The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-01

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sollingei's money asked him how was
going " 40 for y. and that The dogs will make
fuss he said the. little dog could be easily IL
out OF tho way, and that my dog would mol max
FUSS az long as 1 would be there. / seket
then, how he was going In II you 10 Ii, ther
you will have TO break the gate no said
Never mind, viii soon fix that. He said h
had a ehiHel. ho went over TO bis own house an
brought the chisel and his revolver; when h
camo out / was standing across the street; b
said. Come on. We started up to Seventh
street; l spoke TO him and said, What vii
We do II The officer of the beat sees u
mind, will blow his brains out be
fore I will let him take us. Then we went ou
Seventh atreet TO the vacant lot, between Laurie
and Annunciation streets, asked him what b,
was going to do thefe: he said never mind, / hay,
| surveyed this place before, follow me: we waIket
back TO the end OF the lot. he climbed over tht
| fence: he tried the picket right close TO me, bu
1T would not come loose: he told ms TO get over
aud we would try 1t the other side OF tho privy, al
| The cabbage garden: he took the ohisei and tried
it: IL came off right away: he told me TO take hold
OF the next picket; he pried that with the ehistl
and ! pulled ii off We walked In through the
cabbage garden; there was o little gate there; we
we're long Time before we could open 1t;
opened IL ard then | went into the
prvy: .aatvey had his shoes off al this time;
when | oeme out OF the priyy my dog and the
the little dog were barking; said we had better
get out; he eaid no. by God, ~ we came In 30
far, show me which way the bed lays and III go
for her: told him the bed was in the far eide Of
The room; we went to the second door, 1t was
open: he asked mo If the other door was open.
told him did not kuow: he pnid, in low voice.
follow me any how. we went into the room; there
was no noise only the barking OF the little dog.
after we got in, ho whispered to me TO light q
match: then there was stir In the bed he stood
by the bod; it was dark; | did not have the mattel,
Ill; beard kind Of choking noise in the bed;
he staid by the bid and lit the candle, (rhe
cand o was bought about two weeks previous at
the corner of Sixth and Tchouptoulas Streets
| thou went and opened the srmoir, Garvey still
ut the bed: pulled out trunk that was under
the bed; | examined the drawers Of tho armor,
sgo the trunk OF box. and did not find ANYTHING;
Carney came over from the bed and said he old
woman had tainted or something, that che was
quiet; then lac noticed box behind the door: /
then took the candle and looked ut the box, and
found it was locked; told Carney there was a
key in one OF Tho drawers of The armoir he went
and got il and unlocked The chest; 1 put my
hand down in the chest ard turned over come
things. but found nothing; Garvey was
to my right; he opened little II in
the chest; ho pulled IT open; he picked
up book and handed it TO me; whilst |
was holding the book some greenbaeks fell out
we then examined the book and took all the
money out: put il in my coat pocket h. said
by God there IL more money than that here,
there ia hard stuff acme where / held the light;
under tho other Till he got hold Of some hing
like little saok: took hold of il and enpied Il
into tho trunk. there was nothing in IL but some
cakes Garyey then raised another bag with n
poCket-huok in 1t; ho said thits all we had bet |
Ter go; we left then; we went out the same way
we osne except we went out on Sixth street. |
through the church yard; we then went down |
Laurel street TO Felicity Road: between 81. Mary |
md Felicity streets we met policeman: uarvey |
stood and spoke 10 him: was a little ahead OF |
lim we then turned down Laurel street again
md went down 10 Caliope street: we went TO ST. |
Nary Market and had some coffee; from there we |
vent down Tchoupitoulas street, on our way
Town ho threw the chisel away; from there we
vent down to tho French Market; there was q
Office house open and we went in and had drinks.
nd rat down and played euohre; Garvey atked
he barkeeper If he had any room but tho bar
Dom; eald he had; he gave us u candle and
bowed us to the plivy; Garvey had the candle: |
was inside tho prvy and divided the money:
10 then came ont atill having the bag and poek-
/ book; he to d me had better throw them in
he river; we both went out to the liver and /
brew Thorn in: we came back TO The eotfeehouts
nd had another drink; no said then that
e would go uptown; / eaid, 60 ahead: that
'ould stay there; stayed there until near day
CHI: went to ht. Charles street and took oab
nd went up az far IA Tchoupitouas and Sora.
uru streets: went into George Gier's and took
drink, paid the cabmsn, and went out on the
wee between Seventh and Eighth streets, where
put the money in pile OF slaves: ] had In |
reenbacks over three hundred dolIars there
as some Rtill 10 10 divided; had about forty
oars in gold; Garvey had the same amount. | I
Question by Coroner~Did you SEQ Garvey
ave this chistl now before you In SoliDger's
Ouse2 Answer--Yes, sir.
GarveytoId mo aIeo that he had revolver in i
s pocket, saw Garvey leaning over the bod;
Id not go near the bed Mt ali; did not know
re- soliDger was dead until after was arrested.
Did you ace Garvey on Monday mornipg2
Answer-Yes: while was changing my c'othes
afvey came to my door and asked me il was
hing to work. told him to wait, that M soon 1
1 changed my clothes will go with you As |
ION as was ready We left together and went to t
10 corner of Washington and Administration
reefs, Mrs. Krauss' coffeehouse and took
ink Mrs. Krauss waitt on US.
Did Carney tell you whore hc put bis money! /
Answer-No, sir.
Did Garvey tell you at any time that Mrs. Sol. i
,ger was dead2
Answer No. air; he said he thought she might !
I'VE croaked. !
BY jurcr-What timo did Ga, vey tell You
NJ she might have croaked 1
Answer-Next morning, when we were going i
The levee. .
By juror--Could you infer from that remark :
nj he thought che was dead?
Answer-I could not, sir.
CHARLES EARLE.
Sworn to ard subscribed before me aud the |
r. OREAGH, Coroner.
The accused were indicted by the Grand Jury,
d in January, 1872, appeared before the First
strict Court, were tried, convicted OF murder
sentenced to be hung. &
During the trial counsel for the accused took
ceptions on several points, and carried them to
. Supreme Court, and on tho fret exception
W trial was ordered This exception. as taken
m the decision Of Justice Howe, is as follows
III appears from an inspection of the first bill
exceptions, taken during the trial, that the q
Ito was allowed to challenge peremptory
're than six Jurors, the Court below deciding
Vt each prisoner was entitled to twelve per-
ptory challenges, and the State to six for each
,used."
IN April 1872, the accused were again tried,
d on tho 10Th of April were found guilty of r.
rider without capital punishment, and on the
h OF May were sentenced to hard laoo for lfe
IN the 9th of March, 1873, the Supreme Court
lnted new trial, on the following exceptions
The first is TO the admission in evidence
ainst the accused of declaration in writing 81
rportiug to be vo lntary ooDfe ssion by Earle,