New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-19
THE DAILY CRESCENT,

LIE DAILY ChESCEIS i.
STABBED.-A man, named John McKinny, was
seriously stabbed at q late hour on Thursday
night, in q coffee house at the corner Of Fulton
and Julia streets, by Andrew Lomester. Nc
Kinny and Lomester had been in the coffee house
for some time, when the boy who attended the
bar said he was about to shut up for the night,
and wished that they would leave. McKinny
got up, and in passing Lomester, said Come,
old fellow, it's time that we we're going" There
upon, according to McKinny's account, Lomes-
ter arose, and, with a knife, inflicted severe
cash on his shoulder, and Immediately after
stabbed him in the arm. The offender was soon
afterwards arrested, and yesterday, after an
examination before Acting Recorder Bloomfield,
was committed for trial before the First District
Court M..
FATAL AccDEEr.-Night before last an aged
Englishman, named Edward Haynes, fell from
the fourth story window Of the boarding house
of Mrs. Flouns, on New Levee street, and was
instantly killed The Coroner held an inquest
on the body yesterday and the jury returned
the following verdict: "Came to his death by
falling from the fourth story window Of q house,
The deceased was sixty five years of age. The
people of the house state that he retired to bed
about 10 o'clock, and it being very warm
partly undressed himself and took seat on the
table near the window to enjoy the fresh air
but forgetting himself he fell asleep and. rolled
out of the window,
INQUEST. Am inquest was held yesterday
evening by the Coroner, on the body of John
Yawahir, who died very suddenly on aronne
street. A verdict of " Apoplexy was returned
The deceased was thirty eight years of age
q native of Bohemia, in Denmark.
FIRST DISTRICT.
FINED.-Micky Coleman was arrested for as
saulting and beating an officer while in the hon
est discharge of his honorable duty; the Re
corder fined him $25. Mcknight, 70 und lyinE
drunk in the street, and bit an officer was fnet
$40 Mike Nolan was also fined $40 for dis
grazing himself by lying drunk in st. Pau
street
CHARGE OF PERJURY. M. Tay lor few
days since made an affidavit before Records
Summers, charging N. Case with larceny
Upon an examination of the charge it wa
proved to be without any foundation, al I'D Gas
was honorably discharged. Yesterday Cas-
prosecuted Taylor for perjury, and ad hin
arrested. The matter will be investigs tied Of
the Oath inst,
STEALING SHOES John Quinn was examine
and committed for trial, in default of givin
bail, before the First District Court on charg
of stealing pair Of brogans from Mr.. NNiliar
Jockerman.
SECOND DISTRICT.
RIVER THIEVES 49, Three snotorious I hieves
named Bill Taylor, John Leonard and Jac
Martin, who were arrested last Sunday on sus
picion of having been engaged in the rob berry c
the brig Allibone, were yesterday examii 1ed be
fore the Acting Recorder, but there vas n
evidence of their having been engaged in tn
robbery. The Recorder, however, CON unite
them to the Work house for four mon tbs, q
dangerous and suspicious characters.
STEALING WATcH--Stephen Turner, f. M c
was yesterday arrested on the complai mt {
VIM. Crawford, who charges him with avin
stolen silver watch. during last July, frol
aboard the steamboat st. Charles.
SENT DowN.-Aaron Stubbe, the brute VIII
beat his wife Bridget almost to death few day
since, was examined yesterday and committe
fbr trial before the Criminal Court for assault
with intent to kill
SECOND DISTRICT COURT
ONLY JoK1NG.--Mrs. Marie Joubin, who wa
arrested recently, at the instance Of her hus
band, for endeayoring to hire her good lookin
serving man to kill that unsuspecting ind.iyidus
some bright morning while he should be on h
way to market with his milk and things, PR
missing as reward, for this slight service,
marry the servant, was examined yesterda.
but as it was quite apparent she only made tt
proposition in ocular way, and without an
evil intentions, the Recorder dismissed the cas-
Won't the husband get wooling, though, whe
things get rightly settled down at home from h
fair partner, for dragging her before tho Poli'
Court on so trifing charge?