The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-15

wound upon the abdomen. Alter this, be released
himself from the crowd and made his escape, and
then IL WINS discovered that the knife had been used
effectually upon the body Of poor Washington,
who was Immediately carried to his own boarding.
house, No. 80 Hospital street. Medical attendance
was procured after his arrival but it was of no
avail, for he fingered until about seven O'Clock
yesterday morning and then died.
An inquest was held upon the body by Coroner
Spedden, yesterday, at the house where he died,
but evidence was offered as to the cause of the
ARRAY and the jury returned verdict TO the effect
that he died from punctnred wound in the abdO-
men, inflicted by some person or persons unknown
1t was stated to the Coroner that he was 30 years
Of age.
The poor man has left a wife and family to
lament his loss, who are in state of poverty. A
subscription raised yesterday bury the body,
and few dollars were presented to the widow.
The Italian is still at large, but the police are
deavoring to arrest him on the Recorders warrant
RECORDER CALpwRLL's CoURT. "A number
of unimportant cases of assault were brought be-
fore the Recorder yesterday, the details of which
would only occupy more valuable space. The
delinquents were of the lowest class, and most Of
them were summarily dealt with.
A Nagrant-Charles Brown was charged with
wandering about in the neighborhood of Cypress
street, about 4 O'Clock, yesterday morning, in a
suspicious manner. He was remanded, for a
voucher.
The Tchoupitoulas street Homicide.-Yesterday,
William Wells appeared before the Recorder, to
answer any charge which might be preferred
against him, concerning the death Of Roberl
Walsh, whom he was accused of striking with a
malet. on Monday last, in Tchoupitouas street.
No affidavit having been made in the case, Recor
der Caldwell said he should have to postpone it
Col. Field appeared for the defence, and said thai
Wells was respectable man, who had been in
the employ of citizen, Mr.. Curtis, for long time
| and he thought that, when the case was investi
gated it would be shown that the defendant wal
not very much to blame. The Recorder said be
understood that Wells had been in custody, ant
bailed, but he did not know any thing about tn,
| bail. This was one of the cases in which the pc
| lice had taken bond without his knowledge, blu
he hoped some change would take place, as til,
police should not allow persons to go at large, il
criminal cases especially, without his knowledge
The case was then fixed for IL O'clock this day.
Serious Assoslt. - A free woman of colo,
named Nancy Davis, was brought up and charge
| with assaultng Ellen Tourney on the 7th Of May
on Philippa street, and injuring her severely.
was proved that the poor woman had been in tn
Hospital ever since the occurrence, and was ne
able to appear, 30 the hearing of the agai
postponed.
Charge against Police Officer. - woman
named Mary Cameron came before the Recorde
and complained that she had been beaten by
police officer, whose name she thought was Rodd
and that he had blacked her eye She said tn;
she got small drop Of drink yesterday, and wa
taken to the Work.house at night, and after bein
confined there for some time was released. Tt
Recorder sent for Roddis who denied her stat
ment; said she was brought to the Work hou.
drunk, dray, by two black boys, and kel
there until this morning, when she was sent u
with the other prisoners. The complaint was di
missed, as Of those frivolous complaints again
, | the police without foundation.