New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-01

| verdict: Round drowned
DRowNED.-A man named Ben Morehoust
yesterday fell into the river at the foot of Clouet street
| in the Third District, and was drowned
DRIVING OVER CHuD.-Dr. Joseph Bensador
yesterday made oath in the First District Police 0ic,
that from information received he had for beev
ing and did believe and charge, that George McEu
right did, on Monday morning, Tchoupoulas street
feoniousy drive over and dangerously njure child
dcponent that life of the child is espared Of TIL,
accused arrested and remsnded for examination.
| ACCESSORIES TO MURDER - Pat Farrell
Thomas Dolsn, Pat Henry and Thomas McCabe hereto
fore noticed being under arrest the charge of being
accessory the murder of the mate of the ship Union
yesterday examined in the First District Police Of
fee and dscharged-there being testimony to crim
| nate them
| LAKE BoRGNE MURDER. Nicholas George
under arrest the charge of having murdered sailor
named Antonio board schooner in Lage Borgue some
time since yesterday brought before the Recorder
the First District for examination and the proof having
been produced that the alleged to have been muir.
| dered is still alive, the accused was discharged.
DIsoRDERLY.--MaryM aley was examined yes
terday before the Recorder the First District on the
charge of keeping dsordery house where all sorts OF
worthless characters copgregate She fined ten dol
lars with the alternative of rusticaiug six months in the
| Parish Prison
| SENT FOR TRIAL-Catherine O'Brien was YES
erday examined in the First District Policeofce on
charge Of stealing lot of clothes from Mrs oDonne and
committed for trial before the First District Court
Peter Rcmedo for selling liquor to slaves was sent from
the Office to be tried before the First District Court
Barney Beatty. fr beating Hugh Boyle was beched
forth from the same maesrom of inquity to float with
the criminal scum of the First District Court
TRIAL OF AGNES ANDERSON FOR THE MURDER
OF WILLIAM b. TslIoR.-The First District Courtroom
yesterday presented of the intense and un.
parraeed excitement the occasion Of the trial of
Agnes Anderson for the murder of Wn b Taylor on the
eth of April last.
The Courtroom densely crowded with an assem-
bage of anxious spectators composed the friends of
the deceased and accused and promiscuous mass of the
million, who love the fume that exhaes from bloody
deeds Inside the bar of justice the green bags as
sembled in huge force showing great variety of elegant
necktes stiff shirt collars and goi-rimned spectacles
Seventy nine witnesses summoned in the case
(among them some half dozen Of the Taylor family
tailors enough in all conscience for one sui) At the
opening of the the Counsel for the defence submitted
bill Of exceptions which signed, embodyng the
grounds that the accused had not been served with
copy of the renb-e and indictment according olaw
The prisoner represented by her Counsel Alfred
Hennen, Esq very Nestor of the bar-wth locks as
his age and extensive legal requirements.
The fair defendant being called to the bar advanced
with firm step having her features obscured with
double covering black and green veil These she
raised at the command of the Court displaying full and
strongly marked features black glossy hair aud full dark
eyes that before the mpernen gaze the crowd dashed
forth voleys Of defiance
She dressed in skirt Of s-hued silk nounced and
furbelowed mantle of figured satin Tuscan straw bou
net with bows Of blue ribbon and trimmed with profit
sion Of Vaencenne lace She appeared to be about eight
cen or nineteen years OF age.
AT this stage of the proceedings Col A. p Field APP
peared as assistant counsel for the defence
The prisoner in conference with her counsel displayed
deal of agitation and essayed pour out the floods
of her wrath by appeal the ear of the Court but the
stream of her indignation damned by a word FROM
the Bench whereupon, she subsidized into deep and set
tied calm
The Sheriff then proceeded to call the re The Jurors
were sworn individually their RON tire nd several were
challenged for favor
The panel complete composed ofthc following Jurors
Robert MOnteith J. W Lincoln benjamin bloomfield il
John Lemmer Charles 7. Robinson L. Gaber VIM Nc |
Crackan, I shute, NJ Foster George Bremen W. Jor
dan, i d Hyde The prosecution conducted by Mi |
chaei c. Dpun. Esq. District Attorney
The first witness called for the state was the Deputy
Coroner Mr.. WIN c. Terrell
III testified to the process rba Of the inquest held on
the body Of Tie deceased, VIM Taylor showing that
the deceased came to his death by wound in the nec,
severng the iuguar vein The body was found living in
tie yard Of the house On the corner Of II rcres and
Erato streets about four feet from the bed This was on
the 18th of April last The body was covered with an un
shirt aud had several wouadsone on the forehead
N the breast, and the lower parts Of the trunk
ound the knife exhibited in Court in the armoir of ac
used
TAT this stage of the proceedings the prisoner having
played some agitation she ordered by the Court to
eep quiet
Mr. liennen-. am doing al can to keep her qurt
nut prevented by the brother Of the deceased who Is
resent in Court and looking her (the accused most
iolently in the eyes.
CrOgy-cIalBlaiion Defendant was in prison when th
inquest was held There two rooms in the house
occupied by the accused The body was found in the back
Dom.
DR. ] W Crockett for the State testified Was the |
physician who held the pOsi-moItew examination on the
body of deceased There were several slight wounds on
litterent parts Of the body penetrating the skin The
wound in the juguar vein mortal from hemnrrhare
In" wound did not sever the vein entirely 1t not
necessary mortal It would prove fatal sooner under |
state of excitement and when the body was in an upright
han when in recumbent position 1t would prove NOR
tai without attention in three four minutes The
wound in the neck perpendicular and not
r. D. Beach, for the State, sworn.--About two weeks
before the homicidet was about the middle of April
he accused to my store at the corner Of Charities
md Customhouse streets She asked permission to remain
the store Inquired Of her what she wanted She said
hat she wanted to watch Ircplied that she must
oe jealous of him She threatened to kill him because he
lad had her arrested and taken before Recorder Genois
Cross eIamined-Wtncss keeps a drug store There
vas servant girl with accused She remained in the
tore more than an hour She pointed out deceased as
he man that she intended to kill She remarked to me