New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-01
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER
DAILY CRESCENT.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL !
THE CONSOLIDATED CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Local Intelligence.

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Of THE CONSOLIDATED CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Local Intelligence. es.=ssi
FIRST DISTRICT CouRT-Judge Larue-Iridi
for Forgery NagIe charged With forgery, in forg
Of Louisiana for S594 drawn the fourteenth day OF
January 1851 and for ntterng said check sas Put upon
his trial yesterday. .sr
VIM Ii Leverich a witness on the part of the State.
wornTested that the ch eek exhibited in court pIr-
Bank of Louisiana is forged check knows e. accused
he had often to witness from the house OF Ared
Kearney Co. with bills for collection which witness paid
by checks different banks the check exhibited bears
date the 14th Of January 1851 ~ I.7>l
tied paid the Bank Of Louisiana witness
was the cashier Of that bank. r7 = ,s,l.
Alfred Kearney, for the State calied-Knows the ac-
cused he in the employment of witness four or hye
months; knows his hand writing from having frequently
him write the filling and the figures y the BODY
cused the signature does not look like his handwriting
Captain Youens to Office of witness and compared
the handspring in the check to the handwriting Of
cused and found them to correspond The handwriting
in the check looks as if was written by accused accus-
ed had means when he left the Of witness
MI Monroe. for the State Has known the ac-
cused since 1885 Accused about the 18th of january
1851 to witness and proposed to him to go into the
grocery business witness agresd to the proposition pro-
yded Nage would furnish the capital: Nagle agreed to
do So when witness made inquiries to the cost Of
grocery store and found that it would eost Nage
days afterwards gave witness $3.50 to make
payment on the grocery store .
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the $3.50 given him by Maggie for the having
him Nagle arrested IF the balance he had spent
among his friends and for the benefit Of his (wtncsso
wife and children.
Mr. White for the State sworn-Accused confessed to
witness that he had committed the forgery with which he
is charged witness accused the Leyee accused
told witness that he had been travelling in France and va
rous other countries including trip to the Worlds
etc. etc witness then accused that he suspected
of forgery here ana he ought leave thecity lit
then that accused confessed that he had commtted
the forgery and said that Victor ST. Victor could not de-
tect it,
Coss-eraaned Accused confessed to the forgery vol
unfairly he had attempted to implicatc witness and Mr
Monroe in the forgery had heard that the Bank had Of
sred reward Of $1,000 for the detection of the
told witness that he had successful in
Captain Youenes Chief of Police, the State, called
Had made efforts to Maggie made the affidavit in
which the warrant for the arrest oil the accuseu was
accused bad been absent from the State about egh-
teen months previous to his arrest the warrant ssu
ed the 2sh of January immediately after the forgery
Peter Hand. for the state caled-ls Police ocer oil
the city and arrested about the 10th Of Sep
tember last the Levee has heard that reward vas Of
fered the accused and it advertised
seicshnaydre. for the State is an officer Of
Police accused was suspected c forgery and ie the
State about eighteen months the next thing witness
heard Of him he had been arrested. - F7'1
4 The testimony In the case was here closed .s
Mr. Miller young member of the Bar appeared for the
accused and made able defence Mr. District Attor-
ney Dunn closed for the prosecution. -.
The jurors having required expanationas to the
stated in explanation that accused had told him that he
the forgery because had dfvsl
1t.
termned to get living some way.
jury then retired to consider of their verdict
ten minutes they returned with verdict Of guilt,
the charge of forgery and not guilty on the charge
uterng the check forged The prisoner was sent to ai
to await his sentence.
MURDER TRAL.-George Powers was put OIL
his trial yesterday for the murder of Michael lIennesses
Fat Condons stable onIagazine street. the 9th Of Jun
last. The deceased died the 14th of June-fvc day
after the wound was inflicted The accused is about fit!
years Of age and had been employed night watcma'
the First District police.
The first witness called the State Deputy Cor6
ner Loze--ne testified that hed the inquest th
body of Michael enppssey the 14th last oun
dead in The Charity Hospital saw the wound on there
ceased il was inflicted in the pcJ,aftta and was abou
| six inches deep aud inch wide. The wound wen
through the rectuin and penetrased the bladder Th
wound was sufficient to produce death.
l. Maurice Newman for the state calied.-Was at Con
dons stable the 9th of June last accused COM
into the stable with knesin his hand: Heunessey toll
Stabbed him IN the street mepnesry hired
the stable by Mr. Condon The witness appearing some
what reluctant in giving his testimony the Judge said
him: Tell all you know about this matter, III pu
: observation-disclosures was chasing witness with I'll
i knife when uennessey told him to lay it down Pewy
| then after Hennessey and cut him in the hardi
purs ued him into the street and stabbed him behind
Condons stable is the of Magazineand Deor
streets; the knife used upon Hennessey was chees
! knife; Hennessey had pitchfork in bis hand an
knocked Powers down with it after had him
II hand ;~wness of the stable when Powers cam
into it, witness did so because he did not like to sta
there after Hennessey had knocked Powers down. Hen
. 4 nessey fell. and Powers then stabbed him. -
Michael llapin for the State, sworn-saw Powers 6
grocery and ask for cheese knife he then pul
sued Hennessey and stabbed him with ike knife saw tn
wound on Hennessey Powers was brought to Condor
stable in cab witness is cabman, and went to tn
stable with four five other cbmen of whom wante
get money FROM Powers for driving him in cab Pow
had asked to be driven to the tabe where ne said
, would pay for his cab ride. ..li.s..
in with knife in his hand saw Hennessey con
down Delord street with fork be met Powers and to
him lay down the knife did nots any wound il
s. cted, but afterwards Powers deliver the knife
the grocery saw afterwards that Hennessey had bee
stabbed, -- --..
: -O'Brien called-saw Powers running after He
Messy with pitch-fork and knife in his hands He
and killed, and that Powers had him he wanted
> send for priest and doctori Hennessey in tt
Hospital before and after he was dead saw him put in
p. Condor called Saw Powers standing the ba
quet with knife in his hand, and saw him running aft
iennessey about two or.three minutes afterwards hea
lieunessey say that he was stabbed Hennessey did
fall after he stabbed but went into the stables thin
that accused and deceased were not acquainted preyo
81 to the affray -...
TO - Sullivan called.-Heard that there was murder
the street, went out and saw Powers with knife in
= hand Hennessey had pitch-fori and knocked Powe
down with it Powers then got up and made two stabs
= Hennessey went up to Heunessey and that he W
stabbed; Powers then gave up the knife to the stoi
y keeper.
Cross-e1anined. -Hennessey running and in the
Z of STOPPING if to pick up stone Powers stabbed hi
he behind Powers seemed very much excited his ey
!. looked singular never saw man with such eyes;
~ Dr. Laborde sworn.-Was present at the post morte
Aelu VI lleuueSseyi uecets
had wound in the rectum. penetrating the bladder al
~ there doubt that the wound produced the dea
" of d ceased; as Hennessey brought to I
AZ Hospital witness examined his wound and pronounced
Vi mortal
OIL The testimony the part of the State here close
lis For the defence Capt MCovern of the Second Distr
on Police had known accused about two year
nn his general reputation was that of very industrio
: peaceable and quiet man.
Stephen OLeary. sworn-Has known the accused sol
years he wtchman under the control Of witnes
his general reputation was that OF peaceable man wh
bp hoy hn
BILE very prudent 49,
Mrs Kingsbaker called-saw Powers on the day of t
. killing OF Hsnnessey got in cab with accused to go
witness while in the cab at which she became alarm
got of the cab if she had known the situation
er the accused she would not have gone with him he
and went into several houses to call for ladies
so with them and after getting back into the cab he
u peared off than when he got outs he appeared to
drunk.
a. Another witness testified that she saw the accused
the day his child died spoke to him and he did not kn
her; asked him about the baby and he did not seem
understand this the day ilennessey was kille
~ he seemed nightly out of his mind
s- Goldman. for the defence, caiedl-Was at Condo
stable the day of the homicide referred to saw Ill
nessey with pitchfork in his hand and Powers witt
:. and Powers then pursued him; Hennessey, in n
ming stopped down as if to pick up something and ~
w then stabbed him went to Powers and said to
that very foolish thing Powers looked very wi
he then delivered the knife to one he had
viouy picked up the pitchfork and delivered it with
- knife
g. Wallace Regan cal'sd-Saw Powers and IIenncssy.
,by with Knife and the other with pitchfork he
t. some one say hit him - withthat Honnessy made
stabs at Powers with the pitchfork and then kDoc