New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-20
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BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERNEN.-This body
held Adourned meeting evening the
question which settled at the meeting The ques
vigorously discussed. We did to bear the
conclusion bng pressed for time. The appears in OF
eial shape on our fourth page.
CHARITY HosPITAL.-Report for the week ending
last evening
Discharged. l42 Remaining. 5s
CoRoNER's INoUEsr.-The Coroner yesterday beld
inquest on the body Of John Mcosbe ay yess old found
dead the Mehon Plantation the GENTLY road Yer
diet, inemperanee and exposure
FIRST DISTRICT COURT fiaiof Blaektrood for
KdIerStcoad again crowded sesterdty
morning and after the disposal OF preliminary business
IN other matters the trial Of Blackvood proceeded with
Tho witnesses we're called and all answered except few Of
those for whom aachme were Issued The
examination Of Witnesses for he s'a's vas resumed. ~
W. svpAer sror,1n The afternoon OF the LIST OF August
last witness a. the eons q Baonns and Canal streets on
tns gppose e2rnea ,h * o,Isr Saw i6a tn,f y, he
hand Of he man who stabbne and the blood streaming
m sS who lI I'd Sspsd o down Dphs street putting Il.
knife back under his scat witness seeing 'hss no one offered
street. past the church. the murderer and Keep him
1IS slas % Re s s aTts
aud tared ownuusemhouse street After running
run turning Witness oid him e had better 60
about h business aud lei hm attend to his After he
Royal street and when the Pestce suddenly started
ehauge Alley witness pursuing at full speed and shouting
The crowd lie Po.toHce opened vide path for Black
wood, and aerward followed witness In the pursuit When
s Ss atss psoa soa Sps fns S to
ness replied III yeul assist me- III arrest him AZ The risk Of
life i but neither that else offered
witness Witness much yexed ha no Que bad offered TO
wood then went on up 10 Canal slree witness sill following
him He crossed and stopped 70 psak
persons Don't man he Just murdered
mapne took iron drhypm from dy that stood BY aud
would bave run rom BsskSood SAD BE- him when
be bad no means q defence he knew very well he could cut
oefeu himself with apprehended danger Blaakwood
and up dat .irss ss When com and Be
wood met and stopped 70 t.k him. After few words
replied, The said that hts friend wanted 20 give
vith hin Wines thinking lie deeos y desire e
render Baekwoods part % get OF still fol
ca Place witness remained the they out
sn-npr ~ Z. SIIss S s, ~ s ~ ere nv ~ @ ~ bi
witness IL the Of his chase The officers took
saw the keys turned on him. sH t' f.
Gross not tell the exact distance Of Black.
After ne bexis9 reSeonter RaeTod spnT o it tbe
street WIght then stood with bis back partly to The houss
the ue There cabs ia the street hat < the
p ae s@e ee a. %n S s ,se ga T
gsged If boxing, but did aguish blows by either
Place that Blaekwood with his friend. EMr Duruut
s q p e g o1 as I g1p MT M0 s9 Up nd s
which Blackwood entered Baekwood out the
through TO Common street
M. L. G. Levy sror,,-ITas known Blackvood for some
sf August II hSrts when Re met Blacsod ke ri pass
ing few steps, Bscwood turned and called him back told
who dead BY that rie that men Zone Of
e SST2 ossRf @ Saa i sid Wines sa
he could do would he surrender going sypher asked
told him at his friend tBlsekwoOdl wished surrender and
s ne YES sog sh MIN o na . & ~ s9PTug to
Noises Office ia Commercial Place When they up stairs
kfe to put away Witness ssvised aeRwSod to make no
conceauent Of the knife Fleetwood then into back
room FOR the PURPOSE witness supposed Of throwing
knfs ini9 he eaqTa q priy but hs came back with the
threw Il behind book Office In the alley at the
couer Of 81 Charles street, they by the officers who
member that their prisoner was then on his way surrender
street. some others Of aeswo2ds friends passed to one Of
whom hs said I've killed The Of bh;n but witness
he considered responsible for what be sad Black
Wright that he had knocked him down and that he bad stab
bed hi-. How this testimony be understood could
Witness declined giving the police any knowledge Of e
kne which Black wood hsd thrown behind The be
having ssen possession or y Lakewood was an old trnd tor
whom he had strong feelings friendship dating back the
reflection however he concluded give the knife up
marking a. went aud gave II mp 10 Lieutenant Hunt THE
not identity the sheath
Charleston their families were intinate Blacwood had al
wal 8 horne an excellent character.
DR.. Rosesaid On the afternoon Of the tragedy wit
mess down the horse and crossing
See N sS W i SS Msa s s sT sag %s8 a
the at the neutral ropnd approaching time
they met Tdey met seemed about three steps from Mrs
uvas door they stopped and appeared to be talking when
Lakewood struck Wright The boY staggered him lie fell
up Black wood him again be fs across tie gatter
5 ao re ses he 0 Re It e Pp IN b M a" flew
man nloSleNed Or summed THE PARTICULAR Of the stabsng
Witness saw Wright when be came oai al
the door A. ha me % be at second
not Bl.ckwoods face. When the first blow struck
given The reneon,er witness links was Between tie third
and fourth posts from Canal street Did whether the
second blow wPs with tie hst When Wright went int. The
couldn't Baekwoods face had il un to tn
time don't memher vheher he expressed age by his
quietly aot bis hat he put his hand behind him.
nn a f og M sea ha he e s h S b s & If &
holding what he had drawn and his hat together and
Blaekwood the knife rssed il and gave him the
siabs i was Wright who advanced to Blaeswoed the latter
Ind bsfr Several days before hat witness had
press Office, where he saw Wight
Here Nj. Duant asking the Witness tell what conyersa
ton he had with Wright the Express office. Moe OBJ
ected stating that he did not know what be advanced
and that the State unprepared for it, Mr. Durant
that he expected prove that Wright had said hard things
the witness about Backwoodhad made language cac-
lated to eersea man Of the prisoners appre
bend danger and himself his guard-and wished
show the from its beginning Mr. Noise then objected at
LENGTH stating that evidence threats etc. which had
reached the defendants could be admitted The
Court ned the stjeeton, aud Mr. Duran. the
point.
Examination rfspaeiIn rply to question OF juror Dr.
kosewad Wright approached Black from
the m dde of the street. he ddnnt 60 straight UP him
rather went past him his design the bAnquetie
by the crossing At The corner.
Mr Noise announced testimony the State as at
close, and the Court took shortrecesE.
On the reopening Of eour opened ease for
the defense in long appeal jury his client
He sstfoh list Of the facts which he expected prove and
spoke strongly Of the which the prisoner had
been subjected by the false and public excitement which
existed at the time Of the unfortunate excite
men which he attributed in small degree very
haltetng language to the newspaper press He woud show
that tho character Of bis client business man, husband
and friend had always hecn excellent unimpeachabe that
his difficulty with Wright originated IN en the misread-
ing Of the book Mrs Leases bosrd house that
Wright hsd abused threatened and otherwise given Of
exasperai0n 10 Blackwood, whilst The latter under these
causes Of excitement bad preserved the peaceabe and In
offensive demeanor etc., etc. He then proceeded introduce
his testimony.
j. 2 Cgil9rHe sroya IA yohth Was delivery clerk 10
he festoWce AZ The time Wright Killed. Was Mrs.
Duvals shortly after the tragedy saw tn bood and
saw knife lying " the Il had sheath on and the
blade was drawn about inch and half sheath ii
was IN the gutter ten ortNeve feet from the
here handed abowe knife with green sheath explaining
thai Pc at not know how had come Court II was Is.
hsle Nrights knife u Witness could ut identify knife
bun The handle looked like thai OF Inc Knife he had seen VIII,
meas WAaa AZ hla guf III IN pct