New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-01
City Intelligence.

SUPREME COURT DECIsIoNS--March %, 1852.
Glass VS. Dicks Fowler Dix ntervenors, who appeal
from the District Court of West Felcana -. The
came up motion for rchearing which refused.
Municipality No Two vs., Collins e Ill.,. Plaintiffs APP
peal from the Third District Court of NewOrleans
Judgment reversed and plaintiffs to from each OF
the defendants 1924 aS with interest from December j.
1916.
Ne,r Orleans and Ca7outon Rairoqd Companv VS. ,,ici
patty No One Plaintiffs appeal from Second District
Court of NewOrlGans Judgment reversed. and the in
junction granted herein made perpetual.
UficGn VS.. H. c. Cam,Rncf T. Go. Plaintiff appeals
from Fourth District Court of NewOrleans. Judgment
reversed plaintiff to from the defendants $3.50
with interest from the date of this decree
Michael Isnc' vs. Parish IF Concordia Plaintiffs APP
peal from District Court of Concorda Judgment
Tersed.
CampteH d RtcEar1y VS. .4lfied Penn Bradley Wilson
& Co. called in Warranty, Appellants. Appeal frouls
First District Court of NewOreans Judgment affirmed
Harrington Nichols Miller A.. Plaintiff appeals
rom Fourth District Court of NewOrleans This case
came up for rehearng. Judgment against Mary F. Burr
ADMINISTRATORS reversed and ordered that plaintiffs
cover from said ADMINISTRATIVE S163 G5 with costs from
August LIST, 1917.
NermOod DcraR. Defendant appeals from District
Court of East Baton Rouge Judgment reversed and
cause remanded for new trial
GOLD DUST OPERATIoNs-A man named Ed
mund c. Ilinde Tuesday appeared before Recorder
denos and made an affidavit stating in substance that
he lodged at place called the Commercial Queen Hotel
on the corner of Lafayette and New Levee streets and
having quantity of gold dust that he DESTROYS to sell
he wished to go to the United States Mint dispose it.
A cabman belonging to the house offered take him to
the mint and he accepted the offer The caman instead
of taking him to the mint took him to a house on the
of Royal and Hospital streets where he found rr
sons whom he supposed to be Government officers who
offered him certain price for his gold dust, which he
accepted He had 24O ounces of gold which at the
offered would amount to 81 226 40 but when these people
weighed it. they made its value only SG45 being 1881 less
than his account He demurrcd this calculation but
was assured by the parties that all would be cor
rected when the gold should be assayed Believing
Government officers would not wrong him. he took the
money that the men gave him and went away He how
over soon after learned that the shop where he had sold
his gold dust had nothing to do with the mint and that
he had been swindled. Complaint tlereupon made.
and issued for the arrest of the GENERATORS
who proved to be W. b Kinney who keeps a gold PEN
mandatory in Magazine street. near Natehez street b
Kahn; Charles Cireenhl. clerk employed by Kinney
and James Marks, the cabmah attached to the housc
called the Commercial Queen Hotel These men were all
arrested and except Marks gave bonds in the sum Of
ooo each to appear for examination yesterday morning
lgy were all brought before Recorder Gcnois yesterday
and the charge being established his satisfaction h.
sent the case for trial before Judge l.arue.
PROBABLE MURDER. Two of the hands of the
steamboat Yorktown named Richard Platt and Bernard
McDermot last evening at about o'clock while eating
supper on board, got into quarrel and Patt suddenly
sprang upon McDernott with the knife which he was
using lnfcting blow which laid open McDermotts all
domen The murderouS villain then ran ashore pursued
by McDe1mot and others of the were so exas
perated as to attempt to take his life lie badly
beaten and cut about the head before the officers and
watchmen could intei fere he nearly dead
Mcpermott was at once sent to the Charity Hospital.
and when the of Plat was effected he followed
him under the charge of Lieut. Hughes At late hour
OF the night the two lay beside each other both APP
parently ut the point of death We informed that
there is hope that cDcrmot will recover though there
may be a probability that platt will.
COUNTER CHARGE.--On the 10Th ult. Thomas
ioea OF ~ Mary Parish appeared before Acting Re
eoraer Richardson and made affidavit charging
AdoIphus NJ snyre with having. in December last by
means OF fraudulent papers and false representations oh
tanned large quantities of sugar from his plantation in
which David A. Sayre of Lexington XIV and David l.
Sayre of New York held an interest He stated that mart
OF the sugar had been shipped Mobile and part to New
o ana sposed OF for the private benefit of the said
On Tuesday last Adolphus NJ. Sayre appeared before
recorder Caldwell and swcars that the affidavit Hood
referred to above was false malicious belous and SLAM
ueLus' Ui maze by Thomas Hood with the intention Of
njuring the deponent in character and business He
therefore prays that Hood be for the crime
libel and dealt with according warrant was ac
cordingy issued,
SHoPLIFTING.--Almon c. Smith Yesterday
charged hcnard Smith with having stolen from the door
Oh se tothing store OF n G Folger, dozen shirts.
worth SIX dollars for which Recorder Genois ordered Mr.
Richard Smith to stand trial before Judge arue at some
future day
STOLEN GooDs.-NIrs Anna C. Hoffman yes
efday declared that on Friday night her shoe store
on front LeVee street entered robbed the
lowing named goods q pairs shoes 10 pair boots nar
pants dozen under shirts and other articles Surprising
the goods to be concealed in I; house in Aununciatnn
street near st, Mary's Market she procured search
warrant and they We're found the premises John F.
uasner the occupant of the house in which the property
was found, was arrested.
LARCENY CASE.--On the Sd ultimo F. D. Blu
gle charged Robert A. Mills with having stolen watch
gold chain and pocket book containing S25 from the
schooner Alderman the said property belonging to Capt
smith Mills who cook, ran away with the goods but
was subsequently, arrested but his post
p3heu until yesterday when Capt r. D. Smith, of the
schooner susan corrected the charge made by Mir Buge
and Mills was ordered remain in prison to await his
trial by Judge Larue and jury
BRurE.-Fhe Coroner was yesterday called
to hold an inquest on board the ship Forest King
body OF little girl native of Ireland six years of age
The testimony of those board who seemed to know any
ang OF tne enid went to show that she had been sick