The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-20
City Intelligence.

SHERIFF's ELECTION CoSrEsT.-JuJge Larue yester-
day hxed Friday o morning for hearing of aIgu-
ment In the case OF Mr. Magny petition and Mr. Frerets
answer in the Contested election Sheriff this parish
CONTESTED ELECTIoN-M. q. Edwards, Esq., of
counsel for F. Person. yesterday fled an answer IN the
First District Court to the petition of Patrick O'Bren con-
testing Persons election 10 the office of Constab in the
Second Justices Court OF this city.
The answer contends that plaintiff shows no canse of
&C ion IN his petition thai the Court has Jurisdiction in
the But il the Court should decide that ha. urdic
ton, then respondent excerpts.
First, That Charles Greenhi, whose signed to the
petition Of plaintiff, Is not Ward or District
In which Plerson elected he being foreigner h. birh
and never naturaizet.
Secondly. That Mr. Nolan the other person whose nsms
Is attached to the aints petition did not sign H. nov did
he authorize any other person 10 do so.
On these grOunds the requ ng that at east o vots
residing In the Ward, or other division of the Parish in
which the contested election held. should Join the plaintiff
in his petition the respondent prays that the case NAV he
thrown out The case liked By Judge Larue for Saturday
next.
FATAL ACCIDENTAL little girl was killed ye,erdav nm
the railroad Baronne by being knocked down BY the
horse. and crushed by wheel the car passing over bs,
hef death was almost instantaneous and post
am showed her chest to have been crushd
The child was daughter of Mr. Alexander residing in st
John street, and was about eight age She was nm
her way TO school when thus arrested by death.
The Deputy Coroner held inquest on the bodv NJ tho
little gill; and the Jury rendered verdict the fact of her
DEATH and the cause without passing upon the
OF the diver Of the complaint was. however ,ds
against the driver beisre Recorder CALDWELL and he was
held to bail in the sum of thousand dollars TO
charge OF cupabe negligence in the premises Hi, name il
Martin Hurley. N ~
MURDER CAsE.-John Beard. Juan Martinez and others
Were Yesterday examined before Recorder Suzeneau on the
charge OF sabbng and killing Antonio Garcia on the night
OF the I'd inst The parties Mexican or Spapia,ds
ana the evidence showed that the quarrel which ended in
Garcas DEATH arOse from intimacy that had sprung
between the deceased and Boards The testimony
very u but we do not deem of sufficient interest to pub
i'Sh ease OF murder was made out and the Recorder
committed Martinez for trial before the First District Court
as principal and Beard before and after the fact
ASSAULT AND THREATs.-Mr. NJ Smith was yesterday
examined before Recorder Caldwell on charge menioned
by US lew days since. of the life Of Dr. Robert
mr. smith having demanded of the Doctor that
ne should write at his (Smhs) dotaon die on the SPOT
The case arises from family difficulty, and lady ma med
Seward is involved in it. The Recorder sent the case for
ia before the First District Court, and imposed fine of
hfty dollars upon Mr. Smith for carrying concealed weap.
D1sREPuTABLk HoUsK.-Joseph Fernandez was arrested
by Sergeant Farrell of the Second Municipality police
charged with keeping house of bad character selling liquor
slaves etc. at the of Perddo and Baronne Streets
This is the house in which the gang was arrested
On sunday night last and to VIII CHI referred The time
he case vas under examination when we left Recorder
Caldwes Court.
SAD CAsK.-John Flood, alias Williams, was brought
before Recorder Caldwell yesterday charged
with vagrancy and carrying concealed weapons having in
his pockets when arrested pair of pistols The mother of
the accused came forward and begged for his de-
eang that he was not vagrant but that he employed
on board steamboat, and good aectionate son.
~o or three members OF the police however, declared that
be was oafer that they knew him to work. but had
oen seen him in the company OF Dan Smith, other noto-
nous thieves that five since had been ar
LOT stealing gold watch, and sent to the Fnt District
and had been out Of prison only about weeks.
The prisoner shed very copouy cert any bore an
appearance Of innocence The Recorder required him TO