New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-14
Mem 0tIeans 9ailp Greseslt.
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY IA, 1857.
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were with sychnne disguised in meat
pared for the particular the dogs This
should chickens enemies the
veal former somewhat distressing to seepers
tey 6 seeDadiDg do merit the ignominy Of
death by sausages The fault think lies in drop
ping thepacelso u meat the street, without address
supecponc the pap envelopes Each parcel should have
in the cat and chicken not
For the dogs only Can't you have DONE Col FoIno?
CoRoNER's INQUEsTs.-Suicide by DrMrning-
TheCoroner yesterday held inquest the body of William
Wilcox alias I boiler maker drowned in the New
Canal Sunday evening" Soon after two men
John Mudock and Michael Shields arrested on
suspicion having robbed Hill and drowned him by tossing
him Canal Before the Coroner however appeared
three had been together and that whilst cross
ing Canal bridge Mudock and Shields threatened to throw
Hill overheard he did not give knife which he had that
said he would them the trouble and jump In himself
and Immediately did drowning before assistance
could reach Whom left had hun
dollars belt about his body but when the dead body
recovered the gone He had evidently been
before after his death The Corone verdict in the
that of suicide by drowning and subsequently, Muir
and Shields discharged from custody Hill was
| native of England. thirty three years of age.
Death from Heorrhage-An inquest held the body
Of Charles Brnne Frenchman v.nine years Of
nhs shanty Mlnebg Verdict died Of internal
henorrhage He fisherman, netting his fnny
game usual Saturday he retired rest well and hearty
| In the morning he was found dead
FATAL AFFRAY.-Last evening, at about o'clock,
drunken place among lot of Irish steamboat hands
the Lafayette Exchange house. the of La
fayette Front streets Whilst the in progress
Bowen-foerJ Deputy Coroner and present Com
missary of the Ninth street Markenteered in it as peace
maker he being, informed, also intoxicated The
result that the crowd turned him. when he drew
derringer pistol and attempted to it it wrested from
him. badly beaten the head with it. He, how
ever managed get hold of the pistol again. and to gain
pete of it which he fred the ball passing
through the his assaan stesmboa,man named
Patrick Callahan killing him almos, instantly. Bowen
lodged the lookup we'll Timothy Keahar
one of the party him. These the particulars
as the police Office The Coroner
ceeding with his investigation of the last night but had
not rendered verdict when were last at his office
Since writing the above, have received the Coroners
port affair." which somewhat different The testimony
in substance was Bowen previously had difficulty with
two men, which he drew his pistol but had taken
deposited with the barkeeper that after the DIFF
fcuy queed and the pistol restored to Bowen he went
up Callahan who standing aoo peaceaby having had
part aray and asked him what he had to the
that not receiving that suited him he shot
Callahan and that he afterwards battered the head
by Of Calaan's friends. verdict was rendered in &C.
cordance the testimony-tha Callahan killed by a
pistol-shot wound in the neck inflicted by Bowen
MAN SHoT.-John Pander, a fatboatman from
Psbu shot in the left thigh Sunday in cofeehouse
in City by whose he could not tell but who
he said lie held old grudge against him. The shoot
ing he sad cold blood he having had dispute
disagreement with the He is Charity Hospital
doing we'll.
+ DROWNED AT THE BALIzE.-Thomas Hall, boss
pasterer city, drowned by the swampns of skid
which he attempting to board towboa Six oihe
" men in skif with him, but they rescued
- BURGLARY.-The cofFeehouse of Mr.. Koch, on st
street Chartes and Royal broken into OF
Sunday night by robbers who carried off got
watch dollars cash. several articles of wearing
pae They displayed their usual contempt for the police, b.
leaving card behind.
- FIRST DISTRICT CoURT.-This Court was occupied
yesterday trial of Michael Higgins indictment 70
on murder of his wife Sarah Higgins by shooting her IN tn
abdomen with double barrel shot through door at hei
residence Eighth street. between Nayades and Prytana
the night of june 1856 The prosecution was cor
Quoted by and DiStrc: Attorney Messr
the prisoner defended by Randall Hur
y and Col. Field.
The fact shooting established plainly enough br
the chief object of the trial find out whether that shootn
rulerous accidental The circumstances of the shoe
ing shown before Recorder Bonny at the time were th
Higgins home drunk and found his wife in bed that
t up him drink OF water that she reuse
telling him TO wait on himself his fowling
IN and threatened shoot her she did obey that she
ont bed and ran door closing the door aft
and that he fred the the door the load passir
o through mangng her terribly, the spnters from the dos
& being worse than The testimony yesterday did
vary materially from this One of the witnesses for the Stat
w who assisted in sewing the wound testified that Mr.
nlf Higgins told him. in reply his questions that she did
think her husband intended to shoot herthat he had FOOLS
H. habit drunk pointing the at her to scare her in
ms submission The hole the door was within two feet
the deceased in receiving the charge in h
abdomen been STOPPING position behind the do
and at the time.
TWAS o'clock last evening when the examination of
ZEN witnesses for the defence commenced there prop
of the case being concluded in for report in this morning
aye paper
lily RECORDER SrIrH's CoURr-Mrs. Malloy was ye
terav examined charge Of having tried to kill Mch
liar Carroll house Jointly occupied by them No. 81 Ju
and street by onopping him the head with Ratchet 1t
erh shown that Carroll had brought the attack himself
fouly aspersing Mrs MaoyS character but the law did
permit take cognzauce OF ta!-o he sent
T. woman before the First District Court under bail of sO
ssband, charged with being accessory to the murd
- Gus attempt, discharged
"a Eliza sickes, picked drunk. was sent back to her
quarters the Work house for six months She valua
lted that institution having long been chief nurse IN
of department. but whenever she gets out she can't for
life Of her. keep sober, and has go back again loi
other urrny customers ont for different periods
atc Edward Royal arraigned charge Of having sr
John lie with brick in his residence, No 2i5 lirav
6m street on the night 7t ins thereby inuring hl
Err severely as to his He held for eNa
nation.
John Travis had previously been sentenced to the Wo
house for six dangerous and suspicious chaTac
- was sent prison benefit of BAIL charge of be
stabbed F. Waltauser on board the stealnb
Penis yvana the ID from the effects OF which
of Charity Hospital Officer Seguin made
affidavit against Travis he having mistaken him to the
pa where lie positively identified byWalhaGse- as
who had stabbed him.
Hannah Muph before the First District Court to
tried for stealing quantity Of clothing from Cecilia Ross l.
C., Poydrls rreret.
Barry before the First District Court to ee II
~ for keeping dsorlery brolIel on l'ryadts street
@ Thomas McKclvey cabdriver, was araigned on cha
are Yng grcenhorn ont back OF town. several We
CES ago and there exorted him all the money he hsdS
o by threats Of bloody murder etc Case fixed for the 18TH
Joseph Carter examined on the charge OF perjury
ferved against him by Magone Maglone insisted
perured himself in regard t" the identity Of lao
which he Magone) used in one of his eeen, burglary