New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-13
4 NEWS OF IHk CIT Y.

tne uenu houy OF u man named James ONell
was found with small rope around the neck
dangling from the rafter of his house. at the
corner of Harmony and Nnyades streets, Fourth
District The Coroner was sent for, the body
cut down, and an inquest held. The jury
brought in a verdict of Suicide by hanging"
ONeil had been in the Parish Prison for a long
time, on charge of bigamy, but few weeks
since one of his wives was killed by the Carroll
ton cars passing over her body, and he then got
out of jail. A day or two ago his other wife
ran away from him. These two heavy misfor-
tunes turned The poor fellows brain, and about
I o'clock on Tuesday evening he bought a
rope, adjusted it around his neck in the most
approved style, reached the rafters of the house
by means of n ladder, attached the rope thereto.
and then took his final leap
CowHrDING,-A gentleman was twice cow
hided in tho streets yesterday by his wife, we
understand. The unfortunate affair had its
origin in sundry yellow handbills that were
posted up around the street corners in the morn
ing. .. s....
| FIRST DISTRICT.
| TIE SwINDLING CAsE-This case in which
A. W. L. Palmer stands charged by Mr.. P. Rou-
bieu with embezzling him out of several thou
sand dollars, was called, but, the parties not
being ready, was continued till Friday
| INsANE.--A small colored boy aged about
years. named Dan Meara, who has been in the
Work. house for the last IS months, was yester-
day sent to the Insane Asylum, 1t would seem
that he was not sound in mind when sent to the
Work house, where he was for safe keeping.
SECOND DISTRICT.
BEATING His SGsrER-A somewhat notorious
individual, named Louis Charles Bernhard, who
has figured conspicuously in the police reports
for number Of years, was arrested yesterday
for brutaly beating his sister, Felicia Bernhard,
over the head with 8 cane. The Recorder re-
CURED him to rive bail for his appearance to
answer This fellow was tried few weeks
since before the Criminal Court for man.
slaughter, but was acquitted. He was also
arrested about three months ago for beating
his mother
INTENT TO KIIL.-Joseph Rubbie, a free coll
ored man. was examined and committed for trial
on a charge Of having assaulted and struck
Pascal Miller, a white man, on the head with a
slung-shot with intent to kill.
| STABBING "A warrant was issued for the ar
rest Of the slave Daniel, who is employed on the
steamboat Princess, for seriously stabbing q
slave belonging to Mr.. P. c. Wright Daniel is
represented as dangerous fellow, and by no
means q modelfor good darkies
THIRD DISTRICT.
| RoBBERY.-John Rooney was arrested on
warrant, for having robbed Mrs Mary Fahy of
| $l85 in cash. The money was found on his per
son when arrested,
Martha Field, Mary Mccormick and Thomas
Jones, found wandering about the streets at
midnight, were arrested as dangerous and sus-
pieious characters. Peter Clause was arrested
on suspicion of stealing cotton, and Mrs Nolan
was taken into custody for threatening Mrs
Shepherd.
FOURTH DISTRICT, ...M
ARsoN.-Barney Welsh was yesterday arrest
ed in Csrrollton, and now awaits examination
before Recorder Jackson, q charge brought
against him by John Adams Of having set fire
to the Louisiana Rope Factory, which, together
with large amount of other property, was
destroyed last Sunday morning
LARcENY-John B. Allison was arrested on
warrant charged by Joseph Bsllinger with hay
ing, in company with three others, on the night
of the 10th inst, entered his coffee house, at the
corner of Pleasant and Tchoupitoulas streets
and robbed it of an ACCORDION and several silver
spoons, which articles are asserted to be in ALI
sons possession.
A HORSE THIEF. "A notorious character
named John Greenwood was pulled by the
Fourth District Police, as a dangerous and sus-
picous character. Greenwood is known as a
notorious horse thief, and was arrested by order
OF Captain stieb,
FIsRT DISTRICT COURT
GRAND JURY REPoRT.-1o the Honorable Jno
B Robertson, Judge of the First District Court /;
The undersigned comprising the Grand Jury Of this
city and the parish of Orleans beg leave to submit the
following report:
presented by predecessors and regret that the result
II Investigations has shown but little abAtemtnt-the
chief among them find to be intemperance and the
unprecedented number of cabsrets where liquor sod to
slaves These establishments with which city
abounds, the fruitful source Of the murders COM
mitted midst and for their suppression know OF
likely to effect so desirable object as the
sage of prohibtory law, The matter having been
brought before the Common Council We hail the passage
Of the ordinance with pleasure which compes them to
close o'clock this being important step to-
wards their eventual suppression
Your Honor having called attention to the sale Of
lottery tickets this jury have given the suesct their
full attention. Tho vendors preteud To secresy
the contrary display their tickets opsny to the public
thereby tempting the honest aborer and mechanic to in
vast their hard earnnqs in schemes without the
probability Of gain. This, contand, encourages =
spirit Of gambling aud the detriment Of coed morals
Tho detection Of parties engaged in this must teyoye
necessarily tbc poles whose duty it is to arrest all SC
acting in violation of law.
Our predecessors having reported the insficiency
of the police feel glad for the credit Of city to be
able to report improvement in that department We
must however dapreeste the practice of appointing
tisans office and until it abolished and selected
for their capacity and worth identified with and feei NJ
interest in the prosperity and good government of the
city, any attempt accomplishing reform fear viii
be useless,
As much valuable time Of your honorable court is con
in the investigation of petty which could
be disposed of by the Recorders think it would b.
advisable to invest them with authority by law to do
The passage of such law by the legislature could not b.
, Otherwise than beneficial to the public
On the 9th inst the jury proceeded to the examination
of the Prisons and ether public buildings The polic
stations and lockups, found in very bad order,
in filthy and disgusting condition, The cells of thu
First District lookup entirely too small and hardly
for the habitation of beasts We would recommend it
removal place where prisoners be kept il
accordance with the dictates of humanity decsncy
justice The lookup of the Third District is excep
ton, being in excellent order.
We next visited the Workhouse The general good or
der and cleanliness throughout reflects credit npon tn
present supertntenent There at present 264 prison