New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-04

an accompliCe in New Orleans named Braun.
He was made to write letter to Braun ; and it
was mailed to this city, with the proper instructions
to the Postmaster to nab the calling for it, The
letter arriving and the trap being set the letter was
no sooner called for on Saturday afternoon than the
Postmaster stepped out and had the individual who
called for it arrested.
Braun-for he had been entrapped into owning the
name got up great show of indignation, and talked
as if he utterly scorned and deed the accusation Of
being thief or a thief's accOmpce; and in his de-
NAL he was backed by different persons who honestly
no doubt. vouched for his good character etc. But
then, alack-aday! officer Smith Isard and other
officers, identified him. positively, as a man who had
served nine months in the Pententary for receiving
stolen goods in Carroton. He was sent to prison,
to await the Postmasters accusation and prosecution
before the U. s. Commissioner.
CoBo&ER's INQCEsTs-Tbe Coroner held an in.
quest on Saturday, the body of Henry Claiborne,
a free colored youth, II years of age who was
drowned few days ago by falling off the Gulf Dry
Dock, at Algters. Verdict accidentally drowned.
An inquest was held on the body of Choctaw
squaW, found dead yesterday morning at the corner
OF Toulouse and Claiborne streets. She was mfser-
able looking creature about As years old and had no
name, that anybody could tell. Verdict, died from
the effects of intemperance.
AFFRAYs, ETc.--Dennis Wallace was arrested on
the levee, First District, on Saturday evening He
was charged with striking Pat oMealy with an iron
dray.pin, with intent to kill.
Corny Denehan, drayman, was arrested in the
Second District, the same evening, charged with
giving Pat Sullivan brickbat in the head, with in.
tent to kill. In the same District was arrested VIM
rpifF,
somebody whose name was not reported.
A fracas between two clerks in a store in Touro
Row Canal street. created some excitement on Satur
day afternoon. A knife was drawn, but no damage
done. No complaints or arrests were made.
Yesterday afternoon, two men named Louis ".
White and - Rivas, both said to be policemen had
difficulty Rampant street, between Main and St.
Philip which resulted in White stabbing Rivas in the
shoulder. The wound inflicted was not dangerous
one White was arrested
THE RECORDERS CouRTs.-Recorder Summers On
Saturday sent the girl Mary Fitzgerald who stole
and pawned DR.. McFarands case Of surgical instru-
ments, to the House of Refuge. II hardened in sin
the young offender still showed the terrors of inno
cence in regard to the dreadful punishment to which
she was doomed. Her cries, s0bs and lamentations
| filled the courtroom whilst she was present and
echoed sadly from her distant cell in the lookup H.
| n. Addison charged with striking his enemy Mr..
HRnna whilst the latter in custody of an officer
| was dismissed no one appearing against him. He
did not desire much to be discharged however as he
was rather bilious the point OF having legal set
tlement with that gentlemen. H. had previously
had Hanna arrested on the charge of drawing pistol
upon hlln. out when the was called. he Addi.
sOn) being sick and unable to appear Hanna was
discharged. It was for striking Hanna at the time
of his arrest that Addison was now up He wanted
to make new affidavit against him, declaring that
he (tIannal in such high state of pstoorc ey
ctement when he pointed his persuader at him. that
he wanted to pop off everybody that came in his way
Harriet, the slave who surrendered herself for prOec
ton from the iltreatment of her Mistress Mrs. Bar
bOur, t. W. c., called mp but remanded 10 iai be
mistress not appearing to claim her and to undergo
the necessary ordeal Of an examination Eliza slave
Of Mr.. Gilmore, charged with stealing quantity 0
linen from Mr. taTQuhar, sent to jail to awai
examination Baldwin, a slave of Mrs. Miller wa
presented with an order upon MIR. Planchard for 2;
drachms Of hickory OIL to cure him of the weakness
winch led him to obtain sum OF money under falst
pretences.
Recorder Wilt fined VIM Harrison 80 for no
being peaceable citizen but discharged Julia Har
rison from all responsibility concerning her litt
ebnlitionot temper Lucille slave Of Mrs. Olivier
was held for examination on charge of being dan
gerouslY insane,
Recorder Long made Catherine Mororty give bal
appear before him in answer to the charge of haY
ing slung Catherine Wheelehan around by her hal
and flung her out of her own house. The oceurrenc
happened early Saturday morning. George Leggett
charge Of having slapped The face Of Mrs. Saral
Harvey. Legget then made affidavit against Mrs
Harvey, well as Mrs. Jacobs, charging them wit
continually insulting him and disturbing the peace Q
his family. Frederick Anapole was charged by c
Gelbach with perjury, in having sworn on the 27t
ult., in the Fifth Justices Court that his proper
was unenCumbered. A warrant was issued.
Recorder Adams had before him an interestin
family case Mrs Foranna Hirsch and her mothe
Mrs Theresa Schiltmeier. charged by their husban
and sonin-law, Aois Hirseh, with having stolen fror
bis jewelry store on Magazine street near Felicity
jewelry to the value of S6s5, all whilst he was lyin
sick, between the Sth and 22d of September VIII
he charged his wife with larceny "a thing mpossbl
in law) is not known, though it is conectuTed his d.
sign is only to get thorough understanding Of tn
matter. Suppose his wife chooses to clear her motht
by taking the whole business upon herself what the
can he do? A warrant was issued for the search
Z a certain house in which the iewery was supposed
he concealed, and the two ladies gave bail to appel
for examination.
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