New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-18

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KrRsCAE Sb4r. Tia suit II S DuiKeld
safnst Thomas Piaeide ~ Justice
salaries a. Az and tenor singer 1t the sxsies
rheskre& which defendant is manager Mr. Dufneld
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ment and for that the manager treated his
sagement Is forfeited and refused 70 pay his weekly
salaries as agreed I
& The evidence IN concluded several days
ago The testimony brought for the defence
Intended t. show that Duneld engaged for the bu
siness Of utility and that he bound to per
form any part assigned him. Mr. Bass the stage manager
Of the Varieties testified that especially
valuable on account his fine tenor voice. His evidence
went show that Mr. Placide had right to discharge
plaintiff on his refusal perform character however
witness was founded altogether upon representations
made to him by Mr. Placde relative to the terms Of the en-
gagement with Duffeld Other witnesses corroborated
the statements Bass derived from the
For the plaintiff Mr. George Rowe testified that Mr.
Dufelds engagement first tenor singer. etc. 1t
not customary for actors Of capacity to sing
in choruses unless solo accompanied the part Duied
had sung choruses where there no solo attached
but twas only par eensassnee Witness had been many
the Green Room we'll Duffed had refused to sing in
new piece called Brunilda and witness thought that
he had a right to refuse.
Judgment for plaintiff
House FELL Down. two o'clock yes
terday morning the front wall Of Nos s and 4 Front
Levee fell with tremendous crash, spreading ruin all
to Tchoupitouas street. The front portion occupied
by Stafford Co. ice house, and the rear by H. j.
DONE a. the f had been anticipated The property BE-
longs the widow Of Edward Livingston, Of Network
INQUEsTs-Y Yesterday, on the body Of S. II.
Thomas, aged % years. native Of Kentucky. Verdict
Died by drwnng from being in the Rgoets while
in q pleasure boat by the steamboat Florida.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT-Judge Nc
Grand Jury in this Court yesterday found true
bills of indictment against Thomas Brownjohn for obtain
5000 in bank bills contained therein and against Henry
urs for obtaining letter frauduently from the Post
Office and embe1zng the contents amounting to one hum
dred and seventy-fve dollars
A GHOST STORY.
Myriads Of spiritual beings walk the earth,
Both when we sleep and wake'' Paradise Lost.
The Recorders Court Of the Second yesterday
thrown into state of profound agitation by the appear
at the bar of pale lady residing thereabout who
complained Of being subject to supernatural vsitings
There wild glare in her and in her features there
dwe expression of terror that betokened
her the victim of fearful Authorization. She
planned that nightly by the moonn certain shadowy
shapes fitted around her abode and raped at the closed
window blinds and sighed through the keyhole and ut
tered wild amentings in the pauses Of the wind cold
the night and in her apartment deathly damp had
chilled her life CURRENTS accompanied by misty form that
and went with the hollow, kissing blasts AT times
dread whperings would pervade her chamber eloquent
with orebodngs Of impending calamity and the curtains
OF ner couch would snake and sh1Ver moved
hand The terror Of her situation became too
great for mortal endurance and it evident that the
hand of the skeleton Death rappng at her heart The
paled her cheek and her waning form totered
and swayed lily beneath the chill assaults Of
Autumn blasts Her doom seemed sealed that Of one
accurst.
Her cause q grievance was inquired into and 10 the
development of the catastrophe that threatens in the
index Her lege lord and husband had conured up the
ghost to fghten her into compliance with his notions
and the ghost he had conjured up that wildly sighed
upon the blast jacket and pair Of breeches hung
at sundry times and places and swayed by the winds
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA. This court
yesterday rendered decisions in the following
Charles Lamarque Jr., appellee, Maya Hall widow
Morehead ct al, appellants Appeal from First District
Dumun, Brothers g. Leverin, appelees u.s. R. A. lie
febre g. Co., Roman Brugier appellant. Appeal from
the Third District Court Of NewOrleans Rosr, J..
judgement reversed and cause remanded to be tried
before jury of merchants.
Munroe Quarter, ct al appellees Richards Captain
Appeal from Fifth District Court of NewOrleans Sill
DELL. j. Affirmed
Henry Penny, appellant, u.s. H. H. Raymond, appellee.
Appeal from Second District Court of NewOrleans.
PREsTosJ Judgement reversed and the order of bail
reinstated, at the cost Of the appellee.
husband and j. H. Elmer, and the Sheriff Appeal from
Fourth District Court Of Neworleans .Rosr j. AT
frmed.
Wetter Brother appellants L. B. Horne appellee
Appeal from Fourth District Court Of NewOrleans.
PREsros J. Affirmed
E B. Bruning appellee, Us. Henry Gerdes and Charles
Stifns appelees. Appeal from Second District Court
of NewOrleans =. SLrpEI1. j. Affirmed
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-Larue, .J--George
Luteher charged with larceny yesterday found guilty
in this court
Thomas Campbell, William Reilly and James Bennett
tried for stealing lot of shoes from the Levee The
Jury found Campbell and Reilly guilty and Bennett
g not guilty.
Two boys. named Wolf and Harris, charged with
stealing from steamboat The witnesses for the State
not appearing the District Attorney entered pro-
sequi.
CONCEALED WEAPoNs.-Joseph Ward, for car
rying loaded pistol yesterday fined twentyfve
dollars by Recorder Genois in default of payment
stands committed 25 days.
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT CONGRATULATED OF
Jefferson Clark, J-Francois Boulgny on charge Of
assault and battery yesterday brought sentence
in this The Judge in passing sentence addressed
the prisoner as follows
The offence is aggravated by the circumstance that
you were at the time Mayor of the city of Lafayette and
bound to keep the by your official position In fix
ing the amount of penalty feel embarrassed by the
Of friends of the person injured to the judge by
presentations out of court with view to heighten your
punishment the sentence severe the public might
suppose the court allowed itself to be dictated to by
uences outside Of the Court House In my resolution to
maintain the independence of the judiciary may
the side of cemency If So let the blame rest those
who have ndiscreety intermedded with the administra
ton OF public justice.n
The prisoner sentenced pay fine of S35 and tc
be imprisoned thirty hours in the parish Jail.
John s. ardrsgs vs. Young d. .ahen-suit was brought
for the of $780, being the amount of money lent
plaintiff to defendent to the payment of which
act was passed before w. Gable. Notary Public the
which possession was given of the slave Catherine plain
IT'LL in order to secure the payment Of the due This
slave the plaintiff averred taken from his possession
by Young D. Allen thus deprvng plaintiff Of his security
with intent to prevent the recovery of the due
PENDENT in his denied that he any interest
the suit The court thought differently, and rendered
judgement for the claimed ($35O) against Young
Allen, with costs
SHIN BosE 4ALLEY.-Mles Staunton examined yes
terday before Recorder Winter for stealing fifteen dollars
The affidavit of James Gilmore sets forth that Stauntor
came to Opponents house. situated at the end of alley
called Shin Bone Alley and did obtrude his hand through
hole in the side of the house and take hereom the
of SIS in current coin Sent to the First District Court
INTENT KILL.-The case of Edward Boyle on charg
of attempting to kill VIM A. Jones with stone by sri
king him on the temple, was fixed for the 21st inst
RioTING-Daniel Cochrane for participating in rio
on the Levee the evening of the 18th inst and TO
threatening to knock the brains of Officer Tlton wa
sent to the First District Court
HoRsE STEALNG.-W. B. Brazelton, for stealing tw
horses from the parish of East Baton Rouge sent
East Baton Rouge for trial.
The dock of this Office crowded with the usual ar
ray of vagabonds, who disposed of in such
provided.
FOURTH DISTRICT. -Ffned.-Ye sterday Re
corder Vaugh fined VIM Beckhouse SIS disturbing tn
peace Rudolph Roberts SIS for the offence; Coma
Hyme, John Heferman, and Dennis Geneva the TO
marched off to the Work house.
Board of Health
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