New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-11

COMMANDER 6HoLtlNs.A lin Justice 70 this Off
Ger, that portion of the American press which
aids the English and Jamaica papers in their
vile but harmless abuse of him, should publish
1 the following testimonials to his character as d
| seaman and naval officer: 81.
Navy DsrARrmRsr, Sept, 8, 1854.
i SIR: The Department has received from Com
modore Gregory. the commandment Of the Navy
| Yard ut Boston, the report of the inspection Of
the sloop- of-war Cyane. recently under your
command, The condition of that ship on reach
ing Boston, as regards her efficiency as q man
of-war, her cleanliness and the discipline main
/ tanned, are highly creditable to yourself and
| the officers who were associated with you; and
| il affords me much satisfaction to furnish you
| with copy Of Commodore Gregory's report,
which accompanies this letter, ess s1BH
| Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
| s5fi J. c. DoBBIN.
commanding U. 8. Naval Rendezvous NJ Y.
| &s 4st ConsIaNpANr's orrIcr, NAVY YAnp
s.5. I'LL BosToN, Sep. 9. 1854 y
SIR have the honor to state that previously
to the dismantling Of the u S. ship Cyane, COM
manded by Commander G. N Hollins, she was
inspected under the general order Of the Depart
| ment, and found to be in the most efficient or
der as to cleanliness and discipline, and the
crew unusually expert in their exercises at
quarters, rejecting the highest credit upon the
commander and his officers. All her appoint
ments were in the best possible condition, show
ing that she had been ably and efficiently COM
manded, and was in all respects man-of- war,
such q one as wonld, under any circumstances,
have done honor to the service
| have the honor to be, very respectfully, your
obedient servant, F. H GREGoRY, Cont.
Hon,ss Y pohnIs, secretaryof the Navy.
The CASE OF DIR. GRAHAM.-The New York
Herald, of the 4th has the particulars Of the
arraignment Of Dr. Graham before the Court of
Oyer and Terniner on the previous day, Judge
Mitchell presiding Ne
The trial Of Dr. Robert NJ Graham, who
stands charged with the murder Of Col. Charles
Loring, at the St. Nicholas Hotel, on the % of
August last. having been set down for this day,
the court room was filled with an anxious and in
terested audience 4 considerable time before The
formal opening. The accused, DIR. Graham, was
early conducted into court, and for time occu-
pied seat in the jury box, in company with
his brother-ln-law. Mr.. j. Waterman He
afterward took o seat behind his counsel, which
he occupied throughout the days proceedings
The prisoner is q middle sized, elegant looking
man, apparently some forty years Of age, with
thoughtful, reflective looking countenance,
pale from long confinement in prison, on which
it would be difficult to detect tie traces Of that
dissipation or violent passion to which his pres
ent unfortunate position is attributed He was
neatly and punctiliously dressed. His wife was
IN court, occupying a seat beside him, attended
by her uncle, Capt. H. Marshall, and his lady,
Major HeIss, proprietor of the New Orleans
Delta, and his lady. and others. We also no.
ticed u attendance Judge Lyons, .; s Judge
of the lower district of California Judge Oloott,
Of Louisiana; Col Waldo, Major Ranney, Hon
Charles Clifton, Of New Orleans; Samuel C.
Reid, Esq of New Orleans, and a number of
other gentlemen from the Doctors native city,
all testifying their deep interest in the proceed
| ings in which their friend is SO unhappily CON
cerned. 95r& - WI
The prisoner was formally arraigned at half
past ten o'clock. The indictment charges that
| he, Robert NJ. Graham, did, on the I'd of August
last, with force and arms, felonious, wilfully,
and Of malice aforethought, make an assault in
| and upon Charles Loring, and did strike and
| thrust him, the said Charles Loring, with a
sword cane on the left side of his back, thereby
| infictng q mortal wound, half an inch in
| breadth and ten inches in depth, whereof he,
the said Charles Loring, instantly died The
second count charges the assault to have been
committed with sword, and the third with a
sword attached to cane.
The arraignment having been made, the clerk
Of the court, addressing the prisoner, asked !;
Do you demand trial.? 20
| Prisoner: /" Yes''
Clerk: Are You ready for your trial."
| Prisoner: g Yes.''
For the prosecution, Lorenzo B. Shepard, Dis
trict Attorney, appeared; and for the accused,
Messrs- J. R. Whiting, Charles 0'Conor, and A.
Oakley Hall.
The day was occupied in challenging jurors
as to their competency having formed or
expressed an opinien-of acting on the jury
Forty one were set aside for incompetency on
that head. Seven we're peremptorily challenged
by the counsel for the defence and set aside, and
five others were excused. Only eleven jurors
were admitted and sworn when the jury panel
was exhausted, and the court adjourned for the
day.
The following are the names of the jurors
empanneled
/, Oscar Purdy, z, Geo. Wellman Wright
2 John Jagel, g. John b Quackenbush
B. Abijah G. Mount 0, Thomas Doogan,
a Robert NJ Wilson, TO- Thomas Lloyd,
5. Joseph w. Cloves, IL, Thomas Judge
o. Newman B. Wing
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