New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-11-16

made nm afdavIt against Tud for PERJURY In this cso
said he believed he was in the ncighborhood.
Being asked to state positively whether he was not in the
court room at the time, said he believed he was
- Burfat, for the defence, sworn.-Proved that the
sale of the gold dust fair and honest transaction
$500 Martin, for the defence, sworn.-Knew nothing
third witness Tor the defence proved the reputation
Of Mr.. Kahn to have been good for honesty, etc.
fourth witness proved the general reputation Of Ken
SIr Lyle for the defence said that the general reputa
ton Of Mr.. Kahn was good had known him twelve
years.
Another witness proved the general reputation Of Ken
ney to have been good
Mr. Conway for the prosecution, caledsaid that the
reputation of McGovern witness for the defence
pretty hard - would not believe him oath
From his knowledge of the reputation of Burfet he
would not believe him on oath would not believe him
oath because he keeps house of i'll fame for the resort of
iewd women.
Mr. Lathrop, the lawyer alluded to above in the testi
mony of Hind the person who had offered to pay him
the amount of his losses called and stated that he
had made proposition to Hind to leave the State and
that he had ntmated to him that friend would pay the
money if HDde would agree to leave. Could not say
whose authority he had made the proposition
At this stage Of the case, the Court adjourned till Eve
O'Clock p
The case resumed at the appointed hour The tes-
timony being closed the argument in the opened
by District Attorney Dunn for the prosecution.
For the defence Messrs Roseus and Grymes spoke at
great length
The prosecution was closed by A. P Filed Esq Up to
late hour last night the jury had not found verdict
, EsIBEzzLEaIENT-State ys. .1irs. .Milne-
Augustin McKeachin made affidavit before Recorder VIM
ter, that he had entrusted for safe keeping to Mrs
Milne, who keeps boarding house on Tchoupitoulas
street. the of $45 and charges her with embezzle
mcnt thereof and breach of trust The up
trial yesterday McKeachin said in evidence that he
overseer and arrived in the city the LIST Of
November from the parish of Assumption and took odg
ngs and board at the house of Mrs Milne paying her
request S. in advance that the following day he
went to of the banks and drew check $50 with
which he returned to his boarding and going
into the parlor with Mrs NJ entrusted to her for safe
keeping until he should be ready to return home the
ther of $0 consisting of two $40 bills That he was
perfectly sober when he gave this money into her keep
ing that subsequently, during the day. and when he
pretty well in for it with quor that he went out
shopping with the landlady who begued him of pres
en in the shape of sofa costing S2 and afterwards pro-
posed that he should purchase bolt of domestic that
he told her the sofa cutting 1t quite fat enough and
that he had but $40 bill left that she then proposed
give him ten and take the twenty to which he agreed
that upon her eecng this exchange she told him that
the ten dollar bill would more than pay for the domes
csto pay for it. and she would make it all right on her
arrival at home that he paid for also requested but
that at the end of the week defendant told him upon his
asking for settlement that she knew nothing about it.
Counsel for defence endeavored insanity the
part of prosecutor.
Counse-Were you not recruiting persons to go to
Cuba. and take the Island?
Witness-Well, when take little liquor it makes me
crazy and suppose was high enough up to think of
that.
Questionable you not enlist men, and draw checks for
Wituess-Oh that was all in fun, and they wanted to
see specimens of my writing drinking in the
room just before edtime and was very much intox
Gated.
Counsel-Dd you not go to Father Mullen to get note
from him for this woman to marry you? Did you not
propose matrmony to herr
Witness-No; it was she proposed to me.
Counse-Did you not want to marry her?
Witness-It was her that was doing the marrying.
Counsel-What were you going to do with the mans
head you had in the bag?
Witness-The mans head
CounseYes, the mans head did you want to conjure
any one?
Witness-well,I did have scull in bag but
Counsel-Are you Voudou'
Witness-Do who?
Counsel-Are you spirit rapper?
Witness-I don't know.
Counsel-Have you heard of them?
Witness-No but I've read of them but don't know
anything about them.
Another witness for the defence was here introduced
who stated that he went to the house to board on Tues
day. the I'd of November that the prosecutor told him
that he prosecuo boss of the house. and would
MS board that witness laughngly told the andady Of
this, who, smiling said it all right they both hunor
ing it as joke that the Captain told witness that he con-
sidered him good man. and that he wanted hundred
like him. and would give hundred dollars each that he
mad two sailors hen boarding in the house and wanted
more as he had fine ship, and finally drew check in
favor Of witness for services to be rendered The follow
ing is copy of the check:
$780, The Bank of Louisiana will pay on or before the
ISL day OF March, the above named sum.
AUGUSTINE McKEAcHrs
This witness examination stated that he had
been out with the Boundary Commission, and was dis
charged from that employ at his own request
Counsel.What do you follow for living? What is
your trade?
Witness-I walk about, and pay my board regularly.
and shall continue to do until get the employment
expect to.
Counsel-wel, now SIR want to ask YOU yerv i'm.
question sir you present sir when this limo
cent man gave this lady this female the money
sir Answer me, sir.
Witness-Wel, I was not, sir do you hear that?
Counsel-Do you believe
Gonse for defsnce-Dont you believe anything witness
fharc tod that nh
relative to his having given money to Mrs
Milne until had been forced to the house
nephew OF Mrs Milne testified that McKeachin bore
the OF crazy man and drunken one during
the whole time he at the house
Mi Tharp stated that Mrs. Milne had acknowledged to
MN having received $40 which prosecutor had given her
but that prosecutor owed her board another witness
aid that the woman owned to him that had
First District Court under bonds for $3.50.
THE SHOOTING AFFAIR. - William Horricks.
pilot OF the steamboat P feathers was yesterday ar
ragned before Recorder Winter, upon two adays made
by S. p. Lamon and D. J. Donovan charging him with
shooting one Henry W. jones' bar keeper Of the same
boat The affidavit of Donovan stated that Jones ,ras
sitting in the social hall of the boat reading paper while
ofreks sitting by, was teasing and annoying him by
tapping Inc paper that deponent then absented himself
for few minutes and his return found Jones on his
rect, ana heard him apply the epithet of "Dn of
Oh TO Horrcks, upon which an alteration ensued
which ended by Jones reracting his words that after
ana whe Jones was walking on the boiler deck he was
aceosed by Horrcks who going up to him said If Won
don't take that back I'll shoot YOU or you're dead
man Deponent then rotioned to Jones to run and he
moved off Horricks followed him and nut the nsto to
his faces Jones then grabbed the pistol and Horricks
hred 1T of shooting Jones in his body the party then
cenched each other but shortly afterwards separa
ted Wherefore deponent charges said orricks with hay
ing shot said Jones' Horrcks was renanded until the
condition Of the wounded man should be ascertained
SUNDAY REcREATIoNs. Twitchell.
while taking walk with lady on Sunday afternoon
stepped into an oyserhouse and called for oysters and
wne when upon leaving after having paid the score he
was called upon by John Robinson the keeper of the
house. for more money Twitche having the ady nm his
answered that he had already overpaid but that If
he dld owe any thing he would call again. whereuuon
row ensed but there being much discrepancy In fra
tmony as to who gave the first blow, Recorder Winter
discharged all the parties ANVIL
SusPIcIoUs.--James Doherty was arrested nv
conway at haltpast three NJ Monday for eudeayorine
TO enter the window of house on Philippa street
Dohery VINO was known to some of the pojce as hard
workng man and porter OF the steamship Mexico admit
ed tha ne was trying to get into the house for the
pose OF passing the small hours in the wtcbipp society
OF tar Cypran with whom he was on terms of nmaey
and who made her abode there Discharged
DISTURBING THE PEAoE-Mr. McCartv was
arrested charged by Conway with disturbing the Suet of
the lnhaoitants Of Phlppa street. and resisting The a
tempt at arrest Accused introduced witness who was
IN company with him. to prove that the Waterman inter
Tered with them first telling of the party that he had
before the Recorder only the day and had
but tweny-our hours to leave the city McCarty was
discharged, but was not quite satisfied.