New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-16
Local Intelligence.

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT, JUDGE BUCHANAN
Su for the Iae Of Stare aldged to hare been Murdered
petition wis filed in this court yesterday by Richard
Murphy, for the recovery of the value of slave girl
named Margaret who is said to have died from the effects
ofwhpping cruel treatment inflicted by order and with
the knowledge Of defendant 9. Marchessault to whom
said slave was hired.
The petition sets forth that G. Marchessau is indebted
plaintiff in the sum of $780, for this to wit that in
the month Of June last petitioner the of slave
girl named Margaret of the value of hired her to
defendant and whilst the slave in the service Of the
aid defendant under the said hiring to wit the 18th
Of November last, she, by the consent. appreciation
knowledge and orders Of defendant tied and extended
ladder in the coal house the premises of defendant
and there whipped In Of which whipping She
died the said 18th of November By reasons of the
facts set forth. plaintiff claims the sum Of $780,
1t will be remembered that few days ago, free col
lored named William committed for trial before
the First District Court the charge Of numbering the
girl Margaret by of the whipping above mentioned
He was at the time In the employ of defendant
FouNDL1Na.--A male infant, apparently not
two days old, found Tuesday morning wrap
ped in WOODEN petticoat and lying the green in the
vicinity Of Plaquemine street in the Fourth District
afternoon to the Priest and habit chrsened David Green
and yesterday morning made affidavit before Recorder
yaught of the fact and attendant circumstances of her
finding it. The child, which is stout one still remains
under charge of Mrs Lynch clue to its parenage hay
ing yet been discovered.
RECORDER s CouRT-FIR sT DISTRICT Smooth
ed Orer-In edition of Thursday last mentioned
the of Jacob Hubbard, watchman who had been
arragned the day previous affidavit which charged
that at II O'Clock the night Of the 18th instant said
Hubbard had knocked down and serously beaten with
colt, one James Malone The examination fixed for
yesterday, and on the being called appeared
to prosecute consequently was dismissed and although
there separate affidavit against accused for carrying
a colt he escaped without fine.
In justice to the Recorder, must say that he ap
peared unwilling that the offender should escape unpun-
shed but officers in argued in behalf of accused
that he had been officer for long time, had only
short time previous taken the colt from man whom he
little tight and that he had been suspended since the
occurrence, thereby losing weeks pay Truly, goody
list of We understand how under cir
cumstances green and ignorant watchmanmght be
for oyersteppng the bounds of his authority but
watch together with drunkenness to be held good
and sufficient excuses for deadly assault and battery
with dangerous weapon, by one whose sole duty Is to
watchman assaulted by Malone and used the colt in
self defence; this is mitigation Of the offence, for in
the officers at the lookup and secondly we would ina
CINE that the clubs with which they armed,
tirely sufficient for all purposes of self-defence.
| FINEp-Henry Burlington, arraigned yester-
rday on the charge Of having created disturbance in
Pacdes Varieties the night of the 4h discharged
| after paying fine of five dollars.
| ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-Jacob Prestle was
arragned yesterday charge Of assault and battery
committed the night of the 13h upon the person
John Lake, and his examination fixed for the 22d inst
1 under $500 bonds .4.
| CuTTING.-Matty Nowlan was arraigned yes
terday affidavit of James Cunningham, which charge
/
street, aant assaulted battered and cut the ey
| by accused Examination 22d December
| INDEcENCY AND DISTURBANCE -GideoI
arrested at 10 M, Tuesday for fighting and dis
turbng pease of the First District and for using in
decent language John fined IS, and required Civ
| bond for good behavior.
| VAGRANcY. --Rebecca Churchill, o vagrant
arrested at NJ, Tuesday, at the instance of A.
Harris for being drunk and disturbing the of Ora
yier street. was yesterday committed to the
| for sixty days
LARcENY.--Ann Greenwood was arrested o.
Errato street half past eight last night by Mayhem
Farrell at the request Of William McCarty, who charge
| her with stealing his watch