New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-02
THE DAILY CRESCENT.


nurder ~ ro Jobn nmhll in the early part Of last
year by shooting him while he was getting out of
ompihus on ebountoulas street. was yesterday brought
into Court To rece;ve sentence When asked what had
10 saw by Judgment should not not be upon
him bs admitted the fact of but complained Of the
NJ bs tr;a, and uroceeded to read document
sett;no forth history az the domestic difficulties and
or,avancaa which had unsettled his mind to which the
listened fully two hours and as seemed to be
mr. of b coming to speedy conclusion, Judge
Robertson was compelled interrupt him. and pass sen
h;n vbch uas that he pass the remainder
a, h;a atro ,;fs In the state pepitentary. An appeal
vas takep nv Mr. Iarue counsel for the prisoner.
Ea..a rar;n o1;aa Grow was nut upon his
80, ~ ,n,,. It saar,on at the corner of Tchou-
IRA, Oi AADe ..oots IN tbs night of the 2sth of
ptouAs anu D''AN es.s
NJ 4.,o !, ~ state was about the same as that
Ing .es,iAon' VI tfora the Recordar II was in
sten a' sne tbt while CROWN and two friends
~. t.; front af the boarding house of the for
"sie '.' ., 80 rrcborn;toniss and Nor.h Market
' =, -, IL. borrs M and o,c,ock Seaman
''feess, oes drunten ouarre,some mood that he ac
o'Aie l. an insulting manner and that Gro
'os.eI Tho a. 4, +bo door ordered him off and
wiz ., sd tor :, 1v,t.bm.n that he and CROWN
- at .na had some conversation in an angry tone |
n h;oh scanlan loft that CROWN and his friend |
smith went into the coffee house and took drink after
which they started go home that Seaman again came
up and CROWN asked him in friendly way If he would
treat which question he asked creWln IN return
then asked his friend Smith If he Woui treat wh'ch
the latter consented to- and all three went TO the iYo
coee-house at the Of Deord street that "nen
the drinks poured out Seaman accused oro"ln
taking his glass. and upon being toid Oh nis nish ~
l MED it, cursing and abusing botn oroWin anu ehe n
\ keeper that CROWN was eighty in liquor ana Wnap
passed between him and Seaman was not hearo OF reeo
ected further than that the former remarked ne was
not fighting man, and did not wish to have dihcuty
that he borrowed small cheap pocket knlfe from om.
which retuaned that all three went out on the
sidewalk the barkeeper hearing CROWN say ne would CUT
the liver out Of the id raw-mouthed hckey " that
rowin and Seaman took seats IN the chairs outSiae ana
remained there talking for fifteen or twenty minutes
smith standing little distance on waiting iof oro"ih
engine passed, and while smiths Afternoon was
attracted to it, he heard heavy sound 1nat on turning
what caused it, he saw seaman lying on 'he eooh
when he last the parties standing they were NOT
than yard apart and ne not more IMAM tHo yao
them that when he turned on nearing the hobe %
he fall CROWN came up saying, Let's go nome ahae
went some seven or eight steps ~1h hil MOI
my thing unusual in ms appearances VI euppos"s ~
icauans fall was owing 10 any thing eise ehAh vi a
that when officer Lain went 10 arrest
ocockin the morning, he found MIN IN oea Asleep WIN
his wife that he informed MIN ne ohy Maheu ni 90 :
witness at the coroners inquest put tha he
fairfield and his wife commenced weeping 'na' on gong
Town stairs they took p'inA toee.nei ~
~ - p''e 20, ,.a u .aa +t.t fro,;n dra,,
irown'S pockes WINCH n' a,'eN ~ - ~,
4 ORTIZ the smai sfo"ei aii'i 80 - ~ - ~ rrl 80,
lain saw no pioou on ~ nVt ea 49,, 80.
4 eroning the ~ouho WIN :. 'A - - t'' N
attea tne "oano' "i.'i n0"e'ei' ,. -. -
4 2y some OTHER hnaip in , 80 -, -
FAD IN the upper pats - m 49, =. - ., -,
ward ana pehetfa'hs 'ne uns -. Sa.,a -, ~
y vas suihcieh1 u ea"se o.a't. " =, =,
TOWN. feputat' "oa .n'. =. T.. IT, thonc,
oeer' oue quoA " ie'en - 'N9 AA' "-'S' -
\ 'oe ofefpea's 4... g. -, a.
INIT that the substance of it was given by tw
h ohysjciaus who were of opinion that Scanans Toun
was not sufficient of itself to death Crowins land
sdys evidence was not material, having reference on
20 the alteration in front her door and to the fac
hat CROWN wanted borrow fifteen cents Of her to trea
u the party with
The jury after half hours absence, returned yer
Ia iict of guilty without capital punishment" This wi
o. end him to the pententiary for NE.
CROWN Is quite young LOOKING man. OF hnewy oou
md prepossessug countenance All destined 10 MS oep
peaceable industrious and worthy man when sooef au
his result OF trlhing mouse Draw aaus shoh
.aaoras CROWN AT o,t the Trial wit
al - o,osrra nor sboyvaa apv s;gps of emotion whe
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