The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-07

clpal IN the firm, to whom the properly belonged,
Mr. w. S. Green, said fatboat with cargo of
pork and lard, worth $4,000, was consigned to
Messrs Fellowes e. Co., ofNewO Orleans, and started
from Woodsonville, in Kentucky, about the 9th
of February, under the care of Mr.. Bishop, to Mem
phis, and from thence to New Orleans in charge of
J. w. Johnson. On the way down the river, he,
in company with the other men, sold the cargo,
and sunk.the boat, and then made an affidavit be-
fore magistrate to the effect that the boat and
cargo was lost. When arrested in New Orleans,
Johnson acknowledged the fact of selling the cargo,
in a private interview which he had at his own
request with Mr. Green. The counsel for the de-
fence said it useless going farther into the case
and occupying the time of the Court as the evil
dence already given was sufficient to send them
down. They were then sent to the First District
Court for trial.
The Homicide in Common Street,-At twelve
o'clock yesterday the examination of Jas. McCord,
for the killing and Staying Of Patrick McEvoy,
was resumed before Recorder Caldwell. Colonel
Field appeared to watch the case on behalf of
McCord.
DR.. Wedderstrandt was the first witness sworn,
and he deposed to being requested to examine the
body by the Coroner He found a puncured
wound upon the right thigh, which divided several
.
sive hemorrhage, of which he died.
Thomas Lussey said that he went 10 the coffee.
house, on the corner of Common and Circus streets
on Sunday night, in company with Patrick Far.
relI, the deceased, and man named Curdy. He
met Farrell in coffee-house at the corner of Jack
son and Claiborne streets, and went with him.
He said that James McCord had struck him from
| the bar, and he Hussey) took an axe handle with
him to project himself. He struck McCord first
on the eye, and he did so because McCord had
pushed Farrell from the bar. He was afterwards
| stabbed upon the back, az he turned round from
striking McCord.
Two other witnesses were sworn but they did
not testify to any new facts, farther than those
| already before the public. They spoke to McCord
bearing an excellent character, and being an in
| habitant of the city for twenty years.
Col. Field briefly addressed the Court, after
| which the Recorder sent McCord for trial to the
| First District Court.
RECORDER GENoIs' CoURT.-No case of any
| Importance came before the Recorder yesterday.
Five or six affidavi's were Me for assaults and
breaches of the ace, but none of them possess
| any public interest.
| Coffee house Afral-George Blake and John
| Keyles were charged with going to coffee-house
| at The corner of Dauphin and Cont streets, on
Monday afternoon, and making an affray, which
annoyed the owner Of the shop, and disturbed the
peace of the neighborhood. Miguel Gandofo, the
| harkeeper, went to prevent them fighting, and
keyles took billiard ball and beat him with it
severely, bruising his face very bad. They were
remanded for further examination.
Charge Of Arson.-Charles Alsanger and Chris
tan Henseler were brought up on charge of
arson, in having set fire to house Bayou Road,
between IRENE and ST. Claude Streets They
were arrested about half past eight O'Clock, on
| Monday night, at which time frame built shoe
store was discovered to be on fire, and from cir.
cumsrances which appeared suspicious, they were
thought 10 have committed an act of incendiarism.
The investigation did not show any positive evi.
dence sufficient TO substantiate the charge, and
| they We're released.