New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-02
City Intelligence.

A DESERVED CoMPI IMENT-We are clad to
learn that the Second Municipality police intend
plimen the Hon. j. H. Caldwell with the present of
silver pitcher and alver the occasion of his retire
ment from the Office that he has ably filed during the
last two years
Our duties have brought us much in contact with Re-
corder Caldwell, and feel competent to state that he
has filled the responsible Office assigned him by the
of his telowctns with honor to himself and credit to
his city. He has sometimes allowed his heart to sway
his judgment magistrate but far from regarding
this fault we honor him all the for it. We
have hundreds of offenders rraigned before him.
and many Of them of the worst classes, yet
heard him address Of them harshy. nor have
ever known his temper to be ruffled by contumacy
or insoence in the prisoners dock He was always.
however hurried, willing to listen to the longest story
of the greatest yasabonds apparently hoping that thy
might say something that would justify the enty that
his heart prompted but his head forbade him to
ercise towards them Yet he has been firm in the
right and strong must the be who swerye HIM
when his Judgment is fairly made mp,
We should be happy to feel assured that his successor
will bring to his half the good qualities that have dis
tinguished Recorder Caldwell.
BARBARoUs MURDER. Joseph Crespo, a native
of the Canary Islands, found the Eanquette dead
yesterday morning little after five o'clock by gentle
man who heard cry in the street near his house and
went out ascertain the When this gentleman
reached the banquete he persons running aud
also Crespo fall though he did not recognize him
til he reached the spot where he lying He then
quite dead and lying in pool of blood stream of which
marked the banquette for long distance showing the de-
ceased to have after he first wounded The body
taken to the Second District Guard-house where il
examined and found to be pierced with wounds
There We're two wounds on the right three the
right shoulder one the hip one on the hand three in
the upper part of the breast the right side. inch
wide and four deep penetrating the lungs another in the
posteror part of the brea T. of the dimensions pen
etratng the liver and another in the left side of the ab1o
men, eight Or nine inches deep and one matchmaking III
! all twelve horrid gashes.
1t supposed that the object of the assassns not
robbery the watch and money of the deceased We're
found on his person. and there nothing to show that
any property had been taken from him
CrrSpo was the keeper of an oystehep on evec street
| in tIpt
of the city and was on his way to his shop when muir
| dered, He was about forty years of age.
We could not learn that any clue had been found by
which to trace the perpetrators OF this horrid deed hut
feel assured that they escape The act is of
character entirely atrocous allow its authors to
main long hidden. The police are on the alert.
| BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN This bod V
met last evening the President in the chair and eighteen
members present
The minutes of the last meeting were read aud after
some unniportant corrections they approved.
Mr. Steson suggested that every member of the Board
give his address to the Sergeant to be found
| when wanted, which done
Mr. Witt moved that the Mayor requested to fur
nsh copy of the Consolidation and Annexation bill to
| each member of the Council
Mr. Eusts offered joint resolution to make provision
for forming code of laws etc. for the government OF
| the city.
Mr. Hermann opposed the resolution point of order
holding that this Board could enter upon regular
business before the 18th of April 1t could only organic
| itself--not laws.
MIR Eusts replied at some length in advocacy of and
Mr. Derbcs against the resolution and after considerable
debate the President pronounced the resolution out Of
| order.
Sykes proposed that the Secretary be requested
address note to the Heads of the different Departments
Of the City Government. requiring them inform thu
Board what number of blanks would probably be required
for the Of their respective offices during the year will
view of ascertaing facts to guide the Board in fixing
| the compensation of City Printer,
Mr. DerbeS suggested that the reporters
often Mt loss to get the Of persons Offering
solutions etc the Secretary be requested always
| the member Offering any resolution,
| The Board then adjourned O'clock on Monday
April 18th.
DEAD BoDY. The dead body of a black hoy
Yesterday found in the wheel house of the steamboat
Ceona supposed to have been thrown there by the rvO
luton othe wheel on her passage down the body prOba
bly, having been floating the surface An inquest wa
held and a verdict rendered, Of Died by drowning"
Observation-Disclosures Genois yesterday sent
boy named John Bennett before the First District
for trial on charge Of having stolen pair Of shoes from
j. N Otto.
| STEALING CLoTHlNG.--Mary Williams wa
yesterday charged with having stolen quantity of cloth
ing worth 500 and $40 in money from Margaret LacroX
Mary was committed for further examination by Recorde
| Genois,
RoBBERY.--John Logan was seen at fou
o'clock yesterday morning exploring the interior of tn
c0eehouse of Dauphne and Bienvic streets KEEP
by one Juan RoVr,, and being surprised by the watch
man in the act of rohbing the money drawer, he IL
did not get far, however before he caught and h
yesterday brought up charge of burglary lug
Bradley associated with Logan in this speculation
having the office assigned to him OF keeping watch tn
opposite corner. while Logan robbed the establishment
Eoth committed by Recorder Gpnos for trial befor
Judge Larue.
FoRGING AN N-Antonio Massot, who sign.
his thus n charges tn" slave girl Elizabeth
belle. belonging to Mr. Seghers with having forged o.
caused u he forged paper allowing her to visit Ma
keeping Elizabeth arrested and gave bail appea
and answer.