New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-02-03
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ADAr was spring day in advance Of IL
season. After the clouds os The morning finished
their caocus snd dispersed ths day was one Of upjp
terrupted beauty; The soldsa sow from the heavens
seeming doubly delicious in he spsipr.l,ks balm
which pervaded the atmosphere. Tia city tbrobbsd
with outofdoor-fe everywhere, and ths iasbionsble
avenues were all sgush with beauty.
JOSEPH WALTER, . native Of France. 30 ye... Of
age, committed suicide on Tuesday night By hsagiue
himself in bis Bourbon street, between Bsse
vile and CONT. He did the deed by means Of small
piece Of rope secured to- board which be had placed
with end the top Of the door Frame and The
other end over his bed He was painter and up
holsterer had been in depressed circumstances some
time, and bad frequently dropped remarks about kill
ing himself The Coroner investigated the matter,
and gave for verdict -"suicide BY hanging"
A Prssos was probably saved from jay.hawk-
ing yesterday by some eagles descending upon the
hawks. Officers Boulosa and Ross saw green.look.
ing customer in company with three suspicious look
ing customers in the Second DISTRICT and thsy
ahadowed" the party till they got out back Of town.
avorte spot Of the New Orleans hawks for pIucking
country pigeons the officers got up to them and, not
giving them . chance to perpetrate robbery, made
break at them. They secured man each: the
third got Cd. Those arrested were william Murray
and James Werbrouck. The countryman was scarcely
less thundetruck at the pickle Of his elegant friends,
than be would have been had the police stayed away
little longer, and allowed the fellows 10 show their
colors.
CAPT. EDWARD DUNN, Of the ship Fanny Forester,
is in trouble. Undertaking to tow an African cram
with him on his voyage to New York, be was thrown
on bis beamends in squal Of suspicion, run afoul
Of the rocks Of the law, and had to put into and
cast anchor in the hole in the wall Tin the Third Dis
trct ockup) in distress. In other words Capt Dunn
was arrested on Tuesday night, board bis ship, on
charge Of enticing away from this city, as bis com
pagnon du royage, sable female named Martha, .
slave, belonging to Mr. Ramsey, Of Gsiennie street.
The circumstances, as related by the police, are,
that on Tuesday evening" two negroes inquired about
the Fanny Forester, at the wharf, which she had
just left. They informed that the ship had left
in tow, being off for New York; but might be found
| at the Government Wharf, where she would have to
lay to for while. They started off down the levee,
and the man who gave them the information sus.
pectng something, informed policeman. The latter
| arrested the negroes but let them co again and
then, notifying Lieut. Simon of the circumstance.
that officer and several Others went. to the
| Government Wharf, secreted themselves. and in
short time saw the negroes 70 aboard the FANNY For
rester. They followed them aboard. and arrested
them. One of them they found in the Captain,s
cabin, and this one proved to be not q buck, but q
wench in masculine disguise. She had on q tarpaulin
hat sailors Jacket and black nants and a hundla
which she had, was found to contain the proper
clothing Of her sex. She carried heraalf in va,v
manly mar;na.,i,e mannsr and fsw src.,. ~.
no,ics wond have sn.nae..a ,a ss0s ss ~
being a woman in disguise. She and Jack were
marched off to the lock.up.
~ nanta;n nnrn vss asle,v..a a......, -, ,,.Iaa
oap'a.u Duun was a''e. warn alies'eo ana iockeo
up And after that the cook OF the ship, free negro
named John Stewart, was arrested and locked mn on
SUSPICION Of baiuo an accessory 70 the attemptsd Il
.,ors,,on4 -, c.nts,. nnnn .na ~. ar..,, nr..4h.
Yesterday. ali were a,raioned before Recorle,
1ons Ms..has asoast a Isas =. h.ns.s o'u..
Long Martnas escor'' 1ack, was handed over u
his master, Mr.. Simmons. All the rest were locked
up, to be examined to-day By reference to on,
nol;ce ranort Y will he aeon that tba cooL h.to-.
" w." 10 sen .as ~ .ooA Ds'ort
Deins 'ocAeu up "aae au anoaV.' onarging snipplne
Master F. G. Burbank or Fairbank with endeavoring
before he was arrested to get him to perperate per
Jury before the Recorder in such manner as to cea
c,nto;n nnnn and thot ,,nor All. .ns..;. ~.
oap'a'n Dun1 "nu sua' upon 'n.s anioavis' sn'
snpping master was also arrested and locked up.
| Martha yesterday resumed her proper clothing ii
the lockup she said she had bought her saorclotbe,
-,h r,onov ,;von har sor ,ha -,
n .u "oney sHs. ne' ~. 'ls purpose ~ Capta'i
Dunn. In one OF the pockets OF this suit was found
| the key of Captain Dunns state.room on board his
shin. Altouether THINGS look dec;dedIv had q,
Capto;n nrnn ' oAN 'o'
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FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-Judge Hunt.-Dominicl
Burns charged with assault and battery, was yester
day dismissed by noAe prosequi. VIM. Alexander
charged With keeping grog.show without license
| and George Cover, charged with malicious mischief
were also discharged.
George Cover 1the above) was tried for assault and
battery and found guilty
!; Hyland was tried for keeping grogshop with
out license, and acquitted
Allen Consley was tried for heeping grog-shop
without thou License and to;nS found g, guilty;
license, and found guilty.
RECORDER suMxERs CouRr.-Mary Ann Anderson
drunk on Basin street as to lei Sergeant McFarans
know she had a bowie.knife in her bosom. : -'''>'