New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-14

MI MS or I1HE CITY.
CONTESTED ELECTION. j. Ker, late
candidate for Comptroller, and Patrick Cum
mings, petitioned the Fourth District Court for
writs Of quo aoorranto, to require Messrs. De-
Buys and Pile to show what authority they
claim and hold the offices, and to answer all the
averments and allegations made in the petition;
and that after due proceedings had, Judgment
may be rendered, decreeing that they are not
entitled to fill said offices; and forbidding them
to perform the duties thereof any longer. 1t
is also prayed that the costs of these pro-
eeedings be taxed against said persons, and that
the Corpora ton of the city be directed to pro-
coed to new election, to fill said offices of Com
ptroller and Street Commissioner.
The ground upon which the petition fol quo
tcarraato is based, is the destruction of the bal
lot box of the Seventh Precinct polls The
Court ordered that the writs be issued as pray
ed for Christian Roselius and Miles Taylor
appear as counsel for petitioners
A NEGRO WOMAN KILLED BY BoY.--A
boy named Henry Lumas, about fourteen years
of age, surrendered himself at the police-offce
of the First District yesterday under the follow
ing circumstances: He lives at the residence
of his uncle, on Felicity Road, between Nayades
and Apollo streets, and yesterday morning,
while lying in bed sick with chills and fever, o
free negro woman named Ann, employed in his
uncles family, entered his room in condition
of either insanity or intoxication; Henry bade
her leave the room, but she refused, and after
some words seized him by the throat and COM
menced choking him; she dragged him from the
bed, and in the struggle he managed to grasp q
| loaded pistol which was lying in an open trunk
near the bed While her grasp was still upon
his throat, he cooked the pistol and fired, with
the muzzle almost against her left breast, the
| ball entering her vitals and producing mortal
wound. The boy then fled from the room with
the negro woman in pursuit he, however,
evaded her, and she ran across the street and
| attempted to enter a yard, but the door was
closed before her and she fell dead upon the
pavement This is the statement made by the
boy, and the appearance of his throat at the
time we saw him indicated that he had suffered
violence at the hands of some person, He
related the particulars of the affair to some
persons on the spot, and was advised to surren-
der himself to the authorities Immediately,
which he did, as above stated. As the matter
took place in the Fourth district, the boy was
sent thither by Recorder Summers for examin-
| alton.
| RECORDERS COURT OF THE FIRST DISTRICT
| Cheuatter d Iadustrie.-A man called Joseph
/ Chevalier, alias Cavalier, was arraigned before
| this court yesterday on charge of having ia
| ken forclble possession of the barge Caroline,
| belonging to Mr.. w. A. Wood and carried away
a portion of her cargo. His examination is fix
| ed for the 18th inst. Edward johnson and
| Peter Ford, accused of having been concerned
| in the affair were discharged.
Collateral Security Pinardmade af-
| hdavlt yesterday against John Middleton charg-
| ing him with having attempted to pawn watch
/ belonging to deponent, which accused had by
some means obtained possession of Middleton
is in the lookup awaiting examination.
| AsSnlJJfs O31H Rotfer;es Morsa;1lag ,ro q
| yesterday sent before the First District Court,
under a bond of $1,000, on charge of having
/ assaulted Thomas Dromen with colt and at
tempted to kill him. Samuel Banks and John
Graves, charged with having participated in the
affair, were arraigned and their. examination
| fixed for the Goth
Patrick Smith and John Kelly were sent be-
fore the same tribunal for knocking down and
beating Daniel McGowan
More Insanity Mrs Mary jackson, the
mother of several children, was yesterday sent to
the Insane Asylum, having lost her reason.
| Robbing Drunken .Man-Patrick Carlin
was yesterday sent to the Work house for sixty
days, charged particular with having robbed a
drunken man and generally with being a danger
Gus and suspicious character. We believe the
charge of robbery as not very well sustained
against him,
Feionioas FISHING. An affidavit was made
against Austin Gebbon, charging him with hav-
| ing stolen p bunch of fish from on board the
steamboat Magnolia. He was sent for thirty
! days to the Work house.
A boy named Robert Quinn was sent to the
Work house for sixty days as a ysgrant
RECoRDER's Court OF THE SECOND DISTRICT
A ssoindler.- Nicholas Beck, who keeps a
bakery at the corner of Hospital and Miro st..
made affidavit in this court yesterday against
| one Nicholas Brown, charging him with fraud.
ulentlY retaining certain moneys collected by
him on account of deponent. He also charges
i him with having collected and appropriated
sums from other persons without any authority
whatever a warrant was issued for the arrest
| of accused.
Slung- Shot.--Recorder Ramos yesterday is.
| sued warrant for the arrest of the mate of the
steamboat R. NJ Jones, for attacking and beat
| ing ohm Keith with slung- shot
Larceny--Thomas BIaneo yesterday detect,
ed a man named Henry Kasey in the act Of
stealing and carrying away silver watch from
| his house on Where street, and immediately
seized him; whereupon the thief gave his pre-.
cous plumber a fling, and Mr. Blanco saw his
time piece, with its long gold chain, flying away
through the air as if on wings, making most ex
cellent time and appearing much Ikea very
small kite with tinsel tail He made sure Of
his prisoner, however, and did not leave hin
until he saw him safely lodged in the Second
District police jail The watch, or a portion
thereof, was afterwards found in distant yard
it having struck against wall and fallen among
some weeds, in condition of utter dislocatior
and demolition
Picked has Pocket Andrew Bronigan, a
sailor, deposed that he had yesterday morning
taken pistol from one Of his shipmates while
| that individual was drunk, and shortly after
while in coffee house on B arraek street, sale
pistol was stolen from his pocket by some person