The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-23
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NEW ORLEANS
FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST %. 1850


which has engrUssed so much interest in all parts
of the city, drew an unusually large number of
persons, of all pursuits in life, to the Recorder 3
COURTROOM yesterday morning. Lawyers enough
were there to have kept the room and Hobbies as
silent the aisles of deserted church, if Law and
Order had been the order of the day Among
them proudly ensconced were certain individuals
whose claims to be lawyers, Counsellor Gaennie
would saw, were - more than doubtful" The seats
for the bar well rallied in the stands of second
privilege given 10 witnesses whom it is desirable To
retain and, in fact, the whole courtroom being in
a steamiDg condition from the crowding of persons
closely together on such hot, depressing day, II is
not surprising that little profitable business was ac-
Gompllshed
The evidence for the prosecution in the case Of
First Lieut.. Petrie was continued.
Waterman named Giles called to the stand.
He testified to having received the girl, Barbara,
from Lieut.. Petrie, and having taken her there on
Saturday, l7ih August. Petrie gave orders TO wit
ness not to put her in the cell till he came there
Witness deposed that Barbara asked him for liberty
10 run away. This was on the way TO the Watch
house. She said she believed she could jump seven
fences if she ever got out u his hands. Witness
asked her what Peire had taken her in custody for.
She answered that it was for some stolen money
When witness left the Watch.house 10 go on duty,
he asked the girl if she wanted him 10 tell her
mother She said yes" He happened to meet
her mo her and told her that her daughter was in
the Watch house. He met her again on her return
from the Wateh-house, and
Here Mr.. Gaiennie interrupted the proceedings.
He made some remark about this man Giles being
the great bull that was to get Lieut.. Petrie from
this scrape. Ii he was bull, he, Mr.. g. would
take him by the horns. He had the means to prove
his alsity and would do it.
Col. Field answered in protection of the witness,
and threw few sly ticks into Mr. G. He said
the gentleman had talked so much yesterday about
his anxiety to visit the Lake, thathe (Col. F was
IN hopes that he had refreshed himself sufficiently
to have come coolly up to work this morning. After
some desultory remarks all around, in which the
Bench participated, the Counsel for the accused
put the witness under cross-examinaton.
He said that when he met the girls mother the
second time he asked her if she had got her daugh-
ter out of the watch house. She said that she was
sure Of one thing, that Mr. Petrie had no right to
arrest her daughter at night, and she would fix him
for 1t and to the money, she could pay it back.
II II had been in the day she would not have OBJ
jacted. Witness returned to the watch house about
o'clock Sunday morning. He did not see the
glrl there then. He saw Mouchou there and left
him there. There generally two watchmen
who stay at the watch-house all the time; they
stay IN the front room, and keep light burning
all night There were some prisoners in the watch
house that night. He heard Mr., Petries rap that
night He has his peculiar rap, so as to be under.
stood by the watchmen. This rap he heard about
three o'clock in the morning. Witness had known
this girl for year. She has a very bad char
aeter for virtue and chastity.
lAtit the WILKES was ABOUT 10 say some thing
against the character Of the proseeutrx apparently
from hearsay, when another fuss arose among the
learned Counsellros.
Mr. James Anderson from whose house, the
girl was taken, then came on the stand. He knew
nothing Of the charge OF theft against the girl till
Petrie arrested her He went to the watch-house
in company with her mother, and asked Mr.. Petre
If he would admit her to bail. This Mr.. Petre
said he could not do.
Cross Examined The p,Osecutrix came TO wit
ness'S h. use on Monday night No one came win
Der, NOR 10 see her. She left his house 10 come to
Court.
The prosecuting counsel here rested the case for
the STATE, foF the present
Evidence for The Defence -Watehman Mouchou
swOrn.--He was on duty at the AnnunciaIion-
Street Warrll-hOuse on Saturday night last, whe
,the % was taken there He remained there all
night, awake. There were al-O on duIy thai
night, in the Watch house, the Sergeant and Acting
Sergeant: the duty part of the time
and The other part of The time. Witness was in
the adjoining room 70 that in which the girl slep'
during The whole night, and heard no cry or voice
from within tine room. In the morning, the girl
: looked as if she had had good nap. Witness fur,
ther testified that he had gone into the room, and
called Mr. Peirie three or four times during the
night PefFie left the Watch house in the middle
Of the night, to lake his observations out of doors
Witness said that the reputation of the prosecutrix
in his neighborhcod, was very bad.
= Mr. Renne was next sworn.--Barbara lived with
MIN iOf TWO months. lett because ne suspected
= her of stealing some money, He was so little al
home when prosecutrix was in his house, that he
knew little of her habits; but her character, in heI
neighborhoOd, for veracity and chastity was very
bad, and he would not believe her on oath Wit
ness then testified TO having known Petrie since
1912, and always found him sober and industrious
The examination was then continued ill THU
. morning, at ten O'Clock.
Outrage in Court.-Passne over some mino
excitements that created both merriment and il
aeeing in Court at the expense of its dignity yes
teTday morning, we cannot avoid noticing an infa
Am9ns and cowardly act committed by man named
: Benjamin Bynum, while the examination in Pc
trles case was at an exciting stand on account o
-AoMe incidental difference of opinion among tn,
counsel. Any one familiar with courts or publ,
gatherings of any kind, or who has seen any thinG
al public reporting, knows that when the reporte
, iStaking his notes his whole attention is devoted
10 his subject In this situation was Mr.. Scully
The able reporter of the True Delta Yesterday
when this Benjamin Bynum came up to him witt
slbsded cane and gathered all his energy in nlict
ing on him as severe blow as he could. This h
dId, knowing well that Mr.. Scullys mind was fas
tened at the time to the proceedings in the Petri
CAPE, and delusively thinking that his pretense q
being of Petrie's counsel would shield hin
ifOm Mr.. Scully's resentment. Assistant Distrc
-1fttOrney Reese and others caught Mr.. Scuy
While the acting Recorder sent Professor Bynun
to Jail, and none Of his associate ~ counse
could be found ready or willing to bail him out
.
REcoRDER's Court -FIRsT MUNICIPALITY
- LOUe'S Young Dream. NM. Thomas TOurne
came into Court yesterday morning as a Suitor, nc
vi his christina, but against his lawfully wedde,
SSfe-against one, to cherish whom, Thomas ha
taken oaIhs at the hymeneal altar large that the
had slipped from his memory long ago. Thoma
deposed that his wife, Margaret Tourney, was con
stantly prowing about the streets drunk, and occa
siauing scandal and disturbances Mr.. Thoma
Tourney with This affidavit IN
tried it again. In separate affidavit YESTERDAY
he charged his beloved wife, Margaret, as
vagrant; that she had abandoned his domicil an
was in the habit of prowlng about disorder
plares bynight and by day, as drunk as if she ha
sprung from the brain of Bacchus, when he was
tile most sublime condition of vinous foTRetfulnes
Margaret, IN answer to this charge was yery modes
Sh6,said she was afraid there was too much ev
dence to prove her husband right Thomas w,
pertlnacous, and Margaret was sent to the Worl
house for three months.
" Ring The Bell, man named Bell was We
terday charged with malreating slave of Mr.
Gwyn, named Sam, at the new Custom hons
Bell bryan on Sam with his fists, and wound i
with trying 10 wear ont sick on him. Bel. wi,
warfsnt ouJ against him, has not been arreste
Ring the Bel, for him.
A Deliberdte Striker.-A phenomenon was nj
servable in the FIRST Municipality on Wednesda
night, between the hours Of 9 and ~ O'Clock
nam calling himself George SOuchet, who vf
laharing under the influence of eDnui resolve
thar he would uy the benefit of a little exeiteme
for his relief Now, some men in making choice
the means of excitement would have called f