New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-08
NEWS OF THE CITY.


dent occurred yesterday afternoon about O'Clock
the evee the full particulars Of which have gathered
from different sources gentleman named Eban Hall
had arrived at his port flew days since the steamer
g. Chenoweth from Nicksburg Yesterday he proceeded
to remove his baggage asRsng which loaded rife
Mr. Hall is experienced IN the Of firearms have
known him for long time, and satisfied that a
Of this description could be in safer hands than
his had placed his rifle upon an upright barrel apart
from his other baggage with the ntention Of conveying
it to his with his hands but while his attention
was called in another direction the porter coored man
TOOK the the purpose of placing il in the eahe
cock caught the chine OF the ba the gun
quently discharged the BE- wounding tod three
or four persons mortally. German named Angus
tus Schofer shot in the lett side Of the neck the
bullet passing through the ugnar vein and st king
man named Peter Myers in the forehead above the eye
shattering the skull in terrible and producing
mortal wound. We told that two other persons
were slightly wounded uncertainty Myers and Schoer
were conveyed to the Charity Hospital whore saw
them at late hour last night the former apparently
upon the Of death the brain and blood oozng from
the wound and diB continuance beg ring the CHASTITY i'm
print of dissolution Schofer will probably recover
The porter who was the ignorant and innocent cause
this unfortunate affair under arrest but will not nro-
ably be held accsuntabie
STEPHEN AND THE LEoPARD.-The Chief of
Police, Stephen 0'Leary, and friend, while walking
through Van Amburgh Bdnagerie yesterday paused to
admire the beauty and physical proportions OF the
largest eopards belonging to the collection The animal
mad been duly stirred up for the examination OF the
visitors and probably not being in the best of humors
and recognizing in stephen something entirely different
from the usual routine of spruce and dasdad eGquant
ances be experienced similar feeling to that attributed
thy of his steel Stephen leaning with his left ar
across the iron railing, which is intended guard to
prevent too near approach to the ,as and was ad
dressing come remarks to his tiend when the yeyety
pard with a motion rapid lightning, thrust his
long muscular tore-legs through the bars aud seized him
by the midway between the wrist and elbow strp-
ping the flesh clean from the bone and tenons nearly
to the hand, and drawing Capt. O'Leary UP almost
against the bars he struck the ferocous beast with bis
fist but the only reply fierce growl and frmer
grip of the sharp claws his companion armed to
such an emergency but he peked from his heaf
ia1it+
between the eyes wh1rh utterly blinded amazed him
and he relinquished his hold at the Ye instant when he
had tho Captain completely in his power We are in
formed by Stephen thar hia wounds were dressed by
skill.
RECORDER WINTERS CoURr-Ffrst District. -
James Quinn and Samuel Mcarry arraigned before
this Court yesterday morning charged with being dam
gerous and spspcieus characters Nothing extremely
yianous being shown against acGarry he VIZ dsclar
ed, but Quinn fined Sd FOR having sungshot in his
possession at the time of his arrest.
FURIOUS DRYING On Monday last draw
dIyon with such violence Egair,t the buggy of Mr.
Norg ulez, ut the of Common and Tchoupitou
las streets that his e and child thrown out upon
the pavement and the latter injured severely The
criminal negligence; hut Tie pro- 4eation Withdrawn
upon condition of his paying for ae damage sustained by
the buggy.
No LIcENsE.--Pedro Sheponee was arraiened
yesterday for peddng without license and for selling
liquor to slaves. lie was fined SIS.
RECORDER RAMos's CoURT.--Secona District
LAWFUL LARcENT.--A fght-fngered individual named
Charles Boncalo apprahandel yesterday lodging
into the hall of Mr. Dolbears house. 06 Canal street and
lodging out with hat and pair of umbrellas belonging
to individuals within Charley hoistpd one Of the nm
bress his head tucked the other under his arm and
swinging the extra hat in hs hand walked esurey down
the street with the air of man who had inst nnrcass1
tile and had prepared himself to protect it from
the rain But unfortunately for him the of tina
articles missed them before he entirely OF sight
and Immediately gave chase OF them course with
nothing to shelter his head from the petng rain When
Charles found himself parsued he dashed the unoendnr
hat into the mud banged his over his eyes took an
umbrella in each hand and started in the manner of
msu who has great deal of ground to travel over in
very short time he was captured after long and well
contested lie locked the Second District
police jail for examination
AN INVOLUNTARY soaERsEr-IFenry Helm entered com.
PLANT before Recorder Ramos yesterday against bar
keeper the coffee house at the Of St and
Claiborne streets charging him with arranging rope
the sidewalk in sueh to furnish depo
nent with high fall to the great deriment of his
charged with having endeaYored rope Helm and it
is probable he will be brought to condign punishment
LARoENY-A warrant issued by Recorder Ramos
yesterday for the arrest of individual named Bergman
charged by Henry Fake with having stolen violin from
beer house in Charities street
SUPREaR CorRF DECISIONS. following
decisions rendered in the Supreme Court Monday
last.
j A. Hamilton & Brother appellants Peter Keller
\ Moore, appeiiees Appeal from tho Ninth District
reversed and dacreed that plaintiffs defend
ants s1io the Of 1872 with interest froru date of
judicial demand together With costs in both courts.
r. Wells & 90, appellants, Aaguste St. Dzier ap-
peee Appeal from the SIKH District Court IberYie
Cause remanded for traldefsndant to pay costs
of appeal
Maunsel White S Co, appellants, as Mary Ruoker
appellee Appeal tho Ninth District Court Point
JoupGe, This suit upon account and upon four
notes by mortgage plaintiffs pray Judgment for
he of their claim and that the be deereed
20 bear mortgage upon certain property The defense
let failare of consideration OF the and the
of I'VE Defendant also claims in
the sum $4,000 damages for violation by
aintis of contract with defendant Judgment of thu
district Court reversed aud decreed that plaintiffs pay
defendant Si707 ST. with different of interest from
iferent dates respectively.
G. W Nichols for others, appellants rs Arthur Adams