New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-07-11
posed of by being either fined " SO or commit
ted to the Work house or Prison

posed of by being either fined " SO or commit
ted to the Work house or Prison.
CRUELTY TO CHILD-NIr. Brown and his
wife, who reside on Magazine street, near Julia,
have been arrested OF the request of Mr.. J. M.
Savage, for cruelty beating q little white boy,
aged about years, who lives with them. They
will be examined on the 18th inst. .......
EMBEzzLEMENT.-R. G. Aulden, late Trea-
surer of Company A, National Guards, was
yesterday arrested on q charge of having swim
died the Company out of $S25 on the Fourth of
July-money which it is said he collected from
the members for the use of the Company, and
appropriated to his own private purposes. Fixed
for the 18th inst.
ONE OF THE WATCHMEN Pat. Clairy was
appointed last Thursday on the night watch by
the Police Board. The first thing he did after
mounting the cap and rattle was to steal Tim
McCarty's silver watch. Pat. was arrested,
disgraced from his newly gained honors, and
yesterday after an examination before the Re-
corder was committed for trial before the First
District Court.
SECOND DISTRICT, u.
A DARING THIEF "A small boy named Ed
ward Willis yesterday entered the hardware
store of Mr.. GARNER, on St. Ann street, walked
round tine counter, opened the till, pocketed its
contents, and was about to leave with his prize
when the son of Mr.. G. arrested and took him
to the Watch house. M..n
LARCENY William Foster, after o full ex-
animation, was committed for trial before the
First District Court on o charge of having
stolen an ivory box containing $500 worth of
jewelry from the coffee house of Charles Allen,
No. 20 Front Levee street, on the 18th nit A
portion of the jewelry was found on his person
when arrested.
FINED.--Ann Rhodes and Ann Curtis, cou-
Pile of Dauphin street nymphs, We're each fined
$40 for splitting in the face Of Nina Smith and
otherwise grossly insulting that feminine,
Molly Cooper and Mag Morrissey were fined
$5 each for keeping disorderly house on Bur.
gundy street.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL4-Joe Dagner was ex-
amined and committed for trial before the FRS
District Court on a charge of having violently
assaulted and beaten John G Fedger, in Bar
rack street, on the night of the Goth ult.
Brutal. AssAULT.-Edward Pollard was ar
rested on Sunday night for assaulting and seri
ously injuring Mrs Eliza Pierce, by striking
her over the head with slung shot Whel
brought to the watch house and searched,
brace of pistols, bowie knife, sword-cane ant
sung shot were found on his person ".o.
THIRD DISTRICT.
ATTEMPT TO KTLL--0n the morning of til
Sd instant before daylight, the premises of Mr.
L. n johnson, one of the clerks in the Office o.
! the Chief of Police, in the Third District, wa
entered by fellow named a. Latout, who
armed with large club, and accompanied byt
t huge bull dog, walked into Mr.. J,'s bed roo1
, while he was still in bed, and attempted to k
; him; he set the dog on him, and assaulted hil
wit his club; but Mr. J. seized Ratchet, an
drove his assailant from the premises, pursuin
him for some distance in the street, but he SUI
ceeded in making good his escape. On Sunday
4 however, he was arrested by the police and
! now in jail. .. ..s
THREATENING TO SHooT.-John Barnes We
. yesterday arrested on New Levee street, fc
+ drawing loaded pistol on MIR. John Halve,
| and threatening to shoot him.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
SUPPOSED ADMINISTRATIONS. BaimaSter wa
S found loating around the scene of the great fir
in the Fourth District on Sunday, threatenin
5 to 6 burn more, which led to the suspicion this
: he had already been engaged in some act of il
. cendiarism, and accordingly the police arreste
d him.
e ESCAPED FROM JAIL.-Severalf free negroes a1
u slaves effected their escape, on Sunday nigh
= from the Jail of this District, Most of the
:. have however, since been rearrested.
ID JOLLY COMPANIONS. Michael Jordan was a
s rested for fighting, disturbing the peace, al
,e stealing box of cigars; and Thomas Stall VI
u, u taken into custody, charged with having t.
r. decanters Of brandy, supposed to be stolen,
a in his breast What glorious time these DO
companions must have had with their cigars q
~ cognac.