New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-07
THE DAILY CRESCENT.

pelclBE--hn inquest was nelu yesterday on
the body of woman named Anna Mcovern, native of
Ireland, aged 20 years, at house the Of
rseline and Gaatin streets The verdict Of the jury
the deceased had committed suicide by taking
Iaudanum 1t seems that she the kept woman of
notorious fellow named Bill spriggins who keeps house
OF bad repute on Gaatin street BILL it is said, had
treated her very badly rendering her life burden, and
she resorted to this method of terminating her ills
PATRICK RYAN AND HoNoRA A. WOOD AGAIN.
Some months since our readers will recollect certain
Patrick Ryan created little commotion in the
nifty by abducting young school mistress named Honorn
A. Ward his cousin Well, on Tuesday last, he made
another effort to carry her of by wayayng her she
returned from school in the evening Maras street.
His fair cousin however fed took refuge in honss at
the of Maras and ST. Louis Streets and escaped
his clutches. She yesterday made an aadavit before
Acting Recorder Fileul and had warrant Issued for
Patrck's arrest charge of breach of the peace.
" Patrick Patrick !fwhy perseeutest thou me'n Ryan
MUST be fool thus to persist when he knows the young
ssss dislikes him.
FIRE.-About noon yesterday double frame
iweing the Of Josephine and Apollo Streets
Fourth District caught fire and entirely consumed
together with its contents. The fire brigade out in
full force but the flames had well nigh performed their
allotted work before the engines reached the of
aagration; the Department, however performed excel
s service in preventing spread OF the devourng ele
ment
FIRST DISTRICT. .~N
CHARGE OF BIGAMY.-Mrs. Mary Miller yes
erday procured the arrest Of her husband O. B Miller
charge of bigamy She states in her affidavit that
the 18th of last April she married to the accused
BY Justice Jonte since which time she has ascertaned
rom reliable source that he has been married BEFORE
that the former Mrs Miller is still in the land of the
wing aud in the state Of marimony, having
divorced. Miller is in jail awaiting his examination
hich is fixed for the I'd of October he having failed to
procure bail.
There were no cases of any Importance before
he Court yesterday; only two prisoners in the
lock and they had been arrested for disturbing the
eace. We getting remarkably moral in this section
Of the city.
SECOND DISTRICT.
SENT DowN.--Thomas Laughlin, alias Honest
Tom the keeper of No g. Engine House. was yesterday
xamined and committed before the Criminal Court on
harge of assaulting and striking police officer in the
Recorders Court on the day the rioters tried
ATTEMPT TO SHooT,--savery Crussard yester-
day procured the of Joseph Lopez for attempt
shoot him The prosecutor states that Lopez was
WY prevented killing wounding him by the inter-
ference of bystanders.
A REGEIyER,-John Feltz, deck hand on
board the steamboat Mary Jane yesterday had fellow
named John Spanos arrested charge of having re-
ceyed property to the value OF $50 which had sto
from aboard of said boat knowing 1t to have been
stolen.
SwINDLING.-William Lakeman was arrested
and awaits examination charge of having swndled
Francis Barsss to the extent of five dollars by receiving
bank note from him for the purpose changing and
then refusing to return the
THIRD DISTRICT.
COULDN'T KEEP CooL.--B. Killkof was ar
rested the other day for threatening to kill Mr. A. Witt
and released giving bonds to keep the peace Yes
terday, however he met Mr. Wilt in Piety street. and i'm
mediaely commenced violent assault and battery upon
him. thereby FORGETTING his bonds and causing his
rs awaits examination.
- tRGENY John Sheridan and his wife were
h arrested charged with stealing quantity of cloth
ing lot of that description of property alleged to have
BEEN stolen was found by search warrant in thel
premises. The accused remanded for examination
FOURTH DISTRICT.
/ Observation-Disclosures Shields was arrested il
Re Fourth District the request Of her husband
hing continually drunk and disturbing the peace.
HARD UP FOR ToD--Two fellows named
Henry and Cuey arrested for attempting to breal
no the house of Peter Bardof and for threatening t.
rn his house inside out if he did not give them SOM
b4uor.
STABBGNG.-Bernard Metzger came to tn,
auard-house Tuesday and surrendered himself statin
that about o'clock, the morning of the 4th inst
Stabbed a man named George Schwenk, whom he ha
found in his house under suspicious circumstances.
@sad that Schwenk is dangerously wounded though a
% not supposed So Metzger is in custody awaiting
summation.