New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-26
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The WEATHER has relapsed again. Yesterday wa

TIE WEATHER has relapsed again. Yesterday was
dark, juicy and muddy.
Deputy CORONER WEYsHAM yesterday took long
trip down the lake shore, to hold an inquest on the
body of an unknown white man, lying on the shore
near the mouth Of Bayou Cochon. The man was ad-
vanced in decomposition, having been dead some if
teen or twenty days. He had long auburn hair; ap-
peared to be 81 40 years DID, and had on two blue
check shirts with white undershirt, drab tweed
pants white drawers, and blue socks Hts shoes had
been stolen off his feet by some one. Verdict found
drowned.
LIEUT.. DRYDEN and officer Bob Dalton last night
made good lick, in identifying the thief whorobbed
DR.. Harby's house on Sunday, and in recovering not
only the property then stolen, but valuable lot Of
goods belonging to another person.
Having search-warrant, with which to examine
the trunks of the servantgirls arrested, Margaret
Dooley and Mary Curran, the officers found in Msrys
trunk lot Of chemises pilow-slips, Sheets skirt,
handkerchief and pair Of underseeves, marked
+" Mrs MCPHERSON The articles were all richly en-
brodered and worth SIG. The officers lost no time
in discovering that Mrs. Mcpherson, living on St.
Joseph street, had been Marys employer before she
went to DIR. Harby's. The lady identified her goods,
and rejoiced.
Mary Curran was then confronted with Mrs.
Mcpherson, and the theft fastened upon her. She
was then advised confess what she knew about the
robbery at DR.. Harby's; and she did SO. She con.
essed that she herself had robbed the armoir part
of the money she had spent; but the remainder,
sl45, and the watch and jewelry, she had put into
stocking and thrown into the privy of DR.. Harby's
residence, in order to avoid detection. With the
money spent she had paid some debts to different
women, paid her lawyers fee yesterday, and bought
herself pair Of shoes. 3d. s5
The Lieutenant then returned to DR.. Harby's, and
after nasty search brought up the stocking and ts
contents. 1t contained $l45 in cash. nearly all gold
valuable gold watch hair bracelet and necklace
gold bracelet, garnet set two sets OF fine earring
and breastpins coral set two diamond rings ;pai
OF mosaic earrings gold ring set with pearls; pair
cupins; gold key and needle case, scissors, shr
button and porte-monnaie. 5
Mary Curran is q young and pretty girl, more sty
sh in dress and appearance than servants general
are and has look SO honest and innocent, that n
one in court yesterday could believe her guilty Of th
charge brought against her.
JOHN MCKINNEY was the driver Of the cab i
:, which, as we reported yesterday, countryman o
Monday was robbed of $3.50. He was arrested ye
tsrday morning, at the Pontchartrain Railroad Depo
for having no numbers on his cab and on suspicie
Of having perpetrated the robbery mentioned;
having reclaimed his cab from the pound. Befo
Recorder Long, however, he was cleared by q
= statement of Mr.. Smith, the gentleman robbed
=. which was, that the driver could not have robb
z him, he being in the back seat and the driver fu
occupied in the front seat, taking care Of pile
baggage as well as driving. He concluded the mon
must have been either lost stolen before be got
y, =, the cab. Mckinney Was discharged.
The WOMAN who recently obtained her natu
a child from its father, married man, by decree
court, is not satisfied. Yesterday she instituted 8
against the father for the support Of the child cai
es. ing $40 per month,