New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-11

lions of the law by the dealers in lottery tickets by the
keepers of gambling houses by those who sold liquor
slaves and inmated that the Police cognzant of
these nactons of the statutes but found it
to notice The keepers of these establishments could
vote and when called upon could pay With the forcgo
ing charge. and more, the grand jury retired
SUPREME COURT OF LouIsIANA-This Court
yesterday, rendered the following decisions
from st. Bernard PRIsroN j.. The defendant asks
for rehearng the ground that having been convicted
of manslaugher the verdict having set aside and
Judgment arrested by this court he cannot be nut in
Jeopardy again for the offence We would have in
rred the contrary from the decision of the Court of
Errors and Appeals in the case of the State Hornsby
Sth Rob Rep 5S3 Be that it may it seems to be a
well settled principle of criminal law that the plea of
at,eois conrc depends like the plea of autreos acqui
on the principle that shall be put more than once
in jeopardy for the offence in order to maintain
the plea, the crime must not only be the for which
the defendant before convicted but the conviction
must have been lawful, on sufficient indictment
In the present the conviction was on an indic-
clearly insufficient to sustain the verdict man.
slaughter than year having elapsed between the
commission of the crime and the prosecution
The hearing is refused.
Commercial Bank Of Manchester, appeee James Shirley
qppelant. Appeal from the late Commercial Court Of
NewOreans :. PRESTON, j.. Affirmed.
Joseph Rqtel appellee, Nashville Marine Fire Life and
1fust Insurance COMPANY Appeal from First District
remanded for a new trial.
Leri H. Gale appellant, vs. De,vey e. Clark appelsees
Appeal from Fourth District Court of NewOreans Sill
DELL, j >. Affirmed
Richards & .afieds appeles Ed,cad Burke a,pelant
Appeal frem First District Court of NewOrleans PREs-
TON Judgment reversed and decreed that the plain
the 18th May 1851 with costs the District Court the
plaintiffs and appellees to pay the costs of the appeal
S. Dumouii. appellee vs. a. cassamayone al, F. Lassie,
appeant. Appeal from Second District Court of New
| Orleans -. sLpELl, j. go. Affirmed
Sarah HubbeH, ct dt appellants vs. Mary Iksten ct al
appaees Appeal from Second District Court Of New
Orleans The judgment is reversed and it is
ordered that the plaintiff from the defendant
2257 49, this being the undivided half of the succession
Of Julius Hubbell with legal interest from the 18th Of
February 1851 till paid 1t is further ordered that the
Judgment obtained by James and Dorothy Hubbe against
their mother Mary nksein be and hereby adi9dged
to be the property of Sarah Hubbell
1t further ordered that Joshua PEBBLES ordered to
pay the said Sarah Hubbe the price of the nro
perty purchased by him under execution in the suit
James Hubbel ct al; te. Mary Hubbel and that upon
payment thus made the judgment that suit be entered
satisfied and the whole amount paid entered credit
1t further ordered that Mary Inksten and her chill
dren pay costs in both Courts
The State VS. George Leng,oorM .Eu pare Longworth
praying for writ of HabedS Corpus Pr sroS J-Rail
granted in the sum OF $4,000
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO KILL-James Cras
and Edward Mcmahon stand charged before Recorder
Winter, by Hugh Num- with having knocked him out of
his five senses, with intent to commit murder Their ex
animation was fixed for the 18th inst.
HIGHWAY R0BBERY.-Henry Harrison made
oath that the night Of the 5h instant he was
by Francis Clifford and Peter Melee who took from
his neck handkerchief containing the of $50 in cur
rent coin Deponent further says that he verify believes
the accused of the fact that the money was
contained i'll the handkerchief that thew
him with intent to rob They required to give 500
bonds to keep the peace.
PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY Nichol-
and Ben Parker yesterday arrested on separate
charges of having attempted to pass $50 bills purporne
the issue of the Louisiana State Bank knowing them
to be spurious Their examination fixed for the 18th
inst
LARCENY Mary Nugent is charged with
stealing $780, the property of Mrs Reid who resides on
Girod street. Examination fixed for the 18th inst
SHOT AT.-Henry Carleton having been shot
at by John Darcy and Mike Smith on the Sth instant
charges them accordingly Examination fixed for the
18th inst.
COMMITTED Fleag, ON q charpa If
flying the of Mrs Christiana Cook in the Pow
dras Market sent before the First District Court Al
appeal to the pocket of the begerent the shape Of
IS fine, would have been much more eFectual
KILLED BY A FALL FROM HORsE.-Yester
day morning, about eight O'Clock, while Mr. Ephraim
Litteed riding at the of Tchouptoulas and
Jackson streets in the Fourth District his horse slipped
fall upon the stones His skull badly fractured and
he reported in dying state. The injured man Is
from Quincy, Illinois, and is about 26 years Of age
Cur HIM WITH KNIFE--The case of ]. TT
Mckay, charged with cutting John Nolan with knife
was fixed for the 18th inst.
Migrants, numerous and fragrant with accumulated
NTH were taken care OF. They sent previous tn
their initiation into the Pententary to the preparatory
institution, known as the Work house.
HOUSE OF REFUGE Seven small BOYS, whose
chief occupation is swapping small tres about wharves
and the decks OF vessels sent to the above named
institution to reform.
BOTTLE BEArNG.--Xavier Vail, for striking
his father Anthony Vail with moasses bottle is to be
examined when caught, by Recorder Vaught
WHIPPED.-Thomas, d slave ofW w. Vaught,
for being out unsessonaby without pass was ordered to
receive % lashes and to pay Jail fees
Migrants sent to increase the ranks of the swell
mob in the Work-hcuse.
1NQUEsTs IN THE FOURTH DISTRICT. Coroner
Rice yesterday held inquest the body of a man
named George Wilkinson aged % years who died in a
house on the corner of Levee and Harmony streets He
died from attack of cholera morbus of three hours
duration. Verdict according to the facts.
ANorHER-The body of man. supposed to have been
in the water several months picked up Freepor
below Gretna on the opposite side Of the river Verdict
found drowned
FINED.-Freidrick Trust, for rapping on the
banquet and decoying Waterman from his beat was
yesterday fined S. by Recorder Vaught
FIRE.-Last night, about eleven o'clock, a
lire broke out in the extensive soap factory the corner
OF ST. Johu and Frenchmen streets which was entirely
consumed by the exertions of gallant remen the
flames were not suffered to communicate to the adjacent
dwellings.