The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-18

SECOND MUNICIPALITY Charge Of Forgery
VIM. Bruce Mumford was yesterday arraigned On
a charge Of forgery, made by J. G. Fretwell. The
accusation is that be gave Fretwel for collection,
in May last, draft purpOrting to have been drawn
by e. T. Adas per Auguste A. Labrot, upon the
firm OF Luison & Sylvester, of this city, and en-
dorscd by W. W. Garda and Garten Feria, at sight,
for the sum Of $780, knowing the same to be a
forgery. Fretwell himself was tried, some months
since, on the charge Of attempting to obtain the
amount of this draft from the parties upon whom it
was drawn, and meeting MumlOrd in the streets, a
few DAYS since he caused him to be arrested for the
alleged imposition.
RoJJery-Henry Somers, Patrick Kenny, Michl
Finnen, Alice Finnen, and Maria Leonard were
yesterday arrested on suspicion of having robbed
John w. Hutchinson, in house on Foucher street,
on Monday night last. Hutchinson makes affidavit
that he was intoxicated on Monday evening, and
was taken into the house in that condition. by some
person or persons unknown On recovering from
the inebriation he found that 3II5 in money gold
watch worth Sl2O, draft for $500, drawn by Capt.
TrOtt in favor OF H. Snow, a gold pen-case, and
several receipts, had been distracted from his
pockets Machael and Alice tinnen are under
bonds to appear before the First District Court TO
answer a charge Of being implicated in the attempt
made to rob barber, at the corner Of IChOupltOu-
las and ST. Josephs streets early in the last month,
in which attempt it will be Tecollected, a negress,
the slave of the barber, was wounded by pistol
shot The case of the robbery of Hutchinson will
be examined tomorrow.
Committed. WIN. Dunn, accused, with an I'M
known man, Of severely beating John R.'Unruh,
the proprietor Of the New ShelI-road Bath-hOuse at
the Lake, with intent to murder him, was exam
med and sent before the First District Court for trial
. James Reynolds, charged by man named
McGntrick with dragging him out of his bed, in
a house on Tchoupioulas street, while under treat
ment for yellow fever, and beating him so severely
as to cause him to lay in hospital three weeks, was
also sent before the First District Court. .Mchae
Mckenna, Barney McKenna, Patrick Meehan
James Meehan and Michael Duffy, were yesterday
arraigned on a charge Of violently beating Edward
TOman, at the HOrse-statiOn of the Lafayette Rail
road, on the evening of the Sih instant. Both the
McKennas were discharged, as there was no evl
dence Of their having taken part IN the attray
Duffy was not in Court but the prosecutor said he
was intoxicated at the time he joined the others II
the assault. and if ne had been sober would moi
have participated in it. The two Meehans were
committed for trial before the First District Court
il being testified that both had struck IOman witt
sticks, one Of which had large leaden head.
Examination Of Charge Of Murder.-Pascoun
the slave charged with having caused the death o
Joseph, another slave, by blows inflicted on him OF
the Levee in the early part of last month"; was yes
terday examined. The testimony went to SHOW
that the deceased on the day the blows were al
legged 10 have been givens was somewhat into1i
Gated lhat he shook his dray whip at, or strucI
Pascoun with it; and that they the latter grapple'
him aud threw him on some corn sacks, from whicl
he fell, about foot on the plank work Of the pie
on which the afIfay took place. On being told t
get up, he said he was not able that his back wa
hurt, and he was then put his dray and takel
home The witnesses summoned knew nothing
more than this of the case, and the Recorder with
holds his decision until the physician who ATTENDED
the deceased, gives his opinion as to the cause Q
his death