The daily gazette., 1875-05-06
The Death of Mrs. CAatlsctcs


AND ARREsT OF WILLIAM II. CHAD
WICK. f't
About 2 o'clock, yesterday afternoon,
the jury to investigate the causes which
led to the death Of Mrs. Matilda Chad
wick, assembled at the house of the
deceased, No. 207 West Fourth street,
"nd after examining the body proceed
ed with the inquest. AL
Deputy Attorncy-General IIodgson
conducted the first part Of the exami-
nation.
The following gentlemen composed
the jury:
James Morrow, foreman; J. III. Row.
lenson, Henry Bauxbaum, j. DeWolf,
John H. Todd, P. J. Babcock, j. ID.
Aldred, John 4. Walker, John A. Todd,
l.. Messig, George Mccall, Merris Tay-
lor, E. +. Jackson, James G. Leakc, ).
G. Farra, Joseph Ernest, A. Walton,
Matthew Ryan, ID. II. Bradford, Chas
l.. Story, John O'Byrne, Jr VIM. u.
Woodward.
The first witness was
Robert Palfrcy, sworn-Il live at No.
206 West Fourth street, next door to
the Museum; l have known Mr.. and
Mrs. Chadwick for two years; never
saw Mr.. Chadwick abuse or strike his
wife, but have heard him swear at her;
do not, of my owh knowledge, know
anything of the affair of Monday night
week, but heard about it from Mr.. w.
A. Green; heard Mr.. and Mrs. Chad
wick quarreling about three months
ago, and have heard Mr.. Hutchinson
say that Mr. Chadwick struck his wife;
am an Englishman, but did not know
Mr.. Chadwick before he came to this
country.
Mrs. Robert Palfrey testified in re-
gard to the occurrence of Monday night
week, that she was first made aware of
1t by Mr.. Chadwick's s daughter knock
ing at her door; that she did not hear
any cries of murder, but saw Mr.. Chad
wick and Mr.. Green scuffling on the
front pavement; attended Mrs. Chad
wick, and Mr.. Chadwick put court
plaster on his Yife's cut head, and
gave her all necessary attention; she
wanted him to be near her all the time,
and when she was thirsty always de-
sired him to give her drink. When
asked Hannah Zone of the daughters)
how her mothers head was cut she
said it was caused by q fall; Mrs. Chad
wick told me the same thing. | have
known Mr., and Mrs. Chadwick three
or four years never knew of any dis
turbance between them except one
night about -FOUR weeks ago.
Mrs. Amelia Briggs, Mr.. William A.
Green and DIR. William Fields, being
sworn, delivered substantially the
same testimony they gave to a GAZETTE
reporter, which was published ycster-
day.
Drs. A. Ii. Grimshaw and ii. O. Ogle,
the physicians summoned by the Cor
oner, were instructed by the jury to
make careful examination of the body
OF the deceased.
Mrs. Adaline r.. Walter, No. 210 w.
Fourth street, testified to hearing
screams coming from Mr.. Chadwick 5
yard, about midnight, Monday, 26th
ult., and to hearing girls voices say,
"Oh, papa, don't Kill poor mother" t"
She thought by the sound of the voices
that they were MIR. Chadwick's daugh-
ters.
Peter G. Hutchinson No. 213 West
Fourth street testified TO hearing cries
of murder" proceeding from Mr.
Chadwick's yard, about IL O'Clock
Monday night week.
Hlib' liaubuu d. w hltOH, NO. 81 4
w. Fourth street, affirmed-Monday
night week, between II and 12 o'clock
was aroused by cries of murder;
ran to the back window and found that
the cries proceeded from Mr.. Chad
wick's yard; l head the girls voices
saying. don't kill mother" and heard
woman's voice reply "open the door
call in the police, or he will kill me;"
heard more cries of murder" and
then all became quiet in the yard ;such
occurrences were frequent.
Matilda Chadwick, daughter of the
deceasedD sworr-Monday night week
my father came home from Philadel-
phia; was then in bed, but hearing a
noise, as If they were quarrelingI got
up and went down; when saw mother
she was running towards the front door
father was running to get there before
her, and in passing by he pushed her;
she fell against the door in the entry
which has the colored glass in it, and
cut her head; father and mother were
not on the back porch ut ALL mother
kept about until Thursday when she
began to complain of being i'll.
Annie Chadwick (sistcr of Matilda)
sworn-Father came home from Phila-
uelpnla MONDAY night week, and said
something to mother which caused
them to quarrel; mother tried to run
to the door, but fell down the four
steps in the hall which leads TO the
garden; in the fall she struck her head
against the banisteI and cut it. Father
and mother were both out on the porch
before mother got her fall; l cried
''murder" because was scared; when
Mr.. Green came up, father was trying
to shut the frontdoor
This was the last witness, and the
jury adjourned until 8, p. NJ, when
they again met at the residence of
Coroner Groves, No. 112 Market street,
to hear the result of the physicians ex-
animation,
WHAT THE PHYSICIANS THINK.
DIR. Fl. o. Ogle, sworn-Myself and
Dr. Grimshaw examined the body of
MI Ill r.