New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-11

AcCIDENr.-Carriage No. ST ran over a boy
on Bienv street on the night before last and broke his
leg juveniles keep your eyes skinned
DROWNED. deputy Coroner j. G. Walker
yesterday held an inquest the body Of named
Benjamin Morehouse aged So years aud native of Eng
land found dead in the river foot Of Louisa street
Third District Verdict" Accidental owning"
The deceased stevedore, and fell into the river
from the staging Of ship about ten days ago The be-
reayed widow of the deceased. who has married again
Suce his death came to claim the body and in doing
smented loudly.
AFFAIR OF HoNoR.--We understand that an
affair Of honor of at Mobile the other day although
exchanges do not mention it The particulars have
not been given but we learn that there lady in
the case and that NewOrleans came OF ahead.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.-During the thunder
storm yesterday afternoon the following vessels laying
at thLevee in the Second and Third Districts
by lightning The ship Josiah Bradee laying the head
OF Port street Third District struck by lightning the
nid entering the fore hatch setting FIRE to bale OF cot
ton, but without doing any other damage the ship Des-
demona LAYING at the head Of spain street was struck in
the mainr royal mast head running down to the heel Of
the op-gallant-mast shivering both spars cond
eraby without doing any further damage the ship
tan laadng and laying opposite the Mint in the Second
District struck and had her skyail aud ain-top-
gallant mast shattered. and Of the spnters from
the force Of the fluid penetrated her deck to the depth
vessels
GATHERING AN Acknowledgements Block,
Eeasar Block and George Jonas yesterday
in the First District Police Office the charge of having
last Saturday. the 4h inst assaulted and battered
John Casord, editor of the Balloon The affidavit charges
nat three accused entered depOnent office POy
dras street aud asked for deponent by and then
pointed out advertisement in the Balloon and asked
who put it in (The advertisement for wife signed
Augustus On this point deponent eYaded an answer
and defined showing the copy, upon which Augustus
Block exclaimed, You Id seoundrel viii kill
you " aud Immediately assaulted deponent with knoted
with which he inflicted several blows his head
and body, with intent to kill Augustus Block was
sent before the First District Court Oh the charge Of
assault with intent kill and the others discharged
GRAND Jury FINDINGS The grand Jury YES
terday found true bill against VIM IL Sangster for thu
murder Of VIM Foley on the Sd Of May last By shooting
him with pistol on board the steamboat NJ Jones
Foley was taken to the Charity Hospital where he lnger
ed ten days and died.
bill found against Catherine ottman for
IN assault with knife on p Butterfly committed on the
30th Of April last.
The charge Of murder against Morgan, free man Of
color for killing another cnlored man and the charge NJ
burglary against Hugh Deyein aud Charles Moriartv
dismissed at the instance Of the District Attorney
BREACH OF TRCsT-IIenry Grob was yester-
day examined before Recorder Ramos on the c6are ~
having embezzed $500 entrusted to him for safe ketpn
on the oath Of December last by Frederick William MAYER
The accused required to furnish 5000 security f his
appearance before the First District Court
There few afilavts charging trifing assaults
and batteries, made before Recorder Ramos
CONCEALED WEAPoNs.-Thos Hennessy, found
in begerent state of mind in Grod strqet with load
ed pistol with which he threatened to give mortal ami
etus sundry sinners yesterday by the Recorder
Of the First District in the respectable OF $40
RAzoR.-Miohael Moran will in due time I'M
dergo an examination in ths Second District Recorder
office for the barbaruus act Of drawing razor Ia the uub
lie streets, with which he threatened to shave of the nor
tai head Of Police officer A6ade
DISORDERLY BROTHEf.--Josephine Stewart
was yesterday examined before theRscorder the First
District the charge Of keeping disorlerly brotbe on
Phippa street between Gravier and Perdio and
was committed Tor trial before the First District Court
MoRE OF THE Agnes ANDERSON AFFAIR 1t
was understood among the outsiders yesterday around
the First District Court that the grand jury was
engaged in the investigation of certain charges urged
against some Of the law officers Of that Court going to
show that the representatives Of the States dignity hal
failed to prosecute Agnes rigdly from certain modifying
influences not recognizable as proper TO be reviewed by
the strict laws Of honor 1t reported that Mr. TAYLOR
brother of the Wln b Taylor who was killed by Agnes
has been with the grand jury for the past DAYS
ing upon them against Mr. Attorney Genera,
Morse aud Mr. District Attorney Dunn with the design
Of impeaching them for malpractice in the murder case
referred to- On the first day Of these investigations Mr.
Morse stated to the Court that he that there
were charges 10 be brought against Of the officers Of
the Court aud he hoped the Court would allow he mr.
ties sought to be implicated the benefit If council The
Judge replied that he could allow counsel save the
Attorney General and the District Attorney to be present
at the deliberations Of the grand jury Mr District At
torney Dunn renewed the request and received the same
reply Mr. Taylor (broher to the deceased attended the
grand jury in Court and held in his hand list of the
witnesses whom he had summoned before them The
grand jury has been engaged two days in endeavoring to
elicit the required testimony The object to be to
show from the testimony elected the preliminary ex-
animation Of Agnes before the Recorder that brought
forward the trial that important evidence was sin
pressed IN the latter case and thenca to infer suspicion
~ bribery and corruption the part of the prosecuting
officers The proof Of this however would only show in,
Gals and those interested would be driven to their rem
edy before the peoples representatives
The affair is exciting considerable interest in certain
quarters and it is not at all unlikely that in the course of
events something may turn up" Nous rerfons
OBTAINING MONEY Under FALSE PRETENCEs
The examination OF Vim Mcintyre place Yesterday
before the Recorder Of the First District on the charge
OF having obtained from Chid $500 on the 10th Of
October last by falsely representing that he was tho
owner OF the steamboat saranak, Accused gave draft
Tor the money on the said steamer Saranak which was
not paid at maturitythe boat being the time indebted
for much larger sum than she worth 1t was fur
Their charged that Mcintyre, the time Of borrowing
the $500 represented himself to be worth $4,000 in un
encountered property whereas reality he was largely
indebted and in failing circumstances
j j Dhilds being sworn, testified follows " know
the accused The draft exhibited in Court given
by him and gave him $500 for it. 1t Is the one de-
scribed 10 my affidavit Accused stated whsn he oh
tanned the money that he had laid his boat repairs
which had cost him than he had expected it would
that he had sent his money home not thinking he would
want to use So much that he did not like to draw for it
but would get it when he went mp to St Louis He
stated that he the sole owner of the steamboat Sara
naR and that the boat owed nothing These statements
he made to me previous TO my lending him the $500
lie said ne had very pretty, fine, and well stocked
place, where his family lived, belonging to him. worth
$4,000. lie said he could get the money from another
house, to wit from Stone Nalworth but that they
wanted him pay for the use Of the same which he
could not do 1t these sentatiops and on
these alone, that let him have the $500 | would not
have let him have the money had known his trne cond
ton Ii was on the 10Th Of October 1882 the Levre
on board the steamboat Saranak, in this city that let
accused have the $500 Understood him to be acting
TWO before the boat left Accused told the draft
would be paid in st Louis but il protested nom
payment The boat subsequently returned this city
sometime after she seized in St. Louis MCINTYRE
came to this city and saw him here He did not come
back on the boat The boat had changed owners At !
the time of advancing the money doing steamboat
agency business here had known accused but "a short
time The SSranak seized her return to this city
for debts due by her here Captain Rowe purchaser
Of the loaf at Sheriff sale, in St Louis TO me
closing list of creditors whom Capt McEntyre
said the boat was indepted in this city canddly adHit
that did not know the boat wed any debts here uut
after the seizure in st Louis when or two persons
here told me the boat owed them
CfoSS-e1a1ained have been engaged in the steamboat
agency business since May 1852 and my own account
since January last. Sometimes solicit the business
OF steamboat eaptSins have done it, do not recoect
20 have gone to persons and offered to advance them money
in consideration Of doing their business but might have
offered TO several whom do not recolect knew
the accused but short time before the boat was laid up
do not remember whether knew the accused in july
last Mr. Allen introduced to him Allen told me
That accused would probably give business but
40 not Know whether this before my intro
tuction to him l knew accused was in the steamboat
ouslness-Mr Allen told me | agent of MeIn-
boat one or two trips previous the 18th October
and during the time advanced him Sl2O0 This advance
was made on draft similar to the referred to in the
lhdaYt aud under similar representations to wit that