New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-25
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YESTERDAY was a warm but still pleasant day
equally cloudy and sunny but uninterruptedly dry.
We saw numerous gentlemen sporting light summer
coats, and few with straw hats. AS for the ladies'
oh, catch us! Of the mutitudes of ladies we met
two'thirds or half at least, out in brilliant Or
gandies or other rich and gisening spring tissues
which they were out in for the first time Spring is
fairly on hand with occasional foretastes of summer.
| INTERESTING SCENES sometimes take place in the
back.ofices of the Recorders Courts as well as in
the court-rooms. Whilst we were finishing up our
report OF the bigamy case, in the backofce Of Re-
| corder Longs Court Wednesdays place which the
polteness and accommodation of the clerk. Mr.. La.
rose, as well as of his deputy Mr. Mailloux, and the
other officers OF the court always renders as pleasant
and agreeable to us for scribbng as our own proper
corner in the sanctum of the Crescent-an officer
came in with little girl about ii years old. She was
shabby little girl, bare headed with rough shoes and
cheap calico dress without hoops. She had good
face though it appeared to be clouded with unutter-
able trouble After bit the Recorder came in, and
the officer told him there was girl who wanted to
see him.
Well, SIS" said the Recorder, sitting down and
knocking the ashes from his cigar what's the trou
BILE with you?'
She hesitated bit, and then, slowly and heavily,
as if each word were pig of lead, requiring all her
strength to bring it up,
Il want to get my mother out, SIR
Who is your mother?"
Mrs. Fardey, sr.'
"Where is she 2"
"She's in the Work house, sir
"Whats she in for ?'
81 believe she got drunk and cut up some, sir''
Tie Recorder told the clerk to overhaul the book
and find ont when Mrs. Fardey got into the Work.
kouse, and what for. In moment the clerk read
from the book, Mrs Fardey, for getting drunk, and
disturbing the peace, five dollars fine or thirty days
| in the Work-house" Then,the Recorder remembered
the case and also remembered that it was the second
time he had sent Mrs. Fardey to the Work-house
Turning to the girl he said,
81 remember now-I let your mother out once be.
fore for you, didn't I?H
d" Yes, SIR
And now you want me to let her out again! l
hardly think its of any use-she'll only get drunk
| again, and I'll have to send her back
But here's the money sir,'' said the girl her face
puckering for cry; at the same time offering the
Recorder roll of silver, in old rag.
"Who gave you that money!
81 got it myself, SIR
=" How did you get it?"
al earnt it, sir-I five OUT
"Who do you live WITH"
"l live at Mr. --'s on Victory street, at the
grocery, slr Here one of the officers explained that
she was wclbehaved girl, hired as servant around
the grocery kept by the man she had named.
$50 this money is your month s wages is it?"
Yes, SIR
"Well, Ill let your mother ont once more but I
wouldn't do it only for you Are you sure she won't
be up here again soon?"
ono, sir, she won't come again, for I'll keep her
from going into that yard again."
But suppose you cant?"
"Ill do all eau, sir, to keep her from it she said
again offering the Recorder the old rag with her
months wages in it.
keep your money, sis-go and buy yourself some
clean clothes with it, and don't let your mother know
you have it, Or she win take it and get drunk again
Mind what tell you now-do you hear?'
"Yes, sir-thank you sr.H
"Be sure you do as tell you, now, or YOUR mother
will get in the WorL.house again, and then won't
let her out for you Or for anybodys money: do Won
hear! Are you going to buy clothes with that
money!"
Yes am, SIR
An order on Mr.. Hernandez of the Work.h
for the release of Mrs. Fardey, given the girl
and theh, saying "Thank you sir" she started.
"Where are you going now, sis ?" asked one of the
officers as she passed him.
sim going right straight to the Work,house, she
said and off she sped, like bolt.
What child, to have such mother!
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT.-Judse Hunt.-Michael
Lowder, charged with wife murder, to have been
tried yesterday, but dismissed on motion of the
District Attorney, the evidence for the prosecution
not being such as to afford the least probability
possibility OF a conviction. 1t was case in which
the accused was known to have be ten and otherwise
brntal!y treated his wife. but in lich there was