New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-21

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reading of the minutes Of the previous meeting
was dispensed with, and message from the
Mayor, the substance of which we gave in our
last report Of the Assistant Board, WAS read and
disposed Of.
The amendments BY the Lower Board to the
ordinance granting to the Opelousas Railroad,
the privilege Of establishing ferry and leasing
portion Of the Levee at Canal street for the
erection Of o depot were taken up and portion
thereof concurredin. Some other trifing amend
ments were tackled to the ordinance by this
Board, and II was then adopted.
The amendments to the ordinance concerning
the city printing were concurred it,
The resolution from the Lower Board to pay I
to the counsel empls1fa by the city in the Mo-
Donogh Will case - sum of 500, 900, was
also concurred in.
The ordinance from the Lower Board provi-
ding for the sale Of right Of way for . railroad
from the depot Of the Carrolton Railroad on
Baronne street to the Uuited States Barracks,
or thereabouts, was taken up, and after consid-
cradle opposition from Messrs. Irwin and Gil
more, was adopted.
The ordinance from the Lower Board, abol-
ishing the Chain Gang, City Storekeeper, etc,
was taken up and referred to the Police Com
mittee.
The ordinance reducing the Police force and
abolishing the Office of Chief, was disposed Of in
the same manner
A motion was then made to designate the
places of holding the election for three Alder
men from the First District.
Mr.. Bailey stated that he had obtained the
opinion of the City Attorney upon the former
resolution Of the Board calling upon the Mayor
to order the new election, and said opinion was
to the effect that the order emanating from the
Mayor would be illegal, and that the Board
should OF once order the election itself
A resolution was then passed ordering the
| election to be held on the second Monday Of May
next, the 18th, and the Board then proceeded
to designate the places of holding the polls and
\ appoint the inspectors
| Shortly afterwards the Board went into secret
session and the reporters adjourned.
| FIRST DISTRICT CouRT-Judge Robertson -
| August Hillman and James Dougherty were
tried before this court yesterday on separate
4 charges of larceny and found guilty.
/ William Welsh and Christian Hines were tried
on similar charges and acquitted.
Pat Winters, Patrick Coleman and Bernard
Weyser were tried on separate charges of as
Esault and battery and found guilty The two
i latter were recommended to the mercy of the
n court
CHARGE OF VIOLENT ABDUCTION An affida-
Wit was made before Recorder Ramos on We'd
nesday last, by Mr. James Wood. charging one
Patrick Ryan with having seized deponent's
sister, Honora Al Wood, in the street, forced her
i into q carriage, taken her to the Lake, and on
board the steamboat California, where she app
pealed to the Captain for protection, who imme-
dately arrested Ryan and conveyed the parties
to Mobile; on reaching that city, Capt. Frost
Immediately telegraphed dep0nent. stating the
d whole matter, and informing him that he should
return to the end of the Lake Pontchartrain
Railroad early yesterday morning Deponent
therefore desired a warrant for the arrest Of
Ryan when he should arrive, which was grant
ed, and the accused was duly seized and brought
to the police Office OF the Second District, yes
terday morning. We publish entire the follow
ing affidavit, made by Mr.. James Wood, after
the arrest of accused, as it gives the full parti
culars Of the charge:
g On Monday, the 18th instant, between the
| hours Of and in the afternoon, at or near
/ the corner of Cont and Claiborne streets, and
J, when atlantis sister, minor, aged about seven.
teen years, and named Honora A. Wood, was
returning from school, rufian named Patrick
Ryan, by birth m Irishman, seized and took
hold of her, and, there being no one present to
come to her aid, forced her into a carriage ready
lrawn up and open, the driver of which being i
, black man, driving for one Richard Condor, il
the Third District of New Orleans; that as soor
as she was thus forced in, said Ryan jumped in
, and by threats and blows attempted to silence
, her, at the same time threatening the driver tc
shoot him if he stopped or turned; that ther
Road, the toll-gate whereof they passed withou
$ stopping to pay, as usual; and then, said aft
0 ants sister having lost all hope of assistance
n till she could reach the lake, yielded to th
e threats of said Ryan, and ceased calling fo
assistance, promising to follow him if he woult
not abuse or i'll treat her any more; that OF
9 arriving at the lake end of the road, the car
riage not being able to drive up to the lake ent
of the railroad, he compelled her to follow him
$ walking to the wharf, threatening to kill her
she disclosed anything; that, Notwithstanding
this last threat, she, in passing waiter at th
door of an eating house, begged him in . 10,
tone to send her an officer; which being over
:. heard by said Ryan, he FASTENED off with her
but being on board the steamer California, h
{; entered her for Mobile as his sister; but ono
j on board, atlantis sister, regardless Of threat
IS she could no longer fear to put in execution
g rushed to the Captain and begged his protection
: exposing the infamous conduct of Ryan, where
o upon Captain s. B. Frost at once took her unde
It his protection, and not being able, for want
4 time, to see her home in safety, kept her Q
:, board, and at the same time secured the ma
g Ryan, and also took him along with him to Mt
Q bile, whence he dispatched afiant a telegraph
is dispatch, informing him of the facts, and of tt
d time when he should return, to have Rya
placed in the hands of justice and the girl r
je stored to her afflicted mother. JAMES WooD."
J. Ryan was released upon giving bail in tt
e sum of $4,000 for his appearance. We belie'
,e there are generally 1.-TWO sides to story" al
L we shall not hazard an opinion about the entil
n truth Of the above story at present
], Fell .an,ong Ihiepes.-Corporal Algeo iju
n before daylight yesterday morning, stumble
y over fellow lying stretched across the pay
ment on Baronne street in state of compile
IS nudity. He was entirely too drunk to
3 ashamed of himself, or to inform the officer he
4 he fell into such an unbecoming and sorrowf
u plight, and was accordingly taken to the cal
le boose of the First District, staggering unblus
q ingly along in his primitive garb to the gre
n CONSERVATION and scandal of sundry unfort
es nate market women who happened to be abro
&c at that early hour. At q later hour his scan
as wardrobe was slightly replenished and he "
brought up before the police court, Record
y Summers having previously sent certain ladi
50 out of the room lest considerations of decen
d. might have been neglected in the new outfit
O. the prisoner. He turned out to be a Dutchma
v and his own story Of the matter was somethi
p like this Itch ben wash met NIT two Dooe
ah men con der street last night, DON we all tri
oil CON trink till / don't know noting con tel
as wakes, Don ter tam Doochman be gone nit mi
y. coat, mine hat, mine hantaloons, mine shil
Use mine shoes, mine ebrytng vat got, DON ten t
lar in ter booklet"
A. In consideration of his misfortunas and t
e. fact that he had no money wherewith to pay
In fine, the Recorder mercyfully permitted him
p | depart, with warning that if caught in suct
n