New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-28


he Would e Ia week when but for The eject Of lpta.
efapue oil bis debtated and Irritable system he might
have lived to old age He was also often absent during
| the summer months.
showed that the deceased referred all his customers to
him. and kept his business all in the agents counting
room, and that whether he sick well present
absent the agent Ito the expression of
wnesses) substantially his during the thrse
years that preceded his death.
These gentlemen men of the highest standing in the
community estimate his services worth fifty thousand
dollars to Fowler during the seven years.
On the other hand the heirs show two large opera
tons amounting to $13OO00 which were transacted by
Fowler personally. They show that he discounted the
paper OF the mercantile firm of the agent to upwards Of
0000O and that his credit gave them great facilities
in the commercial world and patronage from planters in
avail himself of the Bankrupt law and was then in
debted to the deceased in the of 100000 which there
100000 for commissions as Curator of the estate.
There was no contract between the parties The court
went into lengthy detail of the for judgment
and confirmed the Judgment of the below granting
to the claimant for his services the of fifteen thou
| sand dollars
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA. In addition
the decisions given in our yesterdays issue the follow
Fonda, appellant Garland and another Beach, Defend
ant IN rule appellee Appeal from Fifth District Court of
affirmed.
cel, anpel4al vs. Estate q John Lalemette. Massey,
Court of New Orleans. Judgment affirmed.
Harding, appellant VS.. Baibiana appellee Appeal from
| tourth District Court OF New orleans. Judgment at
| frmed.
Finney, appellee, VS. Nashville Marine Fire Insurance and
Life and Trust Co.. appellants Appeal from Fifth District
| Court of New Orleans. Judgment affirmed.
Succession Of Joseph Fomer Jr Heirs Of Fower oppo
and appellants. Vim. Bogart appellee. APP
| ment affirmed.
Townsend, appellee vs. Pames and others, J. L. Lewis
Sheriff dSfs,dant N rue appelant Appeal from Third
District Court of New Orleans. Judgment Affirmed.
Daregd e. Co.. appellants Crescent Mutual Insurance
Company Of Me-. Orleans, appeess. Appeal from Fifth
| District Court of New Orleans. Judgment affirmed.
Brook, appellant VS. Stanton f. Co., dppeees. Appeal
from Fifth District Court of New Orleans Judgment a
| frmed.
Huntington. appellee Sheriff Of the Parish Of Jefferson
and The Bank Of Louisiana appellants . Appeal from Fifth
District Court of New Orleans. Appeal dismissed.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRT-Judge Buchanan
| Presdins.-A H. Hess, charged with forgery was con-
victed,
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT-PariM of
J.teson-Judge Ctark.-An injunction filed in this
court yesterday by VIM Albert setting forth that James
Brewer Sheriff of the Parish advertised for
sale certain coffee house belonging to petitioner The
petition alleges that said seizure is effect the payment
of license coffee houses amounting S67 due
the State of Louisiana for the year 1852 Petitioner
tends that he does not the tax claimed and he does
has been udicialy demanded of him has any
judgment therefor been rendered against him.
The petition AYERS that the legislative of 1850 d.
recting the assessment and collection of said tax is
constitutionafrs because said embraces than
one obect secondly because said act confers powers
cusively judicial on the Collector of State Taxes
Petitioner further that if said act is not uncon-
sttutonal it does not state, specifically, the
per centage to be paid by the coeehose keepers
specially repea all laws and parts laws upon the sub
ects treated therein among which subjects are the
to be obtained by persung that branch
of business.
constitutional and does not repeal the laws establishing
the tax to be paid by trades occupations and professions
said act is amendaory of said former laws and is
uenty unconstitutional because the amended act not
published at length.
The foregoing allegations being considered plaintiff
prays for perpetual injunction restraining the Sheriff
from the collection Of said tax and for general relief
The injunction was issued Il S Mccoy G. Roselius of
Counsel for petitioner.
victed Of having robbed Mrs, Briggs Of a watch by
snatching from her person in open daylight in the pub
committed about six weeks ago
Lacouture Is an old offender. Some years ago. on Il
passage from Havre to this port Lacouture being the
ship number OF watches stolen from passenger
and search being made they nowhere to DO found
Laeouture had with him large artn thar with false
bottom and Custonshouse officer at this port in turning
the chair ovsr discovered the false bottom with the
watches concealed init,
ssntspasd to 10 years hard labor in the psptena
tsryi
Glsbn for enbe1lement was sentenced to one year in
the State Prison and Green for selling liquor slave
hned $500 and in default OF payment sentsnced 10
the Work'house for 80 days,
FIRST DIsTRICT-Recofaer Winter--Breach
Of TustPatrick Mabon Is charged by Martin johnson
with breach OF trust The deponent states that sundy
times commencing from the LIST Of November 1850 and
running from said date to about four five months sub
sequent thereto and up March 1851 deponent did
sundry amounts, deposit with said Patrick Mahon and
wife, moneys amounting to SO out of which he has
ceved the of SIS 50 leaving balance of s5l so il
their hands Deponent has often asked the return
said money and has received in lieu thereof only eouiyoc
and false statements which statements made il
order to deceive and defraud him The fixed
$ the 29th inst
e LARcENY-Wm. Buckley, charged with stealing from
the of Julia and Carondeet streets trunk be
longing to P Caprette sent before the First Distrc
Court.
VAGRAsrs-Mary Quirk found drunk and living on tn
baDluette accOmpauipd by children tn
Work house for thirty days and the children to the Hou
| of Refuge.
Mary Riley, Bridget Ward. Amelia Reeves and An,
Campbell rail lot of Facites NymDhae sent dow
for different terms.
e The osE-EYED DRAcoN.-Elen Kecfe, with the abov
alias, down ninety days. The like will
John Clark for a term of sixty days. Peter Maloney
accused of stealing lumber discharged the
not appearing.
Mellon Paine, for disturbing the peace fined So
n Jail fees,
}, THE CASE OF WM CRosBy-In this motion for
re-hearing was made by II s. Mccoy of counsel for tn
| prisoner The charge for stealing clock from on
Of the public schools, and in the affidavit the property
the clock was alleged to be in the Public Schools Nj
| Mccoy contended that there no such corporation
n known to the law as the Public Schools and that the
| could not hold property under the title of Publ
Schools The title to the property used for the publ
schools, he commended vested in the State of Lou
'lana and the affidavit for larceny of such propert
should set forth that the article stolen of the good
and chatels of the State Of Louisiana" The Recorde
: took the motion under Amusement.
q CHARGE RoBRERY.-Henry Stamphe made oat
| that on the 18th inst at the of Live Oak an
plasance Streets he assaulted by Fritz Younl
= | or Young Fritz, who threatened to knock him into tn
middle of next week, and to use him up generally Dt
ponent further says that the said Fritz Young took hi
by the collar in very cholerc and after throw
ing him down. told him if he did give him his money
and dsgorge to the utermost farhng he would hill hi
nconnenty Fritz further took from deponent the flu
| sum of one dollar Of the lawful money of the Unite
States He, defendant gave bonds to appear Thur
day.
l. INQUEsT-An inquest was held yesterday o
the body of woman named Caroline slave of + Rchi
- who died suddenly the day previous in house
1t Philppa street Verdict" Died of Inflammation of III
bowels and stomach produced by imbbing poisonol
lie liquor" This is the of supposed posonin
- mentioned in our edition of yesterday.
# A BODY ExHuMED.-The Coroner having ha
the body of Joseph Bartlla exhumed for the purpose
uscertaining whether he died from poison suppose
the stomach and contents submitted to f. Oyell
ae experienced chemist. Yesterday he completed IL
twenty and last experiment and the result has prove
=, that there poison in the case. The unanimo,
'' opinion to be that the died of apoplexy
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From DR.. Morrison to Or.
Sherman.