New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-08
NEW OF IHE OH Y.

FIRE. AT an early hour on Saturday evening
last fire broke out in the exteutive wine and
liquor store Of D. Rochereau & Co., No II and
10 St. Louis street, which almost entirely des.
troyed the building and contents, involving
loss Of about 100000, which, we are told, was
luite covered by insurance.
CHARGE DIsMlssED.--The charge of embezzle-
ment preferred by David Melville against J. W
Demarest, was fully examined before the Grand
jury some days ago, and dismissed.
FALSE PRErENoEs. Officer Phillips arrested
one Joseph Vial in the Second District night be-
fore last. for making great row in the streets,
and pretending that he was police officer, and
had q right to do as he pleased. He gave bond
for his appearance to answer.
A PIcKPocEET A young chap, who gave his
name as ohm Morrison, was arrested on Baronpe
street night before last, on charge Of picking
pockets When brought to the calaboose, @ colt
and 81 knife were found in his possession and
he was locked up for examination
SECOND DISTRICT CoURT.--Judge Leq.-A
habeas corpus case of considerable interest was
tried in this court on Saturday last. A father had
sued to obtain possession of his daughter q child
ofabout five years. He had obtained divorce
from his wife some time ago in the parish of St
Fammany, and the decree Of the court gave him
the support and control of his children The
mother was at that time in this city with her
youngest daughter, the child in question, and
has remained here since he having possession of
the other children. After brief hearing it
was decide that the decree of the St Tam
many Court should be maintained, and the child
was delivered to the father. We understand
that an application for re-hearing will be
made.
Suit for Damage Ben T. Houghton
against whom his wife instituted suit and OBJ
tanned o decree of divorce, has filed petition
in the Fifth District Court for damages against
his father in law, Col Wade, in the sum Of
$4,000, for violent blows inflicted upon his
person with stick, in August last.
FIFTH DISTRICT OF Court New ORLEANS Nm
B. York vs. r. Fl. Chiffon This celebrated
| case was again fixed for trial on Friday last,
preferred cases occupying the whole day, it
passed off and cannot be tried before next win
ter, there not being any Jury term sooner.
This case seems likely to last as long as the
cases of the Life and Fire Insurance Co. against
certain planters, to attend to which brought the
counsel, (Mr. Barker,) who is now acting for
Capt York, to Louisiana. In the prosecution of
these suits he was, after very hard struggle,
successful.
Some curious circumstances occurred during
| the progress of the trial, which we believe are
| mentioned in the Life of Mr.. Barker One of
| these, which illustrated in no small degree the
| otp"eipy VI WAS tut ulSCUNeEy Ol
3 judgment which had been signed by Judge
| Robertson and surreptitiously taken from the
| files of the court after his death.
| Pending the trial before the Parish Court at
Plaquemine, it became necessary, in conse-
| quence of the unexpected ruling of Judge Dut-
| ton, to prove the seal of the Insurance Company
1t was too late to do this by commission, and
| there was but one man in Louisiana possessing
| the necessary information. That man was VIM
| pppfoT tho = ! ln bo, H.
| board a steamboat.on his way North, ignorant
that his testimony was wanted, or even that any
such trial was taking place. The boat touched
| at Plaquemine, and Mr.. B., knowing nothing of
the whereabouts of this important witness, and
| probably despairing of obtaining his testimony
in season, CHANGED to step on board for some
purpose and met Mr.. Porter, thus most unex-
pectedly, and to his infinite satisfaction, of
course, securing the wanting link in the chain
of evidence