The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-01
Thursday Morning, February l. 1877
THE CARNEY AND EARLE CASE.
Trials ard Exceptions.
A Resume.

State OF Louisiana Va. John G4ryey and Charles
Earle was finally decided. the defendants being
acquitted OF tho charge of murder, Tor which
they were prosecuted aud discharged.
The case has been pending before the criminal
courts OF the city and the Supreme Court OF the
State for nearly six years, during which Time the
two accused have been confined in the Parish
Prison.
The murder OF Mrs solliDger, which Carney
ana Earle we're accused OF committing under PEE
culafly revolving eiToumstanoGH, has attracted
unusual attention from the public. Since the first
arrest OF the aceused, ana lately acquitted men,
each move in their various trials has been noted
with extraordinary interest up TO their unexpeot.
cd aequittal itself, which, to gay tho least, has
created sensation in this community.
While II Ia true that tho public have manifested
unusual interest III the case, it 10 probable that
the main points in IL have boen forgotten, and u
resume will no doubt be of interest
On Sunday night, April %, 1871, Mrs. M. Sol.
lngef, an old woman seventy eight years OF age,
residing en Annunciation street. between Fixtl
and Seventh staep, was murdered chuked TO
death -and was fonvd the following morning
dead in her bod
circumstances pointed to Chas Earle and John
Garysy as the m1rdertri, end they were ar
rested
On The day on which tho body was discovered
Or. j. ID, Cooper, who was at the time Oily Pbysi-
pinn, assisted by Dr. w. +. Mitchell, held post
norton examination. and presented to the Coro-
ner certificate as TO the cause OF death, Of which
the following Ia copy:
NEW ORLEANS, April "a, 1871.
AT post-morte examination held by Dr. W.
3. Mitchell and myself on Tho body of Mrs. |
Madaline sollinger, a native OF Germany. aged
seventy-eight years, lying at No, Gil Annuucis- |
tion street, in The city Of New Orleans, death
found to have been caused by sutf3oation.
The lungs were found highly cougested, re |
sulting from tho sudden suspension OF respira- |
tiop. j. ID. COOPER, NJ. D.,
City Physician. |
on Tho same day The Coroner held an inquest, |
and the Jury rendered the following verdih
STATE or LOUISIANA. PARISH or ORLEANS.
An inquest held in the city of New Orleans in |
the parish OF Orleans, on the Gath day of April. |
fiji the year OF our Lord ono thousand eight hun.
dred and soventy-one, before me, 7. Creagh,
Coroner for the said parteh of Orleans, on the
view OF the dead body of Madaliue Bollinger,
aged rs years. nativity France, then and there
lying dead at No. GIL Annunciation street
The jurors whose names are hereunto sub
aoribed having been duly sworn and charged dill
gently to inquire. on behalf of the State of
Louisiana, how, when aud after what manner the
said Madane Sollnger came TO her death, and
upon their oaths do cay; That this day the body
of eaid MadalinS Sollipger was found dead at the
above described place, and after viewing the body
OF the said Madaline sollnger, aud altera careful
examination of the body and post ,no'tens being
held by Dr.. j. =. Cooper, City Physician, and
DIR. w. h. MITCHELL and from testimony elected, |
We, the jurors. find that the deceased came to |
death from suifeoaton. The lungs were found
highly eongested, resulting from tito sudden
caused by strangulation. on Sunday night, be-
tween tho hours OF ID and o'clock, April "a. |
1871, by the hands OF John Garvey and Charles |
Earle now in custody, while they were engaged !
in q burglary, armed with deadly weapon, at |
the above premises.
In testimony whereof the said Coroner and :
Jurors OF this inquest have hereupto subscribed
their namer, tho day and year aforesaid.
JURY IL
p. II. MARONY Ii
JNO. J. B0UDREAu,
GUSrAVE LEHMAN, l.
j. II. WOLF, q
w. II. H0DGKINs. 4
L. CREAaH, Coroner.
Three days afterwards, Charles Earle. on his
own request II was said at the time, was per- {
mitted TO appear before the Coroner and, after &
being sworn, ho made the following a
statement:
Charles Earle, residence Gil Administration 9
street, being duly sworn, doth depose and gay, d
that about three weeks ago John Carney came to
my house: he aud my vito were sitting Ia my
house; Garyey was talking TO me as usual, he =.
made use OF q hasty expression my wife Ii
got up and said she was going up to zee :,
Mrs. Bnrkot, and for mo TO look out for h
tho child, aaryey and remained in !,
the house while my wife was away; Il
Carney remarked TO me that old Solinger had
plenty OF money; that no saw his wife counting te
gold on tho table before tho war; ho knew that
ho must have two or three Thousand dollars u
him that did not think the man could
have so much money. as he wss very particular
about his rent, for the second month was there,
could not pay the ront until next sunday. ia
Solliuger said that was long time to wait. Gar
vey then aeked me II know where there was a
good gopher said did not know what gopher at
was, unless 1t was something that dug in The d
ground, be said that was not the kind of n NJ
gopher he meant, that it was like the gopher
That was cracked at the corner OF Camp and o.
Canal streets "a jewelry store). The was in ia
bis house Who done IT, but he is now gone up the nc
river; If he Was here now would have gone for fr
money long ago. He then asked me
X would g. In with him aud do it. / said / of
not like to do it. He told me theni ever spoke m
about the affair that he would taae my lfe and th
L ] did not assist him to do it on
he would n,a get some ono sse n to do it.
know; he frequently camo to my house and APP az
preached me about 1t: he came sometimes at day N
time and sometimes ut night. be advised me to "
do IL or he would get some one else to do ii; then
Ls asked how the house wag situated, aud it, Or
when was paying the rent, noticed where he
put the money; l told him no; that did not az
know, unless it was in the armoir, for had pu
never been In but tho ono room; he then said, on
''By God, the money must he in there some- cr
where; that they were an old pair that would not oh
trust their money wi h any ohe, and that he saw de
The old woman count IL befora the war; he came an
10 me lately--about ten days ago-and told me ho
he could fix IL all right; ] asked him in what ce
way; he said to buy some poison and poison the tn
Two dogs. my dog and Sollingers dog: / told sts
would furnish the money; he and me started at
but towards the leyee together; we came to the
irug store on the corner OF SIKH and Tchoupi- ad
ouas streets; he gave me four-bit hill to 20 ipt
snu Bee Wy pulSon, tllae WIG man knew MIN; grt
vent in; the man gave me ten cents worth of Be-
arsenic; Garvey then asked me IL had any hc
sesh meat said there was no fresh meat In the no
louise; told him what is the in fresh meat; to
logs viii eat any kind of meat; we then went in
Aome; went into my own house and promised To
harvey that would poison the dogs that night; ac,
went and threw the poison in the privy; some
ime in the night daryey came ana raped at my vic
aoor; was lying on the lounge; my wife was IN Ms
bed. He asked whereas Charley, answered that ter
Tas In bed, that would not get up. Next morn ST.
|pg no came TO my house soon, and asked II
charley was up, met him at the door; was Go