New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-01
VIEW YORK coRRrspoNnENCE.


The long-talked Of event-the prize fght-haying
taken place, the public relieved oftte agony of ex
pectation" hc7 resumed the even tenor Of its way.
Though the suspenses over the subject still continues
to be discussed with much warmth, and omnbusses,
ferryboats rail cars, drinking saloons, theaters, lee
ture rooms in fact all places of public resort are vocal
with dissertations on muscle. 1t is conceded by i'm.
partial judges who witnessed the fight that although
Morrit ey was declared the " champion in accord.
ance with the rules of the ring, in being able to
come to the scratch, as it is termed when time
was called-thoughhe had to be carried there-hew
by far the worse whipped man of the two, and could
not have held out much longer against such terrible
punishment as he was receiving, The hackers and
2conds of Heenan have been seriously blamed for
permitting him to go into the ring at all under the
circumstances which preceded the fight he having
been confined nearly week in Buffalo by illne and
during that time gained some nineteen pounds in
weight It will be remembered that in the very fit
round Heenan broke the third and oulc b1uckes of
his left hand by mi sing furious blow which he
struck at Morrsey hitting one of the stakes instead
Under such disadvantage "a man high in flesh, suf-
fering the excrucatng torture Of fractured bones,
CALLED by tight fitting gaiter chatting upon aiming
sore-no one can wonder at the result. Indeed, so
ties that they express their willingness to back him
to any amount.
Morrissey has, through the press, publicly an
nounced his determination TO retire from the field,
and, it is Sid with the avails of this gladatolal
speculation, VII open restaurant.
Aaron Jones, the trainer aad second of Heenan,
returns dsgasted to England. He was completely
cowed by the display of pistols knives and threats
against him previous to and during the fight, and
says that no amount of money would induce him to
appeer in the American ring. He is a Professor OF
the manly art at Christ College at Oxford, and has
salary from a number Of young noblemen Of $4,000
per aunum.
The supposed,murder in gambling den in Broad
way is still in course of preliminary investigation.
The principal witness Catherine Mulhearn, servant
in the house adheres strongly to the statement first
made before the magistrate, and in no material point
has her testimony been impeached. She says that
she distinctly and Enthusiastically heard the Giles of
In the Lords name don't kill me, ETC., and on the
following day discovered in the ciseru the body of
man. whose face and arms were above the surface of
the water; but by advice of her sister she kept the
matter quiet, fearing that as she was poor girl she
would be confined for long time in Jail as witness.
1t was only by her arrest and Imprisonment by
Willis the proprietor of the above named saloon on
charge of stealing his clothes, that she was induced
to make this statement Blood, which was found
scattered copously about the floor and walls, he's
been analysed by chemist, who will give the result
when the case is resumed on Tuesday. It is stated
that tie description of the murdered man corresponds
with that of Mr. P. B. Middleton, of this State,
who came to this city about the LIST Of September to
draw check Tor SZloO ana mas mol since been neara
from. ..-..
One Of those painful cases when 50 oiten occur
nowadays, in which designing villain taxes adyan
tage OF the confidence oil trusting woman ana tnen
leaves her IN Wreteleaness and want mas JaSs O.
CURED across the river al Nlllansourgh' More Vnah
year ago. Ann Fitzgerald met young man known
as George W. stevenson, apparently OF exemplary
character; ooth members OF the same cAurch ana
teachers in the same Sabbath School. He paid her
marked attentions, ana she loved nm III about
eleven months they were married FOR TWO months
for some reason OF his own they lVed separately out
at the end Of that time they lived openly together as
man and wife, IS it was nght and resPeelAoIe they
should soon, however, me aIecuoh Oh inc husband
cooled down, and the wife found that he was brute
Though his wages were large be gave her no support
ilEtreated and finally deserted her altogether On
making inquiries she found That ne was already Eae
husband OF other women and mad child whom ne
had supported While living with his last victim
Further inquiries developed the interesting TACT that
Mr. e. W. Stevenson, the Sunday School teacher and
member OF the Methodist Church was WeiFEhoWn N
Philadelphia under the name OF Adams, rs prize
fighter. The police are on the trace OF the scoaG
drel' but 1t is pity that we nave not law py
which such villains can receive the deserts hat are
their due.
The Union Association Tor improving the Breed o.
Horses, commence their annual exhibition this morn
ing on the Eclipse Course Long Island and wall con
tinue for several days.
On Saturday, Ira stout, young man OF education
and bright prospects IN ilte was executed Tor Inc
murder of his brotherin.law His manner on the
scaold was firm and collected, though bis death va
unnecessarily protraeted and severe. His mother wa
in Albany previous to his execution applying to tht
Governor for mitigation OF the punishment, stou
admitted the homicide, but pleaded eXtenuating CIR
cumstances, and protested against the justice 0
finding him guilty of murder, while bis sister, Mrs
Lttles, was only found guilty Of manslaughter IN th
second degree,
Cancemi, the Italian murderer, has been ordered
new trial, the Court of Appeals having decided tina
criminal cannot, even with his own consent
under any circumstances whatever, be tried BY j1r
consisting Of less than twelve men.
a meeting has been held by the admirers Of Henr
Ward Beecher to take measures for the construction