at considerable length the
condition Of the deceased ut the time OF her
death.
Mrs. Downs coroborated her husband.
VIM. Chadwick, sworn; testified to the
Incorporate habits of his mother and when
intoxicated she would often cry out murder
when no one was present.
Matilda Chadwick recalled, and was pos
tive that no such cry as "Papa don't
murder mama," was heard by her that
night. Hannah corroborated her sister.
No further witnesses being called, the
case without delay was left In the hands Of
the jury after about one hours consultation |
they brought in verdict of "not guilty."
The trial Of the State vs.. Isaac Hayden,
indicted on the count for wilful fire raising |
Ing, the prisoner was arraigned and plead |
mot guilty"
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State and the prisoner was defended by
Henry Conard and Henry Turner, Esss.
The following jury were empanelled to
try the case : Foreman, William Wood,
Edward Boulden, Daniel Draper, David P.
Derrickson, John F. Reybold, William
Woods, Edward A. Sleeps, George Haw-
thorne, Bayard Guest. Thomas Lumm,
Joseph Pogue, James Ward.
The District Attorney, in q brief speech,