New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-25

INQUEST, AN inquest was yesterday held by
Deputy Coroner Lozc on the body Of white man. found
floating in the river at the foot of Celeste street in the
First District The body appeared if 1t had been in
the water three four months and in advanced
state of decomposition The dress that of sailor
knife was found upon the body with the letters b. f.
D. r. engraved on the handle Verdict" Died by
drowning''
Another inquest was held the body of a sailor,
named John Davies, who fell from the ship Queen,
Saturday evening, and was drowned The deceased
native of Wales, and aged forty years Verdict
cording 10 the facts.
EXTENSIVE SALE.-Yesterday at the st. Louis
Exchange sold by the lqudating commissioner all
the rights titles interests and claims of the Orleans Nav
cation Company, including the Basin Carondeet, and
the Bayou St John the whole of the Neutral Ground in
the middle of Canal street from Basin street to the river
and great variety of other property estimated to be
worth S5oooo exclusive of the Neutral Ground the title
of which claimed by the city Mr.. j. Curry, of New
York, became the purchaser at $4,000,
CHARGE OF CouNTERrErTING.-Plea Har-
rs yesterday examined before Recorder Seuzeneau
the charge of counterfeng coin The affidavit was
made against him by Captain Caldwell of the Fourth Dis
trct Police and sets forth that from information demo-
nent has received he has to believe that the
cused has been engaged in making counterfeit coins of
the denomination of halfdimes, Dimes half dollars pur-
porting to be Of gold quarter eagles half eagles and dou
BILE eagles and that the spurious coin made in house
in the Third District On this affidavit search warrant
was issued and several spurious pieces of the appearance
of dimes pewter piece shaped like gold dollar and
quantity of acids, gold foil and counterfeng in
struments, found in house in Margny street. be-
tween St John the Baptist and St Avide streets The
bogus money found buried in the back yard The ac
cused was remanded for further examination
CAUGHT HM.-Michael Barry was yesterday
arrested in the First District on the affidavit of Oicer
John Roach who charges that said Barry is fugitive
from justice he having escaped from the Jail Jefferson
Parish after trial conviction and sentence to the Peni
Tertiary Barry who has strong taste for pork and is
troubled with moral purblndness that disabes him
from distinguishing between his aud others property
convicted about year ago in the City of Lafayette
Of stealing hogs and sentenced accordingly He is
to be sent back to the scene of his depredations
JUMPED ON HM.-Asa Gibbons, for knocking
down and Jumping on Augustus Smith with intent to kill
the 20th inst, is to be examined on the 30th.
"WoLLopED" BY A WoMAN.-NIrs. johanna
lie Cave, one of Beona's hand maidcns. met Henry
Diamond Hevia street the 21st and larrupedn
him hugelyso charges Henryor which she is to be ex
amined on the 18th instant before Recorder Winter
ATTEMPT TO MURDER. -Aflidavit was made
yesterday in the police office of the First District by John
G. Goodal charging that The night of the 23d inst on
the of Thaa and Nayades streets he assaulted
by one John Walsh who attempted to beat him with
swordcane and would deponent verify believes have
murdered him had he not defended himself Fixed 3Oth
instant.
terday on oath to Stephen oLeary, Recorders Second
Clerk of the First District that the night before on
Nayades street, he knocked down and wounded by
one Martin Nestor. Fixed 30th instant
CHARGE OF NIURDER.-The examination of
Watchman George Powers the murder George Hen
nessee on the 9th ust was taken yesterday before
corder Winter.
Jenny Sullivan witness the part of the State being
sworn tested-''I was sitting in my Iown house when
heard alarm in the street Tennessee with pitch
fork, and Powers making at him with knife did
not the beginning the difficulty This was on Deord
street the 9th instant in the evening Tennessee
struck Powers with the flat part of the ptchforkon
SIDE OF the head think, which knocked him down
against the curb-stone He did not fall fiat but caught
on his hands which Powers got up seized the ptchfork
and stabbed once or twice at Tennessee with knife
Tennessee then let the ptchork and Powers then
had the pitchfor in his left hand and the knife his
right. tennessee commenced running, and he he
attempted to pick up something's brick think Hen
had about 20 feet when he stopped to pick up
something and it was then that Powers who had caught
up with him. stabbed him. Powers then stopped in the
street and Tennessee and to Condons stables
which were only few yards off, and ran up stairs
know nothing further of the matter saw Powers 70
INTO Condons grocery and give the knife the store
Keeper Powers after waiting while came down to the
Watch.house and surrendered himself"
MOTIFS Nooman, sworn, sad'I the commence
ment OF the difficulty in question 1t happened on the
banquette on Deord street corner of Magazine about
Two weeks ago in the evening saw Tennessee on the
nanquette and Powers running towards him with knife
Hennessee told him to put the knife down and 90 away
when Powers attempted to stab him in the breast with it,
tennessee then put his hand up to his breast Pow
ers cut his hand Then Hennessee who had pitchfork
with which as ostler he had been working in the sta
besl struck Powers with the pitchfork which knocked
Powers down and Tennessee fell too After this Hen
nessee attempted to away, when Powers stabbed him
win se knife Tennessee had got only few ieetfour
Or hve teet-when stabbed by Powers and then said he
Waa kil!ea lie then ran into the stables, close by"
star Il tb s employed aboat the stables
the difficulty began There are two sta6es--one
on each corner Of tia did not stop in tho
the stable where Hennessee stopped When Henpessee
Knocked Powers down, he had got over to my stable,
across the street The first Of Powers he ran into
the stable where was and ran out anoher boy and
me) and then Tennessee came over to my stable do
not know how Powers came into stable but he
Powers came in. Without Powers saying or doing any,
thing to me when he into the stable where was
ran out and up the banquette he after Then Hen
hin fphf -fa1
very much frightened There various persons about
the street. but did not notice any of them The other
boy who was in the stable with working for Mr.
london There was man standing in the door of the
stable, whom knew by sight, who also ran ayay ran
because Powers had the knife in his hand and ran in
with it as if he intended to kill The knife was
a cheese knifei
:, Joseph Gram sworn" work for Mr. Condon not in
the stable where Tennessee but in the other close by
was putting up hay. The first Powers running
with knife in his hand Magazine street towards our
stable He entered the Magazine side and came
ouI on the Delord street side [ when he entered
Next saw Tennessee, with pitchfork his hand who
mad come out of the stable and Powers the BAN
quette on pelord street near the stable was in. Hen
had the ptchfor raised for the purpose keeping
him of-bafliDg it were. Tennessee was making
ourshes with the ptchfor and told Powers lay down
the knife Then Powers stabbed at TENNESSEE who put
his hand up to his breast and Powers then cut his hand
| then walked round behind some cabs and the next
thing Powers coming towards Condons grocery
with the knife and pchfork both in his hands don't
know what he did with the pchfork but he gave the
knife to the store-keeperH
the stable with me, and he out with me and was
standing near them when the difficulty occurred Moo
man Is the boy There another boy, who also ran
OUT ~
Michael Heating. for the State sworn was at Con-
dons stable painting, when Powers with knife in
his hand looking and acting as bent on mischief lie
rushed past me in pursuit ofanother named Halpn
think, whom he followed into Condons stable also
followed and called Powers to desist seeing deter
mlnaton on his part thought to do mischief some
one called on those around to seize weapon
10 KNOCK MN 40 w The man named Uaipn saved
inf
strokes with the knife around Tennessee the man
had been pursuing and believe also struck at Tennessee
with IT. towers then out of the stable, thought.
IN search Of the man he first pursued but with the a-
pearance OF intending to stab any he might meet
Next saw was Powers rushing into Condons office and out
again with the knife still in his hands On his coming
out there was woman with child at the whom
called to get out of his way thought he was going
TO XIII one or both of them Then Powers looked around
the several streets and soon after this Tennessee rushed
out OF the stable past me, with ptchfrk in his hand
called on tennessee not to stab him with the pitchfork
but TO Knock him down to prevent his doing mischief
Tennessee however instead of raising the fork put it in
stahbing position Powers made fight with the knife,
and was thrown down by the bridge the gutter think
and not by reason of blow from the fork He step
ping little back making his defence. Tennessee had it
then IN ms power and might have killed him but he did
not seem to want to hurt him Powers then grasped the
fork and tennessee let it so and away Powers per-
sued him with the fork hand the knife the other
ne got about half way the street he stabbed
MN. tennessee then cried out, Oh stuck >
Powers then pursued me, knife in hand up Magazine
street ran from him until found brick. then turned
round and found him in the act of giving up his knife.
which he did to Conghlin's keeper and others
then accompanied Powers to the ofce-who said
That he would surrender himself On his way he wanted
TO escape but We brought him down After return