New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-28
THE DAILY CRESCENT.

INouEsT-An inquest was held yesterday on
the body of Francisco Carlo Lauriclo, aged twenty.sx
years native Of Sicily found dead in skf at Post No
10 Second District having died very suddenly about
twenty miles up the coast. Verdict, Death from
cholers' .--L T-"-
ANOTHER SHOCKING MURDER. About IL
O'Clock Thursday night most shocking murder was
committed at the of Delord and Tchoupitouas
streets by named Edward CROWN, alias Grow on
the person of man who yesterday identified by
police officer to be an individual named Seaman who had
served some time In the Work house From the estimo-
ny Of everal witnesses taken before the Jury Of Inquest
1t appears that Seaman and CROWN and two friends
the latter named Smith and Marsh together about
10 O'Clock in the Tyo Coffee House. at the of De-
lord and Tchoupitouas streets Seaman perfect
stranger to the party who did not know his
but had got into difficulty with CROWN about hav
ing nsulted woman, the clearinghouse keeper where
CROWN boarded. They had all been drinking good deal
and left the coeshouse together little before o'clock
to 90 home CROWN and Seaman however, stopped at
the corner entered and here Smith
In his testimony states;
sI passed on few steps leaving them together. Be-
fore get far heard blow Of sticking
other / turned round and saw faupon the side
walk. CROWN then advanced towards me walking very
fast and said Come let us go homes and we both has
tened away, leaving the the sidewalk. went to
my home in Foucher street. and CROWN went to his
boarding house in North Market street,
From information previously received, the police had
arrested at o'clock yesterday morning Edward CROWN
alas Crow in North Market street. charged with being the
man who struck the fatal blow. Blood was found upon
his shirt, and the testimony of Smith leaves bat little
doubt that he is the who committed the fearful
crime.
Lieutenant Hahn received during the examination an
note in which the writer stated he thought the
wound in Scanlan's chest had been inflicted with small
moulder's trowe An implement of this kind was found
In Corsns pocket and being applied to the wound
ii was found fit exactly 1t most dangerous looking
weapon must have been driven home with right good
will asst cut through of the ribs and sunk to the
hilt in the heart, penetrating the liver.
Several other witnesses corrobolated the statement of
Smith about the quarrel between the partiesther being
drunk and drinking the Leveeeaving it and talking
together on the corner-the deceased falling, and the
other man walking Off BUTT murder, strange to say,
was done so quietly that in the knew
any thing about it till they informed by man who
had seen the deceased fall, and going up to him found
that he was dead The body of the deceased could not
at nrst be identified, and it kept till late hour at
the Police Office by order Of the Coroner for Identifies
ton when finally of the police officers stated that
his name was Scanan--that he had been in the Work
house some months ago. He q rather tall, gray
headed man. about forty years Of age and supposed to
have been native Of Ireland though 1t is not certain
After dus deliberaton the jury of inquest returned the
soloy;ne vera;et The deceased - Seaman came to
his death from wound in the breast penetrating the
liver and causing internal hemorrhage inflicted with
instrument supposed to have been moul
ders trowel on the night Of the 2sth inst by Ed
ward CROWN alias Crow at the corneS Of Delord and
Tchoupitoulas Streets" F58 gzyd @T zstte % s
The accused at once committed to await his exam
nation the witnesses placed under bonds Of
$500 each for their appearance to testify.
ANOTHER ROBBERY. Il some days past
Messrs Payne Harrison have been missing coils Of rope
tvue and other articles from their warehouse and
pscting the articles didn't walk off of their own free will
and accord night before last set policeman to watch
their warehouse on Camp street About the witching
time the Waterman saw slave named George belonging
to Mr. Patton but employed in the warehouse come out
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