The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-09-05

1uly. Wins suld II dsclIlod on6VotI6g thas
ausstioo. Hs aftssnaaDu .said be wvues shssnssy
Of ths cieass under Nsssrs. syer 4 Cos. iastsus-.
don shss entry. n - ssooliscted night. was d.
fAcsd on ths Journal lWtnsss told II. Meyer he
witness WIS not . book keeper when hswas en-
easiag hin, and hs, Mr.. Meyer. sssmed very glad
be was not; was on friendly tsrms 10 The pre-
cent monent, and has been ever 70 With II. Me-
AYE. Wines has sued N. Balbiani fos ts,O00
At aqusrter 70 nine O'Clock the court sdjoupnsd
the further exanination 0f51s case - hslfpAst
four this evening. -.
Essmisa6sn Of B. Gonzaiss On Ne charge Of
Stnb6img Peter D. Grafton, dt ~ L1ts Kiots-
This case came up for sHamination before Recorder
Caldwell yesterday. K. .sssts (.
Peter D. Grafton, a lad about fourteen year. Of
age, deposed, that about III O'Clock On the evening
Of The 2lst ult, he was standing on the crossing
the corner Of Gfavies snd st. Charles streets; a
crowd wan breaking up segar store; Gonzales
ran out Of the store with knife In hs haad, with
which he stabbed witness in the back, on the left
side of the spinal bone, and then ran into the
crowd, and disappeared. He, witness, immediate
" went home 10 his unce's store, corner rchospi-
toulas and Common streets. /. 81
A cross. examination Of this witness elected no.
thing but fuller description Of the riot, and a
confirmation Of the previous statement 4
Archibald Glenn was the nsYt witness examined
for the prosecution. The tsslinony Of this wit
meas wm q complete confederation Of Crafton,s
evidence, tho only difference being that he slated
that Gonzales struck q the crowd prpmiscuou.ly,
and wounded trse or four other persons as well as
the prosecutor
The testimony Of George H. harrison, for the
prosecution, was next taken..- He proved to the
fact Of his having sent the prosecutor of message
to Brander, Williams 4 Co., on St. Charles street,
on the evening in question, between five and six
o'clock. Iniaboul half an hour, the boy returned
and told him he had been stabbed IN the back.
Witness examined the boy, and found it was 20;
much blood flowed from the wound he brought
the boy to Dr. Fenner, who dressed the wound,
afief probing it, and found it about an inch IN
depth be brought the lad home to bis house in q
cab; he was confined 10 his bed oil next day.
Alderman Hawthorn was next examined for The
defence. He merely testified to the fact of the de-
sirncton of the store in question: and to his having
been given the keyof it (which was then in court
while be was acting ~ Recorder Of the Second
Municipality. ~
The Recorder sent for Dr.. Fenner, and the case
! was put aside to wait his coming into court The
doctor was, however, out of town, and on the case
being recalled, counsel for the defence, L. u,
Gaisnne stated to the Recorder that be had sill
other Witnesses to examine.
Rosendo Perrett (for the deience) swofe that she
saw a man in the crowd with a pistol in his hand
saying, kill him. kill him !" the accused then ran
| out with dagger in his hand.
Joseph Smith (for the defence) said he saw
man in the crowd with pistol in his hand erwin,
our kill tho damned SpAniasd - the accused ran
out with dagger in his hand.
VIM. r. G. Hayes being sworn for the defence
eaid he saw man named TORI throw . chair a
the head Of the accused. Another man threw /
glass jar at him.
The Recorder sent Mr.. Gonzales before,,he FRS
District Court on the charge.