New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-14
NEVIS or THE CITY.

INoUEsTs.-An inquest was held yesterday on
the body of Mrs Bridget Lennon aged about SIS years
native of Ireland found dead in house the of
Edward and st, Thomas Streets in the FIRST District
Verdlctdeath from apoplexy caused by intempersnce
Also, on the body Of a slave named Ralph who died
from the effects Of blow inflicted upon right side Of
his head by James McKenna with iron scale beam on
the evening of the Sth inst He sixty years age
and was the property of Mr.. ohas. R. Kennedy,
Also, on the bodyof white man, unknown, found on
the lake shore between Bayou St John and New Basin
Verdict" DroWaed,n
RECORDER WINTERS CouRT--FirSt District
BREkKInG ISDENTuRE.-A lad named Matthew DAILY WAS
arEagned before this court yesterday for breaking his
indenture OF apprenticeship to Mr. Thomas McManus a
cooper Matthew declares that he has attained mans
and that his term Of service consequently
end The case will be examined on the 18th inst
RESISTING PRocEss.-The Recorder yesterday imposed
fine of S1l upon Patrick Carney for resisting some
days ago the execution of a writ of sequestration
MoRE IssAM9Y.- Catherine Bull deposed that her
father Nicholas Bull Las lost the of his reason and
is thereby rendered unfit to take of himself He
was sent TO the Asylum.
CuTTING-The examination of John Forey, who, the
day after Christmas board the ship Creole the
Baze, undertook to and slice upater the
OF a fat turkey or young perker-a person named
Brown, has been fixed for the goth Brown was badly
wounded but is recovering, we learn
Assaults BArrERrEs.--J. O,Keefe was Yesterday
sent before the First District Court charge OF
Wash-bond $500
VIM Burgoyne, whose famous ancestor very badly
used up in little Serimmagen with Stark many
tines lie deposed in this court yesterday that he had
been attacked Poydras street by Dennis Sullivan
his wife, and Catherine Sullivan, all of whom pitched
into him IN most savage manner with all sorts Of
pons and missiles knocking him down and cutting him
the head and arm and infcting other injuries to the
prejudice OF his bodily comfort The examination of the
case was fixed for the 10th inst
SMUdsLsG,-offcer John Brown. night before last ar
rested one of his namesakes and Mr. John Mason, in
the act OF smuggling into the city ten twelve barrels
of coal from the bark Panama, from Liverpool They
We're sent by Judge Winter before the ., $. Commits
sloner, who will probably acquit them if he has been
Obliged to purchase coal lately.
RECORDER RAMos's CoURT.-S Second District
Elizebeh Metz made affidavit yesterday in this court
that Paul Mozenbarker from whom she house in
which she keeps boarders, to her said boarding
house and after insulting assaulting and abusing her
took orchle possession Of part of the premises, the
great annoyance of such of her boarders desired
Keep good company lie was required to give bond to
keep the peace.
eAtGHr LAsr During the month of October, 1852
Mr. Francis NJ. Fisk, travelling steamboat from Lou
Fille to St Louis had trunk stolen from him contain
ing besides his clothes, lot of jewelry and diamonds
valued at several Thousand dollars, A calling him
self Humphrey Davis passenger at the time,
with nm was woman who passed for his wife, OIL
Ger Phelps chief of the police of St Louis, APP
prsed the robbery and furnished himself with list Of
the passengers and memorandum of the circumstances
He some time ago arrested Davis aud found in his posses
sion two diamonds valued at $500 each which he trans
mitted to Mr.. Fisk who is well known resident of this
city they fully identified part of the property
which had been stolen from him. Davis understand,
by means eyaded the charge there aud was set at
liberty. He afterwards this city, probably not
being that the he had robbed belonged here
and was very nabbed by ssgacious police. He
is at present the Second District lookup but his fair
travelling companion has not yet been arrested.
CLEAN swEEr.-An affidavit filed in this court
yesterday by Kari Weocker setting forth that the
night of the 1lth of january between the hours of II
and II at night the of 1855 stolen from his
house st. Ann street. between Calves and Johnson
leaving him seareelya shot in the locker He further
states his belief that William Klein is the individual
who has made the aforesaid clean sweep he had the
opportunity of doing it, and is not thought to be
honest than body ee and has besides utterly
eamped from the city deponent believes on board the
steamboat j. s. Chenoweth, which departed not long
since for Cincinnati Deponent makes this affidavit
the purpose of having Klein arrested and of obtaining
mediatey thereafter requson for his rascally person
INHuMAN HUsBANp.-Madame Marie Jacques, who lives
on Main street entered complaint yesterday before Re
corder Ramos agast her husband Joseph charging him
with having been in the habit for three years cruelty
beating her and of having turned her and their three
small children into the street day two since.
rant was issued for his arrest,
MURDER CAsE.---The preliminary examina-
ton of Jacob Slater for the murder of Huntze In the
Fourth District commenced yesterday before Recor
der seuzepsap, and will probably be concluded To-day,