New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-09


DISTRESSING SUICIDE Yesterday during the
highly respected by numerous circle of friends walked
out to the St. Louis Cemetery No l. between St. Louis
took pistol and deliberately blew out his brains The
deceased had been boarding at the Louisiana HOTEL
his body was fully identified By persons employed in that
and had been remarked for his generally cheerful dspas
ton His age about forty five years Deputy
jury inquest found following verdict Committed
suicide by shooting himself in the mouth with pistol,
the ball fracturpg the maxilary bone penetrating the
palate and lodging in the BRAIN
HARE-ROw-ING AFFAIR." ! Cyprien Pitre y
Sazar del Bombolino candidate for Coroner soldier In
the Mexican WASHER Of Tampico conqueror Of sharks
the Gulf of Mexico dearly beloved friend especial
avorite his Imperial Hghness Faustn the First EN-
peror Soulouque Of Hayt and author of Of the
remarkable productions protesting be in the English
LANGUAGE was on THURSDAY last made the victim Of ter
rble frisaque Cypren had been to dinner-Cypren al
ways dimes when an opportunity offersand as matter
scandalously served with drnkn Cyprien laid himself
under the grateful shade of the venerable Cathedral
as it were to snooze Several persons along-Pre
thought there twice the number it is shrewdy
suspected that he double at the time Several per-
sons came along, said, and installing Pitre for
sheep, sheared himhat is to say shaved him of bis
strength as was Sampson by the Phistines The fair
locks Of Cyprien Pitre fell before the spoilers like grass
him and Ptre the Ingenious Pitre the dark Pitre the
literary man. and the Coroner that would be- went his
way lamenting without hair his head to swear by
THE NITRIC ACID AFFAR-H Curtius, mem
toned in edition of yesterday having arrested
for throwing nitric acid into the eyes John Deahonte
was yesterday examined before Recorder Winter and
Deahonte testified thatCurtus threw the acid into his
because he refused to pay extra dime for mix
ture which he had prepared for him Several physicians
and chemists testified that from the explosive character
Of the MIXTURE the affair must have been accidental 1t
Game out in evidence that Mr. curtus badly injured
by the explosion Of the bottle drops Of the
sve mixture having fallen upon his hands, face and
clothing The clothing worn BY Mr. Curtius at the time
exhibited in court bearing the marks of the mixture
The version of the al IT. given by Mr. Curtus and
his friends is this
About the 10Th Of November last Delahonte went into
the Apothecary establishment kept by Curtus at the
of and Tchoupouas streets and purchasing
some quicksilver asked Mr. Cdrus to pour drops
ntre upon to dissolve it, Mr. Curtus did requested
at the time cautioning Deahonte not to put the
stopper into the pha knowing he did that the gas
generated by the Of the would
persisted In corkng the pha Mr. Curtus seized and
attempted to take it out Of Delahones hands which
time the phial exploded burning them both very badly
Delahonte lost eye by it. and was confined one month
in the Charity Hospital After his recovery he made
affidavit charging Curtius with having thrown the acid
upon him malicously The promptly dismissed
as groundless
BREACH OF TRUsT.-Henry Wintesten was yes
terday examined before Recorder accusation
made by John f. Fisher, who the 2Sth of February
last made affidavit In which he alleges that
9th OF January preceding he entrusted to the accused
i've boxes OF cheese valued at hundred and twenty
five dollars to be sold for Of complainant and the
proceeds to be delivered to him Il further charged
Wntesten sold the boxes Of cheese appropriated
corder committed the accused for trial before the First
District Court on the charge Of breach of trust.
ANOTHER BREACH OF TRUsT-Edmond Dufor-
ester made yesterday before the Recorder of
Second District, setting forth that the h of March
last one H. D. loux came to the clothing store of
Robert Co. at the Red Stores and represented to de-
ponen who is clerk in said store that fdeponent would
entrust him with some shirts he would nd ready sale
for them The prosecutor believing that such
taons true entrusted to the accused four dozen
boys shirts iDstructing him to sell them account
per Dozen The affidavit further states that the
cuor has for believing that the accused has sold
the shirts and the proceeds to his
thereby committing breach Of trust Warrant issued
SwINDIING.--G. Schneider Yesterday preferred
complaint in the Recorders office of the Second Dis
trct against Auguse Wis., charging that about three
weeks left at the premises OF Mr. Charles Seyenne
In Bourbon street. sheepskin valued S. that he
has since ascertaned that the accused Wss) has got
of said sheepskn by falsely that
was sent for it BY deponent For this the prosecutor
made the charge against Wis Of having obtained goods
under false pretences.
SENT FOR TRIAL.-Wm. NJ Burroughs was
yesterday examined before Recorder Winter on the charge
having the LIST inst assaulted battered and kicked
Mary Riley and committed for trial before the First Dis
John Van Houten for assault and battery OIL chl
Hurley committed on the Shell Road the Sd inst
sent for trial before the First District Court.
p. H. McGovern, for assaultng and threatening Mary
Wilkinson was also sent for trial before the First District
Court.
STEALING Observation-Disclosures droit thief,
is rumored on Thursday morning entered room In
City Hotel occupied by Mr. Garrison and took his
coat pocket the neat little Of $40 500 The money
said consisted of notes the Mechanics Traders
Bank the Bank of Louisiana the Louisiana State Bank
and the Union Bank Of Tennessee draft on Altenber
ger Co, for s4oo is also said to have been stolen.
ROBBERY ON THE SEAs--It is reported that
while the steamship Texas from Indanoa was ON hei
last voyage TO this port stateroom occupied by pas
senger entered and robbed Of $1,000 II search
made 1t appears to have been unsuccessfuL Don't
| believe word Of 1t.
doefu story rumored about the streets of certain
individual having been Fobbed Of $1,000 HIS friends say
he was In IN extra streak Of luck be had It, ssfs