New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-16
Local Intelligence.

CHARITY H0sPTTAL.-There were $50 admis
sons 200 discharges and 20 deaths ut this institution
during the past week. Patients remaining, 49,
| PROBABLE MURDER--.fn0they BodU in N,
Cs'ldt-on Saturday afternoon Coroner Terri held Al
inquest upon the body OF with his throat cut
| found in the Canal about one mile from the Lake
IL bore no other marks Of violence The deceased wa
apparently forty years of age light COMPLEX red
sandy hair. The Coroners Jury returned a verdict o
death from having his throat by person per
sons unknown
| ANOTHER lNQUEsT.--Coronor Terrell held al
inquest Saturday upon the body of seaman found il
the river the old Creole Market ackknfe in th
| pocket of the deceased bore the initials j r. 81
| ANOTHER FoUNDLTNG.--0n Friday night some
nhuman mother deposited caused to be deposited
newly born female nfant on the pavement opposite st
Theresa church at the corner OF Camp
negress who lives in the family of the Citrate found TIN
child and carried it to place Of security
A FEMALE SwINDIER.--On Saturday morn,
ing Mary Ianly who kept small on Dryades street
examined before Recorder Winter upon charge o
swindling female customer Of five dollars in nakns
change. The charge abundantly proven and tn,
accused sent before the First District Court trial
U. S. CIRCUIT CoURT-M Chanceyv.-The
great land suit of the heirs of Lafayette rs Joseph
Kenton and Others was on last Friday decided in favo
the defendants by Judge Campbell in elaborate and
able opinion This decision puts an end to tn, doubt
which have been entertained true owners of the
valuable and beautiful tract of land the Mstairi.
Ridge, between the new canal and the Bayou st. John
and DEGREES the title Of defendants to be perfect Mile
Taylor and George Busts jr, for plaintiffs c. Roselius
Il Janin and Ivy Preston for defendants
FOURTH DISTRICT CouRT.-The trial of the
of J. Massind rs VIM Alng and others involving
the title to land valued at upwards of three hundred
and Wolfe Singleton for plaintiff P H. Bnnford and
II D. Ogden for defendants
AGNES ANDERSON BEFORE THE FIRST DISTRICT
CouRT This unfortunate woman was arraiened before
the First District Court Saturday to plead to an ndc
ment charging her with the murder of VIM b TAYLOR
The courtroom was crowded to excess
The prisoner dressed usual in black) advanced W Nh
firm step to the seat assigned but during the reading
the indictment her rmness entirely forsook and She
appeared violently agtated When the Clerk had flushed
and the customary question put, guilty or not
guilty ~ she replied, guilty in lfdefenee ana
then commenced protesting in very ucoherent terms her
affection for the deceased and wish to die and be done
with it, When the Court ordered her to be taken from The
and the unfortunate and TO now
deeply repentent wretch hurried back to prison
FIRST DISTRICT CouRT-In the First District
Court Saturday, Judge Larue passed the following
sentences:
james Mason convicted of larceny three months in the
Patrick SMELL for like offence six months in the same
institution and H. Frazer tor aggravated offence
Of robbing nine months.
Mckinney for larceay, was sentenced to the State
peuetentary at hard labor two years Michael Rain
for one year John peEine one year; Henry Hughes
years and John Lowell, one year
up for seven years each ~ ~
Joseph Collins for entering house in the night time
with the intent of stealing was sentenced 10 two ami n
half years in the parish prison.
The most important sentence that of Thomas Stan
ton for nanslaughter The Court sentenced him to fifteen
years at hard labor in the penetenary which
received by the youthful culprit with deyil.may
care swagger OF indifference.
ANOTHER MISUNDERSTANDING the Cause -
ON Friday evening last, between and seven o'clock
Michael Clancy and John Bowes-bOth walters at that
tf,,a In hal ity Iotat