New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-20
NEWS OF The CIT 7.

RECORDERS CoURT OF THE FIRST DisTRICT.-
Nothing of the least consequence was transacted
before this court yesterday. Several Migrants
Of both sexes were sent to the Work-house, and
some eight or ten disorderly characters were
fined from ~ so to rs.
Mrs. O'Donnell, living at the corner of st.
John Baptiste and Felicity, who had been ar
rested at the instance of Mr. Green, for disturb
ing the peace of his family and neighborhood by
her profanity, ETC., was discharged, in conse-
quence of the absence of the prosecutor. Mr..
G., with several of the neighbors, had previously
addressed joint note to his Honor, stating that
the conduct of her ladyship, since she found she
was answerable to law, had been so exemplary
that further proceedings were, perhaps, un-
necessary.
If half the scolding, termigant, obstreperous
women in our city knew the penalty attaching
to their conduct, its peace would be much less
frequently disturbed, and their husbands would
not be forced to seek shelter in disreputable
quarters. But the law preseribes remedy,
and We advise its prompt application. In the
present. instance cure was effected in about
week
| RECORDERS Court OF THE SECOND DISTRICT.
| Stabbing Case.-o. Fletcher was arraigned be-
fore the Recorder of the Second District yester-
| day on charge of having, sometime since,
stabbed and severely wounded with dirk-knife
one VIM. Wilkinson. Accused was sent before
the Criminal Court for trial.
| Stealing Small Ciothes.-Louis Courcelles
made affidavit before Recorder Ramos yesterday
| TINT his house, No. 2l2 Rampant street, had
| been entered on the previous night and q guam
| tity of wearing apparel, pertaining to himself,
| his wife and children, carried away. A search
warrant was issued for the recovery of the arti-
| cles
| Michael eastman, who had been charged be-
fore this court with attempting to steal watch,
was discharged.
| FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-J1dge Robertson.-
Trial for .Murder.--William Miller was yes
terday placed upon trial for the murder of John
Brown, on the I'd of December, 1858. 1t ap-
pears that the parties had q quarrel in the
Vegetable Market, and that Brown repeatedly
| called Miller thief and accused him of having
stolen suit of clothes, when the latter, becom-
| ing enraged, snatehed up knife from bench
| at hand and stabbed Brown in the right side,
in1icting o wound which produced death day
or two subsequently,. No evidence appeared
sufficient to establish the charge of murder
against the prisoner, and the jury, after re-
naming out about ten minutes, rendered yer-
diet of not guilty. The Attorney General CON
Quoted the prosecution, and Mr.. Van Dolsen
appeared for the defense.
MOI pros. was entered in the case of Dennis
Doniyan, on an Indictment for burglariously en-
| tering dwelling house in the night time with
| intent to steal
| An ARBITRARY Acr-We have been made ac-
quainted with the circumstances of an affair
which occurred in the First District Court few
days ago, during the trial of Manuel Septiena
for arson, which we believe to be almost UMPIRE
cedented, and which, in justice to both parties,
we shall state to the public:
Mr. G. G. Lathrop, head of an insurance and
banking house on Camp street, had been sum-
moned as a witness tor the prosecution, and
had an interest in the conviction of the accused,
being concerned in the policy of insurance upon
the property which had been set fire to. His
head clerk, or teller, had also been summoned
to attend one of the District Courts at the same
hour. 1t was impossible, without great detr-
ment to his business, for both to be absent at
the same time, rs no other person was CONVEX
SAINT with the books of the branch of business to
which they attended, and as Mr.. Lathrop knew
that the trial of Septiena's case would probably
occupy nearly the entire day, he instructed his
clerk to obey the summons he had received and
return as expeditiously as possible, he Lathrop)
taking charge of the establishment during his
clerks absence. As soon as possible, Mr.. Lathrop
repaired to the First District Court room
he arrived about one hour later than the
time indicated in the subpoena, and Judge
Robertson Immediately imposed fine of twenty
five dollars. Mr.. Lathrop demonstrated, and
explained the circumstances which had detail ned
him, but he was not listened to. The time
when his testimony was required did not arrive
for two hours, and he was finally obliged to ask
the Attorney General to take it previous to the
order in which it stood.
MIR Lathrop afterwards addressed letter TO
Judge Robertson, recapituiatng in detail the
circumstances which had caused his absence,
and demonstrating against the imposition of the
| fine The only answer he received was visit
from an officer Of the court, demanding payment,