The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-21

such comparison as he had DONE What talk
| of Jesus Christ our Saviour, in comparison with
Charles Petre We might as well compare
| George Washington with me. Who are those
that erucified our Saviour ?-the Jews and Charles
Petrie Of them. lie moved that the case
be postponed till tomorrow. The Recorder had
been told the law, and If he chose to violate it, he
| (Mr g. could do nothing.
| The Recorder said he would ask Counsel
whether after he had been made aware Of such i'm
portant facts in priv ate and primary conversation
with parties, as assured him that part of TIE afda-
Wit was untrue, he would not be entitled to admit
the party TO bail Counsellor Gaiennie answered
shortly, "no."
II was perhaps not strange that Recorder Hale
should ask such question as this, alter he had not
only violated the law on Monday by admitting the
accused to BAIL in a case Of punishment with death,
but set the for hearing within twenty-tour
hours after the affidavit was written, when both
the poor girl and counsel, if she had any, were
absent from Court but it was stranger still to see
Acting Recorder Spared Hale, after the learned
and ingenious Gaiennie showed him a number OF
affidav1s in minor cases, where Recorder Hales
name was signed to postponements, owing to the
absence OF the prosecutor it stranger STILL we
repeat, to see Alderman Hale then chop right
around and say, with a minglng of feeling and
dignity worthy Of the bench, that he believed that
the case ought to be continued till tomorrow Ito
day. to enable the girl to have all her witnesses
present
First Lieut. Petries case, then, is to be tried this
morning at 10 o'clock. In the meantime, he is
placed in the custody of Captain Forno the chief OF
the Police of the Second Municipality. Captain
torno discharges this duty by consignin2 Lieut.
Petrie to the Watch house--a confinement that
hereafter never can affect his character iot if the
examination OF this morning shall give proof of his
innocence.
In conclusion this morning, we may remark
that Lieut.. Petrie was sitting beside his Counsel
throughout the long desultory discussion from
which we have culled only those parts that seemed
to aid in giving to the public correct view Of the
case. He was very much agitated, and, on one or
two occasions, clenched his fists, when Mr.. Gaen-
ME made some Of his quaint and not very agreea-
BILE illusions to him. 1t was undoubtedly in con
sequence of this that Gaienne thought proper to
dilate his chest, and dilate upon the many thanks
he owed the Almighty for making him such a Uery
strong man.
Christian DHg.-This is name quite familiar
in the of the hG5itueS of the Recorders Court
The case has come up often, and been put off so
often for want Of witnesses, etc. that no one ever
expected to see it settled. Worse than that after
It had been under way for about two hours yester.
day. 1t seemed as if the Judge, Counseors and ali
were only gliding farther into a labyrinth. The
case of itself in a nutshell. young man
named Edward Rix rented house from Christian
Dig had quarrel with him and vacated il
piacard appeared on the building;
" To LET-One room in the third story from now unit
ne iS o. July ioI NoTH.Es white OF baek people obiec
to O'Clock P NJ ''''e iOi" " CLOCK A. NJ
Christian Dig, as might have been expected, was
very indignant al this, and accused Rx of the act
A short time afterwards, Messrs. Ferguson &
johnson, Rix's employers. received an apopymou,
letter through the Post-office, charging Rx with
stealing from them. This letter contains the libe
on which the present suit is brought Ii is unique
document. Immediately after it was presented in
Cour to-day, we took copy OF it, with the spell.
ling literally put down it is in the original
Here it is
store Mt ward r. is stealing since ong tine ago from
YOU ana soa e. The time gnonceIle goods 'or iam 5.
zee sugar dans, Cigars BY the boxes. K. every thing
bfl0lC the price. - F
asked him about selling this goods hi told mi b
bos cannot pay his wages and he took in groocert
goods Sometime ago sal hunting for little
III olnnR IN the store expect the money box
mot he went 70 th store aturday night sort
This man kept nearly whole Groocerie in bis room
Respectfully, yours, X. r.
There was host of Witnesses who proved thai
Dig wrote this letter, or employed some one to
write, or, in all events, responsible for it, In
what particular capacity he was inculpated we
could not learn; there such confusion
worse contOunded " among the smart LAWYERS a nd
stupid witnesses. The case being clearly proved
against his client, Counsellor Coleman thought il
was about time 10 set u a defence country
man of his own, after listening 10 IT, would say
= An faith he did it, too" Pooh we have I'M
been so much deceived for long time 1t was the
crack speech of the season before the Recorder
II reminded one of a machine in which science was
engEaited on system. II punched The evidence 10,
the prosecution iogether-sh9wed that it was in.
congruons, rotten and unTeliable--it was composed
OF men Of bad passions, bad proclivites and drunk
ards. He then drew the contrast between tha
disjoinIed mass and his clients spotless fame, anc
this he made The foundation OF a magnifcen
structure of argument. His elo1uence flowed IiL.
a cataract During the whole speech Recorder
Hale moved not muscle At its conclusion he
spake aloud: First District Court Case is
plain