New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-05

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John Pemberton 5000 Total .,.... 100000
A. d. Crossman ...... 1G00
DRowNED.-The Coroner yesterday held an
inquest on the body of unknown white man, about
thirty years Of age found In the river opposite Notre
Dame street. Verdict accidental drowning.
MURDER. Patrick Hogan, drayman, was
stabbed and shot, and instantly killed and John Finne
gan Nas fnot ana badly wounded Monday night, in
front or Hogan's house on Gronde street Two men
named John Kelman and Lawrence Craven were yester
Gay arrested oy Lieut. Kearney suspicion Of having
the bloody deed From the testimony before
the Coroner, 1t appeared that drunken difficulty had
sprung up between Hogan, Finnegan and Keaan, In
MARKET and that they afterwards seen
Inung their quarrel as they alo1g Gronde street
me evidence as 70 who did the shooting and stabbng
was purely circumstantis Finnegan who WAS shot in
tne abdomen but had the bullet extracted yesterday
SAID that i've or die he would divuys the name
Of the man who shot him or killed HoganD Kellman, i.
conduct when arrested by Kearney seemed strongly to
conhfm me opinion Of his guilt. Craven arrested
because he had been heard to press hostility to Hogan
on account of an old difficulty The post-morem exam,
nation q Hogans body showed had been stabbed
through tbs heart and right lung and shot through the
abdomen the stab being the fatal wound although the
shot would have proved fatal in time The Cofouer,s
verdict directly implicated kelan as the murderer 81
Hogan Finnegan was scarcely expected to live through
last night
FIRST DISTRICT Court. - The Election Con-
es:s-This court occupied all day Yesterday, OF
ts session in hearing the argument Of Nj
District Attorneyship is contested by Mr. Tappan. The
nrther hearing wss postponed to 10 o'clock this
ing Kandell Hunt Is to speak in behalf OF Mr. F. and
other defendants In similar CONVERSATIONS at one and The
same time.
SUPREME Court Decisions. --.Mondov. Dec.
s-Henry williams appellant, Va J. Parmpsrs and Fran
els Mouney constable appeleesAppeal from First Dis.
ttiet Court Of orleans-Judgment reversed Merrick,
2. ". Herrick appellants Vs. Taylor e. Cassidy, an.
pehses-second District Court OF Oresns-Judgmens
affirmed Buchanan, ].
David Packer, appellee, We John T. Donald & Co. an.
frmed VOORHEES,. j.
Heirs OF j. Jourdan, appeleea, Vs. Heirs of Grayer
ct ais appeAntssixth District Court Of Oreans-Judg.
ment reversed. Buchanan. T.
state Of Louisiana appellee Va Alexander Perrer ap
peuaut-Eirst District Court Of leans-Jndgment az
hrmed spoford. ]. Terrier indicted for murder
convicted 81 mapslaughter and sentenced FIVE years in
the peni'entiary, by the lower COURT
State Of louisiana, appellee John Perez appellant
Les.J.
state of Louisiana. appellee VS. Beitran appellant
Two appeals from Fourth District Court Of Orleans
Judgments affirmed Leaf
State Of Louisiana, appellee Etienne Perez appel
frmed. Lead. -
Widow poydras de Lallande .utrx etc. appellant, vs.
j. Grarer ct ais, appeees Rosae Poydras de Laliande
ct ais intervenors sppeants-second District Cour, d
oreaus-Judgment affirmed. Buchanan, J.
City q New Orleans. appellee Elijah Cannon appel.
VOORHEES,. j.
State Of Louisiana appellee, John Melvin ct ais
pesnt-Firss District Court Of orleansJudgment re.
Tefsed sentence annued verdict of jury set aside and
cause remanded for new trial spcfford J. John
Mevin stranger in the city tried in the First Dis.
der and sentenced TO be hung His counsel A. Saucer
Esq, who by the way acted without fee having been
Appointed by the Court took exceptions to the charge
Judge Robertson and appealed the case to the
Court. The decision above sustained the eYceptions
and refers the case back for new trial. Too much
credit cannot be awarded Mr. saueer for the faithful
manner in which he has protected the legal rights of
poor and friendless strangerl
City Of New Orleans appellee, Antoine Mchoui an,
peant-Fifth District Court of Orieans-Judyment II!
frmed- Merrck, C.J.
]. Il. Palmer Co., appellees, VS. Benz Horner & Co!
J. F. Hardee Co, garnishees and appellants-Second
district Court OF acknowledgement affirmed. voor.
hies, J.
L. couget and s. Barthet appellants. vs. Henry vsletou
ct ais, appeees-Third District Court of ORLEANS Ar
peal dismissed. VOORHEES, J.
yose, Brothers appellants Francis Martin and City
OF New Orleans appesessixth District Court Of
Appeal dismissed. Yoorhies, j.
Louis HeFts appellant. vs. VIM Il Wilder appellee
Fourth District Court Of acknowledgement affirmed
BuchsnapJ.
Succession of Marie Francoise Prudence D;Aauin, f.
- T. Cuyesr, curator. appellant, Stste of Loufsi-
appeIlee-second District Court Of oreans-Juds
ment reversed buchanan, j.
Jacob Mussina, appellee, VS.. Charles stiman Samuel
A. Belten and Basse Hord appelants-Fourth District
Court of Orleans. Judgment reversed spo5rd J. This
was an intricate and important case and the decision
one of great length The contendng parties jointly
the tract OF land which stands the town of Browns.
vile Texas. Mussna expelled from the partnersh hin
by the others for reasons which they believed to be valid
and bringing suit in the Fourth District Court CT this
c.tyone Of the opposing parties residing herehe OBJ
tanned verdict of $4,000 damages and conditions wera
imposed upon the defendants the failure comply with
which would subject them the payment OF $3.50 600
or thereabouts The Supreme Court reverses ali
this aud renders Judgment as in case of non suit
Matthews Finley W. their creditors and the creditors
Of Matthew'S Finley Col A. Finley ct ais appeees
y q heene opponent and appellant-Appeal dismissed
Merrick, c. j.
Succession of John Quicker H. B Pennock ct al, ap.
pesnts Trustees of the United States Bank appeee2
Ninth District Court of Coucordia-Jndgment amended
and affirmed. Merrick, CD.
Cur IN THE HAND.-Gapt. P. A. Kew. of the
steamer Belle Sheridan yesterday had Frank Benson mn
before Recorder Bright charge OF assaultipg him on
the steamboat landing on Monday evening and cutting
linn in the hand with sheath knife He will be cyl
amined on the 18th, by which time the Captain will
again be in town.
Down TowN.-A few drunken brawlers. a
few Migrants and few keepers of dorderly houses
all thst claimed the attention OF Recorders Ramos and
ssuzeneau yesterday The District Courts-saving the
First--were equally barren Of interesting matter.
SELLING TO SLAVES Manuel Flores ia to be
oTeFhauled the 14th inst charge of retailing erog
to slaves in his GROCERY at the of Grod and
pryades streets.
DISCHARGED. Quite o number of persons were
discharged yesterday by Recorder Bright from various
charges among them, Mrs. Ann Carey, accused 81
threatening TO poison her daughtsr-in-iaw,
ARRIVALS 1T TEE PRINCIPAL HOTELS YESTERDAY