New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-07
City InteIligeuca.

INQUEsTs.-Deputy Coroner Ioze Yesterday
held an inquest on the body of white name I'M
known, about 40 years old found dead the
boat Phoenix, lying at the foot ursuline street Yer
dict" Died of yellow fever"
Another inquest was held the body Of white bow
about IA years old found in the river Clouet street
The deceased supposed to be the cab boy fell from
the steamboat Princess No. Monday last Verdict
Killed by drowning"
An inquest also held the body of the negro man
slave named Daney 81 years of age. belonging to Mr.
Sovereign The deceased into the river from the steam
boat Arkansas on Sunday last and drowned Verdict
accordingly.
A fourth inquest was held on the body of r.
f. Smith.a native of jackson county. Tennessee who
died on board iatboat opposite Carrolton The body
was in such an advanced state of decomposition that it
fifth inquest was held at house Burgundy street
on the body of German, named Peter Younkman aged
~ years who had recently arrived from ST. Louis and
died suddenly Verdict" Died of dnerisa OF the aortu
INQUEST DENIED.-A report appeared yester-
day in the Poce-ofice of the Fourth District to
effect that the steamship Pampero laying at the wharf
bad on board the dead body of james Templeon
inquest but was refused permission to do The widow
OF deceased stated that be died on the lth inst.
U. S. COURTS. understand that his Honor
Judge McCaleb Will hold special sessions of the T. s Cir
cult and District Courts this morning 10 O'Clock
liver his opinion in the McDonough will case and grant
orders in admiralty.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT.-This Court held
short session yesterday, and persons confined in
parish prision for minor offences arraigned
EXTENSIVE FORGERIES-I'e22 Thousand and
trtmy-two Dollars examination of d Nage charged
with having at different times in the year 1851 forged
draft on the Bank of Louisiana purportng have been
drawn by VIM Il Leverich for S597 also two other
drafts, on the Banking House of w b Partee s. Co. the
one for S2ll5 the other for $685. purportin to
have been drawn by D. W Dill and the other by r L.
Dill took place yesterday before Recorder Winter The
prisoner about years age and of gentee
| house of Alfred Kearney & Co. in this city
| Col. p. Field conducted the prosecution
The lrst witness sworn for the State VIM. L. Lev
erich He testified as follows; have examined the
q t1rh the 1o1nl ,-,,
der fenois, which said affidavit is filed in court the
check was not executed or signed by me- purports
have been signed by and is drawn the Bank of Lou
sana keep, and did at he time of the date of the
| check, account at the said Bank | saw said
the ann sy R ns in i Of
the signature to the check purpors to be in imitation of
my signature the signature not made by me ; / am
acquainted with accused he formerly clerk of Alfred
kearny * Coz he came to frequently to collect bills
they were sometimes paid by checks the bank of Lou
isiana and at times on the other banks it time
after the forgery before any clue could got to the guilty
party Captain Yoqenes took some steps in the matter
Cross-eramjmed-I do not say do | know that the
bills collected of me by Nage, were always collected by
| Robert NJ Davis witness for the State sworn-I am
Cashier of the Bank of Louisiana the check in court
paid by the first teller; the stamp on it that of the
teller the check was paid and entered the first tel
Ter chcckbook but it transferred to the
he discovered the forgery Victor ST. Victor
was first teller at the time he about 10 years old
aud enteebled by age the check in question was taken
to Recorder Genois' office by 1 never saw the ac.
cused before made efforts discover the PARTY who
| n
| Monroe who was arrested but comparing his hand
writing with that in the body of the check he was dis
charged. Our suspicion then directed towards ac-
cused by of the similarity his handwriting with
that in the body of the note and atavts made
eordingy Previous to the date of this check Alfred
hearny Co had an account on books and checked
on us Mr. St Victor is no longer in the employ of the
| Bank
| Alfred kearny, witness for the State sworn-I know
accused he was in my employ clerk. and stayed in
my house some time he left my employment in Novem-
Der or December 1919; the accused engaged in no
business afterwards that of stayed with
his friends he had money when he left me he was in
my employment four five years have examined the
check filed in this and in my opinion the filling up
is in the handwriting of the accused know his writing
well have no doubt that the filing up in the check is
in the handwriting Of accused the checks in ease No
5s3 look the body OF them like Nagies writing one of
the checks seemed in feigned and the others in natu
raj hand one of the signatures looks made by him
| to-wit that of Il, S. Dill
Crosseraninei-l have recently examined the writing
of accused and from my intimate acquaintance with his
writing, have no doubt that he Yrete the checks
Chares g, Barkley, for the State syorn-Accused has
frequently been in my store Camp street Ahout the
time OF the forgery. Mr. Monroe my clerk gave me roll
of money for safe keeping which Ne said belonged to
/ accused.
Daniel Monroe for the State sworn-l was acquainted