New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-17
City Intelligence.

ANOTHER ATRocloUs MuRDER-Our city has
never before suffered under the presence of such
of desperadoes infest it, Scarcely day passes.
that not marked by rocity that makes shuder
and our readers rarely open our without finding
murder recorded in its city columns Not street murders
or deaths from collisions occasone by hot blood but such
as are prompted by desire for gold and committed mostly
by wretches whose evil deeds have driven them from the
larger and cities of the Northern States Europe
We have another horrible crime to record: the
murder of faithful slave and the robbery of her mas
ters premises under her charge,
Mary mulatto servant of j. p Chlion. residing with
hun at the corner of Couet and Craps streets in the
Third Municipality was found dead in her masters house
on sunday night and thing valuable carried away
from the place One fearful wound appeared the face
of the girl which had laid her right cheek open for
its entire length The fatal wound in the neck and
was Of most shocking nature entirely dividing the wind
pipe the esophagus and the carotid artery and must
have produced death in very short time, razor and
marine spike, the former the instrument with which
the murder committed and the latter that with
which the armor containing Mr. Chions money etc,
was broken open were found in the room where the
victim lay dead.
The money and ewery taken from the armoir rep
resented by Mr. Chion to have amounted to $1,000
yellow silk handkerchief found in the room
where the girl was lying and is supposed to belong to
painter who had been employed at the house weeks
ago by MIR Chllion Mrs jolly, who resides next door
to the scene of the murder declares that she this
painter near the door Sunday afternoon, and heard
him make inquiries relative to Mr. Chlion which
Mary answered No arrest had been made up late
hour last evening
THE PAYAN ROBBERY. Pierre Bardoa, the
person who purchased the clothing stolen in the
part of January from Pagan yesterday ordered
by Recorder Gcnos appear trial befor Judge Larue
the charge of having received the goods knowing them
to have been stolen Bardoa gave bonds for his appear
4 ance in the sum Of $500.
lNQUEsT-A Coroners inquest was yesterday
held in Adenc street. between pOydrts and Perdido
streets. the body Of known only Ned a
native of Ireland aged about 35 years VerdictDed Of
inflammation of the liver.
A BAD BuSINEsS.-A young man named Pat
rick Flynn yesterday charged with his wife with
having set fire to his dwelling in Apollo street
Saturday night last 1t is the father of the accused who
makes this charge he had made previous against
the parties of assault and battery There to
be quarrel between the father and which has been
carried into the courts and suits pending which III
yove the property that young Flynn and his wife
charged with having attempted to burn.
DEsoRpERLY HousE-The house of Eliza
Brown in Burgundy street between Customhouse and
Canal yesterday complained of by Ann Wilkinson
dsoricry. and adopted to ascertain the
facts thereto pertaining.
CHEESE.-A charge was Yesterday brought
against David Cornell before Recorder Caldwell which
unless dsproycd will njurc his reputation for honor and
honesty. The offence alleged against him is larceny in
having stolen box of cheese from the Lcvec Cornell
declares that the cheese belonged to him that he
produce witnesses prove it. while others state that the
cheese belonged board the steamboat Indiana. The
Recorder will inquire further into the mysteries of the
affair tomorrow.
BooTS.--Recorder Caldwell yesterday com
mited Robert Haney for trial before Judge Laruc
charge Of having stolen pair OF boots from shoe store
on the Lcvee
FIRST MUNICPALIrY CoUNnII.--This body
was called together last evening but upon calling the roll
Council adjourned to Monday evening next
We are informed that some of the members think it
illegal for the Municipality Councils to do any business
as such since the law passed Consolidating the city
Observation-Disclosures Halfriel was Yesterday
committed for trial before Recorder Gcnos on charge
of assaultipg stanslaus Webber at No Sc st. Philippe
street.
YouTHFuL INNocENcE.-A young gentleman,
mot