New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-12-29
NEWS OF THE CITY.

RECORDER WINTERS CoURT-First District
The sscas and rowdss arragn.d before this court yes
trday than usually fortunate in escaping pun
hment from non-sppearance Of prosecutors Many per-
who make adavits in Of thievng assaults and
batteries breaches Of the peace ETC., to eonder
they have nothing further do obtain justice and that
1t is the business of the Recorder to know oil about every
thing Of the sort and punish the offenders.
Two-FoRTr DRArMas.--A drayman who gave his
Bill Brown sent before the First District
Court yesterday for driving his day furiouy against
omnibus and afterwards Israutng the driver. John
Kingman, the driver Of tho omnibus testified that the
collision greatly endangered the life Of passenger
who about TO enter the omnibus and had bare y
time escape being crushed between the vehicles
person setting beside deponsut took out pencil and
piece Of paper register the number of the fast dray
when the driver thereof assaled him with his whip and
Afterwards took up portion Of one OF our Adermsns
favorite paving material and discharged the with
great violence at their uno6.ndng heads, which only
escaped utter demolition by the most industrious ducking
and lodging he succeeded finally in hitting Kngman In
the back with square block paving stone weighing
trihe less than and then he drew large knife and
in profsne declared his readiness to exterm
nate the entire of omnibus drivers together with
every body who should choose to consider the affair free
fight
severs punishments alone will put end to the ntolea
nbe and dangerous practice Of driving drays and other
hces at full speed through the streets and we believe
offenders in this particular should and will meet little
enency the hands Of the criminal court when their
recklessness bodily harm and cndangers human
life man named George Garland also sent before
the First District Court by Recorder Winter for oense
precisely similar to the above with the exception OF the
assault appears from the testimony that at the cor
ner of Triton Walk and Hercules street. where the pas
sage afforded abundant room, accused drove furniture
cart against omnibus with such violence as to break
wheel of the latter knock down two Of the mules and
tumble the driver upon the pavement from the top Of
the omnibus, iDurng him SO severely that ne was In
safAedatey taken to the Hospital.
A Welsh LARcRSY-Dsuuis Harrigan was arrested at
the instance of James for stealing from St Marys
Market lot of green eeks the property of prosecutor
He will be examined upon this grave charge in due time
Assault WITH INTENT TO KnL.-Patrick Coyle was
arragned yesterday fer beating in brutal manner one
James p. 0'Hara, Triton Walk inhicting upon MIN
such place his life Ia critical oondi-
ton The examination fixed for to-day, and physi-
clans certificate declaring oara out Of danger was re-
quired before admitting Coyle to bail
RECORDER RAMos's Commissioned District.
lad named George Anderson was arrested yesterday
board tho steamer J. N. Stockwel for stealing silver
watch. lie await, examination before this court
srABBwa-An affidavit made in this court ysster-
day against Remand Pstitbien, charging him with
having the night previous dangerously stabbed In tive
places Louis Fugerne at the of St Louis and Bour
bon streets warrant issued for his arrest.
LARcENY-IIenry Classen, who keeps q boot and shoe
store Old Levee street. in the Second District deposed
that Knights Of the Strap who has been employed by
him had instead Of manufacturing shoes, feonously
carried away pairs from his store he prayed
warrant for their arrest which was granted.
BREacH OF HospIrALIrrAt hour of the night be
fore last Nicholas Dickes feeling his way along Bar