New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-13
Council Committee, who are charged with the work.
The Court will reopen for business on Monday.


RECORDER SUMMERS CoUKT.-The examination Of
James Clarke, charged with wife and child murder,
was concluded yesterday. The examination was be-
gun one day last week and it will be remembered,
that Clarke was accused Of having caused the pre-
mature birth OF q child and killed both mother and
child by series Of beatings and other brutaties, at
their residence on Liberty, between Perdido and
GTdVler streets The brutality Of the man. not only
TO hls vile, several days before her death, but 10
neighbOrs who went to her assistance was fully
proven but the examination of the dead bodies by
Dr. Graham did not furnish evidence that death was
caused by the brutality Of the accused. Premature
labor was the cause In consequence of this, Clarke
was discharged
John Christie was aTaigned on a charge of having
given to John G. Stewart an order upon the City
Comptroller for 81 ,256 49, due TO him for bricks and
other materials used in building the wall around the
Laiayette Cemetery, and then drawn the money him
sell and appropriated it to his own use and benefit.
He gave pail OF $1,000 to appear for examination on
the 18th inst.
Edward Everett was arrafgned on a charge Of
having seized the craYat of joan G. Weber which
cravat was on neck Of said Weber and further aimed
a blow with hammer at the head OF said Weber all
at the corner Of Carondee and Julia streets on the
on the 18th.
The amount of SIT so was collected from Jehus,
who, under press OF business forgot the ordinances
and trotted their vehicles Cor the animals attached
to said vehcles) on the woodwork Of the Ievee
The usual number of streetsieepers and guttersnpes
were disposed OF according to their respective deserts
RECORDER WILTz's CoUBT,-Georges stipes was
yesterday arraigned on a charge of being one Of q
party VINO stole GU McKenna's carpetbag on board
the steamer Silver Heels on Thursday; the said bag
containing lot of clothing, some valuable papers
| and SIS in hard cash the whole value being ST5
Stpes was sent to prison to await examination The
police are on the qui vive for his companions in thu
larceny.
Sarah Harper, of Customhouse street, had Lima o.
Lena Smith up on a charge of breach of trust ant
larceny firstly, failing to return S25 breastpil
which she loaned her; and secondly stealing So
breastpln from her armor. Both the females ar
iast ana fancy and lived together Sarah as hostes
and Lena as boarder, up to the time of the larceny
alter which Lena left the house for more congena
quarters, Lena gave bail of $500 to appear for ex
animation The other business was Of petty nature
RECORDER LoNG's CoURT.-Michae McDonal,
was yesterday fined SO for raisinga drunken fuss OF
the levee on Thursday evening. Tom Ford, pickle,
up beasy drunk on the levee, was sent to the Work
house for three months.
VIM Fortune was dismissed from the charge o
beating his wife on GOodChildren street.
The examination Of Margaret Reilly for childmur
der, liked for examination yesterday, was postpone
until this afternoon at o'clock
RECORDER ADAMS CoURE.-Henrv Dali, a wood
seller, charged with selling wood without the cit
brands etc., as to measurement was examined yes
terday and discharged
Sophie DorTity being sadly and dangerously ont c
her wits was sent to the Insane Asylum.
Catherine Schwaa, for obscenely abusing and will
Tying some of her neighbors, and shocking the n
spectacle neighb0rhood in which she lived was dul
initiated into the Peace Society.