New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-23
Local Intelligence.

CHARITY HosPTAL-The report of this insti-
tuition for the past week is follows Admitted 222
discharged 200; died II q remaining 49,.
lNoUEsTs,--The Coroner yesterday held two
nquests-one on the body of white and the other
on that of both unknown found floating in the
river. Verdict" Found drowned
CHARGE OF CHILD AIURDER-A. B. Staffey-
stein under arrest in the Fourth District charged with
having caused the death of his children by exces
sye beating
SUPPOSED Observation-Disclosures of strange
murder unaccounted for by single circumstance Of
provocation have been for time sHoat in the Po
lice Department and around Lake Borgue Report has it
that schooner called the Phoenix, has been for some
time cruising in the waters of Lake Borgne near the
terminus of the Mexican Gulf Railroad-commanded by
named Nicholas George It is said that there was
employed on the schooner sailor boy named Antonio
who has been indebted to the Captain through long
term Of misery for series of duly paid attentions n the
shape of kicks cuffs beatings bruisngs and their con-
omitants few days ago $50 Andrea Jordena.)
the Captain was heard to say to the boy that would
kill him before night and that neither his father nor
his mother, nor God Almighty, should ever see him
again"
Since the reported Of the above threat it is
reported that the boy has disappeared that no traces
of him can be found From the circumstances brought
youth has gone to inhabit among the fishes
The informant in the made oath that he verify
believed that the boy had been murdered by the Captain
The accused has been arrested and is now in conne
ment awaiting an investigation of this mysterious affair
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-Sentences .-The fol-
lowing pronounced in this Court on Sat
urday
Samuel Cohegan who plead guilty to an indictment for
an assault with sentenced to three months i'm
prisonment in the Parish Prison.
VIM Strong for assault aud battery one week in the
Parish Prison
VIM. Callahan, for assault and battery twanty-four
hours in the Parish Prison
George Stocks for an assault with intent to rob two
years at hard labor in the Pententlary
George Watson, for larceny six months in the Parish
Prison
Several arraignments were made-among others jane.
Nolan for the murder of Michael Fitzpatrick
GREAT TEXAS LAND CAsE-Triai and FER
dctThe Fourth District Court has been occupied for
some days past in the trial of important land suit in
voying the title TO the entire town Of Brownsville Texas
The suit was brought in November l.5l in the name
Of Jacob Musna for the recovery Of the rights ana in
tres upon certain lands situated opposite the CITY Of
Matamoros. Mexico, and the site Of the town Of
Brownsville Texas Plaintiff alleges that the whole of
these lands, together with Government improvements
Charles stiman and Samuel A. Belden-Stilman to hold
onehalf and the ether half to be held by Belden and
plaintiff
Basse Iord legal firm at Brownsville were engaged
as agents and attorneys to protect the interests of the
partnership
The original petition filed in the case after setting forth
the grounds of the claim nlicges Bedcn had por,
ner in business named William Alling who was racsrtt
interested with him in the land speculation and that NOT
wthsandng petitioners clear and undsputed right, in
the premises the said Charles Stilman Samuel Bel
den Elisha Basse and Robert Horde conspired toretb
err for the purpose Of cheating and defraung petitioner
and aided and abetted by the said VIM Alinr did in
December 1919 Islander petitioner BY charging him with
fraud in the public newspapers-aftsr which BY presep
ded sale and for pretended price Of sl5 600 the said
stllman and Belden conveyed the said Base & Iord
the right title and interest we'll Of themselves as ofpe
oner to the lands which they we'll petitioner had
under Joint contract acquired Petitioner averred that
therefore the said Basse Iorl in accepting said pur
cha'e violated the most sacred relations imposed upon
them as Attorneys at Law and agent Of petitioner lie
further ayerred that neither in law in equity could
stillman and Belden sell Blsse Il Hord accent Of
said purchase so as to defeat the rights petitioner and
that as said sale could only been made on account
OF and fer the benefit Of petitioner he deemed it to be his
interest to adopt the purchase and and claims to be
Beneficiary thereof 1t further averred that efen
dans have sold Of the property in question various lots
in which they have received the of $4,000 for no
part of which will they account to petitioner
He therefore prayed that he be fully restored to his
rights and in default that defendants be adiudged in
debted to him in the full sum Of 100000 damages for
having comprised his interests in the premises
The case was brought to close Saturday and the
following verdict was rendered
We the Jury find that the defendants shall convey nm
to Jacob Mussna the plaintiff by good ami sufficient title
ali the rights OF propert-aequired by Base 4 TIord un-
der the transfer Of conveyances Of the 18th December
1919 and st Of January 1850 within ninety DAYS OF the
date hereof and that Elisha Basse. r Ii II6rd A |
Beden and " Alling pay to the plaintiff the sum OF
S22teO damages We, the Jury, further find that s A
Bed6n and " Alling convey to Mussna the property
purchased by them from Basse Iord on the 5th of Jan
uary 1851 and on the said defendants complying with
the above the said plain if shall refund the amounts adj
by the defendants for the purchase Of the prom
'ry and in detant of the defendants making the above
c9hVryancts within ninety days the Jury find YER
det IN favor OF the plaintiff Mussina for the sum o.
81 LOCO, in lieu OF the title of the property
Wolf Singleton for plaintiff Bonford Fnney and
II, D. Ogden for defendants
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