New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-19
NEWS OF The CIT Y.

DEAD.--Henry Connolly, who was stabbed on |
Tuesday night last in house on Fhilippa !
street, died yesterday in the Charity Hospital
John McNagle, who was arrested as principal |
and Martin Carroll as accessory to the deed
were arraigned before Recorder Summers yes |
terday and remanded for future examination,
the court at the time not being aware Of the
death Of Connolly.
SHooKING.--We understand that on Wedpes-
day last, as a number Of girls were engaged in
picking blaokberries among the bushes in the
rear of Gretna, one of their number, about IL
yearsof age, who had become separated from
the company, was attacked by q negro, who
committed q violent outrage upon her person
and then fed. A warrant has been issued for
his arrest, but we have learned no further par
ticulars. ...t
HABEAs CORPUS CAsE.--The writ of ha5eas
corpus sued out in behalf of Judge Beecher and
police officer Newland, who had been imprisoned
by Judge Cotton, of the Sixth District Court,
was yesterday dismissed by Judge Augustin, OF
the Fifth District Court, and the parties were
remanded to prison. q
| FIRST DISTRICT COURT.-J1dge Robertson
| Trial for .arson.--The second trial of Manual
| Septena, charged with having set fire to his
grocery store near the New Basin, was finished
at 10 o'clock on Wednesday night. The jury
were out all night, and yesterday morning rem
dered verdict of not guilty Another indict-
ment rests against Septiena, and he was re-
| manded to prison.
Andrew Arthur was tried and found guilty
of passing counterfeit money.
James Sullivan and George W. VOORHEES, were
| tried on an indictment for robbery. A verdict
was rendered of guilty in the case of Sullivan,
and of not guilty in that of VOORHEES,.
i REcoRDER's COURT OF THE FIRST DISTRICT -
Furious Driuing.-Bernard Grener, who drove
hiS cortn and savara1y ininrad a child
Carondelet street, was yesterday brought be-
fore this court and fined $40.
.fnother-A dray driver named James Cuff
was arraigned for having malciously driven his
dray in a violent manner against the milk-cart
of one John Burnett, thereby breaking and up
setting the cart, spilling the milk and injuring
the horse. Accused was discharged, it being
shown that the court had no jurisdiction in con-
sequence of the affair having occurred below
Canal street.
Charge of StciRdling. --Charles Ferdon was
arraigned for examination on a charge Of
having swindled one William Miller of the sum
Of $25 The case was continued to the 18th
instant.
RECORDERS COURT OF THE SECOND DISTRICT
| John Higgins, cook of the steamboat Post Boy
deposed before this court yesterday that he hat
been knocked down with slung shot and beat
en- by Augustus Russell, steward of said boat
for simply demanding the wages of four days
labor. warrant was issued for the arrest O.
Higgins
Joseph Hernandez, who keeps cabaret OF
Front Levee street, was sent before the FRS
) District Court yesterday, under bond of $1,000
to answer charge of selling liquor to slaves
&c Standing q Glass bernardo Antognin
deposed that in consequence of having aocuset
one Jacques Lange of stealing q lot of billiart
balls and cues, that individual had called hin
, IN uieur noieur, and had thrown tumble
! into his face, bruising and cutting him severely
t Lange was required to give 5000 security for hi
i appearance when notified.
II Short .Meaaory.-Mr. G. c. schell mad
affidavit that he entrusted to one Gessler, i
: Condo street, yesterday afternoon, pair C
s pantalcons to be cleaned and that after his re
], turn home he discovered that he had forgotte
9 to remove $40O in bank notes, which wer
. pinned in the pockets of the aforesaid panta
: looms. Of course he posted Immediately BAG
and demanded the unlucky garment, but whe
he examined it the money was missing. Awar
rant was issued for the arrest of Gessler and hi
S wife