New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-12

NEWS OF THE CIT y,

CHARITY HosPITAL.--The report of this insti
tuition shows the number of admissions for the
last week to have been 1853 Deaths 81. Dis.
charges III. Remaining All This indicates
an unusual degree of health.
FIRST DISTRICT,
The Magazine Street Riot, of which we gave
the particulars a couple of weeks ago, came
before Recorder Summers ON Saturday for in
vestigation. A man named Moses, it will be
recolleeted, was pursued by a mob of several
hundred Irishmen, upon which he fred and
wounded two men, The facts of the case NAV
be gathered by the following testimony reported
for the Delta: .~
Ihomas g Story, for the defence, sworn: On Friday
the day before the occurrence was working nenr H.
new house Suzette street there was man working
the banquette saw Cunningham aud Lppy in COMPANY
WIN some three or tour others passing back and forth two
OF three times cursng and swearing and asking wher.
| that d----n American of b---h WASP and said
we,ll be ID if the Americans shall rule this corner
did not inform Moses of this occurrence On Saturday
was working at my bench in same house when two
persons rushed up to the door Moses warned them off
ana told them to go away and not modest him They
were swearing and advancing when Moses fired am
certain Cunningham was the door-sl when Moses
fired do not know who Cunningham addressed when he
was cursiGg but he halted at the door of the house jn
~n,en we were at work for about half minute and
looked in Moses gave back until got his pistoI gh
parties passed the door three four times Moses had
charge OF the house at which were at work and ia
carpenter undertaking the work
John wilma sworn: On Friday, three or four men
were playing cards at Kits coffee one of them
an American, and he lost the first game and refused to
play any more The others wanted to force him to NAV
the party got to high words when they fell upon the
American and beat and kicked him badly. Mr. Moses
said if he had known he American he wou,d have
taken his part and they should not have beat him 80
cunningham, one OF the who were shot and several
others heard Moses make this assertion bsv oarne r.
Wy ouiiong 70 look for him and asked where is that
lleee s.n OF b-hf We intend to kill him y Moses
NOT IN .ne mouse at the time having gone of on some
business About IL o'clock on Saturday Moses tn
the building and after Cunningham and the other
man who was shot up also and Cunningham said To
Moses, you the who said vol, woud helm that
American and they advanced Moses who was stand
ing in the door; Moses stepped back and sn;d hst do
you come mere to trouble for2' They continual TO
advance on Moses who told them to go away and e him
alone. - ~ " '
Attempting still to enter the shop, Moses fred
and wounded Cunningham and Lilly. We need
hardly add that he was honorable DISCHARGED
by the Recorder.
ROBBERY Coyle was sent before
the First District Court to answer to the charge
OF haylug gone to the house of Mary Ann
hearns, beating her and robbing her of $50 in
gold COIN Another accomplice in the crime,
named Jas. Dorsey alias Frank Murphy, was
arrested and locked up to await an examina-
ton. ""
SNATeH1NG MoNEY.-Patriek Smith was sent
before the First District Court for snatching n
purse containing $75 out of the hands of a man
at the Missouri Hotel, who had Just taken the
same from his pocket for the purpose of distri- |
outing charity upon beggar.
CHARGE OF MURDER.-The examination of s.
t. Ladd, charged with the murder of |
Schlosslnger, on the 9th inst, was commenced |
yesterday evening before Recorder Summers
lhree or four witnesses were examined, and the
ase was continued until Monday next, at 5
'clock,
SECOND DISTRICT,
BREACH OF TRUsT.-A watch maker living Mt
ne corner of Royal and St. Philip streets was
rrested at the instance of Marius Martin. who
harges him with refusing to fork over a watch
'orth $6O, which had been left with him to re-
air.
AFRICA Us. GERMANY.-A free negress named
incline Gibson was arrested for assaultipp
llzabeth Underwood and branding her with the
oithet of a sc Dutch thing.
a search warrant was issued against man
AIMED Conroy who it is alleged is about to de-
art on board the steamship Crescent City with
quantity of stolen property Belonging to Ed
ard Moses.
swINDLING .-Constantine Roland and Jean !
ublan were arrested and held to bail. 1t is
larged that being the holders of Judgment
,ainst one Perezo they transferred the same
a valuable consideration to Henry Trainor,
I'd that subsequently they bought in property
hlch had been seized by the sheriff--thus
7lndling not only Trainor but the Sheriff A
so.