New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-21
THE DAILY CRESCENT.

II1E DAILY CRESCENT. i
PRoBABLE MuRDER. Last evening, about I
o'clock alteration occurred In the Suzette Exchange
at the Of suGette and Tchouptoulas
streets between named John Shields and one
elss whose name we did not learn A third person,
named Patrick Hoey interfered the parties were
separated and Shields elected from the house He then
drew bowie knife and rushing back into the barroom
stabbed Hoey three times In the abdomen nficng deep
aud dangerous wounds Shields was instantly arrested
taken the upper police station and thence brought
down to the Hevia street guardhouse Hosy was carried
to bis boarding house Religious street. and at 10
o'clock we were informed that considered
extremely doubtful Shields and Hoey were both in the
employment of W. A. Violet Co, dray drivers, and
IL Is said they had fight the levee during the day. In
which Shields of worst and this may account for
what would otherwise to be cold blooded attempt
to murder.
THE PoYDRAs STREET OUTRAGE Mrs. Shelter,
whose woundng by burglars in her residence Poydras
street, mentioned in yesterdays paper, was not very
dangerously injured Her wound Is cash Of three
nches the upper part Of her forehead sinking almost
through her skull and cannot be dangerous unoss In
aanmation should take place. The remaining particu
lars of the affair sre that the burglars pryed the
shutters Of the window at which they entered with a
hat ohe and Jimmy after vain effort to force open the
back door that they ransacked the lower story and
opened bureau. drawer containing about fifty dollars
worth Of swsry which, curously enough, they did not
take Mrs s. heard these proceedings from her room up
stairs but attributed the noise to the wndine@ of the
night the house standing exposed position the
slight noise they in ascending the stairs she attr
buted to the same cause not being in very wakefnl
state and 1t not until she became aware Of light
in the room, and opening her eyes, beheld man
coming in at the door, the foot Of the bed in
crouchng attitude, with knife in each hand, and an
vht fhot The kuav
were robbers the house She instantly seized her bus
band by the wrist and they spraDg up in bed together
The foremost villain then ran, still crouching at Mrs b.
who WAS on the outside Of the bed and muttaring l
kill you' cut at her with his knife az We have stated
de then turned and fed with his companion, making
their exit through the back door which they had doubt
lees already unlocked for the purpose Mr. Shelter him
self was not injured, informed In an unpro
ected neghborhood like that 1t would not be bad idea
20 keep pistols under the pillows Mr. Shelter had ps
toll but 1t was his armoir and consequently Of no SER
| vice in the emergency in which he found himself
BOIsTERous BoARDERs. - Mary Martin, who
keeps restaurant for the million in Poydras Market
one Of those resorts where ne references are re-
quired from boarers other than cash on the spot
and where for the trie Of five cents may be enjoyed
cup Of coffee unlimited hunks Of dry bread and strong
butter and general smell Of the good things on the
aeishborng had three Of her board
ers two men named CURE and Brady, and woman
named Hannah Brady brought before Recorder Bright
for bad at her table On the two last Sundays
they Fixed things the table after their notion
tuesday morning they renewed their oficousness and
upon the andadys interference they seized her coffee
urn and smashed 1t the ground Mary considered this
as going little too far, and had them arresed They
held to appear 9th prox under bonds Of two
hundred dollars. Ss
l IT, 4. DISTRICT COURT In .ddmiraHy.-The
4 p..t oanqtt ha Gieudne.
claiming $50 damages the sinking Of one OF his wood
hoats Mt his wood ward New Madrid NO. the Sd
of January last yesterday dec ded in his favor by
Judge McCaleb The testimony showed that the nat
boat along side which the Glendale landed to take in
wood was stanch and not leay contrary to the state
the Gendale's owners and could only have been
sunk by the bad of the officers of that boat
| n coming along side.
FIRST DISTRICT COURT Gilbert Maxent and
ursu Guesnon two choice flowers of Ethiopian chvay
brought into court yesterday for their trial prn
cpa and second in killing jules Giquez, another high
blooded darkey, in duel back of Agiers some tim
ago They had strong counsel-Messrs Roseus and Du
ourbetween whose challenging and that of the Disric
Attorney, 1t impossible 10 obtain jury The Cour
) thereupon adjourned, without further business
RUSHING Ir.-The dray No. 946, with hors
and mule we're seized by the police on Fulton street,
Tuesday, for furious running and sent to the Pound
: Y The driver made his escape.
Surr FOR DIVORCE Marie G. zorn ha
dsd petition in the Fifth District Court for divorc
from her husband Charles frederick Pothof her CON
plants being his drunken and incorporate habits his
ability to sustain and his absence from the State as
fugitive from justice; he having stolen three ~atch
from three individuals and ned before they could mai
afdayits against him. All of which, she thinks EMIT
her to divorce, without having first obtained separ
ton from bed and board Judge Augustln gave PERM
% | sion for the presentation of the suit
! EXTREMELY SUSPICIOUS SYLVAN Gamble
was arrested in the Third District Tuesday susr
Sous character The circumstance that convicted hi
in the Jealous eyes Of the law his sojourning vel
contentedly in without particle Of furniture
other moyeables in it the police being afflicted with
u.s. that should have some furnltu
whether he wants 1t or not As there was no eviden
that Sylvan stole room the Recorder discharged hi
ANOTHER BRUTE The Third District seer
to be peculiarly afflicted with the wifebeating mania
AZ late One James Collins arrested on Tuesday eN
ming at the corner New Leyee and Enghen streets,
80 cruelty beating kicking his wife to put her
in danger He is in Parish Prison awaiting examir
mi ton.
Va, SERVED RIGHT.-Alex Miller, the owner
carriage No 1872, was yesterday fined So for running
H. vehicle without lights; and he wagged his tongue
freely in paying it, that Recorder seuzenesu commit
:. him to prison for twenty-four hours.
iM FlusH OF BUSINESS. The business Of so
and downtown vidangerst grew heavy night before
cred that he kept his two carts running till hatpast
40 o'clock yesterday morning-au hour and half Ion
than is permitted by the ordinanceand getting sea
at the Growing the cocks around the scene of his
tions he emptied his carts the Levee at the foot
pg Esplanade street. at which officer verbeck who ha
@ good nose detected him. For this foul consequence
ecu fowl warning Recorder seuzeneau fined him $40
RECORDER RAMOS GoURT.-George Villa
- and Thomas Robinson, alas Boniard, alias Burns
yesterday examined charges of ysgrancy and entei
Frederick Eiehhozs boarding house with intent to at
They we're sent the Workhouse for four months eac
,ice Thomas Boyle examined on the charge of ente
BIS kitchen on Customhouse street. the 7th inst
ct. making an onslaught upon Robert Rays, !. m. c.,
,hls both the butt and the bayonet of musket Not
the able to explain this violent conduct he COMM
s.. for trial in the Criminal Court.
- Charley Wilson, keeper of the Stockholm House
NH Barracks street, aned 800 for giving ball viii
.dai | license.
srors Alexander Podosy and Joseph Mango arral
on charges assault and battery and made to fur
!, this security to appear when wanted. ~
warrants issued for the arrest Of George Will
there charged with drinking coffee and eating eggs at Isl
The Mayors stand in the Vegetable Market and ampoo
that individual when he asked for pay, and of Mao
~, Ioce for abusing Jane Dull, Dauphin street.