New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-22
THE DAILY CRESCENT.

= SERIOUS ACCIDENT Thursday evening on the
t&eturn of the Pontchartrain cars from the Lake,
d youth about fifteen years Of age, who was q
passenger on the cars, jumping off before the
train stopped, fell on the track and had about
half of his foot cut off by the wheel He was
picked up and carried home by some friends
who accompanied him.
FIRST DISTRICT.
The STEAMBOAT RoBBERY.-John Mitchell
was arrested one day during the early part Of
the week for picking Edward Doyle's pocket, on
board the steamboat Trabue yesterday the case
was called, but the parties not being prepared
er examination, the case was postponed till
y the ooh instant.
LARcENY.-Jimmy Cuen alias Gwinn is under
arrest in this District and will be examined on
the lst CT August, on a charge of having robbed
the premises of Mr.. r. O. Bishop, on Erato street,
between White and Benton, of several articles
of male attire, valued at SIS. @-.*. .+-"s
House OF REFUGE-Four poor fatherless and
motherless Juveniles had the good fortune yes
terday to be committed to the House of Refuge.
/ Their names are John and Thomas Delaney,
Thomas Graham and Jim Durgin; they were
lpntcp AVl pSiuB lult hLu WOitliSaot
FNED-James Grady was fined $25 for being
continually drunk and disturbing the peace in
Niefault of paying which he was committed to
the Parish Prison.
SECOND DIsTRICT.
LIBELous.-Henry Rance had warrant is
sued yesterday for the arrest of his father, Gas
par Rance, on charge that the latter had
been for some time engaged in circulating libel
GUS reports, defaming the character of the pros
Fl ecutor, and also stated that he intended having
the same slanderous reports printed in order to
give them greater publicity all of which is con-
trary to the laws of Louisiana. The accused
has not yet been arrested.
s BoTH COMMUNICATING Recorder Fillieul
had very complicated case of assault with in
tent to kill, before him yesterday, which he de-
cided by committing both the prosecutor and
the accused for trial before the First District
SCourt. 1t was the case of Constantine ROLAND
/ VS.. Jean Dubois. in which the former charges
l the latter with having attempted to kill him.
1t appeared from the evidence that each had
attempted to kill the other, and that both were
,,equally culpable
Il PERJURY Daniel Ferdinand was arrested
{ yesterday and required to recognize in the sum
i Of $500 for his appearance to answer charge
of perjury, preferred by Joseph Gallihardy,
The prosecutor alleges that the accused wilfully
{ and maliciously swore falsely while giving in
his testimony during the trial of q case before
s5s4he Recorder.
E& THIRD DISTRICT.
KIDNAPPIsG.-JamesC Crow, Esq, day before
yesterday, surrendered himself in the Third
District, knowing that warrant had been is
sued for his arrest, on charge of kidnapping a
little girl, seven years of age, from Mr.. Fitzger-
aid, and carrying her off to Donaldsonville. The
case has not yet been examined, but when it
does come up we shall give the full particulars.
LooK.0UT YOUNG AMERICA "A youth named
Michael Worm was taken up in the Third Dis
trict for driving cab in contravention of the
new ordinance, which prohibits youths under q
certain age to drive these vehicles.
OUR BEST GITrzEss.-Mrs Bridget Spellman
was, night before last, arrested, in the First
District, at the request of her husband, Mr..
Spellman, on charge of being drunk and dis
Furbing the peace. He also had Mary Loghan
arrested and locked up for being drunk and
carrying liquor to Mrs. Spellman.