New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-19
City Intelligence.

/ CITY Intelligence.
NouEsTs, coroner Rice, of Jefferson Parish,
an inquest Saturday at the head of First street in
the Fourth District on the body of mu,atto man a..d
about 80 years. found floating In the river Body not
cognized. Verdict, Found drowned,
Also, by Coroner Wilkinson Saturday in the Third
District on the body of an old man unknown who
diedn the watchhouse Friday night in state Of in
toxication. Verdict-aDied from intemperance"
Another inquest was held yesterday, in house on Ro-
bertson street. between Orleans and the Bayou Road on
the body Of Louis Oheyaer Boisdore aged "A wears ma
| tiTeof New Orleans yerdict-aDied Of apoplexy,,
BURGLARY AND Fo0T RACE. Last evening,
about O'Clock while Daniel Oana was making certain
explorations into the mysteries of the locks and bolts
attached to house Poydras street. meddpg watch.
man ventured to ask him what he was about vherennop
Daniel Qike the backwoodsman, who when he saw the
Indians track enraged that he run like
horse) became vastly indignant made tracks down
the street like streak of creased lightning crowd
soon on his trail running breast high with burning
scent The pack gave tongue most eloquenty and the
music OF their most sweet voices made babbe that
was heard far and wide. Daniel went it at regular
two forty" lick, and doubled and run counter like
willy old fox, he was, but the crowd hung on to him
without check till he went to earth in an old shanty
down about the market Here he pulled down and
brought triumphantly to the police Office Daniel ex
strong desire to Capt Winter and asked in
very painve tones to be permitted go home but being
recognized as old offender he was confined in the
lookup.
Docs On !-All of the canine species given to
taste for hereby warned not to partake
of that kind Of edible given them under the puise
Of charity by person persons whatsoever Certain
malicious individuals wearing the badge of the police
have already commenced going about with those
mingled with certain pharmaceutic compounds calculated
to turn any decent dogs stomach. Wherefore
. You dogs beware,
And never fall in love with sausages,
PLAGIARIsM-1he Book Larceny.-Webste
defines plagiarst - to be who puroins the writ
ngs of another, and puts them off as his own erso he
that purlons book and sells it as his own is plapar
ist. This argument being ndefensible Mr. Samuel ]
MARSHALL must be considered in the last category Whether
the trainers of the Criminal Code ever contemplated such
an offence against the peace and dignity of the State
plagiarism this deponent saith not but at apy rate
they did they forgot to mention it, We have examined
the books" and can't find any such offence named Our
explorations have extended through Granville Bracton
Fleta Plowden, and others of like antique smell and we
had even meditated examination of Bacons Abridre
men but, on the suggestion of legal friend that this
latter book was but treatise shrunken porkn we
abandoned the idea We had also thought for nforma
ton on the subject to consult the Canon Law but
wisely guessing that this last only governs in time of
gave over the search At last grown desperate we
looked into old treatise entitled The Seven Mortal
SINS and found the whole matter comprehended under
the sweeping clause, thus
He who prigs what isn't his'n
Is sure at last to get in prism
This conclude is sufficient to Justify Recorder Win
ter in his examination of Samuel Marshall on the
charge indicated at the head of our article We would
however, be understood encouraging the Recorder
in prosecuting offences for literary larceny for this kind
of thing commenced the editors would all soon he
in jail and the papers would to be edited by the re-
porters.
For confirmation of this latter posuate ride daily press
| first column, second page.
Of this hereafter and now to the point
Master Samuel J. Marshall who is youth of enlarged
views and limited means, had taken lodgings at the tv
Hotel 1t appears that he minus the needfuln in
the shape Of gold and silver coins Surprising that in
course OF time that unpleasant habit landlords have of
pong bills under the noses of their customers would be
put in practice in his case he Immediately set about de-
'iSn ways and means raising the cash
to settle up Being troubled with kind of mopetarv
asphyxa in the region of the pocket he became 80
pecunariy debitated that he unable to raise ten
dollar bill
Revolving the desperate state of his excheauer Mr.
y. III. came to the very just conclusion that
Money makes the man the want of 1t the fellowu
ana immediately hit upon plan of building up the wish
ed for proportions of his dapdated finances This nan
appropriate certain books and lot of cigars be-
hanging TO Mr. Arnold who at the time Gn legal phrase)
was cormorant in the next room The originality nj
the conception only surpassed by the holiness of the
execution The books were incontnently grabbed ),
out as they would not be taken in kind in the uuida
ton OF board bill Mr. s. j. M concluded to dspose of
hem by means OF barter for certain pieces silver WHERE
fore he sraghtway betook himself to the book store of
b. Steel designing to sell them There he offered his
prize to one Of the clerks, (r T. Fden who smelling
rat as any one would in the category asked very
dogmaticaly OF Mr. Marshall where he got them? Mar
shall answered that he had bought them in Cincinnati
Suspicion being lued by the gentee appearance of the
young lark who was hawking the books about bargain
was struck the bill settled and Mr. Marshall flew off in
nigh leather growing his good luck preparing
natcn out further speculations But this young birds
song was destined to be changed to Tau of dole Mr.
Arnold soon discovered that he ha been relieved of his
gn literature and complained to the proprietor of the
Hotel Mr. Culum the proprietor considering himself
responsible for the books Immediately proceeded to the
book store of Mr.. Steel to replace them There he
learned the facts above stated and found the books
He charged Marshall with theft who acknowledged the
and asked what would be the consequences of his
act
Being told that he would be likely to vegetate for
short space Of time in the Penentary he took the nfor
NATION very quietly and making certain gyratons with
his fingers and nose asked: Have MT we got Governor
and can't he grant pardon ~ Fool who ?'
piece of plate, marked with the name of Mr. De la
Rue was found in the carpet-bag of this goodlookng
young man.
The case examined on Saturday
On the charge of stealing the books and plate the ac
cused was committed for trial before the First District
Court
The stolen cigars we believe, ended in smoke |
MAYORALTY OF NEW ORLEANS JuIy - ,ss. |