New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-27
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BLOODY D0ING5-IDO Men JHnrdefc0, ana |
pr0Jably IhndAt late hour Monday night Sergeant
Dryden found named Michael Kennary lying at |
the Of Baronne aud Lafayette Streets bleeding
from astab in his left side He conveyed to the hos
pta and last evening he not expected to live through
the night
Shortly afterwards, Capt. Moynsn found man named
William Burke, lying Dryadc1 st ee not far from Poy
dGs Market bleeding from stab In his Left breast. lie
was taken to the hospitals where he died at one O'Clock on
tuesday afternoon.
And almost Immediately afterwards, Capt. Moypan |
found another named John Collins lying in Poydras
Market having been stabbed in the right side lie vas
put into cab tor conveyance to the hospital but died
the road and the body subsequently left at the WORK
house.
Though these bloody deeds are considerably developed
in mystery the Coroner is led by certain crcumstanc
believe that the stabbipg all done by and
the suspected man is now In custody. Kennsry, (the
one who still lived last evening" stated that he and Burke
together Christmas frolic and somewhat
intoxicated in the vicinity of Poydras Market that they
had just taken drink in co-ehouse Dryades street.
and left when they approached by stranger tall
man with dark wbskers, aud without coat who was
haloong and carrying at boiserous rate that this
struck him (Kennary) the eye with his fist
and the next moment stabbed him, and stabbed Burke
likewise.
Collins had not been in the company of Kennary and
Burke about eleven O'Clock he left his boarding house
Girod street and went of the market bar
Der shops shaved But he and the others were
stabbed in very nearly the locality at very nearly
same time and as the stab of all three were inflicted
apparently with the weapon there can be little
doubt that one man did it all.
Shortly after the discovery of the wounded men, on
Baronne street. for being fdrunk and halooiDg and
disturbing the At the police oce 1t was discoy
cred that he had been badly beaten probably with
ungshot in the back of the head and that his clothes
saturated with blood. He thereupon sent to
the hospital On Tuesday, the Coroner questioned him
how he got his wound but could gain no nforma-
ton him. He profeased to have knowledge Of the
Poydras Market, and that he did not know where
trary and stated that he sung shotted by
sons in the Market Besides this he is tall man with
dark whskers in these respects answering the descrp
ton of the who stabbed Kennary and Burke These
circumstances warranted the Coroner in procuring his
arrest and his wound not dangerous he trans
ferred to the parish prison.
| The two murdered men we're Irisbmeu, and Kenary
is an Irishman, LOOMS is Engishmau. The post
mortem examination of the bodies Of Burke and Collins
made yesterday, but owing to the difficulty of OBJ
tanning Witnesses the Coroner will not be able to reg
| uIary into his investigations till to-day.
More Bloody Doings-Pistol, Knife and
S,,ng- james Welsh stabbed in the abdomen
| Leyee street, near st. Joseph The wounded was
taken to the hospital His life not considered in i'm
mediate danger. Mahoney made his escape.
Last evening, at about six O'Clock, two men, whose
did not obtain stabbed in Joseph Nestors
cose-houee No. lGe New Levee street Ihey were TAKEN
affair eleven OF his friends and customers were ar
rested accessories The wounded are said to be
Il dangerously wounded ... 4. ~.
G. w. Rheau arrested Gravier street last night,
on a charge of having attempted to stab John Nash.
A woman named Eloise Mcyegh taken to the hos
pal on Christmas eve having badly beaten in the
with sung by John Laughter who is in prison
| awaiting her recovery.
/
Bright yesterday charge of having beaten Josephine
Stuart in the head with pistol in her house on Dryades
street. and of having similarly beaten Rosanna Styles
in the house. after having snapped pisto
her lie bail to appear for examination on the sth
| proximo. .u.. .
John Rice awaits examination before Recorder Bright
on charge of having pied to stab Thomas Catu
VIM Powers awaits examination in the Fourth District
charge of having stabbed and attempted to kill VIM
Harrison at the of Levee and st. Andrew streets
He had bloody bowie-kne in his possession when ar
rested Harrison is net dangerously wounded.
EFFECTS OF Cold WEATHER AND ISTEMPER
The Coroner yesterday held nquests the bode
! of unknown white men, found in Annunciatiol
n Market and the other Carrollton Avenue near tn
| New Canal verdict of death from exposure rem
dered in ch instance. The bodies those of poo
iahoring n IN foreign birth who had suddenly fae
down while Intoxicated and had what little of humant
Il | remained extinguished by the freezing weather.
We learn Of several other similar deaths-one man bs
as ing found wood-pe in Carroton another on To
plank road in Jefferson parish; another the shell road
and another the road between GreenYe and Carol
ton. +m. 0.m
We heard yesterday that body had been found in th
New Canal, near the Halfway House-prebably that
some other unfortunate subject of King Alcohol.
SUDDEN Decentralization, slave. sevent
years DID, belonging to Mr. Merrill fell dead sudden
yesterday afternoon, in the California sswmill Inn
the body and gave verdict Of death by disease OF tt
q | heart.
a AGoNIzING.-Five ladies and five gentleme
of the Fourth District celebrated Christmas Eve, by
ting married. This taken in connection with the
of the weather. is ought to be, positively agon
ID ing to single folks.
ACCIDENTAL man named Thsnas Blak
was shot through the left hand yesterday, by the
~ dental discharge Of pistol which he loading.
Nv went to the hospital for relief
ADJUDICATION OF MARKET CONTRACTS IT
md Comptroller yesterday the contracts
led collecting the of Poydras and Annuncati
Markets as follows, the first purchaser having failed
" comply with the conditions necessary Poydras Mari
to G. L knabe, for s36.700; Annuncation Market,
his, Manuel Deban, for $3.50.
sen RECORDER SEuzENEAu's COURT. There we
but five arrests in the Third District during the whole
Christmas day and night and out of these five. fl
were yesterday discharged by the Recorder. The fiji
an old rumsucker, was sent to the Workhouse
With RECORDER BRIGHT's COURT George Your
who attempted to rob the trunk on Henry Keller at
"a South Market street week two since and fractu
lief leg by jumping from second story window in his
ery deavor escape from Keller examined yesterI
'ss and sent before the First District Court
a. David Glass sent before the court for car
ing concealed weapons. Bail S5u0.
t~o Frank Benson sent before the court for
had sautng Capt Key of the steamer Belle Sheridan,
veil cutting him in the wrist on the 4th inst Bail $1,000
eau John Graham was arraisned on charge of hav
brntally assaulted young named William .Zabres
y while he lying sick in bed at his fathers residei
No. % cape street, Monday evening, by striking
violently in the forehead with tumber and the brt
IA with bottle, wouDdng him severely. He het
all bail appear for examination on the fifth of january
IS nice young for a small tea party, arragned
- charge of getting sgaoriouso on Christmas day,
smashing the windows of his mothers house with br
III and Offering to smash his mother with other bricks
default Of 500 bail to keep the peace the rapscalon
'~a~ sent to the parish prison for sig months
m Some Christmas roysterers discharged:
~. grants workhoused some Christian patriots made
Jail fees for firing pistols the honor of Chi
mas and other petty offenders varousy disposed Of
eli.
Nc RECORDER RAMoss CoUKT.--There was VI
$3.50 little matter of interest in this court yesterday con
attn ing holiday and the weather just past few dru
ards discharged and few brawlers bound
keep the peace.
John Swan the ever-notorious, was up on the chi
of raising some extra deyitry in his Gallatn street
on Christmas Eve and endeayorug to shut out the
o. who went to arrest him. by giving orders to shut
o. doors and shut off the gas
John MICA lister arraigned on charge of ha
entered the room of Mrs Elizabeth McAliser, on Rot
son street during Friday night whilst she asleep
stolen gold watch and sundry other valuables, wi
carpet bag of mems clothing and two dsguerreoty
all of which found on his person when arrested
was seut to prison to await hearing.
Jean FRANCOIS Perrin made affidavit that little v
previously at the foot of Barracks street he yole
beaten and robbed of handsaw by three individ
whose names he did not know
John Booty made affidavit that Antonio Comet kno
him down a nd beat and kicked him in brutal man
at No, 33l Royal street. on Monday evening.
Theresa Baries made affidavit that Joseph Mayance
swinded her out of $40 So SO long ago June, July
August last by giving her. for that amount of borrc
money order the Treasury, to be deducted fror
salary as policeman which order happened to be VI
less.
Richard Haskins made affidavit that VIM Turnt
seaman of the ship Detroit, had caused him to b.