New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-11-12
NUMBER 214.
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INo Year, snd M mohhs Old dssppssfed from
he residence Of her mother widow woman living ST.
Charles street. st. Joseph TAs child hss black eyes
and black hair had red calico res but no bonnet ANY
information concerning her be s The Chief Of Police
and viii be thankfully received By ths distressed mother.
The LEvEE SHooTMG APpAIR--Tbe man who I,
board the steamer National just that bst hsckn out
was John Hogan. He dAngsrously wounded being
shot in The back Of the neck The charged with otsx he
shooting, and whowss put ashore in the Fourth District
the District White was yesterday sent down 70
Recorder Fabre and BY as fupeony duly aps for
animation. Ia a s3ssis4 sseH 7ess5a s as q /
CoRoNER's ISoUEsr--The Coroner yesterday held |
inquest the body Of sesro she
river at the foot Of Lousa srest Thsfd District. Verdict
cidental drowning The wa5 supposed to be ths
who fell from oyster tbs Picaydne tier last
RscovEaNG Policeman J. Boyle, who WAS stab
bed By Joaquin Thomas the night thss hs latter isd muir
der Miss Weber, and did murder hss ct hig houss
Msgny street. said to BE- rapidly recovering We glsd
be able 70 report the fact. -i;1.-.a O.
a. FUGITIVE ARREsrED-D. B. Dubois, one Of the
four prisoners who recently broke the Parish Prison.
arrested yesterday In the Third District by officer Colson. He
is under charge Of being hotel thief He back
his old quarters.
ADMITTED TO BAI.-Upon orders from Judge Hunt,
Recorder Solomon yesterday admitted bail Jses Mullen and
Alexander Williams. charged with kidnapping, beading,
ing and Handwriting the sailor Joseph solare
ing house. days also William h. Mckay runner
charged with ssabhing the sailor rae Of the ship Jobsnnss
berg on Friday last. 4tsagif ~ igss e e47E wv
FRsr DISTRICT CouRr.-The only trial in this
that Metshe the murder Of his
wife at their residence Ersto street. the night 7h
Of February last The murder, from its horrible nature
doubtless still fresh in the memory Of readers.
Mehe small sized German about forty years ags
light complexion mild and intellectual
able generally He At McCan
Paersons foundry. his industry
In
he made wanton and nexpcable attempt murder Of
his best friends by attacking him with piece Of on For
this Recorder Sth sent him before tbs Criminal Court he hav
ing during the examination peured himself the prejudice
of his Being ball. he ahead with his
business usual But week two he began manifest
much distress of mind in regard to the perjury he had
mied-accused himself continually and finally
of Distress for his friend confessed he had
med perjury against him. and conrely begged bis forgive
which granted During the interview be remarked
that he wasn his right mind then. but God only what
would happen before the morrow - ss-i g. .=z5t
This the day before the murder. On the following day
he remained hoe ndsposed. His wife Dorothea with
whom known that he had had
went the foundry and drew his for him He
drinking and known that liquor had anything
TO do with his prostraon Of mind and body After dark
evening" neghbor named McCauey overheard loud
from Metthe's and listening he distinctly
tell his wife that he intended off the heads McCauey
and his WIFE, The McCaueys had given him
to threat desperate McCauley alarmed started for
the police and as he left heard sounds in Metthe
heavy blows Returning with the police they open the
door, Mehe lying on the floor in her night
Clothes her head dashed pieces and her brains
about the Aetthe was raving around with with
which, in his phrenzy he hnd chopped the
and with which he charged the desperate
the crowd who entered him. He with
damage to anybody and taken prison His subsequent
ss @
Of insanity and still laboring under another phase thai
fearful visitation. s
a ne sa
Foute appearing for the State The jury was made
challenge of the panel and the rescio.
BY on s's Of h
we an m n IN the case and that
This opnionwhich Of course we were not permitted to es
his insanity at the time of the murder.
The for the prisoner however did NOT s to
the murder but rested their defence upon the plea Of h
insanity Doc Thomas Hunt and Doct Lambert who had
been appointed BY the eoq, to examine the
sah's' gave he results u te hSessa1oh iner reports
h: sss. 9; ss'ssss :''s's
the s" m ana sS the jury The
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ARREST OF GEN. WILLIAM WALKRR-The fol.
lowing affidavit before Judge McCaleb Of the u g.
| District Court on Tuesday - 20 - '- "
II UNITED STATES OF AMERICA }
| Eastern District Of Louisiana )
on a. M tha afnrasn;d EsStarS nj I ~ ea Ds.rct
ally appeared p Walden Henry Crane and q
Polk who being duly sworn do dspoe and charge ths from
@ ny 1s, ey 40 very Gsusve @ mar On hs S0h
has territory Jurisdiction Of the United states
military execution and enterprise to hc Carried ON M franz a % oo
and Jurisdiction against the Territory and do
mnons of the States Costa Rica and Nicaragua and o II,
peope thereof States and people with HON the Unit S,ata
and were during such alleged acts at IN
, and against the peace and dignity of the same ~
And the said r. E. Walden eury Crane and o. IT Polk dr
further on oath from information received thsy do very s
lieye and charge hat 10Th day Of Noyeber
toy jurisdiction the United States ia within IN
aforesaid district provided and prepared ths far
,ay expedou and enterprise To be carried an fro Tho
toy and jurisdiction aforesaid and from he ITnted Snas
the territories and omlnons Of States and nsor, ,
the United and have during ne
Of Ncarasua and Costa kica contrary 10 he form pf h
of the United States in such provided
| and against the peace and dignity of The same.
Wherefore deponents that the said Wm Walker
rested and dealt with according to law.
tSignedI O. Fl. POLK
' HENRY CRANE
Sworn to and subscribed before this 10th Novem
| ber, 1857.
Signed THEO. ACCALEB, r-s
| U. S. District Judge.
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