New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-11-12
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A MYSTERY PARTLY UNR1DDLED. - About ten
days ago gave account Of murdered man being oh Oh
the river bank Third District She!dons saw'm
also that another murdered reported to have been
found in skill floating the river within the limits of ST.
rnur pnrs The held inquest the body found
the bank but not able to return any clearer verdict ina"
that the body that of unknown white man, who had been
shot and killed by unknown person He preserved The hat
and shoes of the man. for inspection Mt his Office ana the
oiy was Inferred in the Cemetery Of ST. Vincent de Paul
Yesterday, Mrs Powers, residing on Ihan street. between
Tchoupouas Levee appeared Mt the CooncrS occ
and identified the hat aud shoes those OF her husband William
Powers who according to her account lett home before aaE
light on the morning preceding the discovery Of his body with
SIS his pocket and pair Of oars on his shoulder for the ose
ibe purpose rafcking among The shipping that
being line of business She stated that he never
made his business affairs known particularly to her. and that his
absence alarmed her and that She never SS
peced anything wrong until within the past week. when her
continued Absence and the whispering OF the boys IN
the yard she vedSe having overheard one OF them
say to another don't tell her about 'eXcitcd her alarm,
making inquiries, SHE could ocr no clue to the
murder farther her husband had had for time
previous his disappearance, difficulty with whom
she took for mate Of ship, who had frequently visited the
house and lotered in the vicinity mcnacing and
said 10 her husband in her hearing Bill if
in a safe place, IN fix you off,
The Coroner the time he held the Inquest made his
mind that the deceased rive pra well from his
cough appearance the his having four
shirtsonc Of blue funnel of coarse linen wool
and of checkfor the evident purpose Disgusting himself
quickly of pursuit and yesterday widows
Of her husbands absence night and his general incomnun
her, confirmed the Coroner idea. Pow
left home with on his shaD!dc plain he intended
going in boat and as nj WAS found
dead the river bank ski drifting down stream with
another dead in it, the Inference is natural that both
aieyes killed whilst in the exercise of their vocaion
The Coroner having Obtained this clue to the mystery of thu
murders intends following it up far as possible.
ANOTHER MURDER COMPLETED-ThoS Jennings
on of
the of Lafayette and Cypress Streets by party Of
unknown him, died yesterday morning the Charity osp
tai He had abbs Of which, in the abdomen, tho
cause of his death. While living he unable afford the
slightest his assailans and Thomas Mct;oern who
with him at the time but made his by flight equally
ignorant Of them The Coroner yesterday investigated t'
case as far lie able, but discovered nothing lie will
c'ude his Investigations to-day. verdict will doubtless be
tered attribun the murder person persons
known Jennings Irishnau 81 years age, and leave
family.
FIRST DISTRICT Court. - William P. Masten
charged with larceny and Feneou and Isae Iionore
charged will. assaults and batteries were yesterday
missed by mol pros
Louis Brien sdoe and Samuel rhue were tried for LARGE
MES and found guilty.
Angelo skoager tried for larceny found guilty will
Il accommodation to mercy.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CouRT-In this court
yesterday jury Kendall completed and Il,
trial proceeded with The prosecution the
S. District Attorney, Franklin H. Cack ESQ assisted
MessEs Christian Roseiu and Isaac T. Mo-e the defence
Nr. Marsh.
Mr.. Root the Postmaster Of Galveston, testified that III
9th of February 1854 MIR s N HE mailed letter
DR.. ". W Mitchell in Ne Orleans which he substaI
taed by showing his office book Being shown letter wht
the defendant had written him the subject Of the miesi
letter he asserted that words had been erased he
st first.
Dir. Hite testified his mailing letter.
cry, upon coming New Orleans that Mitchell had
ceivad it, BengShowA $3.50 bill with his endorsement
lie could positively tina: the by lin
although he felt about il than last spring AnotA