New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-08
City Intelligence.

ROBBING THE DEAD ARREST OF THE Pr
Yesterday and the night before it having been
nosed abroad that the bodies killed by the explosion of
the steamer st James had been robbed and mutated by
band of the Lake, considerable excitement
the consequence. individuals and squads of excited
hearing of the dread surmse moved from all quarters in
the direction of the different police offices to learn if such
the horrid fact All of stories told, and
they passed from mouth to mouth assumed shapes
with shades Of horror personal inspection of the
male corpses showed that such of them had outer
garments had their pockets turned inside out Counsel
or j. NJ Wolf of the drowned, said to have had
upon him gold lever watch and over hundred dol
lars in bank bills and other money Several others who
known to have been sitting at the time of the
tastrophc engaged in game of cards and consequently
with considerable about them afterwards found
floating with their pockets completely red One young
lady with chapet of sea weed twned in her auburn hair
had several OF her fingers split from knucke to nail She
had rings and the red rutans had split her fingers
reduce swelling of the flesh in the more read
lily to wiring from them the garnish gauds-the rings
Another had her torn and gashed, in the
ner, that bracelet might be prated from her stiened
yet beautiful limb Another-aye another showed the
marks in her acerated whence the rdrops had
been torn with avaricous haste by the coorant iends
too, peradventure tugging for the prize And shall
fourth Yea, afourth had been encountered by
monster more impatient Of spoil who to from
her hand plain gold rings which she known to
have worn, had severed the fingers. flesh and bone
What more Of outragewha! Of tiendish reyel
there perpetrated the floating charnel surmise
lighting in the horrible has venture to decare but
the charges too revolving for fancy the gloomy
| and satanic, decline to make note of them.
1t difficult at first for the most plant creduity to
give to these stories when they got aoat and nothing
but ocular proof would have suficed.
The day after the catastrophe suspicious looking
schooner known to be manned by nurslings of
long marked by the officers of the law had been seen
lowering in the neghborhood of the floating wreck She
was fisherman believe, and had made tacks back and
forth out of her proper She had lowered her small
bout and fully manned had gone padding about among
the fragment sf the wreck The keen eye of Capt Youe
Chief of Police had been attracted to her
for he had known her through long years for his
pratcal inclinngS. land and water rat' this
skipper Of the schooner, aud pet of criminal justice
during many day. Knowing the character of these men
and of their vessel their did go unmarked
and the Chief Of Police gave orders that they should
strictly watched Yesterday flushed with successful
booty and bold through previous immunity. they made
sail their craft and into port Lieutenant Ahern
with select body of police hand their land
ing and arrested the entire The schooner is called
the George Lincoln and the four in number who are
arrested, named Fred Tresca captain John Thomp-
SON VIM. Quat and Charles Swan, Tresca had in his
possession pocket book supposed to have been piratel
from of the floating bodies The latter (Tresca
brawny. thck-set low proved bandit and all appear
| ance-
As mild hammered man
> AS ever scuttled ship or cut q throat
| LAST HoSoRs.--An imposing pageant, replete
with every accompaniment of sorrow place yester
day the occasion of the burial of John Maoy and Mich
oas Read members of Protection Fire Company No 10
who killed by the late explosion The company turn
ed out in full force Immediately preceded by the hearse
which contained the bodies of their laened companions
The engine was draped in the ebes Of mourning and
as it passed along toled parting kne eloquent with
notes of sorrow In goody and solemn numbers came al
the members of the different Companies who seemed
alike stricken with unspeakable woe. Who shall tell
the soul felt agoniehe dread beating the Of
Tending who have been the authors this dire ca
| lamity
| FIRST DGsTRICT- Recorder JPinter-In this
brought up for the various offences of roting debauch
idleness mendcity etc Some were fined the
Parish Prison to the work house and the balance
after having been duly lectured turned out on the
to brouse on the pastures of sin and drink the
ters of unrighteousness.
These being disposed of motion of Counselor Gaien
the Court adjourned in honor to the memory of the
late lamcnted Judge Isaac T. Preston.
MORE OF THE DEAD BoDEs.-We understood
at late hour last evening that fourteen more of the
dead bodies had been recovered the wreck of the St
James 1t is an uncertain rumor but if it have any
foundation, the remains may be this morning at the
Second District Police Office, under charge Captain
Youencs.
SrABBING.-Augustus Estenford, f. H. c., was
yesterday examined before Recorder on the charge
of having stabbed Charles Brown the previous evening
Sent to the First District Court
ANoTHER.-Wm. Irwin, for the same offence
against the mortal corporation of J. Reynolds has been
committed by Recorder Eaught to await the result Of the
wounds given
CoRoNER's VERnTcr-An inquest has been
held the bodies killed by the explosion Verdict
Died by the explosion of the St. James which explosion
believed to have been caused by the negligence of the
persons in charge of the boat