New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-22
CITY Intelligence.

STEALING TURKEYs-Wl llam b. Smith represents him
self as boad at the house of Christian Erslow
of aatn and Barrack streets and states that he pur-
chased two turkey of Thomas Lawson for dollar He
says that after the turkeys bought and paid for the
said Lawson in his absence and took them away.
lie accordingly made complaint against Lawson for lar
ceny, and warrant was issued for his arrest.
AssAuLT-Chares Mcguire will be examined satur-
day before Recorder Caldwell on charge of assault
ing Arthur 0 Mel
HIGHWAY RoBBERY,--Willam Budd examined be-
fore Recorder Caldwell charge of having knocked
down Henry Perry and robbed him of his watch, in the
street.
MI Perry and stated that while standing
the Calroton Railroad depot Saturday last the
up and asked what time it When witness took
his watch from his pocket, accused struck him the
temple and snatching the watch ran off Witness cried
Stop him Stop him ~
Edward Evans Mr.. Perry struggling with the
cused, and when Budd ran heard Perry cry Stop him.
He accordingly after the accused and following
him along Perdo Carondeet and Poydras streets caught
him in Camp street When witness seized Budd the latter
something from his pocket and threw it in the street
The watch then picked up in the street.
Richard Bien sworn.-Saw Budd take the watch from
his pocket and throw in the street when seized by Mr.
Evans.
The accused committed for trial before Judge Larue
CONCEALED WEAPONS john Cronan yesterday
fined $50 for carrying pistol which he had discharged
probably by accident, in the street
Too MUCH ToSGuE-B Bridget Melville was yesterday
amined before Recorder Caldwell charge of disturb
ing the peace in Perddo street. and wthal of being
drunk Bridget made tremendous defence and refused
be silent when the Recorder tried put stopper
her eloquence. So she adjudged guilty of contempt
of Court for which she committed to prison for a
period of five days, and fined five dollars.
HEAVY LARcENY-A hogshead of sugar was stolen on
Tuesday night from the leyee and application made
yesterday for authorizing search for it
board the steamboat Winslow The warrant issued
CASE DIssIssEp-lean Ducrct who had been charged
with wrongfuly keeping trunk belonging to L. j Fried
lander yesterday honoraby discharged by Recorder
| Genois.
| LARcESr.-EIerman Smith yesterday accused of
having stolen cap worth S. from the of Lazarus
Roca, for which he sent by Recorder Genos to
| swer before the First District Court
ISsu1rrsG-Fecia Witt sent to the First District
Court by Recorder Genois charged with insulting Marie
Bertucheaux Felicia furnished bonds the of $500
| to appear for trial
| HARD CuARAcTER-Recorder Gcnois yesterday sent
Peter ORourk to the First District Court for trial
charge being incorrigble vagrant dangerous
suspicious character who is able to work but has neither
profession nor trade, visible wherewith to
maintain himself who is unable to procure credible tes-
timony of his good conduct and morals and who has
several been concerned in larcencs Such
| character fastened on this man by officer Buollosi
GoLp Drsr Observation-Disclosures is gold dust shop in
Barrack street the First Municipality where matters
are done up and Cafornans done brown in the shortest
notice We yesterday dozen persons all of whom
had been shaved at that shop, and of whom ha6
been so nicely skinned that they knew nothing unit
all over and hardly then Others however felt tht
process and kicked nightly but with small effect One
| of the victims informed that he had 2l5 ounces o
gold Mint weight which he induced to sell at thu
shop which refer In this quantity of fine and clea,
dust the operators managed to find thirty ounces
black sand Another person stated that his pile con
sisted of nneyye ounces and showed us the buckski,
bag in which he had carried it. This bag when saw it
contained the black sand that the operators declared hat
been taken from the nnety-fve ounces This sand ST
nearly filed the bag that it would not probably hol,
twenty ounces Of gold, additional Another showed II
four OF sand that according the shayers hal
been taken from his stock of sixteen Thus ha
most of the party been served and though some two
three of them marveed they took their money withou
having given expression to their half formed expression
As they calculated and compared matters however the
became very suspicious and after time accompanied
Of their fellow passengers to the shop determined
watch the proceedings Of the gold buyers One of then
placed himself in very favorable position and distinc
of the fellows behind the in the act
pouring something which he believes have been bac
sand into the bowl containing the gold that they wer
about to buy This operation they managed to concea
by sght-ofhand use of newspaper which they fount
for holding an instant between themselye