New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-01
City Intelligence.

Mon AT ST MAnY's MARKET-Riot and Loss
IF LUe.-festerday afternoon three went into the
Gold Region Coffee house, the of Levee street
and the St Marys Market and having called for drinks
dispute between them and the bar-keeper
about paying for them fight ensued and in the course
of the melee man whose understood to be
Kopp. proprietor of the house krew knife and killed
of the party named Thomas Henay. Kopp
and conveyed prison About three hours after
crowd gathered in and around the cotfee-house
and began to make threatening demonstrations Soon
several hundreds gathered together and the crowd
grew into a mob. They Immediately evinced rotous
disposition the removal of the body of the dead
man they commenced destroying the contents of the
house Bottles decanters and glasses Shiyered into
atoms the windows and doors broken in and the whole
establishment rendered total wreck, The mob shouted
for the author of the homicide but not finding him their
wrath against German barber who had his shop
next door and who was supposed to be part owner OF
the Gold Region Coffee house which they had Just demo
ished To his shop they went shouting for his destruc
ton The barber seeing his danger fed with the mob
bowling at his heels and took refuge in another BARRIERS
establishment Tchoupoulas street the Louisiana
Hotel Through this he escaped by back door and the
crowd entering tore up the concern and made it total
ruin.
Not yet satisfied they returned to the shop of the fee
ing barber adjoining the coffee house and scattered its
contents to the winds Capt Forno, with fifteen of the
lice were soon the spot and succeeded in arrestng
several persons suspected of being active in the affair
Two of those arrested. named Condor were conveyed
under escort to the headquarters of the police where
on application to Recorder Winter they were released
Capt Forno had difficulty in dispensing the riot
Officer Montague got his finger into the mouth of
canibal by which it nearly eaten off. and only re-
leased himself from the assaant by planting tace be-
tween his eyes which sent him somersetne across the
into the gutter vague report was rife that an
other man had been killed
strong police force stationed the of the
| riot. and further difficulty was anticipated;
Up very late hour last night no further demonstra-
| ton had been made.
| FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-Judge Buchanan
| Pyss,dne-A v. Roger yesterday put his trial,
charged with killing Theodore Champagne at an auction
store Chartres street. the goth of Novemberast
| The following gentlemen were sworn on the jury
James Lynch, Auguste Roche. Samuel Jamison Joseph
Stinson j. NJ Reeves Gustave Poree H. P. Orion, Hen
| nv w Long A. Grivot A. Harris, II. Nelson, NJ, Sage.
The Hon Pierre Soule and Hon Seth Barton appeared
as counsors for the prisoner District Attorney Morti
mer NJ, Reynolds conducted the prosecution.
After reading the indictment and the statute defining
murder the District Attorney instructed the jury that
they might bring in verdict of murder either with or
without capital punishment 1t was also matter in
their discretion modify their verdict and bring in the
prisoner guilty of manslaughter only.
The District Attorney then proceeded to read the
| of murder and of manslaughter.
He warned the jury of the solemn duty they had te
perform He expected to make out of deliberate
murder In that they had discretion but wert
bound to bring in verdict of guilty, either with OF
without capital punishment The prisoner in killing thu
man Champagne, had taken upon himself to act judge
jury and legislator 1t was the painful duty of the jury
to that the laws were vindicated and to bring in
verdict justified by the facts The laws defining the diff
fprcnt degrees of homicide read in and
pously commented on,
The District Attorney having finished. Mr. soult de
that the witnesses for the should with
draw The witnesses accordingly directed by tn
Court leave the which they did in company witt
an officer
The District Attorney in stating his said that tn
parties had met Chartres street at the auction store
Bache where an alteration having occurred Roge
seized sword which he knew to be in the house, AM
plunged it into the deceased Champagne, from which
wound he Immediately died.
The examination of the witnesses was then entere
upon. ~ 49, ~,
Goth November last Coroner of the Parish of Orleans
and was called to hold inquest the body G
Champagne. the house No 112 Charities street. Thi
was about an hour and half after the fatal stroke
rat this point of the crazy individual having TO
his associate dog raised rumpus in the purlieus OF tn
court and brought to the bar by order of the Judge
lie promised to be quiet, and was released
Examination coi,tinuedThe deceased appeared to be
man of weak constitution The wound was in the lei
side about inches deep and had penetrated to tn
heart The sword with which the wound was inficte
was nroduced in court 1t was a straight. Sergeant
sword such as is used in the U. s. Army. The woun
was such as might have been produced by the weapo
exhibited. ;,
Dr. Natalie swon-I attended the Coroner when h
held the inquest the body of Champagne The Woun
in his side about an inch and half long and 81
deep presented the appearance OF having
inflicted with sharp instrument. The sword IN cou
might have made the wound The wound, from Its al
e pearance must have produced death. The wound mu
have been inflicted hour hour and half befo
saw the body. Champagne appeared to be OF "ea
constitution. and was slighter man than the accused
Question by Mr.. Soule-He was younger than the a
cused and smaller but the difference not very grea
Deceased was not so heavy ps accused.
Mr. Dopingo,l s,co,n-Was present at the auction sto
of Mr., Bache on the goth of Novemberlast Champaign
there and said to Roger. Come let settle our
e counts Accused said very well, let us settle our
s count Accused paid deceased some money, and d
ceased then said, you owe me commission Accus
replied, in loud voice will not pay you commssie
for that may be settled before Justice of the Peace
% Deceased then said. you owe me nothing. and this
teach how in future to have dealings with farer M
: than you.n Accursd answered. do you insult m
n You are bickguard and deserve to he slapped" VIII
witness heard these words he got up from his seat
d found the parties struggling with another and
eavored to separate them because he that Roger
the stronger man. Roger was twice as strong aR Cha
y pagna.
When witness had succeeded In sep sratlng the artl
hs heard slap and tRe exclamation Of RessFA~"