New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-07
THE DAILY CRESCENT.


Tany cudgeliDg their own brains for decision upon
knotty question: wont to leave it to the dsputans
to settle It With Sudg upon each others brains that such
thing would ever happen in time Something Of this
Kind however, did happen Tuesday; but with thsim-
that the parties prong the experience Of
the olden time combatant left law out Of the queGtion
concluding that would be enough to settle their dim
Guilty in person, Without having to settle lawyers bill
besides Briefly, alteration occurred between two
Frenchmen down town. which was stopped by the inter
ference of friends The party considering himself ag-
greved sent the other formal challenge to mortal
bat The challenger standing in sensible fear Of public
opinion which dehouces knives and pistols as murder
ous and boxiaua brutal accepted the challenge and
named hoop poles the weapons-a happy compromise,
less effective in settling dispute than untarnshed in
its reputation which the challenger too brave to
cline the laws of the duello besides requiring him
accept whatever weapon the challenger might The
friends Of the parties arranged the preminares after the
usual fashion Of cobata of honor and Tuesday
onds and principals went out in cabs to field the Gen.
tly road The combatants stripped of their super
fuous garments, and stationed poles length apart
Each stood with his pole erect firmly grasped in both
hands and at the word given by the seconds they went to
work 1t fine thing to behold that fight with hoop
poes The duelists displayed considerable science for
amateurs in that kind Of fighting cutting thrustng and
clashng their weapons much read the champions
Of gone days used to do with their hugo twohanded
swords STILL they succeeded in batteniug each other
verey and would have made bloody affair of 1t but for
the interference Of the seconds Who upon point Of
punctio took bout with the poles themselves. The
wounded honor Of all healed at last, but it will be
days before their sweled and bruised heads and
shoulders healed. This is fancy SKETCH but
tua occurrence narrated to person who witnessed
it. We commend the attention Of all who in trouble
or feel their honor in danger.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY. We mentioned q few
days since the arrest in the Third District Of cab
driver named William Demo, upon charge Of attempting
to extort twenty-five dollars from gentleman for ride
in his cab to the Lake by the Old Shell Road Demo
sent to the Parish Prison the following day on
Tuesday his confederate, man named Robert Forbes
arrested examined before Recorder Seuzcneau and
sent to the prison. to await trial upon charge of
highway robbery The following the particulars Of
the case Mr. Frederick Barrett, citizen Of Georgia
who had been in the city but short time and not su
cienty long become acquainted with the rascaes
which strangers exposed had occasion to return home
He fell in with Forbes by means, and the latter
expressed intention of going to Mobile he accepted
him travelling companion, and they started for the
Mobile mail boat together 1t about IL O'Clock in the
forenoon yet Forbes persuaded Barrett that they would
late the mail boat representing that the last
train of had gone and that their only chance
reaching the boat in time would be to hire cab and
dash down the Old Shell Road at top speed They came
upon and entered the cab No 1s which Demo was the
iriver who agreed to take them down for dollar and
half each After getting to safe distance beyond the
city about midway between the tol-gate and the Lake
Demo suddenly stopped the cab and turning to Barrett
with the greatest efontery told him he wouldn't go
step further unless he paid him twenty five dollars.
Forbes then pretended to get scared and upon Barret
INDIGNANT tn amnuut Damn p;zed hv
the collar and threatened to take his life Barrett being
cripple, from cottongin wound in his right hand
not able to cope with Demo- and offered to compro
mise by giving him Ave dollars; Demo refused and pro
ceeded to make all kinds of furious demonstrations
Barrett then and as Forbes seemed to
scared also and made feint OF paying Demo twenty
dollars he drew forth his wallet and surrendered him
twenty three dollars all there in it, with the excep
on of small gold piece which he managed to secrete
Having possession Of the money Demo forced him
Of the cab and turned back to town. taking FORBES with
him-eaYing Mr. Barrett in the road by this time
what awake to his verdancy and the rascaty o
some other people, He walked to the Lake. found thu
mail boat would not leave till late In the afternoon
returned to the city by the to make his complaint
the police Demo found at the depot with his cab
the lookout perhaps for another country gentleman
arrested, have already announced Records
seuzeneau Issued warrant for Forbes who brought
before him and compelled, by the Recorders puz
cling questions to confess after all his sartness that
the owner Of the cab into which he had lured hi
victim These gents will have to stand trial in the Grim
na Court for their very smart and brave financial
ton. Gentlemen from the country not be too wild
awake when they come to Neworleans.
Nor UNDER ARREsT.-It is true that Henri,
Albrech the keeper Of the house No ~ Old Leyee Thr
District in which the oetnean children persisted of es
on Monday evening but he was Immediately liberated
the Coroner not having power to detain him We stat
this because his arrest mentioned in seyersf of tn
other papers, but not bis discharge which leaves th
public under the impression that he is to up
trial We surprised to hear yesterday, that TIL
fellow paid by the German Immigrant Society for keeI
ing that house. and lodging poor immigrants the
arrive in the city If this be true the Society it
themselves and to their poor coantrymen to look afte
their agents little closer hereafter We furthe,
informed, that deaths from desttution by Il
among the immigrant lodging houses in tbs
part Of the city. the Immigrant Societies powe
to take proper of those they to 70
it would be good idea for of the other beneyosr
societies the city authorities to interfere in the matte
We hope may never be called upon again to record
case like that of the octneans
CAUGHT AT I'm. Goldsmith, Jacob Kerct
G. WEIGH and NJ Karton under arrest In the Fourt
District for keeping juukshops without license. Reco
der Jackson will doubtless read the ordinances ther
1 and charge them for the same,
Michael Grtcher is also under arrest up there for
ing liquor by the glass without license in his house
/ corner of Tchoupitoulas and Adele streets.
CRAzY.-Patrick Brown was arrested in til
Fourth District, Tuesday, at the request of his vii
4 Mary, who charges him with being insane.
AFEARFUL FEbLOw.-A man, named F. MAJ
tin arrested in the Fourth District Tuesday
ing having entered the house of Mrs Cable Laur
street, between First and Second and then and the
lives Of that lady and her husband He will probably
scare Recorder Jackson so badly.
LARCENY.-A man, named Daniel O'Neil, W,
arrested in the Second District yesterday charged wi
having stolen about the Goth ult from gentemi
the Garroton Railroad Depot the gold watch found
the house of Charley Wilson, Barracks street. the d.
previous. He was locked up for examination. For Il
benefit Of any who may have lost such watch,
will state that it is very heavy and valuable trebleca
English watch, marked in the case, s. Hoyt & Co.,
Pearl street, and numbered 3023S It is in Capt. Bal
l wins possession, and is worth claiming
| CASES COMMUNICATIONS Hutchinson al
John Hickey yesterday arraigned before Record
Bright upon the charge Of embezzing mineral water
money from Thos. s Waterman, and their cases fixed
4 examination on the 18th inst.
James Ford and John Masterson, charged with robbi
Patrick Creagh of eleven dollars and quarter, were
qured to furnish bail of $500 each for their appearar