The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-12
" ivy ORLEANS :
SATURDAY W0REiNG, AUGUST 70

harssr.-N.-1 aeI McCanIy was Yesterday ar
rested by r'- --cond Municipality police. at the
request OF mr. Harvey Conn who charged him with
having stolen from the corner Of Poydras and Phil
lppa streets one coat, one yes shirt mir of pan
falcons and knife. 4 portion of the properly was
found u the possession of the prisoner and being
identified by hr. Conn, he was locked up for ex-
animation.
Observation-Disclosures Scraphm made affidavit
yesterday before Recorder Geuois that his house. in
81. Philip street, was broken open ON Thursday
last, and that the sum of 81, (which was concealed
under mattress, Was carried away. Deponent
further sales that he has good reasons to believe
'Oata slave girl named Charlotte, belonging 10 Mr..
donation. committed the robbery. A warrant was
.ssu.d for her arrest.
THE AT@nAY ON THE LEvEE-A general mis-
take was made Yesterday morning in the names and
characters Of the parties engaged in an atiray on
The Lryre near Poydras street on Thursday after
noon. The wounded man is an Indian, and his
uamr is johnson Piggus, instead Oh John Johnson,
as slated. Ills symptoms were yesterday decidedly
favorable. and he Will in all probability recover.
The man who stabbed him gave his name at the
guard house q. Joseph Hawkins, but his real name
is lose AquIro naudon. lie is in jail awaiting an
examination.
SERIOUS hssAULT.-Louisa Lavega was yester-
Iay brought before Recorder Seuzeneau, charged
with having insuied and abused one Mrs Margaret
Famum. and afterwards beaten her over the head
a.3 some sharp instrument, udicling serious in
tar-z. Louisa was returned before the First Dis
,rnl Court
Fpnru DISTRICT CoURT- Important Hq5cas
CnrauS Cqse-Eliza Fluhart was Yesterday brought
before Judge Buchanan, Of the Fifth District Court,
VIII of hojcrs corpus, praying her release from
tho Second Municipality workhouse. The petition
for h- writ al eyed that prisoner was confined in
said Worhhou.e by one Hacketi, without legal au-
11-.ty. but by virtue of a commitment signed by
jaime. GOding, acting Recorder. Petition ayerfed
that SHE was dragged from her owa house and taken
before acting Recorder Goding, Nhen she was
ruscd Of being lewd and abandoned woman and
,AaJ She vas hurried to the wofkhouse without
knowing who her accusers were, without any trial,
$40. without knowing what law she had violated.
In" law noon which such commitments to the
Nol.1oUs- ar. made. are based on the 18th section
o, al an. passed in March 1871, and which says,
i"I when PERSONS are found wandering about the
streets under suspicious circumstances, frequenting
I"1--suups, gambling hOuseS, etc, then they shall
hs repaired TO give security for good behavior, or
ii.I .uue person 10 vouch for their character,
morals etc. The counsel for the petitioner, John
E Holland. couteuIed that she was committed as
au "iUooTgihle vagabond. :" Which words are not
lu Tie before mentioned section, and in support OF
winch no proof was brought on her examination.
tNsf long argument, Judge Buchanan decided
HAT the order Of commitment was wanting in many
legal requisites, and that nothing had been shown
On the trial against the prisoner which wguld war
ram him in amending the commitment or issuing a
uaw one. The prisoner was therefore discharged.
This decision is calculated to affect in a serious
manner The present mode of practice adopted by
me OF our Recorders.