The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-10
Preaching VS., Prigging,

The police court of Recorder Baldwin was yes
terday almost crowded by the members of the
clergy of different denominations. One of the
Holy Brotherhood accused a neig hboring pastor of
having detrauded him out of the sum of 1925. The
Rev. Charles Richie, minister of the German Epis-
copa1 Church in Lafayette, was the prosecutor and
the Rev. Albert LANCE, D. d., of this city, the de-
PENDANT Mr.. Richie charges LANCE with having
obtained from him under fraudulent pretences the
sum mentioned as above.. The defendant re-
presented himself to the plaintiff man of large
pecuniary resources-took him up in the vicinity of
Lafayette, and there showed him a lot and house
which he said he had bought for $4,000 He also
told him that he had paid the first instalment of
$4,000 on the property, and that he intended to
convert the building into hospital for the recep
ton of German immigrants whomight arrive in this
city. These assertions, made with all the modesty
and candor of an humble though learned ex-
FOUNDER of the gospel, threw the plaintiff off his
guard, lrishman would say :. intirely',' In
order however to convince the plaintiff that he was
a man of wealth, he took him to his room at the
st. Charles Hotel, and there showed him bank
book by which it appeared that he had seUen thou
sand pounds sterling placed to his credit in bank
ing house in Europe. At the same time, merely
by way of accident the prisoner stated that he had
loaned the sum of $1,000 to the Rev. DR.. Hawks,
i
Rev. Mr. LANCE said that Dr. H. had come to his
room in the St. Charles Hotel-told him that he
was in much need of money, and requested the
small loan above spoken Of He stated that, al
though it took all the ready cash that he had on
hand that he readily loaned it to him.. The pris-
oner moreover spoke to the plaintiff of numerous
schools founded by him in Germany, and of expec-
tations of wealth untold. To all these assertions
the Rev. DIR. Richie lent willing ear for the
"serpent had charmed him. and 90 done - him
out of his 1925. One of the Witnessed most re-
spectacle member of the church-testfed that the
prisoner told him that he never had loaned $4,000
to the Rev. DR.. Hawks, whilst others swore that
he had plainly and positively told them that he mad
loaned that sum. The prosecutor stated that he
had loaned the money under the impression and as
surance that the prisoner a good and true man.
When the day for the payment of the money ar
rived, however, the Rev. Mr. Albert LANCE very
cody told the prosecutor that he had already paid
him, and refused to have any thing more to do
with the matter. The examination of the case
and the above, which is a brief summary of the
evidence adduced, took up the attention of the
6ourt for several hours yesterday morning The
Recorder was much convinced of the dishonesty
OF LANCE that he sent him to the First District
court under bonds of $500. Immediately upon
learning that he was to be sent down, he turned to
one OF his friends and asked him if he would be
KIND enough to go his bail. The answer was an
emphatic No - and we suppose had not the gem
fleman been IN serious humor he would have ap-
pended :. Stree - to the ''No,'' The Rev. Mr.
Lange, despite of his fine suit of sables'' his gor-
geohsiy inquired white satin waistcoat and the dia-
mond ring worth Sl75, that he wore upon his little
finger, was sent down and no mistake The
police say that he is certainly one of the most &C.
ompllshed-genteman that they know.