New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-03


FREs.-An unoccupied two story frame house |
Carroll avenue in Carrolton destroyed by fire oD
cendisry.
IRE broke out in the kitchen Of an unocoupied house
Love street between Union and Frenchmsn streets
eight O'Clock yesterday morning Its eaty discovery ~
neghbor the prompt arrival Of the rsmen prevented
1t from doing any damage to speak Of ~ was undoubt
edlg the work OF an incsndiary -...a |
ARRIVAL EXTRAORDINARY Mo little commo- |
ton existed around Recorder Brights office yeserdsy,
owing the presence Of Charles Smith alias Harry Lin
don character well known In New York who arrived
here via Mobile days ago. and arrested yester
day morning by officer Dan Busby ut the Poy
st. Charles streets The way of the arrest
Busby while standing at the corner talking with |
friend noticed rather good looking curly haired youth
cofee-house. He had black cloth cap. light eeedy
looking coat black pants and spotted calico shirt SO
dirty that the folds Of the big silk neckechisf had been
spread out to conceal the bosomhs whole appearance
being that of stranger in strange land without
change Of clothing Of any pocketmoney Danlooked and
looked again and finally made up his mind Then fol-
lowed the following confab out here young man
| want 70 speak to you" The youpgster came out
What do you dress up in that kind Of way for-why
don't you wear your proper kind clothes ~ YOU'RE
id old fool y s'Maybe / am but know you're 8
woman Perhaps you'd like to bet something Of it -
hand On the youths breast for men don't generally pad
so thcky as ths" The youth quickly pushed his hand
away and confessed to being woman Dan then coqt Pre-,
on visit to his friend G. Bright Esq which invitation
accepted
On their way to the Office the woman told Dan his
tory either real or cttiousthat four being
unprotected girl in Boston, she seduced deserted
years eight months ago by the advice
OF vino pretended to protect her she donned male
attire and had adhered to 1t without intermisson
since That In her Disguise she bad msds three trips to
Liverpool and back, knockaoout shipboard-had
been barber's assistant clerk in grocery
bookkeeper, and had been employed by captain of
police o whom ner sex was known to spot thieves and
she left NewYork In company with male protector and
passing as bis brother came South, to Savannah by
Aeamer to Montgomery by railroad and thence to Cai
borne, hundred miles, foot and the rest Of the
distance by steamer, leaving her protector in Mobile
From this protector abe showed letter beginning Dear
Charley" and ending with g be good grln Why she
came here without him, and without money she did
not explain She further stated that arriving here
Wednesday, she put up at the Alabama House the
Levee but having no money was on the following day
denounced thief turned out Of doors and what little
surplus clothing she had detained that since then she
had had nothing eat and had before her arrest been
looking around among the coffee houses for job bar
keepers assistant
Arraigned before the Recorder boldly but politely
stated her qtusadmtted that she might get along bet
ter in female attire but said she bad neither money
friend to furnish her with proper suit OF ctbes-and
expressed her desire Of knocking around and looking for
employment OF some kind, which she could not get with
out wearing the brooches. Her straight
forward and ssemngly honest, that the Recorder dis
charged her, advising her either to change her garb
get out Of town possible. She thanked him
heartily and then turning to the officers reporters and
pes attention to her should they meet her In the street
She left with officers Busby and DeCoursey took drink
with them at neighb0riDg coffee house, and then
turned and bsseeched the reporters mention her
proper name, which she had given to Dan Busby
liza Ann I'VE would in this way go against her
request only that know that Of the other
less accommodating than oursef will not do it,
Of course we must not be behind She made this
quest stating that her mother now dead had respecta
Die relatives here, who might not let her remain
Tested.
This singular creature would not taken for
by man of thousand meeting her the street.
She chews tobacco, smokes big cigars has the walk and
general appearance OF boy with freeand- easy swag
and Dan Busby would not have detected her but by
seeing her raise her hand her head which
undue development OF her bust Her features and
are such as any would take for those of boy Busby
took her in the afternoon to the house of female
acquaintance of his furnished her with clean shirt
neokerchef and pair Of socks from his wardrobe
left her for the time being So much did she resemble
young that the Of the house at fret refused
to believe she thing else Her found tt
he somewhat swollen and giving cooring Of truth
to her that she had footed from Montgomery
1 to Claiborne.
Last evening saw her again at the police Office In
her clean shirt her bar eeked and looking
cuiine then She oultivatng amcsbe relations
with the police probably with hope of being added
their force Wanting her prowesa In physical way
courss treated "Charleyn with all due politepeas ant
cordisity but seemed privately to think that sue woul
bear Watching at the time. What sort Of g
dine u Charley will prove TO be, is further alongn Sh
can take our hat at any rate.
LARCENY ON SHIPBoARD. -Oliver Canton ant
and bedding of Edward German, from the ship Glider
sleeve, which he seaman, Tuesday night tn
| things being valued at $50 The accused sao
clearinghouse runners Canton keeping such
at the OF Hospital and 6satin They
| nished bail of $1,000 each to appear on the 10th.
WOULD BOATING Go.-Patrick Murphy wa
up yesterday charge Of having stolen Hugh Moo
oeys skiG from the foot of ST. Joseph street. saturda
morning last In default of bail TO appear The 10TH
| was sent to prison.
DIsMIssED.--Wm. Kneter, Henry Witte AM
Christopher Wilson accused Of assaults and batteries
and Ezsbeth Meoarty accused of breach of the peac,
Arp
| seoutors being forgiying
A BLACK FIEND.--P. Q. Peyroux yesterda,
complained to Recorder Ramos that Thursday even
ing while his son Adolphe playing with othe
boys at the of Claiborne and st Philip streets,
free colored man named Edward Hsrcier issued from
coffeebouee with biard-oue in his hand, with which
pursued the boys and chased Adophe into the
Mr. Jacques. There he caught him seized him by th
throat with hand and about to beat him with th
when Mr. Jacques and his wife and daughter intel
tered and prevented 1t in doing which, Madame Jacque
turned badly bruised in her side had her oothe
torn, and would have been further injured but for tn
exerons If her husband The police looking for tn
scoundrel last evening.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL--Carrying a Wea
pon II. II. B. Ham yesterday before the Fir,
District Court by Recorder Bright, for carrying cor
cesled bowie knife his person. He was arrested
St. Joseph street for committing nuisance the bar
| quette.
Assault Nth Dangerous Weapon Henry Keller wa
sent down for having shot Hermann Baurchtsr throug
the eshy part of his right arm the Path ult at No
South Market street. 1t not made out that til
shooting was done intentionally, the parties being O
friendly terms and Keller being engaged swapping car
at Bauriohter with pistol which he said loaded
having snapped once at his head and at his brea
| before it went off. Keller gave bail to appear.
Robbery EItortion.-Mary Edridge, alias Irish Mar
sent before the Criminal Court by Recorder Ramo
for having oampelled John Davis to dHgorga $40
threatening to cut him to pieces with knife, in her
Burgundy street. the night Of the 18th nit. Sh
| was sent to prison. @
BEATING A Boy. = Rodger Brady was al
raigned before Recorder Bright yesterday, charge
having several times struck lad named James iggin
whilst he in custody of officer Linden, Thursda
evening. He gave bail to appear on the 10th.
CONTINUED. ~ The brothers Fitzgerald, &C
of the murder of their sister Margaret Leonar
partially examined before Recorder Bright yeserda
| The examination was continued to the 18th.
| PRoFITING BY A MIsTAKE.-Margaret ken
nedy servant ut Mrs. Grants boarding house. Pc,
charge of refusing to give up bundle of dry goot
worth So which delivered to her through mistah
Tuesday last by Auguste Hayden, who delivers goot
for Giqusl JamsoD of Chartres street. She gave ba
to appear on the 10th.
BLOODY THREAT.-Capt George S. Lorwie
David Kinney were yesterday arrsgned before r.
corder Bright charge of having stolen the chest be
the ship Ben Bolt yesterday had bis stewardess Ma
gsret Incs arragned before Recorder Bright chars
having made the threat at that she would have hi
murdered reaching this port which threat he stands
fear Of In default of $1,000 bail to appear the ct
, | Margaret was sent to prison.
ASSAULTS AND batteries THE following aft
By James Gleason, charging John Griffin and job
> with i'm md thonv in ia