New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-04
THE DAILY CRESCENT.

driving furiously down Tchopuoulas street contra
yention to the ordinances of them driven by man
named James Guyia III collision with the in the
lead in endeavortng pass it, and the shock sud
den that the driver of the latter, William auipan was
thrown the street, and the other dray passing over
his body killed him instantly lie about 50 years Of
age, native OF lfeani Coyle, the driver of the dray
which ran over him and is held for
animation.
RoBBERY.-The boarding house of Mrs. Oveatt,
Canal street entered about yesterday by
very gentlemauly thief who politely opened and robbed
six trunks belonging to the boarders. lie left the prem
unmocsted and has thus far elqded the vigilance of
the police A jimmy and skeleton key we're found in one
of the He had left them behind to let the folks
know he had been there-a kind of visiting card
FIRST DISTRICT
EXAMINATION OF EDWARD CROWN, ALIAS
CHow, ron ,MrRprp.--Edward CROWN, ulias Grow was
brought bsore Recorder Bright Thursday evening for
examination charge OF having murdered
named Seaman the night of the 18th ut by stahbng
him in the right side with small moulding trowel at
the corner Tehoupoulas and Deord streets in font
of the Tvo coffee house The following is the testimony
of the principal witnesses in the
DR., Yer4er testified to having held post.mnrteIn
examination on the body OF the deceased that he
killed by wound in the upper portion of the breast
penetrating The lungs and causing internal hemorhage.
The wodnd was made by cutting Instrument about an
inch in width and inches deep knows nothing about
the circumstances OF the the NAME oil TIE
ceased
Thomas Smith sworn Resides on Foueher street be-
tween Deord and ST. Joseph streets. Witness Corwin,
and Mr. Marsh were talking together at the st. Marys
Exchange about their work in the shop when stranger
up who was the deceased, in a bantng manner !;
witness way for HIM pass he wanted to 20 be-
tween them there plenty of the outside for
him pass he began to look first at then at the
other Of the party none OF the party spoke to him till he
spoke aud said to the accused who YOU Accused
did not he said the thing to witness and
Marsh he then asked accused if he wanted TO fight
han frilti
conversation lasted about minute when witnesses party
seeing that the deceased qunrresomG left aud
towards the piece where accused boarded deceased
followed them and had about the conversation in
regard lighting Mrs Lennet in whose house accused
boarded her door and told deceased if hs did not
go away she would call the police; deceased then went
away but soon returned i'll company with two ladies and
another man this parted with deceased and the la
also deceased back again and the door without
saying any thiGg to witnesses party and not
again about half hour while he absent, wit
ness and accused went together to take drink and re-
turned in less than fifteen minutes Accused asked de-
ceased If he going to stand the liquor Deceased
piled no. he was completely dry Witness then said
to deceased that he hmsel would stand the liquor pro-
sided he (deceased) would then go home He replied
that his would The three went together to the Tvoli
and while the way there deceased stated
he stranger in the city and had just arrived from
Baton Rouge. and said his name was Finnagan he aao
told witness that he going to work in Julia street
Monday morning His crayat was loosely tied aronnd his
neck, and witness rolled it upa6justed it for him. and
told him in aud take drink. They went inside
and called for the liquor. The glasses filled up when
deceased remarked 10 accused have taken glass
liquor at the time calling him bad names After
accused drank lie went few steps from deceased in
She bar-room the latter followed him witness went out
from the accused followed him, and deceased
following the accused. He came outside and stopped
there about minutes The OF Charles White
mentioned in the conversation. Deceased taid he
knew him accused denied it and brought him to Char
ley White and IL ceased did not know Charley White.
lnonder who present gave them all cigars, The
parties there in conversation little while, when
deceased and accused went off short distance and took
seat alongside Of each other Two OF the party went
away and two remained there being alarm Of fire 1t
found that il false alarm OF ire, and the other
two went away bidding witness good night The Rc-
cused and deceased stl sitting together; the
cused got up and asked witness where the others bad
gone witness replied homeland 1T is time to 90 home
Deceased got up and walked towards witness who when
the former arrived got off the hanquette, He said to
witness that he knew him Rouge had once
gwen him job Witness replied that be at
Baton Rouge deceased left and went towards accused
then got the banquete and went behind post
During the time accused and deceased conyersing
thnv talked very loud and again would speak in a low
tome Witness could not understand what they were
talking about. The ire.engines coming back and
witness looking at them and at this moment hearing
something fall the banquette witness turned around
and saw the deceased down and thought that he had
tunbed down from the effects of liquor Accused imme
datey came up to witness and said, let us go home
Witness vent in obque direction towards his home
When witness heard the fall he about two yards from
deceased and accused and accused coming toward
witness. There nobody else with them at the time
Deceased did not say any thing did not see
accused strike the deceased deceased fell before the
Tivo House. Tchoupitouas street After the deceased
fell the did not any thing more to witness
arms instrument tool to witnesses knowledge except
pocket. knife; movement made by accused when
deceased fell show that he had thrown any thing
Accused is moulder N the foundsry witness did mol
80 over to deceased after he had fallen Saw the de
ceaseds body the Coroners office the following morn
ing and recognized him the who had fallen down
When accused said to Witness let MS go home ~ die
not see any thing extraordinary in bis manner
Frank Burger sworn for the Satai am The bar-keepe
of the Fivoli House. Saw accused deceased and Smith
taking drink in the house about half past eight O'Clock il
the evening Smith told to charge the drinks him
4 ,;xyadt haj nix
called for the drink gave him and then asked ne wha
he had called for REPLIED brandy and water" Ill
said you are q id arn' replied that he gen
feman and went away. Tom Smith and the deceased
went together and the prisoner at the bar followed
them I was standing at the end OF the counter wher
the cigars sold when the prisoner passed by and said
II will cut the id liver out of the redmouthed Mick
then went of the house. in front OF the door an
observed the deceased walking armed apparently ntoxi
Gated lie took seat on the doorstep then returned
behind the bar and next saw the deceased walking on tn
sanluette. Shortly after heard good many person
outside of them, Mr.. Davis in and asked M
Cor light saying that there man killed outside
gave the light Mr. Days nd at the same time observe
the accused passing the of Tchoupouas street
He picked up hat put it on his head and wen
away. The watchnan came up and asked me II kne'
tbe deceased told him yes that had seen him in IN
house taking drink that night The accused told me
during the day that he wanted somebody to write cha
enpe to fight duel the river but he did not mention
any name. recognized the deceased while he lay des
on the banqnette the same whom Smith and Cor
win had drank with ] did not aee any weapons abou
the Mace nor have since found any.
6rns-examined by the prisonor-l did not see anybod
with the accused when he picking up the hat
toned in nv examination in chief
Here the testimony closed and Recsrder Bright at
committed the accused to stand his trial before the Fr
District Court the charge of murder 1t is rather sir
uar that the instrument with which the wound SUI
nosed to have been iniicted-to Wit small mouldn
itroweI-is not mentioned once in the testimony.
DANGEROUS AND susrIoIous.--John Finny an
YIN Johnson alias George jackson, arrested on tn
Tavee bv officers Horn and Mayhem of the Chiefs spec
police charged with being dangerous and suspicious cha
acters and yap ants and also with carrying conceale
weanous. Finny la pair Of cast iron knuckles an
Johnson had a knife hhey were sent to the Workhou
for 50 days each.
HAD sLuNG- sHoT,--A negro, named Jones
who gays he is free, but bad eyideace OF II was
rested the steamboat landing, charged with being
runaway and carrying concealed weapons. fe had
ung-shot and false pass his person.
FINED--A great number of drays were fine
$40 each furious driving in the streets in conraye
tion to the ordinances.
This was the business of any Importance transact
before this Court yesterday.
SECOND DISTRICT.
ARSON CAsE.-Gustave Bedout, t. m. c., vs.
examined yesterday charge of having set fire to
tin shop in Toulouse street. opposite Yetors Restaurar
which was destroyed by together with another hull
ing on the evening the Esd of October The estmol