The daily gazette., 1875-11-17
FIRST EDITION
PROCEEDINGS OF COURT,
r10SE Of THE CHADWICK TRIAL.
ruF PRISONER DISCHARGED
uaYDEN Acquitted.

.,up-TRIAI. OF ISAAC HAYDEN, FOR
,vcRsplARIsM, AND HIS AcQUfTrAL.
,.nccislly reported for the Gazette.
Nav CASTLE, Nov. 10th, 1875.
Through our kilograms to you yes
Idav he opening of Mr.. Bayard and
Mluay uayyomination of DR.. Fields and Mrs.
niI npIfrev was reported. Witnesses on
,phalf of defence were further called.
David Downs testified substantially
=. ..follows: Called on Saturday after
,Sa occurrence; saw Chadwick engaged
v, wv home with some papers. He said
,o after talking little while: "Ma.
,,,da is very sick with the erysipelas;
,,ua ~ down stairs and see her." | went
own and found her sitting by the
uv p,ove bathing her head; she said she
~, very sick; saw her again on Mon.
lem ,nr uirht, my wife and myself went
la ;m ,orether; my wife sat by her side;
holdinr M her head, she asked for drink;
NV wife lifted up her head, and for
me me first time, noticed the wound on
nor nor head; she asked what that meant,
a.d u. Mrs Chadwick said she had had a
auI alm in the entry. On Tuesday night
,Sn ,St =; IL came for my wife and myself,
.nving % their mother was dying; we i'm.
,~sdiately went; she had just died as
mo entered the room. Chadwick met
wv and said; "Dave, Tillie is dead,
Ioodm % He seemed very much dis
,.assed. have known the family for %
vssrs; he stopped keeping bar three
yesrs ago, on account OF the SAD eX-
annie it set his wife, who had a passion
tor strong drink; have attended to
cbadwick's business since his impri'
Sarah Downs was then called, and
corroborated her husband throughout.
VIM Chadwick-sworn- am IA
wears of age; am son of the prisoner;
have been to school; can read and
write. lived with father and mother
IN Anril 26. was in bed and knew
nothing of ithe occurrence until next
morning; came down stairs; saw moth-
qr washing her head at the zinc; L
asked her what was the matter; she
said that she had fallen down the four
stems in the entry; father sent me Tor
conrt master; mother sent me out on
Monday for 3 half pints of whiskey;
she drank it all herself, and became
;ntoxicated, She sent me on Tuesday
for Q half pints, and on Friday for the
same ouantity. This was her custo-
mary habit for the last ) years; was
always sent to father for the money,
Who gave it to me without knowing
what it was for; she would threaten TO
whip me if | told father what the
money was for; she would often cry
murder" when she was intoxicated,
without any one being near her.
Matilda Chadwick and Hannah Chad
wick. DAUGHTERS of the defendant, were
recalled. and swore positively that no
sneh words as "Papa, don't kill
moor Mamma" were uttered by either
Of them; that no one was out on the
porch.
The defense here closed, and at l2:4j
the iury was retired without argument
and in a few minutes returned with a
verdict Of mot guilty,
The case of State VS. Isaac Hayden,
indicted for firing the stable OF John
Wise, on the night of last Christmas,
was then taken up.
Mr.. Pennington opened the case to
the Jury, saying that he expected to
show, by witnesses, that the prisoner
was seen to touch fire to the building,
and prove conclusively, his guilt.
William Jones-Saw the fire burning
saw HAYDEN touch a match to the
stable; after doing this he came back
tome aud asked for something to pry
the stable open, so as to get the horses
out. 1t was light, moonlight night
did not say to Mrs. Long that 81 did
not see Hayden touch fire to the build
sng, but was after the bounty and
would pet it, as l had good mar
working for me-"
W. IL. Moore-sworn-k known Hay
den or months; on Christmas might
went to the depot to get something tc
eat; about IL o'clock, coming along
water street, heard cry of murder,
ran across Market street bridge; wen
up to Robinson's carriage factory
when recognized Hayden; he was OF
The fiat and had bundle of wood il
his hand; don't know who set fire Il
the building.
Cornelius Mooney was called ant
testified to the same effect as Moore
John Wise-sworn-Lived in Viii
mlngton; owned the stable in question
was burned about two feet. Its val
ue was about $3.50; the damage
amounted to rs cents. There was /
light board fence.
John Legg, sworn-Was u polic'
oincer in Wilmington on last Christ
mas; heard the alarm of fire and RAJ
OVer to it; found Hayden trying t.
open the door of the stable; some on
'old me he was the man who set fire t
and arrested him.
JohA Fry testified to seeing Haydei
very drunk about 0 O'Clock the nigh
Of the fire.
n The State here closed, and Henry {
turner opened the case on behalf of tn
pllsoner in an excellent address doin
himself honor. He said he would sho,
e!treme impossibilities IN the State
Sitnesses, and contradict them at ever
Robert Ledell was then called. Am
sarrlage blacksmith; stable is $50 fee
rom the carriage factory; cannot Sc
tne Place burned from the factoryi hav
nnown Jones for three years: among tb
worSmen his reputation for truth is bat
would not believe him on his oath; hi