New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-20

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CHARITY HosPIrAL.-Report for the week ending
last evening:
Discharged. .......... 1856 Remaining 5il
On DIr.-That some of our sGrGns are getting up
petition to Dr. Boynon, ha. he has flashed his lectures
the rocks of the earth deliver the
granite formation the Of Canal street.
CustomIiouse. Such lecture, would draw
immense audience.
EXECUTION OF KREPPEL.-The execution Of Antoine
Kreppe the murder of Marie took place yesterday
in enclosures Of the Parish Prison The reader
remember the circumstances of the crime thus expa,ed which
committed the 4h day Of July last in peculiarly des
perse and arocous The murderer and his victim
natives OF Germany She about fifty DID, and
employed Kreppe who scarcely half that in her
bakery the Second District They living together as
and wife and he had endeavored persuade her marry
him and place the control her property To this
she would and the day mentioned above he in
of drunken fury attack her with large knife and stab
bed her repeatedly pursuing her into the and killing her
with number Of terrible wounds There was no provocaion
have been given by the woman and not crcum
appeared soften the unusual arocy and blood thirst
mess of the deed.
forty Ry persons assembled inside the prison gates
aud the crowd outside much larger although to the latter
the tragedy enacted within altogether invisible 1t is In
vaaby the when execution takes place There they
stand for hours gazing the blank prison walls peerng in
through the large rongraed door, until all is over and the
corpse IS horne away.
Kreppel a short stouty built man apparently very
weighing probably pounds with dark complex
ion and heavy sod features indicating great degree of
intelligence yet anything like decided disposition to
crime He refused the minsraons of religion and while in
his cell evidently in a frame Of mind the
awful doom impending him He shed tears freely, and
occasionally made remark in broken English, TO the
ISLANDERS in exennaon Of the crime for which he about
suffer On being told that his brother below he expressed
desire him for the last time The interview completely
unnerved the latter who left the prison Immediately afterwards
making the pteous along the passages.
aV1f ,harr
seated upon felt coled his
neck and the white cap shutting the world forever from his
eyes his agitation and dsmay became painfully visible. His
limbs shook and he became that the final preparations
completed he breahed quick and heavily If already
choking for air. Exclaiming, In almost naudble voice.
"Goa srbar seh nlsinerrGod have mercy me)he sat
for motonss and the rope severed the
platform fell and he suspended in the air. few convul
siye struggles and he was dead.
ScABBY TRIoK.-A woman appeared before Re-
eorder sth yesterday make affidavit against for
entering in her and stealing vaccination
off her childs The stealing of seab may
funny enough; but vaccination scab is worth certain
of money and hence doubtless the larceny of the
scab in question.
DEATH OF MRS HAAs.-Mrs. Margaret Haas, who
husband Tuesday afternoon her resi-
Craps street. died Charity Hospital yesterday
ing The Coroner held his post more examination of the
body yesterday Il disclosed that death caused by
pstoshot wounds both the bullets entering the LEFT breast
inches apart breaking rib, passing through the
lung through the side OF the heart and both o
ing against and shaterng the sixth joint of the back bone
the bullets splitting open from the force Of the odgment.
the sufferer could live days and half wounded in
manner rather wonderful The inquest into the cir
cumstances Of the will take place to-day We
in advance that verdict of murder will be rendered
against husband Heinrich John Haas the wife having
clear and explicit dying declaration to Recorder Solo
mon charging him with unprovokedly shooting her the hus
band himself admitting the CHARGE and there being witnesses
of the murder besides Haas prospects of the galows
fearfully clear.
DEATH FROM kTEMPERANoE.-The Coroner yester-
day held inquest the body Of Elizabeth Hennesey
Ishwoman twenty-five years Of age, who died Thursday
night at Charity Hospital. Verdict intemperance.
DRowNED.-A man named Bartchery was drowned
of stbOa at the foot of the Fourth District day before yes
terday He board the boat buy barrel potatoes
accidentally. body recovered
| yet.
MIssNG.-Dolly Bracy, f. W. c., keeper of fur
nshed Circus street, has left with the police
and other effects OF of her dodgers, named p b.
Vance who she says myseriousy missing is reported
that he had considerable money his when he last left
the house.
INoEND1AR1sM-Mr. NJ. Gernon's residence No.
Carondelet street, fired early yesterday morning by
ncendiay brand Luckily the FIRE quickly dcov.
cred and eSngushed and the damage done Insignificant
FIRST DIsrRIcr rCoURT-Nothing was done in this
yesterday The Grand Jury appeared but had nothing
To-day old George stoya who plead guilty to the murder
Of his mistress Mary Ray Duand sentenced to death
NV Ipdve HINT
/ U. S. DISTRICT CoURT-T The trial of Tucker,
6 e 6i b dpe IN @ uItv and he was deSay@d NJ &
Attorney Semes then entered noe proq in favor of
Jewell Of the )peousas who similarly charged with
Tucker And so ends the search Of Justice into the terrible
, collision of the steamships Galveston and Opelousas
SIXTH DISTRICT CoURT.-Jean E. Faures yester-
sy ALL his tion hefos Jndgs uowsll asking darsgss og
10000 from Charles rsGange an me pian I'm note bSksT
neensvisndeT aeensing him in a lawsuit Of neSoiaipS n
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! REcoRDER SrITH's CoURT.-Wm. FL. Brown was
snsd sb far waking ino Samuel Rrook and tbrsst
sning 20 make iuheral oi h Oh front ie'ee street. on
e Foi,S ~ sknp drunken snooze on Ievea srest and
bin oye at me oacer who woke him up and TOOK him mn
| - AL SIo ~ ~ ~ 49, ~ ~ ~ 49, 49, 'F'
Jonaban Bake for threatening to make vdower Of him
sf 10 hsn m Ills rifs Bridyet al their female Of foss
81, ~, Iertrp, street was made a member oF tba
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