New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-01
NEWS OF THE OH Y.

INoUEsT.-An inquest was held yesterday on
the body Of Mr.. James Bonner, a native Of Ire
land, As years Of age. Verdict, &c Apoplexy."
Deceased was keeper Of the parish prison.
F1RE--At little past O'clock night before
last fire occurred on Magazine street, between
Delord and Poeyfarre, which consumed the
building known as the old German Theatre and
several small frame dwellings adjoining. The
loss Of property was not great.
The ABDUCTION CAsE-Ben. I. Houghton, |
ESQ, at his own request, has been sent before
the First District Court to answer the charge Of
forcibly abduoting Miss Emile Leon,
INTENT TO KILL.-Recorder Ramos on Satur
day last committed Isaac suarez before the
Criminal Court, under bond of 5000, for trial
on d charge of having severely cut one Archi-
bald Murphy in the face with q knife, with in
tent to kill.
Pierre Robert was also sent before the same
tribunal, on charge of having committed per-
jury at the polls of the Fourteenth Precinct on
the last charter election day
John Young and Bernard Cullum are under
arrest in the Second District, the former charged
with picking pockets and the latter with rob
berry.
| DISCHARGED Patrick Daiman, the cab driver
| who was charged with attempting to extort
money from customer, was honorably dis
| charged by Recorder Summers on Saturday
| last
| Joseph johnson and his wife Sophia, charged
with having set fire to their boarding house on
| Charities street, were also discharged
FIRST DISTRICT CouRT-Judge Robertson.-
| The motion for new trial IN the case of the
| State Us. James Patton, was argued on Satur-
day last until three o'clock, when the court adj
| journed and the case was continued to to day.
| The grand jury found true bill against Hugh
| Thompson alias Thompson Smith for bigamy,
1 and ignored the affidavit against J. NJ. Demarest
| for embezzlement
| Sentences. James Blake was sentenced to
! two years in the penitentiary for assault with
| intent to rob
| August Hillman convicted of larceny, was
sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
l. Sandy Maloy for larceny was also sent two
| years to the penitentiary.
1 Several persons found guilty of assault and
battery were sent to the Parish Prison for terms
varying from forty eight hours to one week,
GRAND JURY REPoRT.-We copy from the
True Delta Of yesterday the following abridg-
ment of the Report of the Grand Jury, render
ed on Saturday last:
The Grand Inquest is panied to see great
increase of crime and perversion Of just The
] lookup of the First District was found in O
filthy and disgusting condition. and the cells
are considered as hardly fit habitations for wild
beasts-being too confined, and wholly without
proper means OF ventilation 1t is recommend
ed that better situated lookup be obtained.
The Workhouse was found to be in good order
with the exception Of the portion in which
slaves are kept. The Superintendent is greatly
J blamed for not keeping the Wardens to theil
, post during the night time. He is also blamed
for discharging prisoners without any authority
but his own will Of those discharges, seven
| teen or eighteen are noted as having takel
9 place on the 9th of March last, some with ane
! some without releases from the Recorders
None fsthese prisoners, thus released, ha,
e served out the time for which they had beef
t committed. Their discharges were dated Mare
, 25, but they were detained till the 2Fth; an
this is looked upon as exceedingly suspicious, q
the 9th was election day. The appointment
e of the Superintendent (Sullivan) as Commits
q soner of Election, is also considered as highl
Il censurable.
Il The building termed the !" House of Refug
i for Boys" is thought to be but poor affair, an
: | better one is recommended. The House {
a Refuge for Girls is also too small
c The Parish Prison was found to be clean an
0 Well-kept, but the wing appropriated for TIL
K insane was almost uninhabitable. a bette
v asylum is recommended in the old Workhous
i building in the Third District. 1t is ais
a thought that suitable nurses should be employ
s ed instead Of Migrants from the Workhouse.
t An application of soap and water is recon
!, mended for the Third District lock up.
It The Charity Hospital is as usual praised, an
d the various Orphan Asylums are appropriated
s noticed, and their management generally lau6
ed. The Third District Boys Asylum is recon
mended to the favorable consideration of ii
d charitable, and high encomium is passed Q
e its superintendent, &c the Orphans Father.
:, Mr.. Anthony Rasch.
d Drunkenness is deplored by the jury; ii
is general license system objected to, and the sa
u Of liquor to slaves reprobated. It is intimate
y that oftentimes the police are leagued wit
q oabaret-keepers, and recommended that a poi
tion of the police be placed at the disposal of tt
District Attorney or the Attorney General |
y ferret out offenders. 1t is also recommends
), that grogshops be closed at an early hour
T, the evening.
5e The police force is considered ga farce al
l. q cheat" by which the people have too lor
N been imposed upon. In the First District polio
IS at least, Sc dishonesty and population" are SD
pected to have been8long rampant, but the jul
hadn't time to examine into the matter tn
N roughly. They leave that duty to their succe
l. sors in office.
4 The practice of holding elections in COTE
OF houses is condemned in toto, and tits hoped til
he it will be no more INDUCED in.
The report is signed by a. Gordon BakeWe
| as Foreman