New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-15

WHOLESALE ASsAssINATIoN.- days since
Captain Youennes Of the Second District Police,
formed that band of mnrderers marauders vagabons
land pirates and di5ste'os were nhabng the terra cog
na that borders the Lake ds ads and there carrying
on sort of predatory warfare to the great detrmen of
honest property and frequently to the shedding of blood
The Lake fs fiRGs lies in the Parish of St John the
Baptist: 1t is broad and beautiful sheet of
studded with green islands that blossom with perennial
glory of wild vines aud parasites and fading flow
Here the OUTLAW. whether threading the painless
mazes the woods or skimming with light canoe the
CLASSY surface of the Lake may well feel To uu
kennel him from his dark retreat is then undertaking
not to be grnned at by those who have teeth.
1t is known to readers that many mysterious muir
ders have been committed in midst during the past
year Assassations have taken place in midst almost
uuer l'se eye Oh the ponce. ono victim mas followed
another in quick succession The witnesses to these mis-
deeds have in some instances fenbloody sacrifices to
the fears Of the assassin.
The officers of the Second District. becoming
these facts traced the depredators to the Lake above
named
Accordingly. on Saturday last officers Delarue Nav
Paysant and tennessee. took small craft pre-
pared themselves visit the Dirk Hatterack den
of the suspected murderers They expected desperate
conflict and accordingly prepared themselves with the
nefdfu provisions and an alarming amount Of villainou
saltpetre"!
They struck through labarynthne route of bayous.
oughs and cu-ofs that drain the Mississippi opposite
the Sauy6 plantation.
Finally. they arrived at Dutchmans Bayou where they
had been informed the they in pursuit of
supposed to burrow small green island overarohcd
with many an arcade Of wild and vagran vines lay in
poet might whisper love and sonnetize
From morn to noon. from noon to dewy eve; =
OF whore blackbrowtd murder might hatch destruction
The officers kept both eyes skined and conducted them
selves with valorous discretion After time they dis
covered three men in shelllke halop sometimes called
a skiff and on their landing rushed upon them
The vagroms " being unarmed-in the expressive lin
of honored policeman of oldrn time-were easily
eomPrehended f" They were brought to town yester
day Their names Nincenzo yichana Francois
fhine salvador Seta and another whose could
not get.
The following is the substance of the affidavit which
made previous to their arrest
Captain John Youennes makes oath that the Goth of
Manuel Cutino the 10th of March last another mur-
der was committed on Giuseppe Zarpo and the
Crespo within the limits of the Second District
He states that from the information he has received
the first murder was committed by vincenzo vehio
the second by Antonio Xerd and the third by per-
son unknown This affidavit was filed on the 10th l..
The prisoners were Yesterday examined by Rec Ter
Genois They all made voluntary Statements wherein
some shrewdness was displayed but nothing elected
whereby citl er could be eliminated
They were rcmanded for further examination.
SECOND DIsrRlCT--Recorder Gea0is Court
FRAUD CoahuprIoS.-W. r Connor makes oath that
yesterday two individuals to him unknown. obtained
from him his gold watch and guardchain and $40
in gold.
Breach OF TRusr-Mezez Brothers made AFFIDAVIT YES
terday that several occasions during the last two
months, he had entrusted to Emile Kowrr quantity
of boxes of thenish wine to be sold for his
said Emile has sold the wine and appropriated part of
the proceeds amounting to Sl2O to his use
BuRGLARy.-Fenry Holm swears that on the night be-
fore last the barroom of the house kept by him the
corner of Gallatn and Hospital streets forcbly
tered and the of about $3.50 quantity wearing
apparel and there watches foniuusly taken and
carried away The deponent further that he has
good reason to believe that the stolen property is
cealed in and about certain houses in Gallan street
which houses he will designate to the police Warrants
were issued.
srrAllNG PoTAToEs-John Quade yesterday arrest
cd for the above named offence He renanded for
examination.
Losr lis WATCH-Thomas Norris made oath That, on
the night previous. gold watch and chain. nun Der
80 sS marked q. Cooper London felcnouSly taken
from him.
FIRST DISTRICT - Recorder JFiffer. The
cvec of his Honor yesterday attended by lev
crowd of Migrants ana agrantcsses fighters and fghtee
Some were bound to keep the peace. fined and
others sent to baSk in the Arcadtn shades of Ieyia
street Nothing of special Importance TRANSFERRED.
lNouEsT--lled yesterday on the body of a
woman named Fctoric, aged IS years. yerdic--Died
apoplexy.