New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-07-16
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a PROBABLE MURDER-Ye sterday afternoon at three
o'clock fight took place between some 1shmen Epghen
street between Love and Goodchdren Streets in the Third
District Iresultcd in young named Michael Conner re-
ceiyng stabs of which, in the abdomen appeared
to be wide and deep He the hospital apparently
dying condition Policemen Jamson and More repaired to the
spot and arrested named John oConnor and John
oConncll ii being reported that OConne held Conner whilst
OConner stabbed him. Before leaving for the hospital Con-
ner idenfed o'connor lie who stabbed him All the
parties employed in bakery where the ARRAY occurred
THE ALGIERs KILLING AFFAIR-The examine
ton of the remaining three parties implicated in the killing Of
George Kanke the Pavilion Garden ball. on Saturday night
week, has resulted in their acqnital.
DRowNEp.-The Coroner yesterday held an inquest
the body Robert slave throur years of age found
in the river Verdict accidentally drowned Robert belonged
to D Gand and fell overheard from steamboat Sun
day. -
boy whose did learn fell into the river the
foo. of Washington Monday, drowned He
endenyorng to catch drift wood Mt the time. @s
DROWNED IN A WELL.-The Coroner held an in
quest Monday evening the body Of Virginia Wilson, girl
twelve years Of age found drowned in well in Ages Sun
day evening verdict of accidental drowning rendered.
The girl adopted daughter OF gentleman whose
premises The well situated When last heard of she
sweeping upstairs gacry and relieving her labor by play
ing with pet puppy that belonged in the house Having
sion 10 call the girl guardian did so. Receiving answer
he went look for her. but without Finally he
the puppy standing the brink Of the well and looking
down It with evident interest Looking INTO the wei himself ne
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her clothing gone that rescatiou impossible The
natural Inference that the poor girl fell into the we'll in caper
ing abont with the puppy. =
SAD.-We were misinformed in stating that VIM S
Stevens the man killed Ponclartran Railroad
on Sunday unmarried He had Mobile and engaged
work and had back his family consisting Of wife
and four young children
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having several times recently imposed fines upon parties
rested for other offences but upon whose
weapOns were accidentally found some of our readers ma,
wonder why the parties were not committed for trial in the
Criminal Court according to law The Recorder explains to us
TINT these fines are imposed by him by the advice of judge
Robertson for the following reasons In order TO commit MAJ
for carrying concealed weapons there must be specific charge
against him to that effect When Waterman picks up
drunken man, he locks him up charge Of drunkenness
and il he happens TO have weapon on his person. the wacnar
merely makes report to that effect without making an accu
on 1t is therefore left to the option of the Recorder to dis
charge the prisoner fine him. as he may think Be
Sides il such parties be committed, they would have to wal
months for trial. and five out six Of them would be acquitted
owing the absence of prosecutors after having Gas would BIZ
the case in some insances enaed heavy Tho
city by keeping them in the parish prison The Recorder
that his disposal of such is entirely within thu
limits of the law, and agree that his method good
under the circumstances. OF if
of carrying weapons and proves his accusation, the accused
party has to he sent before the First District Court
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