New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-14
THE DAILY CRESCENT.

THE DAILY CRESCENT.
The DIsTuRBANcEs.--Wes sincerely hoped and
believed when closed last report Of the rotous
disturbances that quiet had been restored and that the
fair fame of city would not again be dshonored by
scenes and acts OF awlessress But doomed to be
again disappointed 1t not desire to comment upon
these silly but unfortunate affairs and give them any
more Importance than they really do think
any good end would thereby be gainedthereore will
ut proceed to statement Of the facts hoping that
when have got through it may be the last Of the riots
that shall have any thing say about. good deal
of excitement visible in st. Charles street street and
about Lafayette Square, in which the military
ssmbed by order of the Mayor up about II O'Clock at
night when the crowd began to dspers and peacefully
disposed citizens went home. report having been cir
eulated among Of the boys to the effect that the
previous night guns and pistols had been discharged from
on Levee street between dirod and Lafay-
cite party of about hundred started for that place
They attacked the house and completely demolished It,
breaking up the furniture bar and fixtures and driving
the inmates into the upper portion of the house About
dozen shots fired into the house and it is said they
intended for Duffey, the cry to kill the
scoundre" from all sides. man. Barney Boylan, who
boarded at the house. out and crossed Levee street.
where he was fired upon and wounded in the leg. An
other who had just arrived from Louisville named
John Kane and stopping at the house in attempting
to escape from the house stopped by the crowd who
demanded Of him will you be American or Irish he
replied half frightened DEATH that he American
but seeing the moment chance to he started
down Levee street. About fifty shots fred at him,
and the crowd in pursuit. The poor fellow turned
up Lafayette street towards the Levee and he got in
front Of John Corbetts cofee-house which had been
closed he overhaued by ecrowd An eyewitness
to this informs that he here shot not
withstanding strong effort was made by some of the
party to him. who ezpostulated with the crowd and
begged them not to kill the poor fellows but the cries of
shoot the fellow loud and long, and shoot him it
is believed they did. ,4.-..
Our informant states that they then picked him up and
carried him away with them We followed track of
blood for some distance down Fulton street The body
of Kane has been found has he since been heard
of although search had been instituted yesterday
ing by his friends 1t appears he quiet, noensive
man. who had just arrived in the city business and
knew nothing of the disturbance
Ali this disturbance took place about IL o'clock while
the military and police about Lafayette Square, but
they heard nothing of it till morning Shortly
after this the military started out voy
agen Of discovery and after passing through the entire
upper portion of the city and finding all quiet they re-
turned to the Square and dispersed
A young man named James Porter was most fouly
murdered at the corner of Tchouptoulas and Suzette
streets at late hour of the night while returning to bis
home in the Fourth District He clerk employed
in the staye and undergrad of Gravno Lsddo Co. at
the Levee and ST. James streets who resides
ST. Mary street the Fourth District shot through
the head and instantly killed at the above place where
his body found short time subsequently, He was
very peaceabe man and good citizen, and 1t appears
had not participated in any Of the disturbances.
At the present writing all quiet and think it may
be safely said that the excitement has terminated.
HORRIBLE MURDER IN THE FOURTH DISTRICT
There good deal of excitement prevailing in the
Fourth District yesterday originating in the fact that
child two years and four months Of age had been inhu
manly murdered by a man named William Young The
child dead and the Coroner had been called upon
hold an inquest. The hld's Christian Rhom
it born in Germany and had been adopted by Young
and his wife The witnesses before the Coroner Jury tes
fed that Young had been in the habit Of beating the
child most cruelty hanging it up by the neck and Their
beating it with cane, besides starving 1t for days at
time and finally Monday last njurng it by blows or
the head badly that it died the same night. After
hearing the testimony the jury returned verdict in
eordance with the above facts The parties Young
his wife, arrested and yesterday brought up 6
examination before Recorder jackson. The testimon,
substancate the charge of this fendsh murder in all it
horrible details and the evidence of the witnesses
given horrible the circumstances thatit fear
Recorder finally committed the accused for trial befor
the First District Court.
INouEsT.--Deputy Coroner Terrell yesterday
held inquest the body of Patrick Gilmartin age
about 10 years of age native Of Ireland who sho
in the head and MORALLY wounded during the disturb
ance Oh Sunday evening in front of Fasnachts Coffee
house, and who died last evening, The verdict tina
he to his death by gun-shot wound in che hea'
inflicted during riot by some person unknown
Another inquest held the body of James Porter
native of Ireland aged IS years, found dead at tn
of Tchouptoulas and Suzette streets. Verdict
Come to his death from gunshot wound in the hea
inflicted by person unknown the night of th
18th inst at the of Tchoupitouas and Suzett
streets.
Another was held on the body of named Dayi
Oyster found at No % Jefferson street. Verdict Deaf
from apoplexy caused by intemperancee The decease
native of France, aged 2e years.
fourth was held on the body of Louisa Irwin aged
years native of Ohio found lying dead in the back
of house the Of philipa and Perdido streets
where she had suddenly fallen down and expired Yer
dict, Apoplexy caused by intemperancen
ANOTHER WOUNDED MAN FoUND.--A ma
named James Moran found at late hour on Monda
night by the Second District police Canal street. dar
gerously wounded He said he had been shot and cut
the riot. He conveyed to the Hospital. He had
wound in his thigh having been inflicted by sword
knife. and was shot in the head by pistol ball.
STEALING A CARPET BAG.-John Turner, aha
William Turner, was yesterday arrested, having bee
charged by Daniel D. Riggs with stealing carpet ba
containing his clothing, from on board the steambos
James Robb He sent down for trial before the Fir
District Court.
FIRST DISTRICT.
RIoTous. H. Murphy yesterday made a
affidavit against Patrick Mulholland charging him wit
endeavoripg to create a riot Murphy in his afidav
states that on Tuesday night between 10 and IL o'coc
at the corner of Tchouptoulas and St. Joseph streets
the coffee-h kept by NJ. W. Murphy, Muholland
endeavor to excite peaceabe citizens to commit acts thu
would recommence the excitement of Sunday and Mo,
day nights Mulholland arrested while in Record
Bloomdelds court having gone there to make an af
davit against somebody.
LARoENY.-Thomas Morris was examined b
acting Recorder Bloomfield and committed for trial b
fore the First District Court charge of having ST
len quadrant from the Seamans Home during the fir
STEALING GLoTHNa.-Matilda Mcdonald wa
arrested and remanded for examination at the request
Mr. w H. Folger, who charged her with stealing lot
female clothing from his residence
DIsCHARGED-The slave Ben, belonging
Mr. Phillips was examined charge of stealing
trunk from the warehouse of R, Oliver. He was di
charged