New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-25
CITY Intelligence.

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Cry CouNcu- BOARD Of Assistant older |
me,,T5iday September "a Present, fourteen members
The Police Committee submitted an ordinance, having
for it's object the Of the police force by the ndd
ton of one hundred ordinary policemen and roundsen
which was laid OH the table subject to call:
resolution providing for the paving with round stone
St. Mary and Freret streets, from drawer TO fera'ao
An ordinance reported by the Committee Streets and
Landings providing for changing the names OF various
streets and heretofore published with the proceedings OF
the Board of Aldermen, was passed with amendments
An ordinance imposing tax of four dollars on the
breaking up of oatboas and providing for the appoint
nsnt of collector at salary OF $ month to collect
taxes on atboas RATS landing in the Third District
was adopted.
| The Board then adjourned.
| CHARGE or LARcnNy.-Paul Perring was yes
terlay brought before Recorder Winter charge of
larceny preferred by Ann Flower The accusation was
that rerrng the 9th OF August last eloniosy tooH
carried away from the premises OF deponent NO ~
St Joseph street various household ana Ritchen iurn
ture the property of deponrn OF the value OF ~ Inc
plea made by the defence that Ann Flower was IN
| debted 10 rerrnt five dollars some old account for
rent and that the things taken i'll satisfaction OF the
ctim 1t appears that the accused executed proFi-
sonal seizure on the property without authority OF law
Perring discharged and the papers IN the case re
Flower is somewhat celebrated us the prlhcp "ltess III
the Forrest Divorce Case.
ENTERING AND SrEAIING,-le sterday morn
ing about II O'Clock the premises ut the corner OF Custom
house and Franklin street were entered " Siv Earring
thief and robbed of quantity Of wearing apparel belong
nr TO MIR SINGLETON The attention Of the Second Dis
trict police being called to the fact officer Wilson arrested
John Marshall suspicion, white he was lingering ;hoht
the corner of Jackson and Basin streets Marshall had
in his possession certain articles clothing which
identified by Mrs Catherine Singleton as the same that
stolen in the morning from the house OF her nus
band The accused was committed for trial before the
First District Court on the charge o. pue as
O'Clock in the day time the court will have to change the
name of the offence for the benefit of Marshall
COMMITTED FOR TRrtr.-Drohedy Jack alias
John Comnisy examined yesterday before Recorder
Winter on charge of having the 10Th INST stolen
and carried away from the Levee opposite Post No 25
quantity ballast belonging to James IL Hawkins and
at $50 So The accused was sent or TRIAL before
| the First District Court under bonds OF s4oo'
e RoBBERY Andrew Thompson was arrested
last night in the District at the request of Mr. Ney
who charges him with stealing watch and about twenty
him. Rifa.S u S'''' ''N' Inv ~ ~ '
n The FALCON HOUSE HOMICIDE. - Antonio
Guerrero accused of the murder of Louis Lloyd at the
Falcon House of Grayier street and Theatre alley
Sunday last yesterday brought before Recorder
Winter for examination. The prisoner is youth about
twenty years age under the medium size not of
bust frame of body with dark complexion black hair and
eyes and is of Spanish He conducted himself with
the utmost composure during the examination, without
trace Of emotion in his features Ills brother who Is
police officer the Second District stood by him during
the progress of the investigation lie was defended by
. | Latour, Esq.
The first witness called the prosecution Luke
t. Bird The witness had employed behind the bar
the Falcon House to clean knives wash tumber bring ii
lunch and at times out drinks TO customers ll
testified that the prisoner the bar had been employed
behind the bar of the Falcon House to wash tumblers etc
The deceased kept cigar stand il one corner of the bar
n room where he sold cigars for Mr. Laborde quarre
had arisen between deceased and prisoner about pair
drawers Deceased told the proprietor of the house ohl
10 Bacinno that accused had pair Of drawers which
of did belong him upon which Bachinno discharged
d. accused from his employment This was about SIX o
days before the fatal The prisoner ha
e accused deceased of telling lie him, in consequence
l. of which he was discharged.
Witness had heard accused say to deceased that h
Nacal at
threat but appeared frightened about x o'clock tn
III afternoon the fatal occurrence, deceased go
he stairs in the Falcon House. if going to his bed room
witness slept with accused and deceased
and deceased slept the bed together
when deceased went up stairs witness heard footsteps
u the stairs but did not know positively that it til
prisoner whose footsteps he heard immediately after
wards he heard prisoner say in loud voice did
T. it ~ deceased answered did not = prisoner then sale
O. you liar - immediately after there noise
OF persons making passes at each other and then lou
IT. scream from the deceased witness exclaimed perso
near by there is murdered The next thin
u witness the deceased. who down stair
Iy through the room back of the bar and into the
iii against the door which he staggered-at the tim
holding his hands upon his left side and shouting mu
or der lie then stood moment in the door opening
I'll the Alley walked into the middle of the Alley and fe
forward upon his face he said nothing before falling bu
ill cried "mnrder In few moments accused came dow
OF stairs with knife in his hand, and handed it to NJ
ill Bachnno saying something in Spanish which witness di
he not understand.
he John Bachinno sworn testifcd-I was behind my BIZ
he at the Falcon House about IL o'clock the morning
the morning of the murder Saw accused enter the ba
room and sit down for some time Then lost sight
t him until about half-past O'Clock of that day.
heard screaming which attracted my attention
prisoner down stairs with the knife in his hand
M the knife ia the same as that exhibited in Court there
es blood it he gave the knife to witness and said
-, your prsoner-here is the knife Did not say that
Id had killed deceased saw the deceased LLOYD come doy
stairs crying murder lie through the bar-roo
into the middle of the alley where he fell and nev
spoke afterwards He was taken up by some of the po
and carried to the Charity Hospital where he died aft
w about fifteen minutes
led Ellen Lawler, the prosecution testied-on sund
min t1ln
coming out Of the kitchen of the Falcon House with ii
knife exhibited in Court in his hand Asked him VIII
he going to do with the knife and he replied 1t
all none of your business 1t about O'Clock tn
ng witness deceased go up stairs and the proner 90
after him shortly after this. heard the words, 'you lie
expressed twice up stairs and then heard Slit
m hustle ~ next heard the deceased twice excIam, o
Inc God though something had happened short tir
nd after looked out of the window from the kitchen
tn, | saw deceased lying in the alley.
orossexamned--Witness is cook in the Falcon Ilou:
ceased had quarrel in the bar-room and hour afte
vi wards the prisoner got the knife out of the kitchen
James Finn also for the prosecution sworn-on 10
ara Falcon House, cenversng with some of my friends VIII
ave heard " screech" which repeated and wi
lis Others to thealcon House, whence the sound
be ceedcd There saw deceased lying the ground bee
uu- ing and asked WHO did this!' Accused, who "
NM walking about in the alley said q did t The knife
Court is the one used by prisoner asked prisoner
he cut him with the knife. g 1 asked him three times
fight me, and he would not do it and 1 killed him.
Der said deceased had told lie on him and that was
nce reason why he had killed him.
~ The process rebai of Deputy Coroner Loze, who held
u inquest the body Of Lloyd, produced as sworn
ing before the prisoner brought to the bar 1t
or that the deceased to his death by penetrate
t wound the abdomen entering beneath the seventh
woundng the Intestine artery and cutting the lower
us ton Of the spleen. The wound inflicted with an
ons carving knife with blade about eight inches long
Po No witnesses were produced on the part of the defen
The accused was committed to the Parish Prison
await his trial before the First District Court on the cha
. of wiful murder.
'gn To PERSONS supruRED,-The many perm
pom nent and etfcc made by DR. Sherman are desc
n' ing Of more tn Iii '' prs, notice For particulars
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