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

| CHARITY HOsPTTAL.-There were 1870 admis
sions, 200 discharges and 20 deaths ut this nsttutio,
/ during the past week. Patients remaining, 461.
PROBABLE MURDER-.4nother Body in The
CsaG!On Saturday afternoon Coroner Terrl held a,
inquest upon the body of with his throat cut
found in the Canal, about mile from the Lake
1t bore no other marks of violence The deceased wa
apparently forty years of age, light complexion red
sandy hair. The Coroner's Jury returned a verdict o
death from having bis throat cut by person per
sons unknown
ANOTHER INQUEST Coroner Terrell held an
inquest Saturday upon the body of seaman found
the river, the old Creole Market jack knife in th,
pocket OF the deceased bore the initials 81 So
ANOTHER FOUNDING. On Friday night some
inhuman mother deposited or caused to be deposited
female infant the pavement opposite St
Theresa church at the Camp and Erato streets
who lives in the family the Citrate found the
child and carried it to place of security
A FEMALE SwINDLER.--On Saturday morn
ing Mary Hany who kept small store on Drysdes stree
examined before Recorder Winter upon charge OF
swindng female customer of five dollars in making
change The charge was abundanty proven, and the
accused sent before the First District Court for trial
U. s. CIRCUIT CoURr-M Chancery.-The
great land suit of the heirs of Gen Lafayette Us Joseph
Kenton and others, last Friday decided in favor
of the defendants by Judge Campbell in elaborate and
able opinion This decision puts an end to thu doubts
which have been entertained the owners of the
valuable and beautiful tract of land on the Mstairs
Ridge, between the new canal and the bayou St. John
Taylor and George Eusts jr for plaintiffs; G. Roselius
l.. Janin and Ivy Preston for defendants.
FOURTH DISTRICT CoURT.-The trial of the
Of ]. Massnd rs VIM Alng and others involving
the title to land valued at upwards of three hundred
thousand dollars will be resumed tomorrow c. Roseius
and Wolfe Singleton for plaintiff P r. Bonford and
II, d Ogden for defendants
AGNES ANDERSON BEFORE THE FIRST DISTRICT
CouRT-This unfortunate woman was arraiened before
the First District Court on Saturday plead ndct
ment charging her with the murder of VIM. b. TAYLOR
The courtroom was crowded to excess
The prisoner dressed usual in back advanced with
firm step to the seat assigned but during the If
the her hrmness entirely her and She
appeared violently agtated When Clerk had finished
and the customary question put guilty or moi
guilty an she replied guilty in selfdefenceo and
then commenced protesting in terms her
affection for the deceased and wish to die and he done
with H. when the Court ordered her to be taken the
and the unfortunate and to appearances now
deeply repentent wretch was hurried back to prison
FIRST DISTRICT CouRr-In the First District
Court Saturday, Judge Larus passed the following
sentences;
james Mason convicted of larceny three months in the
parish prison.
Patrick Smell for like offence six months in the same
of robbing, nine msnths.
P Mckinney for larceay, sentenced to the State
peneentiary at hard labor for two years Michael Ran
for year John Devne year Henry HUGHES yo
years, and John Lowell, one year.
Patrick Loveless and Thomas Graves robbery went
up for seven years each.
Joseph Collins for entering house in the night time
with the intent of stealing sentenced to two and
half years in the parish prison.
The most important sentence that Of Thomas Stan
ton for nansaughter The Court sentenced him to fifteen
at hard labor in the penetenary which sentence
received by the youthful eulprit with deyilmay
care swagger Of Indifference
ANOTHER MISUNDERSTANDING the Cause
On Friday evening last between six and seven o'clock
Michael Clancy and John Bowlesboth walters at that
time in the Crescent City Hotel-wers seen, in company
' one other person. to enter the old yard which
rom Tchouptoulas street, the St Marys Market
The gentleman who them enter describes them as
having seated themselves in apparent perceabls
ation when Clancy drew pistol and deliberately placing
Z against Bowes's side, fired The wounded man fell to
he ground MORALLY wounded and the murderer and his
escaped