New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-11
City Intelligence.

ere are at present colned IN De fareh Prison. either
not baiabe or unable to give bail 252 who awaiting
their trial before the First District Court Thirteen
charged with murder three with being accessory to
der and five with granddaughter These by means
al VINO are charged with being concerned in homcides
the great majority amounting to between thirtyfye and
1ory peing at large on bail Four Of the list in and out
OF prison. arc charged with house burning thous
and and twentythree with noxicat fighting and dis
turning the peace six with mayhem in biting off noses
ears and fingers and gougng out eyes one with perjury
twenty with robbery two with ltreating slaves and
eight hundred and sixty with being poor, houseess,
homeless riendess idle too proud to work and too law
to steal About four hundred Of the latter class are con-
fined in the Work house and House of Refuge The fill
ing Of the last named institution is matter of no DIFF
fculty, the prisoners for the most part in heinz
brought before the Recorders too poor or too
to demand trial by jury presumed guilty of the Of
fences charged and required to prove their Innocence In
the absence of this exculpatng proof they usually
hustled out of the Recorders Courts by hearted
polcemen-who neglect opportunity to hurry them
along by shoye-and consigned to the Work-house
until such time 1t shall please good fortune to release
| them Here is the grand catalogue
Aiding and assisting to escape 9; arson, assault
with intent to murder So assaulting policemen 1922
sault and battery 400 attempt at burglary attempt
at suicide 81 assault with dangerous weapon 81
sary to suicide breach of the peace 466; breach of
trust 81 burglary 81 bartering with slaves carrying
conceaeu Weapons 81 cruelty TO animals. counterfeit
ing 81 deserters 90 disturbing the peace $780, entering
with intent to steal q embezzlement escaped from
workhouse. g. fugtves from justice fighting and dis
turbng the peace go; forgery 81 free persons In the
State in contravention of law 3s gambling 13 house
breaking q highway robbery, O. harboring slaves 10
horse stealing, Il indecent exposure of person. 25 ill
treating slaves 4 insanity So intoxication 1903
toxication and disturbing the peace 57 keeping sor
derby houses, 90 larceny 2Os; kidnapping, 81 mutiny
8 MAYHEM. m d.
under false pretences A opposition to law, 2 passing
counterfeit money, II perjury, pckpockets Access
sary to rape 81 receiving stolen goods renting
to slaves riot 81 robbery 20 selling spirituous liquor
to slaves IA slaves stealing, IA slaves ill treated q
violation of city ordinances, 72-ota $780, OF these
1854 were males and 1886 females
This shows the whole list for the past three months in
jail and out to number several thousands These multi
Piled by three-the number of notorious scamps AID
vagrom men " and women who ought to be in confne-
ment-make mp the astonishing number of 1850 Multi
ply the number Of arrests in three monthsone quarter
the yearly four and the average will up the grand
total of % $50 for the year which will not be high est
mate, considering the fact that the number multiplied is
taken from the statistics of the months when
business in the thieving line dull and rascaly flies off
to roos in the northern cities and among the fashionable
watering places
These facts show that during the hot season. and not
wthstandng the general dullnes there has been per-
rejoicing among the snappersup of little things about
decks'
As the cold weather approaches we expect reinforce
ment of ons from the north when the police will have
no longer to complain of of business to keep
their hands in.
A HORSE AND MULE AFFAIR-On the nirht
before last two draymen of whom drove mule and
the other horse brought up opposite cabaret IN the
Second District. They went in and got on general
drunk On bnrna
almost exactly alike they unable to distinguish
them and in the dark exchanged vehices-the owner of
the horse taking the rens of the mule and the of
the mule driving the horse They logged on together in
in high maudn state distance of several squares both
highly delighted with each other and neither discovering
the error Next morning the mistake was revealed but
neither knew the true state of the facts Each
that his very fine horse mule had stolen and re-
placed by the utterly worthless mule of the other
Accordingly both sped off for the police office determined
to make affidavit of the facts and demand the arrest of the
offender The owner of the mule arrived first and pro-
ceeded dictate to the agreeable clerk the form of his
affidavit He stated that his mule had been stolen from
his stable and replaced by most fororn specimen of
horse, that was windgaeG spawned hipshoten wrune
in the withers ewenecked boned etc He
was proceeding thus when the of the horse arrived
and commenced description of the mule that had been
foisted upon him From his account, the mule was To-
sarcasm on the ackass breed the time of
Baaam to the present day Happily the mistake was ex
planned and the parties took drink on it,
Bro STEAI.-Albert Dodge made oath yester
day before Recorder Genois that he is the agent of Mr.
odorren who keeps shirt store at No 20 Charities street
and that on or about the Slst of January last large
quantity of shirts, cravas, etc. amounting in value to
about $1,000, felonously taken and carried AWAY
from said store, by person or persons unknown
Deponent further stated that from information received
he had good reasons to believe and verify believed that
the above mentioned stolen property portion thereof
is concealed and in possession of Mrs Thompsonre
siding at the of Roman and st philin streets
Search warrant issued.
FRUIT HUNTERS. Michael Paperant was the
owner of fruit stand in ST. Mary's Market to which
fruit stand Nj Caserzent went the Gath ut and tore it
down. scattering the fruit to the four corners o-he
Markethouse Paperant expostulated whereupon Cazer
cent walked into his affections and beat him after yerv
savage fashion The accused yesterday by the
Recorder Of the First District to give account of him
self before the First District Court
Enthusiastically morning, about o'clock, a
fire broke out in house Camp street between st
Mary and st. Andrews streets occupied by Mr. Irwin az
an apothecary store The building which was owned BY
Mr. Oliver, was destroyed The police found quantity
of combustble materials in the yard which led them to
believe that the fire originated by design
MAN TRAP DEMoIIsHED-The tottering wall
OF the building on Graver street. in the of the st
Charles HOTEL which has long threatened the safety of
passengers that side Of the street. has been pulled
down Thanks to the rather late vigilance of some one
AGGRAVATED AssAuLT.-Michael Kelly, for
beating John Galaghan who threatened with a
loaded pistol held in the hand Of said Michael was YES
terday sent by Recorder Winter before the First District
Court, to be tried therefor
HATs.-D'Arcy, the prince of tylers, who
holds forth at the Of Canal Charities streets
has just returned bringing with him new stock of every
thing new, fashionable and stylish in his line fine hat
accompanied by elegant boot considered ndispensi
Bile in the getting upn of fashionable young gentlemen
particularly among the fair sex, who in forming their
opinions of the beaux, always go to errcmtes Darcy
has knack of fitting the hat to the and the man to
the hat in such to make the one become the
other lie has always hand articles made Of the best
material and done up according to the latest :'agony
He is also well supplied with umbrellas and baby
jumbers of the most modern "rage.' Whoever is in
want of either of these articles of dashing plugm
should not fail to look in and examine his stock See adj
vertisement in another column
n OCAL AFFAIRS.-The following notice is
u taken from the Louisville Courier Of October 80,
d. RYER1h gentleman conspicuous his ro
on His abilities acknowledged by friend pstunts
and he almost Invariably All South as
wealth and the howell poverty His plain his
smiling face softens thu pangs Of disease
genius extracted the from the This e
adds to their utility and certainty.