New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-04


for expenses to the of $3.50 for refreshments fur
nished the Citizen Police.
resolution which authorizes the sale Of contract to
bridge Melpomene Canal from Camp to Hercules streets
adopted.
The Board then adjourned. @ast n
1HouEsT.-An inquest was held yesterday on
the body of named Christine Gardner, aged 40
years native of Baltimore found dead at the corner Of
Bayou Road and IRENE street. Verdict, "Died of ap-
opexy"
The LATE MURDER. policeman, Michael
H. Nugent who Ia charged with having murdered p Q,
Smith, on last Saturday night at the Nayades street
by shooting him through the head duringa
quarrel was arragned yesterday before acting Recorder
Bloomfield the charge and, pleading not guilty was
reu,anded till the 9th inst. for examination.
ENTERING PREMISES BY FALSE KEYS Henry
brought up before the Recorder yesterday
examination charge of having entered the premises
Of Mary A. oReordau, Dupantier street, at O'Clock
in the morning. by of false keys Not being ready
for examination the postponed till to-day. IT
supposed he entered the house for burgarious pur
poses, and Miss AIMS virtue especially eopardzed
SENT TO THE WORK HOUSE. -Four men and one
woman who arrested the Levee Monday night
charged with being without local name or
all sent to the Workhouse yesterday for 80 days
FTNED.--Patrick Regan, charged with being
drunk and disturbing the peace of Grod street and
gagged the deecabe sport Of throwing stones at citi
passing along the street. fined $40 in default OF
paying which he committed to the Parish Prison for
20 days Charles Mooney, f. c. fined IS for being
drunk in the street at the dead hour Of midnight.
| HoNoRABIY DIsoHAGED.-William Fife was
examined yesterday charge of having forced coun
terfet $50 bill of the Southern Bank Of Alabama
Apologize, two three months since. There was nc
evidence to show that Fife aware the note was of
spurious ISSUE and he had refunded the money to APP
plegate SO soon he informed Of It's being coun
| terfeit, the Recorder discharged him. =l.
| ABUSIVE Supernumerary Mason of the night
watch was reported Monday night by Messrs. Charle
Kresler and James A. Tracy, two citizens, for insulting
and abusing them most grossly on dirod street.
LARCENY. "A slave girl named Prudence be
longing to Mr. P Williams. arrested by officer Ma
hew by virtue of search warrant, for larceny larg
amount of stolen property found Ia her possession
She awaits an examination. ~a.7
SELLING LIQUOR TO SLAyEs.--Pedro ALONE
was arrested by officers Dick Howard and Medium, 70
selling liquor to slaves at the corner Of GraVier and Leve
streets
BREACH OF TRUsT.---A warrant was issue;
Yesterday for the arrest of lady named Miss Julia Tau
penas residing in this district, charge of haVin
swinded Madam du Treil of the Of S115o, which h
had entrusted to her in the month of April 1853 to
invested in and securities for his account whic
she now refuses to return account for. The Who'll
amount entrusted to her by du Trei was $415o but
recovered all but the above amount for which he noN
prosecutes her crminally. .z. .-.#
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.-Antonio Torres wa
examined and committed for trial before the First Ds
trict Court the charge of having committed volen
and battery and destroyed the property Of
Peter Anderson, on the 10Th ut the Red Stores
STABBED man named John Murray wa
found lying very drunk the banquette in st Phil
street second District at late hour Monday night
oicer Montemat and conveyed to the Police Station
when it was found that he had been severely stabbed
the right side His wounds were dressed, and it
thought he will recover.
ACT OF GALLANTRY.-JosephD elois was ar
rested in the Second District for committing assau
/. | and battery the person of Lima Oldenburgh "a
THIRD DISTRICT.
r. SERIOUS ASSAULTS. james Road and D. Des
danus m Co. arrested Burgundy street, at ii
request of Mr. j. Combe for committing assault
battery with intent to kill the Waterman of tt
Lower Cotton Press and for resisting and strikn
| the officers in the discharge OF their duty.
Frederick Mayer and VIM. Luiz were al
rested the evee. at the request of VIM Roadman f
committing an assault and battery, with intent to X
~ him also for carrying concealed weapons LUZ had
slung-shot.
FOURTH DIS TRICT.
SICK AND HOMELESS poor creature name
: Margaret Wallace last night, brought to the -Four
District station for nights lodging being sick
having no home.
u ASSAULT AND ABUsE.-William Willis was al
at the of Adele and Leyee streets at IL
request of Patrick Green who charges him with abusl
and assaultug himself and bis wife in gross manner
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