New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-10
City Intelligence.

Take we our seats and let the dirge begin
| [London Examiner
City Intelligence.
| FIRE.--A fire occurred last night about 10
O'Clock in the upper part of the Fourth District It wa
small fareup apparently and died out in few minutes
The fire engines Injunction usual but their service
| were not needed
FIFTH DISTRICT CouRT--James Coacan VS.
Turner, piison y Co.Tls suit which was institute,
some months since and only decided recently possesse
some points Of interest to commercial friends Nh
plaintiff alleged that he telegraphed from ycksburg t
turner Wilson g. Of this city asking the price Of cal
send his to them for sale instead Of isposnr IF
the coast whore higher rates could been obtained
the suit brought for some $4,000 the alleged difference
between the price obtained by Messrs T. W. & Co and
that which they had elegaphed him the market value
Ihs defendants adduced the most satisfactory evidence
market value at the time the dispatch was sent though
decline took place before the arrived here Before
very canddy remarked that he had been
as to the facts Of the case the suit was discontinued
| at the cost of the plaintiff %@%
1NoUEsTs.-An inquest was held at the Second
District Policeoce the night before last about Il
O'CLOCK on the body OF youth named Charles Humber
aged about nineteen years. and native of New(renns
appears that he was bathing in the Canal Carondelet
ana being unable to SWIM from other cause was
drowned. Verdict, Died from accidental drowning !,
Also, on the same night about O'Clock in house on
the corner of Craps and Bagatee Streets Third District
on the body of Ellen Grard aged about thirty Ave
native Of Ireland After most zno,em eyarina tin
echeauos or extrayasation Of blood found under the
SCALP The seventh eighth and ninth ribs of the left side
were found to be fractured and there were other bruises
on the body. There Inflammation of the bowels and
liver produced by intemperance. Verdict That the in
received her person hasened DEATH and wero
inflicted by William lialen, who living with her
IN connection with the above, Margaret D. Roberts
went before Recorder yesterday made oath
that on the 18th instant about O'Clock Al William,
Haen struck his wife, Ellen Girard with an axe handle
and otherwise beat bruised her at the house IN tba
Bagatple tha
which she died the next day 1t is said that both were
intoxicated at the time of the occurrence and that both
Ine parties INDUCED habituay in drinking to excess
INC woman had supported herself by washing A war
rant was Issued for the arrest of Hallen.
FIRST DIsrRIGI CouRT.--In this Court yes
terday there informations filed of assault and
battery and attempt to KILL and assault and battery with
attempt to murder This the last day Mr. District
Attorney Reynolds who has soenergeticaly conducted
To-day Mr. Dunn the newly appointed District ATTORNEY
enters upon his Duties The ceremony of instolation
takes place at 70 o'clock Mr. Dunn is very clever and
competent gentleman and an experienced practitioner
FOURTH DISTRICT CoURT.--The term of judge
strawbrdge in this Court having expired his
Reynolds will enter upon his duties to.day
Judge Reynolds IS native of this city and has risen to
MS station in almost
IS popular orator Of the democratic party and was
the efficient States Attorney for the Parish Of Orleans
FIRST DIsTRIcT-Recorder W7,ster.-There
We're no cases of special Importance before this conrt
Some idle and vagabondish individuals who are ton
10 Work ana 100 lazy to steal disposed of in the so
summary way N
ARRESTED FOR KILLING A MAN.-Patrick Me-
dowan alias Mclaughlin. alias Muholland who is coroed
Wn the murder OF the slave Spencer the property Of
hr. Tauden on board the steamboat DR. Batey on Mon
last was arrested yesterday by Capt Mcoyern of
tne second District police The accused had been living
since the day of the offence and could not be fond
Capt McGovern having learned that there was snn,s
money due him the steamboat where he had been am
as maud came to the conclusion that he would
some one for it. and that thus clue might be had
as to- his whereabouts Accordingly the Captan
cd II the money should be applied for he should be sent
for in order to track the sendee to the den o the
cused On Tuesday evening two men and woman mi
appearance board the steamboat and demanded
sne wages due the accused Capt McGovern was sent
wards the hiding place of Patrick curvipg about
through streets and diving sundry dark holes
house on Poydras street The game being thus treeJ
the Captain went to the back part Of the house and hav
ing applied one OF his aureulars to cink In the tene
ment learned sufficient to satisfy him that the ndivJno
sought for was there. Yesterday morning nj dayI;t
@ oooa Wth MN brace Of keenscented police
ana proceeding to the house aforesaid thew soon
the fugitive and he taken He cave his name
as Mulhoand e 10 'i1'
kNAyE OR FooI.-Anderson Franklin. fine
~ mentioned some days ago having attempted
70 pass stolen check for $4,000 on the Mecbanics and
aefs Ban was up yesterday before Recorder fepois
lie Is tail individual with Anglosaxon east of coun
s ~ m re1aces IN profasion of axen hair wis-
IN 70 match and blue eyes He is % years old and six
eet nigh lie was severely cateclsed bv the Recorder
az stated that the check had been given TO him by man
n
gr.lh place. get the money and return with the amount
snere IL would be waited for He took the check al
ected but not being endorsed 1t was not paid and he
arrested the charge of having stolen
T. ZIG SAID IN answer to questions, that the clothes he
iaa ON were given him by the who handed him tho
ech Inc man was an entire stranger to accused and
y dd not know why the clothes had been given to him
ms mother ne said lived in goeat big house over
hat way, pointing towards the North It was said |
h NJ ms mother keeps boarding house in Mobile |
heh asked BY the Recorder if did not wish to write
nus mother he replied wish you would let me 90 to
~ ma a. ose my ma do' To the often repeated
ueslion whether ho did not wish to to his mother
- answered invariably love my wish you would
~ me go to her. Sc wish she would GOMEZ, etc He
as the accent of regular Hoosier and the caayerous
Vi one OF that Tx who takes the shaking aeue for ex
REESE eats dried peaches for breakfast drinks hot water
~ anner ana swels for supper In speaking he used
Iehen iaoms and some of the lookers-on at first sun
oaeu that ne was poking fun at the worthy Recorder
ny enunciates with Gallo accent The Court could
ONE o 20 out one conclusion, which was that he was
Rnaye or great fool He was remanded for further
Aalnination and stalked out like an oyergrown boy
la.r W. ~ Aie 30 hoihe 10 my
SHOOTING CAsE-John Spah, a tlatboatman,
ON INDIANA and u good-humored and inoffensiye man
as Yesterday examined before Recorder Vaueht on tho
huse OF smoothing man and two boys in the Fourth
IL appeared that the accused had been handling
~ s in careless manner and that the shooting mot
'f'ous) was accidental. He was discharged