New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-24
NEWS or THE CITY.


is received.
NEWS OF THE CITY.
MORE F1REs-A fire broke out at about 2
o'clock yesterday morning in the garrett of
one story cottage, at the corner of Baeohus and
Clio streets, occupied by Mr.. Laborde. The
building was entirely consumed, and the tire
communicated to an adjoining cottage, occupied
by colored people, which was almost completely |
DESTROYED. a couple of hours later fire took
place in the kitchen of a grocery store, at the
corner of Charities and Marigny streets, belong |
ing to Mr. b. Athers. This was extingulshed I
before doing much damage.
The number of fires appears to be increasing |
at an alarming rate, and when small boys are
arrested by the half dozen on charges of arson
we may conclude the city to be full of incen-
diaries There are at present four boys, whose
ages probably range from ten to fifteen, IN GUS
tody in the First District Court, charged with
this crime and awaiting examination.
FIRST DISTRICT GouRT-Jstdge R6bertson.-I
| Trial for Maaslaughter.-Ern Ernest sanbistwal
was tried in this court yesterday on an lnd1ott
ment for manslaughter in killing man named
John peutsch by kicking him in the abdomen,
on the night of the 18th Of last November, In
st. Philip street, between Charities and Royal
streets.
| Jean Baptiste Saneour, who kept beer house
at No. IS St. Philip street, testified that on the
night in question he saw aceused attack deceased
| while the latter was crossing the street, and
choke and strike him several times, after which
he ran into an alley near them, leaving Deutsch
| living upon the sidewalk. A man named Sebas-
/ tan Adam then accompanies Deutsch to tho
mouth of the alley and demanded Of sanbist-
wal why he had struck Deutsch Accused
| immediately knocked Adam down and gave
Deutsch o severe kick in the abdomen, from
the effects of which he died few days subse-
quent in the Charity Hospital.
1 The testimony of Sebastian Adam eorrobo-
rated this statement Of the case and the jury
rendered verdict of guilty, and recommended
the pl .soner to the mercy of the court
The State vs.. Joseph Lafalger.-Mr. Lafal-
ger was yesterday tried and found guilty of as
sault and battery, with club, upon the person
of one Peter Dinkel, and was sentrnced to
twenty -four hours confinement in the Parish
Prison, fine of ten dollars and costs of pro-
eeeding
tried on separate charges of larceny and ac-
quilted
RECORDER WINTERS GouRT-First District
Assaults and batteries, breaches Of the peace,
vagrancy and drunkenness, constituted the main
character of the offences before this Court yes
terday.
) Stealing .Noney.-Charles McCann made
affidavit yesterday against one Sandy Malloy,
} charging him with having stolen the sum Of
+. forty dollars. Deponent states that he occupies
. | a room ut the corner of Heyia and Gironde
| streets, and that on retiring for the night he
9 had placed the money under his pillow, whence
6 | it was taken during the period Of his slumberS
by Sandy Malloy, as he firmly believes. Sandy
was sent before the Criminal Court for trial,
0 A Black Dog Thief.-A slave named William
0 was arraigned yesterday, charged with having
4 Il, la, aud oh wit Ii II
tached thereto, the whole establishment valued
/ at twenty two dollars, and belonging to Mr.
Charles Dreux Examination fixed for the 30tl
instant.
More nsanitg--E. F. Stump was yesterda.
! sent to the Insane Asylum, upon an athdayl
! charging him with the loss Of reason.
j RECORDER RAMos's COMMISSIONED District
An affidavit was made in this court yesterda.
' BY Michael Carr against Martin Duggan, jr.
and Thos. Farrell, in which ne charges ther
/ with having attacked him at the corner Of Der
J. bgny and St Louis streets, knocked him dow
4 with slung- shot and beaten him severely. Th
II ruffians were held to bail for their appearance
Il a Gannibul--A couple Of jail birds name
James Tanning and james Sullivan. who Wer
t locked up together in cell Of the Parish Prison
I. had difficulty with each other on Tuesda
y night last, which resulted in fight of the me
+ brutal and savage description. They W
|
.. manner that lion tanners settle quarrels arg
1t their animals when they begin to use theiras5I
and claws upon each other. Sullivan halsseea a
J. his teeth to great advantage. and had e sne
Is best Of the battle decidedly; he had bitt an.
e. ming severely on the breast, had bitter one
rs of his ears, and had chewed one of hi ainselss
is until it resembled bit of raw flesh WI n ma
e. partly undergone the process of mastiaoahl, aha
10 then been rejected unfit for the stsom ne
"a had also nearly succeeded in the in1 r -
h. pertinent of gouging out an eye for gppp ~
iii giving that tender organ the appear -
o. ing been submitted to an operatio ro
mus which had terminated rnforta.s.ealyy W,
ming was otherwise bruised an ieu, anu
er ~; a nas ~ ennsaenenef which will
probably. be to remove the proroo1 Jun. on
tn release to an indefinite period
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