New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-10


In the local reports Of the New York Express Of
the Sd we read the following
FrGHT BgrwEEN LAwYzRs-Tha City Hall naa7fs
81 possessing Two members Vt the legal fraternity
who rank high 10 ability and who have heretofore
employed their united talents for the benefit Of those
who bad money enough To buy the use Of them. But
breach occurred on Wednesday which led to con
siderable trouble, and the shedding 81 some precious
legal blood.
It appears that one Of the lawyers was appealed to
~ criminal 70 defend him, bat having received no
Zee, the lawyer refused to iltercede The prisoner
however, got money few days afterwards, and went
10 look for his council. Proceeding to the Office Of
the legal gentleman, lawyer No. 2 vas sitting there
alone' and Wheedled the money out Of him, and took
the case IN hand. No. l heard Of the transaction
ana meeting his late friend In lager beer saloon
rear the Hall spoke to him about it, and called him
q se9uhqFel' No. passed the "e, p which No. re-
pIea 10 ~ heavy blow on the "smeler.n
a regular rough and tumble fight then ensued
WLeu 70. ran behind the bar for safety. He was
followed by No. l. who deliberately pushed him
through large pane Of glass in the street and then
Deas Lsb b4 Iae Injured party went to drug
was swearing vengeance against bis asssiiant.
A HARD CASE. Two nights ago an officer caroe
across drunken man who was reeIng to and fro in
the streets and evidently nearly frozen He vvaa
taken to the station house, provided with food and
given warm quarters for the night and the neyt
morning brought before the police court for disposal
The following conversation ensled
your name
PrsOner-N0rth, sir.
North sir, was uttered in such fall clear and
wetoned voice, that everybody looked at the man
and scanned him closely. He had been noble speci,
men OF manhood, as even the skeleton Of a ruined
form showed too we'll
The forehead was high and massive, the eye was
keen and piercing, and when he afterward addressed
the court and told his sad tale Of want and ruin it
burned with youthful fire. He to all appearances
man in the neighbOrhood Of forty and yet his hair
was gray aud his face nrrOwed with premature signs
of decay. His dress most scanty-a tattered
coat, dirty and thread1are, upon his back no visible
signs OF shirt upon his BOSOM which was bare and
exposed, while worn pair Of light pantalOons were
all that preserved the lower parts of his body from
the cold. Yet there was some pride about the man.
dlckey, dirty but stiff rose about his neck while
the remnant of hat was carefully brushed and occu-
pied well balanced position on his head. His hair
was smoOthed with great care and his face and hands
showed that soap and water had not been neglected
Such mixture Of pride and distress has seldom been
seen in that police court.
The Justice asked the man if he had ANYTHING to
say in relation to the charge preferred against him
and in reply North arose, and in a voice tremnOns
with emotion, said that he was a wandeFer upon the
earth, alone and unprotected parents were dead
and no living relative had home to opeu to him and
be only desired to die. Years ago he was an actor
OF repute, aud were he to tell his once welhkuown
name, all doubt rs TO who he was would he dispeed.
But rum brought him down and the boards were
open to him no longer. He begged the Justice to aid
him in securing relief, The Judge promised to do
SO, and in order to give the actor time to ecuperate
sent him to Jail for ten days.
A TURKISH LADY N D1FPIcGLTY.-OnW Wednesday
last Deputy Sheriff Ryerson served writ OF ne Great
issued by Judge Culver Of the Brooklyn City Court,
against John Reeves, on the complaint of his wife,
Anuettee Reeves. Reeves, it appears, arrived here
from Turkey some six months SINCE with his family.
He is a shipbuilder, and had been engaged in that
business for the Turkish Government since 1888. He
married the complainant, bis wife, in that country
and had two children named Catherine and Constan
tine John On arriving here, Reeves located his
family in Sands street and since then has visited
them only at intervals, and when the defendant did
call he, as is alleged, itreated his wife. She is al
together ignorant Of the English language, but man
aged to make her situation known to Messrs. Dixie
man 4 Pray, lawyers, who sued out the above writ
and had him arrested He was enjoined from dis
posing Of any Of his property, and from illtreang
his wife and family