New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-13

slit FOR DAMAGES AGAINST A RAILROAD Com
pANY--The of Camille yariat has been decided in
The Fourth District Court by Judge Reynolds The plain.
TN sued for 5000 damages, account Of Injuries
alned by her through a collision between the New
Orleans and Carrolltou and Lafayette Railroad cars.
whereby the plaintiff had her leg broken and other
wise seriously injured she prevented from pur
suing her ordinary avotation Chat Of music teacher)
for more than year.
The charge of the Judge was:
That the jury shoulj not find verdict for the plain
til unless convinced from the evidence that the accident
by which tho plaintiff sustained injury oceaoned by
some fant or negligence 6" the defendant or it servants
That if tho jury believe from tho evidence that there
was no wiu fault on the part Of the sompany its fiji
GERS they cannot give yindctive damages but only
give damages to the extent Of reasonable compensation
Of PREPARATION for the injury actually sustained
If believe that there gross neglect or careless
nrSs or want of skill the part of the of the
company then for you the damages such
an amount you may deem the of the
The jury gave judgment in favor of plaintiff for $1,000
damages and costs.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-.4yrdignment and
SenfscesThe following persons srraigued in this
Court on Saturday aud pleaded not guilty .
VIM ii. Sangster, charge of murder Augustus Lo-
ralne and g. W Murphy for keeping banking game
establishment and John Kelly Gas Graves for perjury
Sentences passed follows John Walsh larceny
pleaded guilty year in tie peniteniary Albert Miller
pleaded guilty to charge Of having stolen watch one
year in the peniteniary; Philip Hsmln and VIM Archer
assault and battery pleaded guilty imprson-
ment in the James Walsh beating Thos
Gorbet pleaded guilty one week the parish prison Mrs
in the penitenary David Beach alias Beccher alias Hus-
sey alias Brown for larceny committed in this CITY more
man hve years ago one at hard labor in the penen
tiary
Wm. Jones convicted of embezalement was next
brought up for sentence On being asked if he had any
thing to say why the sentence of the law should not be
passed upon him he arose and entered into long detail
of the circumstances of his with thereon
which lasted half hour When he had concluded the
Judge remarked that he believed the prisoner not guilty
and it not for the act which the last Legislature had
passed prohibiting him from commenting to the jury
the facts Of case. he would have granted Jones
trial The counsel had taken bills of exception and be
hoped the supreme Court would sustain them The only
thing which remained for him to do being pass sentence
upon the prisoner he would give the prisoner the smallest
penalty which the law allowed He therefore sentenced
Tim to year at hard labor in the pent entiary and
allowed an appeal which at taken the Supreme
Court.
Mrs Kelly, under conviction for embezzement was
also brought up for sentence with strong recommends
ZION to the mercy of the Court Judge Larue remarked
again that it not for the same law he would have
gwen this prisoner likewise trial but he would
give the minimum punishment and sentenced her to
year at hard labor in the penitentiary
House BREAKING AND RoBBERY.-0n Thurs
day night the 9th inst the house of Isaac Depass on
Levee street below the Lower Cotton Press was entered
by daring thieves and robbed $500 in notes on the
Bank OF Missouri, 1920 in gold coin sixteen $50 gold
pieces miniature of Mrs DepaSs in gold locket ma
sonic medal and diploma two notes Of hand of $1,000
each and one of sl5e0, payable in St Louis together
with some jewelry among which gold fob chain
with serpents head, and also some other jewelry
man named VIM Martin has been arrested on suspicion
of having been concerned in the robbery The police are
in seach OF others Some of the less valuable of the
ces have been found Lafayette Avenue where they
were thrown by the burglars.
STABBGNG AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Ned KEEL
y who has the reputation Of being professional high
wayman, undertook Saturday to rob man named
Ledbetter on Grod street meeting with resistance he
drew knife and stabbed Ledbeter very severely in the
heshy part OF the thigh. He was Immediately TAX
OF by the police.