Middletown transcript., 1875-11-20

her sisters testimony about her mothers
drinking habits, and about her assisting in
the house work all the week after she was
hurt, and abopt Cilnd wick's Kindness TO her,
&c. . , hs1 s4 -
Amelia Briggs Lived next door to Chad.
wick heard noises the night Of April 2eth,
between Chadwick and wife, about liz
o'clock was aroused BY cries of murder and
bells ringing; saw women on Chadwick
porch whom recognized by their voices to
be Chadwick's wife and two daughters
screaming murder, open the door, he'll kill
us tonight" heard them humping on the
door; Chadwick was inside, came out three
times; twice he came out and each time Mrs.
C. fell the girls running TO the end Of the
porch; the third time he came. out saw
something thrown over the porch railing on
the pavement below, and heard Mrs. Chad
wick's voice saying "Oh!'' the voice came
from under the porch; saw Chadwick next,
front, and Mrs. Chadwick leaning against the
railing; Chadwick's daughters we're there,
and one went and knocked at Palfrey's door !;
some men were on Chadwick's steps remon-
strating with him be ordered them of Of the
pavement; Mrs. Chadwick said nothing; !
saw blood on Mrs. Chadwick's face and
shoulders; heari her again on the porccn. .
saying "Open the door, oh my head, Oh my
arm" saw her next leaning against the rail-
ing front and that was the last time saw
her; the night was neither dark nor light;
from the back porch to the pavement is about
I feet.
VIM. A. Green testified in substance as FOL
lows: Going along Fourth near Orange, on
the night Of the 26th Of April heard cries OF
murder when l got opposite Chadwick's saw
Chadwick, wife and daughter in the entry;
they appeared to be scufaing; ! stepped up
on the step and said, aBili, what's the mat
ter !" Chadwick asked me why interfered
in his business, and ordered me Oh; saw
Mrs. Chadwick on the railing; she was leaa'
ing; be ordered me off his steps, and went
out to the curb; Chad wick knocked me down
then and fell on my side and shoulder
some strangers came along and took him on
me: saw some blood on Mrs. Chadwick's
face; think there was light in the hall;
could not recognize any voices in the hall
there seemed to be scufiing noise there
when first came up did not hear anything
they said; had been drinking that night
myself SO could feel it; Chadwick was in
toxicated.
Hannah s.. Walton testified to having been
awakened on the night in question by cries Of
murder; heard some one scream "Papa don't
kill mammal she did not see anyone but
heard voice which she supposed 10 be that
Of Mrs Chadwick, saying "open the door. he
will murder US tonight"
Adeline p. Walton was awakened ny cries
Of "Oh papa, don't kill poor mamma," and
the voices of the Chadwick girls.
Drs. Ogle and Grimshaw made post-mor-
tenn examination on the body Of Mrs. Chad
wick and testified to the nature of the wounds
IN the head, which in their opinion were
made by blunt instrument and were suffi-
,ient to cause death.
The State here closed, and Mr.. Bayard
opened for the defense. He claimed that the
State had failed to make, ont their case. He |
poke of the drinking habits Of the deceased,
nd said that, when drunk, she would make
noise without anyone being near her. sE III
DR.. Fields testified that be was Mrs. Chad |
,ick's physician and called to see her on May
st; she had erysipelas in the head, and bad
Did he saw the wound on the head, which
,e told him was caused BY fall blythe fol-
wing Monday, the erysipelas was cured, but
ne had a bad cough and was splitting white
hlegm; on Tuesday morning she was taken
ute i'll, and died that same evening, in his
pinion, from pneumonia Of the lungs.
Mrs. Palfrey testified that the deceased told
er the wound was caused BY fall in the
ntry, and corroborated the statements Of
hadwick's daughters as to their mother
,orking the rest of the week. nia3f4ii /
David Downs testified that be called on the
aturday after the occurrence; saw Chadwick,
Tho said his wife was sick with erysipelas;
Nv her nn Monday night; she was then very
ck; noticed the wound on her head de-
sased said it was caused BY 3 fall. On Tues
ay night the girls came and called for him
If and wife saying that their mother was
ying.. They went to the house and found
,e woman had just died. ssti AAA
Sarah Downs corroborated her husband
lroughout. Efs
VIM Chadwick testified to knowing moth
e of the occurrence Of the night Of April
,th, until next morning; heard bis mother
y that her head was hurt b yher falling down
le stairs. He testified that bis mother sent
IN for whiskey and drank three half pints
, Monday ard two on Tuesday, &c. This
ID been her habit for the past three years.
Matilda and Hannah Chadwick swore that
, such words as sPapa don't kill mamma"
ere uttered BY either.
The defense here closed, and at l2.45 the
lse was given to the jury and in a few min
les they returned verdict Of "not guilty"
The case Of Isaac Hayden indicted for set
ng FIRE 10 the stables Of John Wise, last
hristmas night, was taken up. 4. Mr.. Penn
lgton promised to prove that the prisoner
q seen to touch 6re to the stables, and to
Fove his guilt. VIM. Jones testified that be
W the building burning, and that he saw
ayden apply the match to it. w. b. Moore,
sti6ed that he saw Hayden near Robinson's
lrriage. factory With q. bundle Of wood in bis
ind. Didn't know who fred the building.
,hn Legg testified to seeing the stables on
e and to arresting the prisoner.
The State closed and Robert Ledell was
lied for the defense. He swore that be
ould not believe VIM. Jones on his oath
Is reputation for truth is very bad. Sarah
ong said that Jones told her he did not SEE
ayden set FIRE to the stable but was trying
get the bounty. Several other witnesses
stifed to general bad character on the part