New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-12
NUMBER 1874.

pw.la. anssgousst, the ofhcer started after ths
,soy wl'a me duck. The yard Or lot, was very
large one with ample room for foots,cinr. II. IA,
'ue oock ran round and round the lot several
.nes, screaming mnFder at the top Of her voice ana
ooaglng 1ne onicers heading with quieknes. And
agih'y tnat Wonld have done honor TO any man the
other lady meantime chasing the officer. .nd ~
screaming bloody murder.
Finally the lady with the duck bolted throu =,
a gate into the street. young gentleman. W.
had accompanied the Constable, in expectation q
fun, was standing just outside the gate. :" Catch
her, Bill !" shouted the Constable, as the lady with
the duck bolted through the gate and Bill caught
her. The other lady came to the rescue, and the
two men had lively rough and tumble with the
ladies' before they could succeed in getting of with
the duck. The noise and excitement drew great
crowd Of the suburban settlers around, including
the McGees. None Of the outsiders showed any
disposition to interfere they had been living on the
duck excitement for some time, and apparently re.
lished continuance Of 1t.
The Constable had scarcely got to Court with the
duck, when Mr.. Flannery arrived, and offered good
security that he would neither harm the duck nor
smuggle il Oh before the day Of trial His bond was
taken, and he carried the duck back home. The
momentous day came; and all the Flsnnerys and
McGees, and the bird in dispute, and al The lawyers
and Witnesses and all the funloving spectators, who
had figured in the scene before Recorder Summers,
had repetition Of the excitement before Justice
Bradford. There was tall swearing on both sides
and great and learned disputation among the Law.
yers. The case consumed the day. The .1ndoe
wouldn't have the duck kept in court II vas kent
in its basket, in the back Office and Mrs. Flannerv
who was more or less insane during the day. vould
run for the duck and bring it into Court every time s
identity came in dispute. She was stopped only by
threat Of the Judge to send both her and the duck
to prison.
The Judge decided that the duck belonged 10 the
McGees. The Flannerys having carried the duck
home before judgment was rendered, Nj. McGee was
furnished with an order on the Flannerys, command
ing them to deliver the duck in question, or the
value thereof one dollar. Mr. MCGEE took the order.
and being apprehensive Of fight, got an officer to
accompany him. Before reaching the mansion Of the
Flannerys, McGee discovered that the order LEFT it
optionary with the Flannerys to give him the
duck or dollar, whichever they might choose. Ap-
pretending that they would offer him dollar, and
keep the duck out Of spite, he stopped. He didn't
want the dollar, or hundred dollars; he wanted
only the duck, and nothing but the duck. He re.
turned to Court and requested the Judge to SO change
the order to leave the Flannerys no other aterna
tive than that of handing the duck. The Judge
who was sick of the case, changed the order. Mr..
McGee went with the officer, and got the duck. There
was jubilee that night in the mansion Of the McGees,
and has been ever since, for the duck was and still is
there and in the neighboring mansion Of the Elan.
nerys there has been grief and indignation ulminat-
ing in a determination never to give up the duck
whilst law is to be had and money on hand to nav
the expenses.
Eo, fha bora aJnl&
Third District Court Each of the parties has already
spent about 500 in costs and lawyers fees, and
there is probability that they will spend as much
more.
Should Judge Duvigneaud reverse Justice Brad
fords decision and restore the duck to the Fannerys
the next of the McGees will be to appeal from
him to the Supreme Court. All this is making very
celebrated bird out of very common and unsuspect
ing old duck.
RECORDER SUMMERS CouRT.-Alex. F. Hutchin.
son was yesterday examined on the Coroners affida
Wit charging him with the murder Of John Cameron,
by stabbing him on the l1th July, at the corner of
Grod and Fulton streets his death taking place at
Charity Hospital, twelve days afterward.
Henry Reel testified that whilst be was sitting at
the corner named, between 4 and o'clock in the
evening" he saw accused and deceased talking angry
together they afterwards shook hands, if making
friends. Deceased started to leave accused followed
him, and asked him to come back to the corner, corner,
which he did after talking awhile, deceased started
to leave again, and accused again followed him
and asked him to come back, which he did. They
talked awhile, when accused struck deceased the
latter ran down Fulton street, and accused after him
drawing 9 knife from his pocket as he ran he
caught deceased, threw him down in the gutter, and
whilst he was down kicked him twice; as deceased
attempted to rise, accused stabbed him twice in the
left side with the knife, after which he ran deceased
followed him accused through the coffee.house
and out on iirod street. deceased went over to
barbers shop, the blood running from his side.
Deceased had no knife or other weapon.
The other testimony COrrObOrated the above. Ann
Patterson, proprietress Of the coffee house, testified
that whilst accused and deceased were in her house,
short time prior to the stabbng deceased gave &C.
cused shove. Hutchinson was committed for trial
before the First District Court for MURDER and re.
manded to prison.
Carlisle w. stranahan and Henry J. Brown, alias
James Robinson, who some time ago were arrested
by the Chief Of Police at Berwcks Bay as counter
eiters, were examined. They had come to this city
in schooner from up the river; went on down and
around to Berwick's Bay, issuing counterfeit coin
large quantity Of counterfeit silver, in halves and
quarters: and in the water was found quantity Of
counterfeiting apparatus, which they had thrown
overheard to avoid detection Their arrest resulted
Brown to come to the city and inform upon Strana
han. Chief Adams, after getting all the information
he wanted, and after getting Stranahan arrested
Brown as an accomplice. The testimony yesterday
the First District Court; and in default Of $1,000
each, they were remanded to prison.
W. E. Davis, charged with fisticufing and brick
batting Caroline, at No. 81 Vere street, and
said Caroline, charged with abusing and beating said
Davis, were discharged. Ann Raany, charged by
Susan Green with keeping disorderly brothel at the
corner Of Canal and Liberty streets, was also dis
charged Susan Green was then overhauled on
charge of having assaulted Anna with a carving
knife and threatened to throw her out of the window
and set fire to her house.
Thomas Garrison, charged with knocking down
aud robbing Mr.. Corset, was honorably discharged
Corset Withdrawing the charge with an apology for
having made it in error
The following were docketed:
John Hennessey, charged by Daniel Bourke with
stealing part of copper STILL valued at $780, from
the of Julia and Commerce streets said cop
per being found by virtue Of search.waTrant in H
Kopkenburg's junk shop, where he had sold it. Case
fixed for the 10th.
Thomas McElroy, charged with recklessly driving
his mules and cart over Catherine Rafters, child
three years DID, at 10 o'clock yesterday at the
of Baronne and Delord streets, nuring her danger
ously. Fixed for the 18th.
G. Seigel, charged with throwing lot of rotten
apples and rotten eggs into the street, Dryades
market thereby shocking the surrounding olfactorie
and endangering the public health. Fixed for the
18th.
| RECORDER WTLTz's CoURT.-Assistant Recorder
BENT presiding.-Armand Dorgan, +. m. c., for out
rageously abusing and finally beating Mrs. Louisa
Morphy, white lady, on the 7th inst, in front Of
her residence Toulouse street, between Marais and
Vere, was yesterday sent before the First District
Court He gave bail.
Francois Gros, for fsticufIing Ceestin Jolly at the