New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-03
Local Intelligence.


Drowned IN A WEII.-Deputy Coroner Ter
rell yesterday held inquest ON the body of lad six
years and half old named Edward Alexander McAdams
found in house Grsvier street between st Mare
and o'Dilon streets Verdict Came TO his death by
drowning in consequence Of having fallen into well on
the premises of Messrs Miller Harris Wado' The well
is said by the Deputy Coroner to have had no curb
other proper protection
BRoUGHT BACK-Tom Hatfold--Cammeyer
partner indicted for stealing quantity Of gold dust from
some Califorasus-vho having taken notion that this
climate was rather unhealthy for him went to Alabama
WAS yesterday through requisiton tro the Governor
Eltnted back to the city under the ehdFielg OF Capt
Fruo lie is reposing at that retraat Of elegant lei
under tho management OF Captain Siesehuay der
where he will be properly taken care Of
FIRST DIsrRICr-RecOrder'S C0RTt.-John
Burke under arrest charged with being fugitive from
justice from st Louis where he is said to have committed
a highway robbery.
CHARGE OF ROBBERY-Wm. Spalding, Slas
Hathaway, and Thos r.. Adams, have been arrested
the charge of highway robbery in knocking down and
robbiug a man in Daronne street on Tuesday night
SECOND DIsTRICT--RecordeT' Cotrt.-A lad
named Thomas Bracket yesterday examined on the
charge Of having stolen number Of gloves from Moreaus
variety at the of Royal and Toulouse streets
and committed for trial before the First District Court
A Man OF INITIAL "A man named Philip Caro-
lin brought before Recorder Genos yesterday for
aultng and severely heating two meh on the Leyee with
brass knuckes 1t appears that he had brass frame
work fastened bis fist forming kuuckles of sufficient
weight to knock down giant lie was sent to prison.
FOURTH Observation-Disclosures CouRT. Beat
HIS Brains Out A most desperate fight took place
Tuesday night in a shoemaker's shop. the Of
seventh aud Levec streets which resulted in the death o
q man named William stall 1t is said that he
gagged in fighting with three men, one OF whom beat his
brains ont with sboe-maker's hammer Auguste Stall
Bernard Stall and Anthony Bentz have been arrested
the charge fhaviug been concerned in the homicide.
Firth DISTRICT CouRT-Judgment for Sal
1Ty Sometime since, the Boards Of Aldermen having
fused to fix the salaries of the Assistant Clerks Of the
Recorders, Joseph deros r Assistant Clerk Of the e
eorer Of the Second District brought suit in this
FOE his salary at SIS per month up to the date Of the
ordinance fixing it at the $500 per year judge
buchanan has decided that the plaintiff is entitled to his
salary of S15 per month at the Of 5000 per year
up to the date Of the ordinance fixing it at $500 per
mum The city was adJudscd to pay costs.
MURDER TRIAL, - Ambrose Dartigucs was
yesterday put his trial in the First District Court for
the murder OF boy pamed Theodore George Wofey. on
he 3lst Of August last.
The deceased about nine years old and the sou Of
widow woman residing in the Third District, who is
ported since to have insane in consequence the
tragic death Of her child The prisoner kept feed
about No Old levee street lie attended in Court
by his little daughter about nine years old
The circumstances OF the detailed on the pre-
minary examination are that the deceased and two Of
his little brothers playing in the feed store kept by
Dartguss when the accused becoming angry at the de-
ceased for not going Of the store when ordered struck
him on the back Of the neck with iron -four guage
cnusug bis death instantly, The body of the boy
Then covered over with sacks Of bran to be entirely
concealed and remained in this position than
d1ysand nights On the morning OF the third day, wit
ness now dead but who testified on the preliminary exam
dation saw man go the Leyec at early day light
bearing on his shoulder barrel which he threw into the
uver Attention having been called to the circumstance
the barre, examined and found to contain the body
OF the BOY, Theodore George WOdey. packed in with
quantity Of straw One witness testified on the examjna-
ton before the Recorder that the morning last referred
TO- he had looked through the openings Of upper floor
IN Dartigues store and had the accused put the
body Of the boy into the barrel.
The first witness the part Of the state was
Frederick WoIhcy, who testified follows Witness is
brother to deceased On the day Of the death Of deceased
witness, his brother, and a lad named Stekney We're
playing hide and seek in the feed kept by ae-
cused when he heard deceased distinctly cry ete indica
ting that the play should begin Witness did not at the
time hide in the store boy named Stckney found
witness and the two together went to look for deceased
they could not find him and abandoned the search
Sticney the testimony of the pr
ceding witness heard Dartgues order the boys
Of the store he did not to be angry.
Captain McGovern, for the State. Examined the
barrel in which the boy found, stuffed in with guam
tity Of stable litter broken glass and weeds took Of
e weeds and having proceeded TO the stable in the rear
NJ Darues store compared the weeds found in the bar
gl with the weeds found the floor Of the stable and
found them to correspond ezactly
papie for the State, swarn-The witness spoke in the
French language, Was in the employment Dartiguez
rs drayman in August last and about the store at
from steamboats, the Il was the business Of
another lrayman named Despouey, to unload the
on the banquette and the business Of witness To put the
corn into the store in the store the day when
the boy was Killed saw several children in the store and
heard bartigues order them to 20 obeynE Dar
tigug ROT into passion and struck one Of them on the
back OF the neck with the flour gUage identified in court.
the boy fell down Daryues then went in pursuit Of tho
other boys who seeing him coming away; Dartgues
then returned and seeing that the boy that had been
struck was stu lying the floor toek sacks Of bran
asked witness why b. remained about the store when the
other draymen had gone about thrg he seemed in
passions on the next morning. witness being about to
move the sacks that were piled on the boy Dartgues told
him to 20 about his business and 10 disturb the sacks
without his orders IN the evening witness Despouey and
ntFtses wen. 20 ttf supper anu pnspJuey sad the
boy suffered 10 g"nain in the house it would eme
on the second morning before daylight witness being up
5alT 'e 1ftgoes through the cracks u The door be-
eE, partg5tys lit candle. placed barrel where
the boy was concealed removed the sacks and put
thing into the barrel did not whether IL the body
q the boy not Dartyue then moved the barrel the
Joor when witness distinctly the legs Of the boy
sticking barrel: Dargucs then tooy the barrel
and carried it the LeYce witness saw this from
window fronting toWarf3 the river; Dargues then came
back to the store blew out the light and went TO bed the
n'A day partgues saul II you have any thing do
not speak ot it 20 any one the day named
Bespouey the other drayman said to witness. If YOU
have seen any thing do mention it any body
shortly after saw crowd OF people collected around the
stores the barrel there and the body OF the boy
eosn1ed the body Of the boy by the pantaoons the
same BOY VINO had been playing in the store and whom
Dartgues struck with the flower guage augur after
wards saw Dartigue5 who told witness ii he should be
questioned not say any thing witness was arrested for
being concerned ia the murder Of the boy, and said
nothing about the matter until after his arrest
,-eiaaaed-When Dartgues put the sacks Of bran
on the body Of the boy witness coming into the
The body was entirely concealed a great many sacks
were put upon it Dartgue did say about the
matter until the next day from the third story of
the house that witness saw the boy put into the barrel
the sacks were rst removed Dartigues then got the
hfFlt placed II Of the sacks put sQmethingInO
Il aud then removed the barrel to the door then
that witness saw the legs Of the hoy sticking Of the
barrel Dartigues put quantity Of hay into the
barrel: rom the place whore tho body lay ia the first
place the door oWhch the barrel removed wa about
three Or four steps CAT this point having been sug
BeSed That from the position in which the witness de-
Nefbed himself to have been twas physically impossible
for hun 70 have matters described the Court de-
ede 10 have occular inspection Of the premises and adj
ournsd for the purposethe Jurors in the meanwhile
conducted to another room in charge Of sheriff officer
The Court having returned from the inspection Of The
feed store, the trial proceeded
Tire jlaR stated to the jury that having examined the
premi5e the conclusion lad been arrived at Gat there
physical impussibity for the witness to have seen
matters r described but that owing the imp0ssiby
Of excluding the light Of the and to the manner ia
the rays Of light upon the promises it was i'm
possible e have seen things described En- the day time
Al night and " the light Of candle It possible hat
the witness might have things stated The only
way Of arriving at the truth wait until night and
then examine the premises by tbs lsht of candle placed
IN the same position in which it y the witness
The trial might progress far possible aud AFT dark
the rremi-e would br inspected again.
Csasy t1uttpajtdH itlutjraIt about fd cluei IN
te sgsHt-1 Uu . witness the eudie hufniBF bsl,V
aud the accused putting tbc body into tle bafIcf th=
h,dy remained 10 the store nom h time uarues Gov
elul IL with the sacks. day and two nights the boy
gone 20 the sore to stow away yheu witness WIS
putting the Carn I'M the Store he DlFtiuas ut th.
desk nd tlrea or four boys playing ia the herr
was enc else in the store, Drtigues The buy shat
was killed and The other children playing in NE back part
ef H store from the tins that witness az ihe children
and heard DaIti su-s say go away but moment
zine ts child did net 60 nway when toll to do 10