New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-27
DAILY CRESCENT.
Local Intelligence.

yesterday made before the Recorder of the First District
by Patrick Power giving the details of homicide com
mtted the evening before last, board the ship
Union, lying at Post No. D First District 1t appears
from the information furnished that Patrick oNeil
hal been employed board the aboyenanled ship and
had been discharged for being drunk On th" evening in
and asked for light for the purpose of getting his
clothes Having obtained them he started to 90 ashore
and was followed by the second mate for what purpose
has not transpred. Coming the gGngway, OSeil
turn around and strike the second mate
the side Of the head with handspike The man fell and
ONeil struck at him while down. ONril then attempted
to make his escape and followed by two Portuguese
sailors employed the ship who attempted to arrest
seeing that he pursued thought there some foul
play going eeng that there were two to one) pitched
INTO the two Portuguese sailors-who from their IAN
g,ihge could plain the state Of things-aud
general ensued The Portuguese being overpowered
rereated to the vessel and in the confusion oNell es
capped.
The then taken back to the vessel and to 10
O'Clock Wednesday night supposed to be much in
jured Shortly afterwards however he grew worse and
minutes after Il O'Clock he died The Coroner yes
trrday held inquest his body which will be found
ONei is yet at large but the Police are his track
and their familiarity with his features and his places
of resort it is thought that he will soon be brought to
Justice.
since the affidavit spoken Of above made we learn
the that ensued in consequence Of the Por
sailors having attempted to arrest Neil one Of
sailors stabbed in the back and from the internal
hemorrhage consequent it thought that there
hopes his recovery Several individuals suspected of
having been accessory to the have been arrested
Pat Farrell Tom Dolan and Pat Henry,
MURDER NUMBER TnREE.--Coroner Rice, of the
parish Jefferson held inquest Monday at Gretna
over the river the body Of Jean Dominique, aged
about 80 years and native Of France 1t appeared by
the evidence before the jury Of inquest that the deceased
aud named John Taylor got into quarrel at Lit
tie Lake in the course Of which the deceased was stabbed
Ia the heart The verdict of the jury in accordance
with the above stated facts Taylor examined before
Justice Dreux and committed for trial before the District
Court Of Jefferson.
SUICrDE-On Wednesday evening, Auguste
Pore free Of color, examined before the Re-
corder OF the Third District, the charge Of having
murdered another colored man and the proof being def
eent be discharged Being released, he wandered
about Washington Square acting in very wild audfan-
aud giving decided evidences Of arrangement
Of mind He then go in the direction Of the
river whore he very deliberately walked into ski took
of his cont cast an eye right about and plunged
into the stream lie went down incontinently and not
having again the supposton IL that he has been
made food for fishes Rsquiescat in "pis'es -
INQuEsT.-An inquest was held yesterday by
Deputy Coroner Terrell on the body Of Robert Richards
aged 50 years and native Of Nswlork-found dead on
board the ship Union Verdict died from tn. effects Of
blows inflicted with spsr (handspike) in the hands Of
Patrick o Neil
CorSrERfEIT1NG.-Elij ah J. Mallerson was
yesterday arrested by Captain Ienbrink Of the First Dis
Police charged with having in his possession
:rrfeit money, with intent to utter the
The Prefect Of Police Stephen OLeay also smelt out
den Of those forgers Of paper currency located at tn
OF Magazine and sudetle streets where after dut
aarch by officer Rufus Hunt found lot Of forty
so bills purporng to be Of the issue Of the Louisiana
Bank but all base counterfsits 1t is thought that
the plates for making this kind OF bogus trash,
hidden somewhere in the neghborhood and the on
on the lookout for them.
CHARGE OF BREACH OF TRusT.-J s. Bossiel
has cath before the Recorder Of the First Ditrc
that in the month u March, 1882 Marcus Finch
Camp street Obtained from dep0nan a certain lane
warrant issued by the State Of Virginia TO the heirs
CD Gideon johnson, for revolutionary services calin
hundred and and two tbir,
acres representing himself land agent perfectly
uanted with the peculiar Character uf said warrant
protesting 10 be able to locate it upon lands belonging
the United States worth Eve dollars per ut least
These promises deponent has good reason 70 believe
verify does believe. the said Marcus A Finch knew h
could perform DepCnent further sweaTs that he Ia
since asked Finch TO account for his conduct
turn the land both OF which he has refused
DO or TO hold any communication with deponant Con
silgring the facts aian charged finch With breach
trust. The accused arrested. and his examination
fixed for the FIRST proxmo
COLD WATCH, ETC George Chaplin yester
lay made oath in the Police Office Of The First Disric
that he il Captain Of the ship Cumlulen Castle lying
Post No Z and that the 18th inst. said ship
tered and robbed Of gold watch, silver watch, an
other articles valued $3.50 the property Of the forme
captain Of said ship-and that deponent believed sal
robbery to have been committed by one VIM. Kent Mas
s1u steward Of the ship Maxson who arrested
70 be examined on the 30th inst
CONCEALED WEAPONS. Robert Bruce was yes
terlay fined twenty dollars by the Recorder the Fir
District for carrying open ack-knfe in eontraventio
Of the statute.
FIRST DISTRICT COURT John Bell was yes
trrdsy tried in this Court charge Of robbery comm
il the Parish Prison by foroiby taking pocket boo
from Solomon II. Edridye. who confined there.
Tpear that the accused assisted by several others tre
a blanket over the head Of Eldridge binding him
to effect the robbery. The accused found guilty.
David Martin Gids Donely, and David Jordan alias ia
Kelley were tried on charge Of entering vessel in
- night time with intent to steal, and the further char
VI larceny and acquitted.
VIM Clifton aud Sandy Moore tried a charge
robbery, in snatchug purse from Mrs Nrtorine Tot
on the It'll of March last and found guilty Clifton W
recommended to the mercy Of On. court