The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-08
N EW ORLEANS:
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1s4s.

THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, ls4s.
SUPREME CouRT.-A new trial has been ordered
| by the Supreme Court in the case of John Patza
lately convicted of cutting the throat of Ann VIII
hanson, in the Second Municipality and sentenced
to five years hard labor in the Penitentasy An
appeal had been taken, founded on some nforn,ali.
| ties In the former trial. which was sustained.
| Boy LosT.-A small boy by the name of John
Brown, was yesterday brought before Recorder
| Baldwin, as miniature vagrant Jack who was
a cunning little dog, sobbed as if his heart would
break in order to enlist the sympathy of the Recor-
| der In his behalf The Recorder did take pity on
| him, and sent him to the House of Refuge, where
he will be taught that stealing is not consonant
| with virtue.
LIVELY BUsINEss-From the LIST of October
lo47 to the 7th of June, 1S4S no less than seven
hundred and thirty nine warrants issued from
Recorder Baldwins Office About five hundred of
these We're assault and battery cases.
No DANGER Now.-It will be remembered that
few days ago light fingered young gentleman
by the name of Bill Harris jumped over the rail
ngs of the dock in the Guard house of the Second
Municipality, and endeavored to make his escape
Luckily, however, for the safety of Jewellers and
Harris was again arrested. In order to prevent
such gymnastic feats in future, this cage - has
been built up with ratings from the bottom of the
floor to the top of the ceiling, and the s birds in
this beautiful coop seem to think themselves per-
fectly secure. The days Of jumping over ratings
are gone.
POISONING. Gan unfortunate woman named
Irene Andrews, yesterday committed suicide by
taking laudanum. She was only twenty four wears
of The Coroner WAS He'd on in hold i,,
quest, but we did not learn the result of his nyes
tigation.
FRACAs.-A fracas took place yesterday after
noon, in the new Commercial Exchange, between
two persons well known to the community. 1t is
said that pistol was about being drawn by the
agressor, when his opponent struck him in the
mouth The affair will be thoroughly investigated
by Recorder Baldwin, this morning
ARREsTED.-A negro by the name of George,
belonging to MIR. Seymour, in the Third Munich
paty was yesterday arrested for having stolen four
sacks of corn from the steamboat Magnolia. George
is said to be one of the black bhoys'' for some
weeks ago, on being employed to carry up couple
OF boxes OF candles from the levee to a store mp
town, he deliberately opened the boxes-took all
the candles out, and after having re-ed the boxes
with stones, so as to make them appear heavy he
deposited them at their proper place of destination
George was sent to Jail for further examination.
RoBBERY.-A man by the name of John Powers
was yesterday brought before Recorder SeuZeneau
for having on Tuesday last, gone on board the ship
City OF Lincoln, and robbed passenger of nine
soverelgns He was sent to the First District Court
A SIGHT.-We Yesterday saw miserable sight
in the Guardhouse of the Second Municipality A
man by the name or James Grey was extended
upon the floor, and with the exception of shirt
was entirely naked. His maudn wife paced I'D
and down the room like she hyena in a cage, and
A. I.
but Deep upon the public generally and the po-
icemen in particular. Nothing but the magic
pencil of Hogarth could have done Justice to the
picture so feebly portrayed by our humble pen.
BREAKING FURNIrURE.-On Wednesday last,
an individual whose name has not vet been ascer-
tanned, went to a house in the Third Municipality,
on Victory, between Spain and Enghien streets,
aSd finding that the inmates were absent, he very
deliberately commenced throwing the furniture of
the dwelling out of the window. Having accom-
plished this Hurculean task he then took from the
armory all the articles of value, and then decamp
ed. A warrant was issued for the arrest of this
mysterious depredator.
FIRING PIsToL.-Charles Wilson was vester
day arrested by Waterman of the First Munich
pality, for carrying concealed weapons, and more
over, for firing pistol off at an unofending dwell
ing house on the levee, between Hospital and
Ursune streets. Charley will be examined this
morning.
STEALING WATcu.-A man by the name of
G. b. Reynolds, yesterday deposed before Recor
der Genois, that watch belonging to him, and
valued at $50, had been stolen from the house kept
by Eliza Holly, at the corner of Cont and IRENE
streets. The deponent believes that the watch was
stolen by free man of color named Bill Foster
A warrant was issued.
STEALING WATcH-N1artin Jennings yester-
day made affidavit before Recorder Baldwin that
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watch and chain worth $40, and that he had it
concealed somewhere about his premises. A search
warrant was issued
HOUSE BREAKING.-HenryT Thompson was yes
terday examined before Recorder Baldwin, at the
request of Mr. Lockwood, on the charge of having
broken into his store and destroyed his property.
Lockwood, it seems, keeps paint store in Julia
street, opposite the Piney Woods Hotel. Thompson
came there and tore the signs down, and on his
turn Went into the paint shop and took away a
quantity of paint-pots and other articles too
merous to MENTION The examination of Thomp-
son is fixed for to-day
DULL.-The Courts yesterday, both high and
low, were immeasurably dull The weather seems
TO have affected Justice, and placed her in state
of somnolency. The Courts We're as dry as crlsts
of bread that had been in the sun for a couple of
weeks-and although the teeth of the reporters are
pretty good, il was impossible for them to devour
the fragments from the table of " Dives How
ever, Horace-not the Latinist, but the New
Yorker-says, 80 There are better times coming
STEALING-A HAT.-A man by the name of VIM.
Boyd was yesterday examined before Recorder
Genois upon the charge of having stolen hat.
Bovd was put in quod at the request of Thomas
O'Riley, but no prosecutor appearing, he was
discharged
INouEsT.-Coroner Spedden yesterday held all
inquest on the body of a white man, who was
found drowned in the river opposite the Meat Mar
ket in the First Municipality. The deceased had
on a cotton shirt and cottonade pantaloons. The
name of the man could not be ascertained, and the
Jury brought in a verdict of g found drowned
The body was decenty inferred.
ECLIPSE CoURsE-CARRoLLToN
TTORSES AND MULES taken on Pasturage at 81 per
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