New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-10
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No QUoRUM-CHy Counca.-The called meeting
of the Assistant Board of Aldermen last night re.
suited IN there being. no quorum, only six mem
day next was put and carried.
SUICIDE OF A YIRGINIAN-A MYSTERIOUS CASE
Yesterday evening Coroner Beach was called to
the St. Chares Hotel to inquire into the death of
VI. ": b Hopkins D, clerk, formerly of the Ballard
exchange Hotel, Richmond, Virginia, and native
of Roxburgh, in that State It appears that de-
ceased came to this city on the Sd inst, and nut
up at the St. Charles Hotel: His visit here was
with a view to obtain employment, and had he
lived he would undoubtedly have been successful
as he was both an excellent clerk and very
worthy gentleman bearing credentials from highly
respectable sources. Previous to his leaving
Richmond report, as we learn, was afoat that he
doubted here yet this last act of his in this city
which has no evidence of any cause for its perpe-
tration, somewhat confirms the statement.
Since his arrival here he has been in his usual
good spirits, and visited numbers of his kinsmen,
who were glad to see him and welcome him here
after an absence of many years. Though he was
short of funds, he had ample means wherewith to
obtain plenty, should he avail himself of the op-
portunty.
1t was shown by conclusive evidence, taken
before the Coroner at late hour last night, that
he quietly ended his life by pistol shot-from one
of those Monte Christie silent revolving pistols The
ball passed just below the left nipple, penetrated
the heart and lungs, and caused death to sit se-
yerely on the face of the unfortunate man. His
effects, consisting of ample clothing and valuable
set-winding gold watch, studs, sleeve buttons,
of the st. Charles Hotel, who has given every kind
attention this sad case calls for.
The jury, after lengthy examination of witness
ses-the testimony of whom we have not space for
this morning-rendered verdict that deceased
came to his death by pistol shot wound by his
own hands,
Suitable arrangements have been made for the
burial of the deceased and dispatches sent to his
he WI nat
breakfast yesterday morning, and his appearance
as he lay on the bed corpse with all his clothing
on, save coat and boots, and his cleany shaved
chin, indicated that he had evidently beenup in the
morning. His watch had stopped at twenty min
utes of O'Clock, his pistol case-with an ample
supply OF percussion balls-lay on the table, and
by it was brandy bottle nearly empty. We should
have related before, that the pistol had seven
chambers, and six remained loaded with percussion
balls, the empty chamber being minus the fatal
ball: It may be remarked that these pistols, when
fired Off make very little report, and when closely
held against solid soft matter such clothing
and flesh the explosion can scarely be heard ten
feet off, unless particular attention be previously
directed.
FATAL FALL.-Yesterday evening, between I
and O'Clock a melancholy accident occurred in
front of the ST. Charles Hotel, which proved fatal
1t appears that John +. Musgrove, who was once
attached to Walkers Nicaraguan army, and who is
native of, or from st. Louis, has been visit
in this city for days past and staying with his
friend, Mr.. James St. Levy, was yesterday evening
sitting on the front part of the balcony of the ST.
Charles Hotel, where he is represented to have
fallen temporarily asleep. Suddenly he awoke,
and fell over on the sidewalk, dslocating his neck,
and thus causing instant death. He was taken to
the First District lookup last night, and an inquest
will be held on his body to-day.
ARSON CAsE.-A case that is very ominous is
being tried before Recorder Adams, in which Jacob
j. Fisher is accused of arson, by setting fire to his
grocery, on Magazine street between Harmony
and Ninth streets. The case is very dark for the
first appearance, and what it will be yet remains
to be seen on Monday next
THE SUSPECTED CHILD MURDER-This case re-
ported by some of our contemporaries yesterday
evening turns out to be in this shape: Mary Cal
laghan, the child, died in Algers from congestion
of the lungs, produced by pneumonia, and her all
1nent was partially aggravated by the neglect of
the parents Yesterday the body was exhumed
per order of Coroner Beach, and examined by DIR.
Hart the City Physician.
INQUEST ON THE BoDY OF W. Observation-Disclosures
Mr.. Patrick Murray, in whose employment deceasd
was up to the time of his MURDER testified that on the
day Of attack on Lanahan, between Il and O'Clock
he, Murray, was in bed his son came in and said
that Billy Lanahan was stabbed The deceased
was brought to his house and on being questioned
as to the affray he stated that John McCabe had
stabbed him, whereupon witness proceeded to the
scene of the difficulty, Burkes coffehouse opposite
deponents dwelling, and made inquiries touching
the matter, but received no replies of civil or
satisfactory character. Indeed, he had been very
rudcly answered and treated. Mrs. Murray, wife Of