New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-17


Iona on ihe top If the head. penetrating tho hone
There was fracture Of the skull and extravnsated
blood about the BRAIN but there general fnes of
the blood vessels There was eusion of water the
brain. The condition of the brain might have been
by blow previous disease but occasioned by
blow must have been inflicted than fifteen minutes
before the DEATH Ut said that deceased died in about
| Is minutes after Clark struck him.
John D. Earnest, sworn.-'1 occupy q house within
yard AT six o'clock the evening of last Friday week.
saw a man in the yard with Clark Clark had board
in his hand about four feet long and the laying
beside him the ground bleeding profusely did not
see Clark strike him. The cried out but could not
distinguish what he said called to Clark not to strike
down. and I'll strike you too The house is next door
stanton's ice house The who struck had gray
first directed to Clarks yard by quarrelng words between
Mrs Clark and the whom afterwards bleeding
Clark pushed his wife into the house. Afterwards saw
third man in the yard but do not know whether he
from the street or the house This and Clark took
up the bleeding and helped him out of the yard
| did not see the bleeding man afterwards"
Elizabeth Lukes, sworn.-(Witness spoke in the Ger
man language( "The man who was killed went into
Carks yard lie appeared to be unwell and laid down
Mrs Clark ordered him to leave the yard Mr. Clark then
went into the yard and struck his wife lightly with
of wood and told her to go into the house lie then
struck the man on the head. The piece of wood
longer than my and not so large my wrist
so much frightened that could not look The wood
into the yard of the accused without difficulty Another
man helped Clark to carry the wounded the
yard AS they going out Clark wanted to strike the
wounded again. but his assistant would not let him,
This about o'clock in the evening" nearly two weeks
ago.
Cross-examined-a Clark and the man take the
wounded man into the DOCTORS shop. This an hour
after, and the not dead then. When the de-
entered Clark yard he shaking appeared
| to be sick. He did not appear to be drunk
J.H Wilson, sworn-"I work at the ice house Com
merce street In the early part of the present month
leading deceased 0'ROOrkp m
peared to be Intoxicated Ten minutes afterwards Clark
came to our door and said he had hit that ORourke
had some blood on his shirt when he passed with Clark
About fifteen minutes after that crowd at the
corner of Louisa street and shut up the cehouse to
was on the ground shaking like in fit. There
was priest with him I remained there two OR three
minutes. The next thing I heard, O'Rourke dead
Mary Ann Tufts sworn" saw o'Rourke in the yard
of Clark on Commerce street. between Deord and Louisa
streets in this District went to Mr. Clark's to visit
girl who lived there. ORourke lying the ground
shaking and Clark wanted him to get up and go away
but the could MT do it. Clark then kicked him he
then brought pole and struck him his back The
man got up go out and took hold of the pole keep
Clark from striking him again Clark then pushed him
over into tub and when he sitting upright in the
tub Clark struck him the head with chair
times The could not get up and Clark then struck
him again on the back with piece of wood Young
man then in and took ORourke Of the tub and
assisted Clark to take him out of the gate and
him to the of Commerce and Louisa streets where
went back into Clarks yard When Clark returned he
said he did not want any loater his yard At O'Clock
IN the evening saw the same 20 ourke) lying dead
at the Doctors shop There was no weapon in ourke
hands when Clark struck him There blood but
not much running down O,Rourkes face, l the
beginning of the matter. ORourke did not attempt
strike Clark Elizabeth Lukes, another Witness lives
next door to Clark live at the Annunciaton
and Poeyarre.'
On the cross-examinaton. additional facts were
elected.
Officer Farrell Sworn Testifed that he asked Clark
why he had killed that man (ORourke); he said Be-
cause he came into my yard"
Clark sent before the First District Court on the
1 ri nj mn t9nrn yib tsSpifa jiSuI
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-Jxdge Lorue-.1fore
otHe ST. Mny's Market RtoSDanel Lyons yester-
day put his trial in this court the charge of being
concerned in the riot at the Gold Region Coffee House
Both April last. in which the named Thomas IIaney
was killed The charge embraced the offence of breaking
up the furniture of the BARRIERS shop adjoining, etc
The testimony of Officer Fuller was that on the 3oth
of April last about x O'Clock he heard murder
had been committed at the Gold Region Coffee House.
the of South Market and Levee streets He went
to that Coffee House and found it full of people Saw the
prisoner at the bar laying hold Of and trying
get behind the bar He urging the crowd TO break
up the house, saying, Damn the house, let break it
upr' Witness told prisoner that the murderer Haney
arrested and was only servant in the house and
that the proprietor away He continued threaten
ing, and encouraging the crowd Witness kept prisoner
back for awhile and witness went the banquete
to send men to different stations the crowd commenced
breaking up the house Accused and three others
were the principal actors in breaking up the house The
arrest ofthe prisoner at the bar took place almost hour
after the killing of Haney Other testimony corrobora-
tive of the foregoing introduced The jury brought
in verdict of guilty and the prisoner remanded
| for sentence.
KENos Goop,Frederick Stone was tried on the charge
of dealing the banking of Keno for lucre causing
divers idle and evil disposed persons to play at said
The proof was clear to the offence The Judge charged
the jury that if they found the game of Keno to BE-
banking game they might convict the prisoner otherwse
to acqut The jury decided that it not banking
| game and brought in verdict Of not guilty1
| KIckEp WoMAy.-Patrick Reynolds. for committing
an Assault anu euttery ssrs GaaFnA put ON Ills
of the jury was guilty
| Acau1rEp-George Rome, charged with stealing $3.50
from the premises of John Anderson on Regions tpaet
the 18th of May, was tried The prosecutor test6ed
to the previous good character the accused to his sober
and industrious habits etc IIaa dozen other persons
had equal access to the house when the money stolen
and suspicion might have equally attached to either Of
them There no direct testimony the truth of
the charge and the verdict of the jury not guilty
CorLp Nor AGREn.--The jury in the case of Charles
Reynolds, charged with throwing VIM. Femming out of
the third story window of Beattys Exchange on Com
mon street with intent to murder him could not agree
and after having been locked up all of Tuesday night re-
ported yesterday through their foreman that they
not able to agree on verdict. They We're discharged
from the further consideration Of the case,
FIRST DISTRICT School BoARD.-This body
should have met last night but owing mapprehen-
sion the part of of the as to the hour of
meeting quorum did not assemble. Some the mem
bers thought the hour Of meeting was O'Clock and
Others that seven the hour So it was there was no
session.
EMEuFE IN CAMP sTEEEr-A lively episode
in the slow epic of everyday events occurred tho obr
day in Camp street 1t was little family affair in which
blows and black eyes said to have been given but
none the less rich for all its sacred privacy The facts of
the case are fast growing into flower and we NAV at no
distant day enliven readers with detailed statement
OF things they TRANSFERRED, The story is exceedingly
racy,
MlSAPPREHENSION OF THE GENDERs "A clerk
Of ONE of the Superior Courts yesterday calling the list
OF witnesses in d certain case, called out "Gentlenen
please answer to your names when called" and then
called Ann Smith and Jane Kelly These gentlemen
in pcttcoats did not answer.
Blow HER BRAINS ouT.--Emelic Heubanks
made oath before Recorder Winter on the 18th inst
at 70 Nayades street. Peter Ritter assaulted her and
with drawn pistol threatened to blow her brains out etc
Emily having better for her brains than to have
them blown out thus "bows' Peter Fixed 18th inst
KILLED IIrM.-Richard Plat on the charge of killing
Bernard McDermo the Sst Of March last is to be ex
amined on the I'D inst
Charley Smith for an attempted violence
on Elizabeth LANCER is to be examined the 18th inst
enthusiastically Crane was arrested Yesterday
on charge of attempting to make burglarols entry
into house North Market street Examination 18th
inst.
1NQUEsT.-An inquest was held yesterday by
Coroner Wilkinson; in house No I'll Tchoupitoulus
street the body of James Kennedy aged about thirty
years native of Ireland who fell into the river on We'd
nestay evening about O'Clock the foot of St joseph
street. Verdict, Accidental drowning"
y. R. Steel,
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