New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-07

punished for keeping such rascally company.
For the other, John Francis Hatfield, we can't
imagine q fit punishment. He remarked, by
way of extenuation, that he came from Austria
La, and that the people there put their hands
wherever they pleased.
Recorder WINTERS CoURT-First District,
Louis Dierkes was arraigned yesterday on q
charge Of having attacked one Mr.. White with
q stick at the door of the City Hall, giving him
sundry bruises in the face. The case will be
examined on the 10th. ElIS
a Brute.---Two afidavits have been fled in
this court against Richard Wheelehan, a dray-
man, charging him with having assaulted and
dangerously injured Mr.. George Baker and his
wife 1t appears that difficulty arose between
the two men at the corner of Celeste and Reli-
gious streets, and that after some abusive lam
guage Wheelehan attacked Baker with his dray
whip, and finally knocked him down and lace
rated his neck in a dreadful manner with
cotton hook Mrs. Baker ran to the assistance
of her husband, but was herself knocked down
and beaten 50 severely that her life was for
some time considered in danger. Wheelehan
was committed for examination and no bail al
lowed.
A Ragged Epicure.-A dirty, ragged boy,
named Malloy, stepped into place near the
Levee, the other day, where oysters are served
up to the eanaille, and called for plate Of
cooked bivalves. They were shortly furnished,
but. the young chap, perhaps in order to show
that he knew what an oyster should be, objected
to their quality and to the manner in which
they were cooked Mr.. Michael Long, the indi-
vidual who superintendent the saloon, thereupon
hustled the critical youth out through the door,
way, shaking and cutting him soundly in the
meantime. This was all well enough so far,
but another Mr., Long, a brother Of Michael,
not wishing the boy to depart without some con-
sideration for his impudence in finding fault
with the oysters and his rascality in refusing to
pay for them, dealt him heavy blow upon the
head with an oyster knife, inficting consider
able cash and causing the blood to flow copious-
ly. Accused were sent before the Criminal
Court for trial, on the charge of assault and
battery. -
Recovered John Collins and John Wilson,
| have been for some time in prison awaiting
the result of certain wounds inflicted by them
| with knife and slung shot in February last,
on Delord street, upon the persons Of Patrick
Farrell and John Hagan. The wounded indivi-
dnals are out Of danger, and the examination is
fixed for to morrow.
The three men under arrest for the murder
of Mcnamara are to be examined on the 10th
instant. $%
RECORDER RAMos's CouRT- Second District--
.assauiting a Wonaan.-Eugenie Ragot made
affidavit before this court yesterday against
John Carly and Thos. Hurley, charging them
| with having savagely beaten her near the Vege-
table Market, and stating that the police and
by-standers were obliged to rescue her by force
from their hands. Accused were required to
give $500 security each fol, their appearance
A Juoenile Rudian Widow Pascal Beau
feu, aged So years, deposed that while standing
| in front of her premises at the corner of St.
| Ann and Galvez streets, she was violently as
saulted by small boy whose name she did not
know, and who heather severely with long
| stick. The old lady did not state the cause Of
the lads hostility; but probably he done it by
way of pleasant amusement, or to show how
easily he. could fan out a person much older
than himself A warrant was issued for the
young rascal's arrest.