New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-27
City Intelligence.

| MYSTERIOUS DEATH-Supposed Foul PLAY !-Yesterda,
afternoon about three o'clock Phppa street. near Ora
Ver was thrown into an unusual state Of furry
cement by the sudden and mysterious demise of slave
woman named Caroline the property of James Richie
AT half past two O'Clock she apparently fine health
and in less than half hour laid out CHASTITY CORPSE
was called in and the Coroner with his attend
ing surgeon examined the body but it was yet warm
they made no nquisiton No direct as to the cause
| OF her death, has been discovered.
Conjecture usual in such cases. supplied the place
| Of fact and numerous vague rumors got afoat
1t appears that certain of very enyabe rem
utation for morals reside the of the woman
who have envious and revengeul feelings to crafty and
nave thrown out certain threats that point deeds de-
stfuctVe aud dark These suspected individuals an
ignorant and supersttous rooery of nnredeemed yaga
oo VINO deal IN the arts of necromancy and dviuaton
and in ali manner of unrghteousness They had s1s
pected the woman of being acquainted by mysterious mi
taon with the practices of the mystic order of Vouoes
and regously believed that nothing in their line could
prosper while she was in the neighborhood They conf
IDENTIFY expected that they would be put down
Pregnant with this idea they supposed have held
aseereI council wherein after they made certain oaba
sc signs with chalk on the floor tied up many ball of
cotton yarn and burnt huge feathers by way
OF conurng up the end they succeeded bringing his
satanic majesty to conab and in learning from him the
nodrs oand to be pursued in getting rid of their ancient
enemy.
Rmor relates that they obtained the wished for revea
ton through the poteness of the end who it seems in
his leisure hours had studied Pharmacy one of the COL
reyes uo"h In Pandemonlum and had become adept in
the art of mixing posons. What the mixture was con-
lecture however bold ordinarily not venture to saw
Su1hce It, 1t was strong enough to kill and being admin
lsered had the desired effect Lieut. Hughes was on the
spot shortly after the catastrophe and with the spirit of
ynx-eyed inquiry sought information the accident
OF certain persons vegeatng hard by. who in logged
spirit OF sulenness refused to inform him of the place
where the body lay Their conduct has marked them as
the guilty parties if guilt there be- and should not be
surprised some rare and mysterious developments in
that quarter should turn up
The main fact is that unprepared soul has been sur
rendered up to the spirit land and that an honest and in
dustrous citizen has been deprived of valuable servant
whether by of nature or by foul means we know
not. We shall see
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA, The follow
ing are some of the decisions which read in this court
Henry n. HoweH appeee VS. Lerertch E. Ca n,neuoo,s
Appeal from East Baton Rouge. SLlDEL j. Judgment
reversed and decreed that to VIM E. Leverc and the
hrm OF leyerch Co., there be Judgment against the
plaintiff as in case Of nonsuit Further decreed that upon
the claim of plaintiff against the succession of Walsh there
Judgment Tor $1,000 and costs in the court below with
privilege on the property sequestered plaintiff paying costs
OF appeal and that the residue of his claim reserved
De against the succession in Neworeans
appellee Appeal from St Mary PREsToN. j CRosr,
j., dissenting( Judgment affirmed N'
me Sete 81 Louisiana appellee, Nm Foster, appellant
appeal from St Bernard PREsroN, 49,. Opinou and
DecfeeIhe prisoner accused Of murder convicted
OF sentenced to the Penitentary and has
appealed. -
lie complains that being in prison he was not allowed
10 ior ms defence counsel of his choice He
5t on the ath OF January and not tried until
the l2th Of that month This interval afforded ample
lime Tor him to have procured counsel of his choice in
default OF which the Court assigned him counsel who
appears by the records and briefs amply competent
to defend him
There are other grounds presented in support of an
pcaton for trial which it has heretofore been do
cided are not tenabe in this court
In arrest of judgement it urged that the place where
DEAN TOOK place Is not stated with sufficient certainty
IL is charged IN the indictment that the mortal stroke
was given in the Parish of ST. Bernard within the urs
ction OF the Second District Court that the deceased
languished and died on Lake Borgne
me Common Law adoption by our Act of 1905 was mo-
ahed by statute OF I'd George which provides that
ne the stroke has been given in England and the
death occurs out of England the reverse the killing
may be inquired of in that part of England where either
the death or stroke shs happen respectively This
gwen IN St Bernard it was immateral where the death
occurred SO that it occurred within the jurisdiction of
Another ground urged for arresting tbo ,drom.rt |
presents more difficulty
The Indictment was found the 9Th of January 1852
" charges that the crime perpetrated in November
1850 more than year before the Indictment was found
me petit Jury found the prisoner guilty granddaughter
the Act of 1905 prescrbcs that person shall be
prosecuted tried or condemned but that it should have
.eeii uisthcty charged IN the indictment
ne trial by the oaths of witnesses and other tes
to the satisfaction of the jury support their ver
iict for manslaughter
We are therefore obliged to the judgement and
We do It more readily if in point of fact the prisoner
vas from justice this prosecution will bar
mother for mansaugher containing the charge that he
led from Justice. o. '' NV
The verdict against the prisoner is set aside and the
Judgment OF the District Court arrested ithout preu
lice to legal prosecution for the crime of manslaughter
Ehzd6efh Sa'eger uite. et al appellants VS. John C
Iody, appeiiee Appeal from st. Marys'.. pREsrov
hmsa'e" sagyer r!te ct al appellants Joshua Baker
prellee. Appeal from st. Mary's.. PREsroN j. Rosr
dissenting Affirmed ~ 1900
s. ". oasev, appellee. James D,a,mmond appeRam
appeal from Third District Court of NewOrleans Rosr
-. Affirmed i>0''
Henry Bucha,a' appellee VS. H. r. Morgan 81 ai appef
;Hs' Appeal from Jefferson EusrIs c. J.. Sl1pEIL
dissenting Affirmed " ~
shhs 4 hGddea d2te!ees VS.. J. " Payne. appellant c
ppeal from Fourth District Court of Neworieans !
.usrIs, c, j. Affirmed -
Le'1 = Hooper. appellant, VS.. Helen Queens appeHee C.
ppeal from Second District Court of NewOrleans
'usris, U. -. Judgment affirmed tc
Charles Coffin appellant, L. p K,,1can aDpeL,e n e
nDeid aPpela and appellee. Appeal from Third District
ourt OF n o. Eusrls, c. j.. Affirmed
tq'aee stafn Seiber VS. Jean Lacaze appellant Francois
0"''e hse'Tt'o appellee Appeal from Second District