The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-23

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| SECOND DISTRICT CoURT.-We were glad t,
see Judge Canon upon the bench of this Court yes
terday He has just returned from Havana, witt
| perfectly restored health
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURT-This tribu
nal will be in session shortly, and we are told tina
the case OF The Jupiter VS.. The Genesee. will BIZ
| argued on appeal. This case has excited gooc
deal of attention among the shipping interest o
our city; and in the course of a day or two, we
hope to find room for the publication of the whole
of the decree rendered by Justice Mckinley, some
years since, in the case of the ship Louisville
which case We understand the counsel for the &c
nesee mainly relies upon for the reversal of the
Judgment rendered by Judge McCaieb against the
Genesee.
FIRST DISTRICT. CoURT--Several petty crmi-
nal cases were disposed of yesterday. James Elan
was tried on the charge of having embezZled the
firm OF Waters d Co, out of the proceeds arising
from the sale of a lot of tobacco valued at about
$500. MIR. Elan was honorably acquitted. VIM
Thompson was tried for stealing S. from Frederick
entered in the case of William Johnson who was
charged with larceny. :. The Court will resume lis
usual criminal business to-day.
o. A gentleman belonging to the slower ten -
took it into his head to kick up and alright
the neighborhood. He talked of nothing but can
mons and guns, and even in his whispers lisped dag
gers and pistols Manuel Sylvia "a truly Castlan
name) was told that he must give $500 security to
keep the peace or go to the Work-house for six
months.
A REED.-Mary Reed, an elderly lady in an
elderly bonnet an ancient shawl and time honor
ed rock, appeared before Recorder Baldwin vester-
day, on the charge of having imbibed too much gin
on Sunday night last. Mary drank herself all the
way up from the Third Municipality to somewhere
near Tivoli Circle, where she made a declination.
She wiped her eyes with dirty green veil, and
sobbed as though her hickory heart was going to
break. The Recorder, pittying her youth and love-
ness told her that she was free to depart and she
sailed out of the dock like lop-sided Dutch galliot
with heavy cargo on board
DooR-BREAKING. Ben, slave belonging to
MIR. Fassman, for breaking open the door of the
house of Mr.. Cochran, in the upper part of the
city, with intent to steal, was remanded for future
examination.
A KEEN ONE.-Jose Carbate Yesterday deposed
before Recorder Genois that Jose Valencian had
violently assaulted him in the Vegetable Market
threatening all the while to do serious damage
to his sacred person. warrant was issued for the
arrest OF the man with the razor.
BELLIGERENT.-A. ID. Bush was arrested night
before last for having fired pistol into the door
steps OF a house in the upper portion of the CITY
Whether he wanted to wound the door-steps. or
perforate some person with bullet, the affidavit
doth not say Being, however, a noisy, dlssipated
man, he was sent down to the workhouse for a few
days in order to revive his amable qualities.
Observation-Disclosures Gleason Yesterday brought
to the Second Municipality Watchhouse a fellow
named James Brothers, who is accused of having
stolen shoes at the late fire. James was Gagged.
ACCOMPLISHED ScoUNDREL.-Ye sterday morn
ing fellow named John Greiner alas Meyer, was
brought into the police court of the Second Munich
pality, on the charge of having appropriated to his
own use the proceeds of $1OO's worth of goods be-
longing to a German who had entrusted them to
him for sale. John Cana, the prosecutor, gives a
very unfavorable character of the accused, who it
Is said, had some thirteen aliases to his name, and
in fact had got them mixed up that he did Mt ex-
actly know what name to call himself by. AL
though Grener wore spectacles, a brown wig, and
Il goatee the color of sun-burnt grass the Recorder
sent him to the First District Court
ARREsTED.-Ion Lambert and George Lam
bert were yesterday taken in tow by the police of
the Second Municipality, the charge of having
stolen the sum of 1923 from Mrs. Rodgers, ut No.
129 Poydras street. They We're remanded for ex-
to-day.
Poor KATE.-Catharine Mcclure, the candy
woman. was very candid in her confession to Re-
corder Baldwin yesterday. "Och, yer honor in
troth | met some acquaintinces, and they made me
drink their healths. | got a little high, and al
though I've toud many lies to yer Honor, if We let
me go this time I'll Join the Ifmperance Society
tomorrow The Recorder was disposed to try
Catherine once more, but on being informed that
she had smashed porter bottle over the head OF one
Mrs Delaney, he sent Kate down to the worEhouse.
WATCH STEALING.-A colored man named Bill
Foster was Yesterday sent to Jail for further exami
nation. on the charge OF having stolen valuable
gold watch from Mrs. Elizabeth Holly, at the corner
Of Cont and IRENE streets.
BRUTAL AssAULT-On Sunday last, whilst Mr..
and Mrs. Pechon were quietly walking along on
the GENTLY road near the Railroad, they were as
saulted by two brutes in human form, who called
themselves John and Jim Cragghan. Mrs Pechon
was knocked down and kicked in the face and
stomach several times by these ruffians, and her
husband beaten in a cruel manner. The case was
investigated yesterday morning before Recorder
SeuZeneau, and the parties accused were sent to
the Criminal Court.
SwINDLING.-SamuelC C. Hanson yesterday de-
posed before Recorder SeUZeneau that he gave Will
ham Greenback the sum Of S25, in order that he
might obtain passage to Liverpool. Greenback
however, applied the money to other uses and now
Mr.. Hanson brings prosecution against him for
He gave bail for his appearance
INoUEsTs.-An inquest was yesterday held on the
body of a woman about thirty years of age. who
was found dead in 4 skiff in the new Canal on Sun
lay last Her name was Jeannette Woods The
verdict of the jury was Died from congestion of
he BRAIN This is the person spoken of in
he Crescent of yesterday as having been discover
I'd by some gentlemen who We're riding down the
Shell road on Sunday morning last. An inquest
vas also held on the body of man, name I'M
Known, but from his dress supposed to be Ger
nan, who was found in the river opposite the Vege
able market in the First Municipality He had on
check shirt, striped cotton pants, woollen vest.
md black cloth patot coat Verdict-Found
lrowned
THE McKINNEYs-Martha Mckinney was ar
ested for being disgrace to her sex, but as it was
Ter first appearance, she was released under pro-