New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-29
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| The WEATHER,-Y esterday was bright. beautnul,
and deliciousSprn few more cause '
leaves and blossoms to fairly flash into ana l
dens and public squares to blush for joy. me
ullfofce andthe spring fneries in the dry goo"s @ ~,
ynanitv Of to,se1ng The doors of the clotles ana me
windows of the matters tell how closely the css VI
seasons are watched inithose establishments
ARTrs1AN WELL-We dropped in esteradlay-W'5 l.
mem into the enclosure and not the we'll The nose
soujrtinr Mississippi down, and the big ihgget
pulling up to Of yere Depshoi the ors "
sfntebu not 900 feet yet Operations purely
ing for some pieces of broken pipe ct the bottom @
8 Ansst71cIpE-NIr Charles William Bozant whose
obituary published in yesterdays paper d'ed oy ms ow
hand having stabbed himself four times in the BODY, We
alone in ROOM his residence on Hercules street, Oh wet
Il ncstay evening What induced the dreadful act could not ne
c1ycrc He had been drinking somewhat during the alter
no6f to have particular trouble on his mnd' IN
he had contemplated visiting the letef'
Efor which purchased tickets lie was formerly deputy
Srpt and the time of his death Deputy
consabe in the First Justices Gor1c leaves wife and
c;ro The Coroner rendered appropriate verdict i'll
the case and last evening remains of the deceased werefo
lowed TO the turnout Of friends and fellow
frenlen y
4 ATTEMPTED SuIcIDE.--A man named Francis Nc
Glenn attempted commit sucdela evening by leapins into
the river the wheehouse Of aseamboa at the First Dis.
landing citizen who witnesscdt the act in res
cung and lodging him safely in the guardouse He is
ederlyookng man. mnsan eye-says he has aian1y in
New York; and is stranger that his suicidal attempt
prompted by dependency owing to his inability TO find
work and his fear of getting in debt. &c
ROBBERY AND ATTEMPT TO KILL Frederick
John Brown arrested last evening by Officer
Lindon charged with robbing and attempting to kill John
ESherwoqd. Holmes had loaded pistol They were locked
up to await hearing. .-"
4 Aco1pESr.-Mr Teller, steward of the steamship
hatclWny
the vessel Wednesday evening He is ut the hospital
POLICE BoARD-At the session of this body, yes
erday policeman Dunn;n examined and acquitted
Of charge of wouning John Neyand but there were cir
Of such nature in connection with the affair that
he was not allowed pay for the time lost by his suspension @
First DISTRICT CouRr.--The contestation case of
apnenc Bezou relativcto the clerSsp Of he Third Dis
trict Court was yesterday postponed to the 18th of March, in
testimony of the five hundred and twelve Wit
III the taken down in writing in other courts The
remaining condensation wit Pierre vs. Mott Care vs.
FL Reese Aud Walton, cozat vs. Caonsne and BFcwnvs
Farrar postponed to the time, for the same purpose
These yet undposed that
Of Tapan Foue which been takeino consideration by
the Supreme Court.
Margaret WILSON, who was in the parish prison
on charge being coored in the State in con
PREVENTION law, brought court writ of habens
corpus she proved that she was White woman of pure blood
and WAS discharged.
4 FOURTH DISTRICT CoURT.-AleNander Ittel yester-
asked Judge reynolds tNprce
Scick who the widow of Charles Sc'neck when no
August He ayerred that they had not been
than FIVE days. when she turned him cut Of The
house, because she said she did not wish TO be troubled with
an usband and that in December last about four
the marriage, she birth to child which he
distinctly and unequvoeay declines fherng being OF
opinion that his election from the matrimonial roof was owing
his wcs fear that he would discover her impending dis
grace. .7'@Es $50 -A
John Charles Kelley asked for divorce from his wife
Mary Devine whom he married IN 1886 and by
he has -four children He complained that for six years
past his wife had-hecn guilty Of incompetence, and
cruel outrageous to lin being in the habit Of
following him and abusing him in public and having severn
times tie Wohouse for ragancy, and before the
for disturbing the peace and scandang the neigh
i borlood, etc.
u RECORDER BRIGHrs CouRT.-As our readers al
ready know Mr.. Corcoran Of the Delta, through the columns
+ of his paper accused Mr. nnlsden Of the Pcaync
having aided and aheted privy the assault hin
on Charles street. the night of the 9th instant and Mr.
LuInslen victc himself had pressed investi
CATION Capt Moynau, his instance hay ing
affidavit enbodyng the charges published by Mr. Cor
coran the Delta. Yesterday the came up. r,
not present his physician reporting him as
unable attend did counsel appear in his behalf
Imsdcn appeared with Messrs Iarue and Prenc his
counsel and filed with interested spectators,
drawn there by the unusual nature of the
The first witness examined the Chief OF Police, Capt
AIoynau. testified that his affidavit based upon the car
published by Mr. Corcoran in the Delta otherwise lie Ind ns
Knowledge Of the matter. The Recorder asked hin
II he had knowledge Of IN organization entitled the Thugs
or of any 1nen men, whose business lur
# around ut night and by econcerted arrangement <ssnat
attempt to aSSssntc pc"ceable citizens with
IL sngshots other deadly The Captain reptile
ce that Ind knowledge of such band Of The RI
asked him what class Of most in the hab
carrying the named The Captain replied that
was Judge only from the arrested and searcle
by the police THAT far arrests by the police any ind
cation the only persons who carried sknuckes and sunt
CT strangers in general levcc ahorers and stcambo
anGth
p0lS pistols and bowie knives.
Joseph Brenan Of tile editors of the Delta,
G. He stated that he had knowledge whatever of Ii
ly difficulty between Mr. Corcoran and Mr. Iumstcn; in fac
know for what lie had been sHbpnnc but lie ui
confident from his knowledge of Mr.. Cocoran, that that
" tleman would have made the charges i'll question wiho
he good grounds doing Being questioned by the Record
what knowledge he possessed Of men or set Of me
IT. whose business wayay penccnbc citizens with bras
m knucklcs, ungsots etc. the witness declined answern
" The explained his motive in asking the question,
10 repeated The witness replied that upon consultation wi
he officers law quite distinguished lis honor, he III
Mt found himself possessed Of the right refuse to
al questions which lie considered irrelevant to the in Ian
" something that effect The Recorder took exception
the manner which the pronounced the word d
in nuhed and notified him that if he could address
.- respectfully he would apply the law to him At
which witness disclaned all intention of disrespec. Bel
questioned further, the witness contere that as he was not
. officer the law he did feel himself bound dvugc
facts he might he possessed of etc. etc The Recorder iii
asked If he infer from these replies that the witness knt
ne nothing of the existence band of Thugs
ill - that had been frequently denounced in of
III papers. The witness replied that his honor liberty
49,. draw any Inference he might choose.
" n. G. Jenkins of the proprfetors of he Delta,
le amncd He knew nothing whatever Of the difficulty bcwc
Mr. Corcoran md Mr.. usdcn; and although Circumstance
ch had TRANSFERRED Of him believe in
H. of organization of the kind spoken
" not possession any chain of sufficiently connected
prove the existence Of such organization.
i've John Maginis of the True Delta, examined lie kn
no. nothing whatever of the trouble between Mcssrs
49, Iamsden; respectfully declined answering Rccorde
Nv questions what knowledge he might possess the cxis;cr
of nssassins, to which Mr.. Cocoran had
his attempted murder He said he II who believed
On taking himself and nobody else he might know
md who would he willing commit murder for bits but
~ should trouble himself about that more thun
of CURED for his personal safety.
ms Other witnesses for the State had been supmnac but a
to appear
rho Iarue then read Mr. CorcoanS cards cped frcl
AZ. Delta; and after announcing emphatic language his
Of Mr. Lumsdens high charucter-a knowledge based upon
81 acquaintance Of twenty ycastc refused witt,
IFS, for the defence There were abundance
respectable witnesses in court he said who would prove
his client just before the Mr. where
ut the time of the attack and where he atcw
W. but not should be examined until after Corcoan
ME been put upon the stand and examined He would thereto
red ask continuance of te until such time Mr..