New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-11-22
Local Intelligence.
CHARITY HosPIrAL.-The following is the re

CHARITY HosPTrAL.-The following is the re-
port for the past week
Admissions. ,......... - AIS
| Discharged. .....,.....,..,, 2e7
There 80 deaths from Yellow Fever There nov
remains BIZ under treatment in the institution
DEATH OF MAURICE W. HOFFMAN, ESQ. "A
meeting of the members of the Bar was held in the su
preme Court Room Saturday to adopt suitable mea
sures and give expression to their feelings regarding The
late lamented death of M. w. Hoffman Esq The deceas-
ed was Of the Oldest members of tho Newoeans Bar
Upon motioro of Mr. Roselius committee of five gentle
men was appointed to draft resolutions behalf of the
meeting Messrs. r. H. Denis,J Bermudez, r. N Ogden
W. M Randolph, and J. Durant were nominated by the
| chair and Withdrew to perform the duty imposed y
II. N. Ogden made beautiful eulogy on the life and
character of the deceased.
The committee reported the following resolutions which
were adopted:
Resoired That the Bar NewOreans receive with sin
cere regret the intelligence of the death of their brother
and stainless character has been honor the legal
profession OF which he was prominent member and to
the State of Louisiana
Resolved That the Bar will wear the usual badge of
mourning during the next thirty days
Resolved That the Attorney General be requested to SUBJ
init these resolutions to the the Supreme Court
and ask that they be spread upon its minutes.
Resior That the Secretary the meeting be requested
to transmit copy of these resolutions family of the
deceased as mark of the sympathy respect of the
Bar fse ~ ~
On motion, the meeting adjourned
H. D. Ogden, Secretary.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-JuDGE LARUE-Cose
81 Thomas b. Cunningham-It must be remembered that
July last T. b. Cunningham and others were arrested
Tor the murder OF Captain Weymouth and an assault
and attempt to kill Robert Green in Theatre Alley Gun
nlngham was committed for trial by Recorder Winter on
charge OF assault and battery and attempt to kill and
was autted TO bail III the sum of $780, with Bernard
McGoey as security.
Soon after McGoey becoming suspicious that Cunning
ham would forfeit his bond by departing beyond the lin
IT'S OF the State applied to Recorder Winter for writ for
the arrest of the accused founded an affidavit that he
was aoou. TO ieYe the state application
Recorder he ba =
to grant the warrant. The consequence was Cunning
ham escaped The grand jury subsequently found true
appearing that he had fed beyond the Jurisdiction Of the
State, his bond was declared forfeited
Mcdoey by his counsel James Dunlap Esq afterwards
filed an application by rule to be discharged from lis obi
cation on Cunnnghams bond, contendiug that he had
discharged his duty in the premises and had used every
legal means in his to arrest his principal and that
therefore he ought to be discharged from the payment Of
the forfeiture of the bail bond The point was argued on
Saturday.
The Court held that under the common law of England
which governed this the prisoner regarded as
absolutely in the custody of his bail His surety was his
bly, to surrender him into the custody the Court when
he pleased He needed for that purpose
nor the OF any magistrate or officer He pos
sessed the absolute right himself The rule was therefore
dismissed.
CASE OF VIM. r. GALLAGHER, ON AN AppLIcA-
TIoN FOR A CHANGE VENuE.-A motion was made on
Saturday, by @. Roselius ESQ., counsel for VIM r. Gal
agher, indicted for the murder of James Cassidy to
change the place of trial. for the prisoner on the
ground that public opinion is much excited against
him that he cannot have fair and impartial trial this
city, Several witnesses examined the state
public feeling and the point was argued by counsel
The court not satisfied with the evidence adduced
md without finally deciding the motion remarked that
the State had the right to change the venue when two
panels had been exhausted he would grant the prisoner
change Of venue when panel should have been ex-
lausted.
FALSE PRETENcEs. Pleasant j. Harbour was
rrested at O'Clock, P. NJ, Saturday by virtue OF
for obtaining goods and money under false
ences The accused charged with having, between
he months of February and December 1851 obtained
rom Cammack Squres goods and money to the amount
Sl4lS under the pretence that he would ship plaintiffs
lis growing crop of sugar The fixed for the 10th
December accused giving bail in $500 for his appear
nee 1t would that the proper course for the
lanfs would be the institution of civil suit for the
ccoyery Of the amount of their claim
RECORDERS COURT, FIRST DISTRICT. -Ffnding |
hingsGeorge Keppner arrested at the request Of
frederick Lips who charged him with stealing two trunks
rom his boarding house.
The Recorder will no doubt charge George something
" carrying pistol which found upon his person.
RECORDER WINTERS CoURT.-ForcibIe De-
nton-Thos McCready arrested by officer Coleman,
board the ship Asia ut hafpast O'Clock Saturday
ght at the request of Ann Fitzgerald for foreibly de-
lining the sister of the complainant in the forecaste
ship McCready also rests under the charge of inter
ring with the officer in the discharge of his duty. The
fair will be looked into to-day.
DRUNK AND DIsoRDERLY.- Emily Bindoff and
ohm Bryan arrested at o'clock Saturday night
Magazine street. for being drunk disturbing peace
i'd interfering with the Waterman.
Observation-Disclosures Cason was arrested at
spas twelve, Saturday night Gravier street at the
hing her with knife.
ASSAULT AND THREATs.-Frederick Kellar
m Bohs and g. Oser will have to answer for assaultipe
Id threatening Officer Montague, in St. Mary's Market
II O'Clock on Saturday morning,