New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-28
THE DAILY CRESCENT.
CoMxTrAI. Foa FORGERY. Second Justice


evening and resulted In the committa Of three for
forgery the particulars Of which are these On the 18th
/ inst Mr. Maynard purchased Of Mr.. NilgaD, on the
street. al discount Of $50, araft on Hewitt Norton
Co.. dated the 24n Eoyem ber and payable 80
days after date Mr. Maynard deposited the draft with
James Robb Co., and scfore y fell due that house mott
aed Hewitt Norton % Of 1t in the usual manner. The
latter Arm having knowledge Of snch draft, sent
member around n see 1t this gentleman instantly pro-
nounced 1t fraud It being genuine draft which the
firm had Gagged In the Bank of Louisiana the 7h Of
December and which the clerk had lost bis return
from the bank the word spad having been erased
from me back and the figure added to the original date
Of yuy a. thus making it Nov. a. and causing It, accord
ip to tho fraudulent date, to fall due the oath Decem
ber Mr. Maynard on being apprsed Of this had Nigan
arrested the hitter at rst denied having sold him the
draft hut afterwards Acknowledged 1t, and Saturday
/ last refunded $500 OF the money. Mr. Maynard then
made AFFIDAVIT charging him with forgery and fraud
Mr. Nigan then stated that he received the draft from
two brothers. named Robert and Thomas Rea he having
It from them in game Of faro In his room, st.
Charles street This Reas lawyers lately arrived from
Philadelphia and brought with them testimo-
Of character from distinguished persons In Pennsy
vana distinguished in this city They had is
sued circulars asking business in their line Of practice
1 which in the U. g. Circuit and District Courts but
for Of something better they had accepted place
In Mr. Floyds notaral ONCE to assist him in his sbors
transact whatever business they could pick up on
their account They, upon being arrested by the
State on charge of forgery and fraud undertook their
| own defense.
Eillgan examined on Tuesday evening" and proved
that he got the draft from the Reas The Reas were
aIned evening" and admitted that they had passed
it upon Nligan, but disclamed all knowledge of its
rauduleney accounting their possession of 1t by
ting that during their from Mr Rloyds Office
poorly dressed man laborer longshoreman in appear
ance entered the office and left the drsft with Mr. Floyd
to give to the Reas for collection that 1t handed to
the younger brother when he in that he took it
down to the District Courtroom and gave it to his
brother and that together they had disposed Of IL to MI
gan in the manner stated Witness however testified
having that draft Of the value and
date in the elder brothers. possession previous to the
leaving Of it with Mr. Floyd AS Judge Jonte could not
see that the evidence clear that Niigsn had
knowledge Of the fraud he committed him for trial before
First District Court under bonds of $1,000 which he
gave The he mitted for trial before the
Court under bonds of $1,000 each in default Of which
they were sent down the Parish Prison. The younger
brother conducted the with considerable ability
The brothers neither Of them thirty years old of
email size and handsome intellectual appearance, and
acknowledged their folly in going into gamblers
frankly while they asserted their innocence with bodness
and eloquence II investigation Of little in
terest.
. FIRST DISTRICT CouaT.-In December, 1852,
house Of friend ST. Peter street. whom she had been
, visiting, was wayaid by named schloegel, who
knocked and beat her badly that she
fined to bed for six weeks in great danger of losing
her e She had been beaten with heavy club, in the
end which iron spear, the marks Of which che
carries yet The attention she required caused her hu
band to his situation and for this well the bod
lily injuries she sustained Mrs Danapple and her husband
instituted suit, claiming $4,000 damages. The case
was tried the First District Court yesterday and afto
full hearing the jury awarded the plaintiff $1,000 ant
costs.
BURNING oE THE NsTITUTE.--In our account
Yesterday Of the destruction of the Mechanics Institute
we omitted to mention that the Panetarium, vauab,
astronomical apparatus belonging to the city, de
stroyed having been in the the library 1t
cost was $4,000. Messrs. Henderson Gainess loss
traing onlywhat they lost being than repaid b.
the cancenent their lease which the fire effected Th
Mechanics Society to hold meeting Saturday t.
devise measures for the rebuilding of the Institute. W.
y hope soon TO see the work begun.
ARRESTS The following arrests were mad,
yesterday in the FIRST District Eugene Nahr, charge
with stealing revolver from Louis Bouiare Philip
street; r. NJ WhalanJ and John Ranfeld for attemptiu
to pass counterfeit money j. s. Buntz John Sullivan
and Thomas Fitzgerald suspected stealing sugar from
Eaton & Henderson Frederick Ludas, for breaking
Famsriug's window with hatchet and threatening tn
lives Of him and his family John Zacharie and jaime
| go :. 1850, 49,, s,a,;.;o,y .bo-astars
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CHARGE OF MURDER. Leopold Walton wa
arrested in the Fourth District on Tuesday from inior
nation receiyed by Capt Steih that he murdered pas
sehges on board tne snip =" Ae1aen' outns 'N1 s'en
passage OF that vessel from HRvre to this port He
locked up to await an Investigation
~ c cha.e 4, Wi.
EMBEzZLEMENf' usofge oheahef " uhue
arrest in the Fourth District, charged with coiecnn
Id money due to Thomas H. Laster butcher IN the haea
1''ie Ala'A''' a"N NFf' Ot..e1e :,
DANGEROUS AND oospIcloos.--ror peing
dangerous and suspicious Character ana Tor eating som
poor woman's bread and tsh without paying thereto
John Collins was arrested IN the ihlrd District on Tue
day, anu yesteraey seie " A1eee."e' es"e"" w "
parish prison
DIED IN PRIsoN.--A man named Louis Sau
der was arrested Tuesday afternoon at the Pontcha
A train Railroad Depot insane from deirum tremens.
taken to the house. ana Two hours AFTER Tn
he laid down and died. He was respectable lookir
man. about thirysx years OIL age ana LOT some time pr
vious to his death he exclaimed, repeatedly, by 10
|s Pm lost H
!. Cor SctREp Charles Smith, out on bail
nd H.. Third p,strot for an assault and battery was Civ
nm NV his securty Mr. II F. sturken, on Tuesday eve
ing, and sent to the Parish Prison.
BAD DAUGHTER Hashoft, a hant
little airl twelve years old was taken before Rece
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