The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-02


street; requesting the Architect Of the Municipal Hall TO
cause an alteration made in the steps OF the Police office
and for lending the Lyceum Hall to the Law Department for
the Of their classes for graduates pro-
posed and adopted without discussion.
petition to reinsate man named Masterson, men,
Der Of No. a. fire company, who had been expelled by the
Council for bad conduct was made and vigorously opposed
by Mr. Marks who said that for the dignity of the Fire De-
of this city, he hoped the petition would be allowed
to lie on the table, His speech was eloquent and TO the
point upon the subject of the Fire Department of city,
and so really interesting that propose to give tomorrow
in full.
On the motion being put there four for the receiving
of the petition, and eleven in favor of its lying the
table,
After which the Council adjourned
The GOLD DUsr ROBBERY. -Thesdore Ezekiel and Hen
ry Lyons brought and charged with robbng Mr.
L. b. Swift and Mr. T. johnson, OF nineteen ounces Of gold
dust, value $780, on Monday last
On opening the case, Mr. Field. who appeared for the de-
fence, made objection to the affidavit and said that the
allegation in that document not sufficient to Justify the
made He cited from the Sd volume OF the Reports
Criminal cases. to prove what constituted robbery, and said
that there nothing the affidavit to prove that the per-
sons brought hee CHARGE had committed the offence
imputed to them. He proceeding to state that they had
been arrested and brought that Cont without the authority
of the law, when he interrupted by the Recorder who
inquired If he making charges against the Court Mr.
Field sa that be did not wish Insult the Court he only
objected the affidavit being informal and he begged to
Mr. Hunt, who appeared the part Of the State said
was unnecessary much of the time OF the
Court. 1t seemed him, that it unusual to make writ
ten motions at that stage Of the proceedings The criminal
offence of robbng, included larceny assault and battery
and he cited decision in the Henderson trials in which
motion to discharge the informaliy OF an affidavit
overed by the Judge who said that had been answered
by the appearance of the defendants.
Mr.. Field then presented the Recorder written docu-
which moved the Court discharge the prisoners. be-
cause the affidavit showed facts to constitute the offence
for which they arrested and because forth
facts to constitute offence whatever. for there
charge in the affidavit show that the gold mentioned
obtained by force
Mr.. Hunt agreed to draw another affidavit, which
allowed by the Court. and positive charge OF simple lar
ceny was made. which was accepted by Mr. Field.
Mr. johnson the first witness called, and he depoed
that he was stranger in New Orleans, and on Monday
morning he with young and bis partner, Mr.
Swift, to the shop of Ezekiel Lyon. sell some gold to
them. He led them 10 understand that he knew what gold
he had and they promised to give him eighteen dollars per
ounce for it, and he said il their weight held out he would
sell it to them. His gO in newspaper, wrapped in
handkerchief and put it in the bowl to be weighed The
prisoner Lyon took piece of buckskn and rubbed another
bowl empty the gold and he placed the buckskn over
the bowl. and empted the gold from the scale upon it
When it weighed, he told the prisoners that was not
enough and there something wrong in their scales 1t
only came to hundred and thry-one ounces, and
small fraction over and he told the prisoners that was nine
teen short He then got hundred and thriyone
ounces of his gold back, but they refused allow him
take what left in the bowl He then told them there
gold in that bowl till his into it, and that which
left his. They refused him taking his gold and he
then went to w. w. White, who he told was gent
of good character and had weighed there and found
it nineteen ounces short.
In to questions from Recorder Caldwell he said
there nothing in the bowl when was wiped with the
buckskin leather when the leather put on the top oil
'he bowl When he got his l3l ounces back he saw the
gold In the bowl and commended Tor it, The gold put
the of the leather, and there no other gold in ,ef,
but his. Mr. Ezekiel said he had gold in the bowl but did
not how got there His gold weighed by Mr. Hurd
before he went there and he offered s 40 per ounce for
lie said there 15O ounces and he would take at thai
weight; but witness declined.
CrOss-e1dmiaed by Mr.. FildIIe dug the gold himself
and knew from general appearance. Ii was coarse gold
and piece weighed sl47 So The gold left in the buck
skin his gold. He had his gold weighed in San Francis
and weighed 163 ounces but ii was not cleaned then
He through Central America and weighed his gold
san juan for ten Of them pair Of scales and went int
do He generally kept his gold by his side ant
slept with under his head night He knew his gold yer,
well: one piece was like dog with It's leg cut off, lie wa
native of Tennessee. and lived thirty miles from jackson
in Weakley county.
Mr.. Whte e1aminedSaid he weighed 1871 ounces of sot
for Johnson, and offered him ST. 30 per for it, No on
could buy gold at $6 and gain any thing by
was not worth than s7 70 the Mint The weight
Produced the those used in weighing gold, and
usual for them be light heavy above the usu.
| weight
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| A MAN DRowNEp.-An inquest was held yesterday upo
the body OF white supposed be named Cresnor
who found drowned at the Ievee of the Second Munc
patty. opposite Noire Dams lie had ON a white cot
ton shirt, cotton under shirt and drawes black AM
pantaloOns, and fancy vest with woolen socks In hi
pocket found receipt signed f. f. Foger & Co.. TO
iron bought the Nth of February. 1851. A verdict O
6 found drowned was retumed''
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-Betore Judgs Larus.-Th
State E6 DtrOnThe trial of this case was resumed
yesterday morning. and The Jurors who were discharge
Monday were again sworn, and in addition three mo
empanneed. The Jury being complete the ami
nation of witnesses the ofhe prosecution commenced
The State represented by the District Attorney ant
Mesrs Duour and j. b. Duncan appeared on the part of tn
Defence The testimony of The witnesses in support of tn
charge of of circumstanta character and NJ
evidence sufficiently conclusive prove the guilt of tn
accused adduced while the dispositions of the wnesse
for the Defence cleared up points which appeared
suspicion the accused. AT four O'Clock the Cour
took of hour and the Resembling of the Jur
the examination of the witnesses the of the deenc
was resumed The District Attorney 0pene, the case on Tn
part of the ate followed by Mr. Duncan on the part of tn
prisoner and Mr.. Duour concluded the argument for tn
defence in speech of considerable LENGTH full of strong an
telling remarks Mr. Reynolds. the Attorney replied. and til
Court late hour the to the Jury but no verdi,
was rendered up to the time OF our going to press We sa
give the decision in this interesting trial Tomorrow.
| RECORDER CALDwELL's CouRr.-Four hopeful char
acters, named Aeck Badger Phillip Newal Patrick Deye
lin and William Roberts, were brought up in custody an
charged with vagrancy having been found sleeping on
1aboat at the steamboat landing half past one ocloc
yesterday morning. Badger rsmanded for a voucher
and the rest were discharged.
The Canal Bank Forg1v.-Mr. J. H. Husband wa
brought yesterday charge of attempting to pass
forged check the Canal Bank, for 5000 which W,
signed by the of Mr.. Williams. He was remanded Ii
| to-day.
l .assanit.-A named Cutting was charged with a
szulng Isaac Martini board the ship St Charles on Ii
tn M ,,r lT...
and attempting to stab him with sword. The case wa
continued till his day.
Passing Base Coin.-An Irish laborer named John Dial,
brought before the Recorder for attempting 10 pass
half and quarter dollar. and other smaller CON- made of
certain composition, upon woman Of color in Comma
street. early yesterday morning He sent to the Fin
| District Court.
/ .7ssaaiting CoastdJie.--John Dinwood boy ubo,
sixteen years old. charged with aaung Timothy Fa
re, Waterman, Monday night in Tchoupitoulas stree
by sabbing him in the shoulder with chse and Mr.
Keenan, also charged with assisting the same. ar
striking him with gun barrel They remanded uni
Saturday,
furderouS assault upon a Police Officer Yesterday
powerful named John paons brought before I'll
Recorder, and charged with asssung Waterman Fowe
violent and murderous 1t appears that SUI
day night the unfortunate Waterman duty in RAJ
street, and being informed that there disturbance
ST. John the Baptist street. he perform his duty
queng it and restoring the peace He had, he though
persuaded the noisy duruer dapee and not break Il
public peace and seeing ali quiet he turned round wal
away, After he had made few steps, the prisoner (Pa
sons) came up with heavy hachet and without any Prov
cation whatever, struck him heavy blow upon the left sid
of the face cutting the chesk bone and buryng one part
the instrument his face. He ao struck him upon the heat
aud with third blow he severed the side of the face dow
to the chin The poor Waterman taken the hospa
where he lies in very precaous state, unable to appe,
against his vilanous aasaiant The Recorder remande
Parsons ill Saturday
| RECORDER GENoIs' CouRr.-Yesterday, Michael NJ,
Cabe was ordered to give La Tor his good behavior by Ii
Recorder for assauting Mr.. Edward Riguey in grocer