The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-31

missed six notorious thieves, on their own bonds,
for their good behavior. One instance was men-
toned where he released twenty-one Migrants, In
the true sense of the word. The Recorder at the
time said there was nothing in the faces OF any OF
them to convict them of vagrancy, and compli-
mented them on their fine appearance! Inc
course pursued by the Recorder dlscourages .he
police officers in the performance OF theif du''es'
His course is subject of ridicule to every man
who has any knowledge of the Recorder court
This is the man whose charity sympathzes Win
the poor creatures who have no visible meh'is Vi
gaining livelihood, and who are known u 'ne
police of the city the most dangerous pefso1s'
The marty who elected him to this office, we De-
lieve, are heartily ashamed of the act.
We shall recur to this subject again.
To H. Forno Capt Of the Police of the Second Muneity;
NEW ORLEANS. March %. 1851.
sIR-You will be pleased to inform me OF the causes that
useless for he purposes for which intended by law
What has been the eest q he oil the
3d. What number Of have been committed to the
s was the period Of three
ceding year" Respectfully yoITs; ofbe Grand Jurv
Office ee HE. coqs,Gs. sef %s1ss r. isgg
S-Your letter of 22d instant has been received pro
pounding nienogaons The first. think, would be better
answered. by the Recorder who declares the law OF the
Legislature relative to Wokhouses, to be unconstitutional
TO the second What has been the effect Of the non
enforcement OF the law the general police OF the Munc
pay ?l most disastrous. The effect has been
locate in our midst number Of the dssouie and vcon
persons whose sole occupation thevns and oil late high
way robbery has become an almost daily occurrence 1885,
To the third What nun Der OF persons have been com
mtted TO the Workhouse since the st day OF N0vemoe
last, and what number committed during the SAM
period of the three preceding years? To the first part OF IN
nterrogatory answer: Not has been committed TO tn
Workhouse and to the second part cannot without refer
ring the books of that institution give the number OF
sons committed but the number will not vary much iron
| thirty five in each month. -.
Persons arrested as Migrants against whom speclfi
charge made, but who well known common thieves
and often found with the implements Of their profession
their persons usual the First District Court Tor TIA
migrants liberated ball. and are again loos
| on the community 10 practices their profession.
This Municipality account OF the great commerce, an
number of strangers daily arriving and Departing has been
and the great field of operations, and thousand oil doai
stolen every day mostly from srcRsers VINO az
seldom able give any information 10 enable the foce
arrest them and bring them to justice and am clearly
opinion that there other to prevent robberies an
TO rid the community of the hoard of teve, burglars an
Migrants, who among but TO revive the W0rA
housssyssm 1t fact that there not anon
the number who have different times been arrested VIII
would not rather GO months to the Parish Prison. tina
| one month Workhouse
Your obedieDt servant, HENRY FoRNo.