New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-02

head and his neck and arms, letting out quite
quantity Of his rascay and impudent blood. The
Digger was sent to the hospital. Delpit, who had
received cut In his hand at Surrendered him
self to the police It was not the first time that the
black rascal had insulted and struck white man.
He was sent to the workhouse, some years ago, for
assaulting magistrate. There ought to be Law for
selling such free nggers as Mr.. J. B. Montesqnen.
BoY named P. Payette, was shot in the foot last
night, on st, Peter street, by negro boy, who was
fooling with pistol The thing was supposed to be
accidental. The negro Jacques, and his corDpanon,
Picalon both slaves Of Mr. Blineau were arrestedb by
Lieut.. Gastinel.
| AudUsTE GARCIA, or Garzia, whom we mentioned
on Tuesday as having been stabbed by Hyppolyte
Percival, on Monday on the Bayou st. John shell
road, died of his wounds at four O'Clock yesterday
morning, at Charity Hospital. The post mortem
| examination showed three stabs in the back, one
in the side of the abdomen, and one in the arm
and the return was that be had died of peritonts,
| resulting from stab wound in the abdomen. The
testimony to the circumstances of the stabbing
as follows:
John Motsch, the cab driver, who took the parties
| out, swore On Monday morning, little after
| o'clock, met Percya, Garcia and Peter Labatt, at
or near the Of ST. Peter and Rampant streets
| Percival called me and said he wanted cab had
/
| down, and Percival and Garcia got in the cab La
| bait said something to Garcia in Spanish which /
| could not understand, and he went away. asked
them where they wanted to go. and Perciya told me
| to 90 down the Old Basin drove till crossed
| the bridge below the draining machine, when Perci-
| val told me to stop.
Perci7al got down frst He said to Garcia, +" We
came here to have fair fist fight and want you to
be searched by the driver and give up your weapons"
| Garcia answered, He would not be searched
give up his weapons; fair fight was monkey fight"
He said, "a You do what you can. and III do what
CAM Itold you to bring cannon, you choose" Both
spoke in English; Garcia was still in the cab Per
cival said. Do you think out here to go with
you in the woods and get ball through my head ~
val, Pay the driver, and let him go back to town:
we don't want him here" Percival then told him to
get ont Of the cab and let it go back and told he
would pay me in town. Garcia got out Of the cab,
and as he touched the ground Percyal struck
him in the side; cannot say if he struck him with
knife or not; I saw nothing in his hand. They
clinched together, and then saw knife in Perci-
val's hand striking Garcia in the back. saw sew
eral blpws-perhaps three, four or five; it done
very quickly. Twas alone with them. Percval then
let go and ran, and Garcia drew his revolver and tried
to cock it; but before be could fire, Percval off
at least square, l did not any weapon in Gar
cias hands during the scuffe.
After Percival let go of him, Garcia reeled back
few steps with his hand to his side exclaming 81 am
killed." 1t was then that he drew his revolver from
behind his back. Percival was running off during
this Garcia crossed the bridge and laid down. Some
gentlemen came up, and we put him into the cab
The revolver that Garcia had was handed to me by
one of the gentlemen. and also knife WITNESS iden-
titles the smallest OF the two knives showed hm] was
handed to me by some person; the other knife Ian
apparently new knfel afterwards found under the
cushion OF the cab.
| drought Garcia to his house. The same day Per-
civas woman paid me four dollars for my fare; she
asked me about tile fight and told her the same as
: / have said here. received no other money, and
" was seen by nobody else concerning this affair.
Pierre Labatt testified that grudge existed bf
tween Garcia and Perciva for some days. on account
of some oyster shells having been thrown at Garcia
l. and Witness they passed day in front of Perci
walls oyster shop, and Garcia thought it Percva
!, did it. Monday morning Garcia came to witness
and told him he had some words with Pereival the
night before, and they were going to have fist ish
back of town. They started Garcia gave witness
it knife (he knife in evdence) telling him that il
he arrested for fighting, he did not wish t.
= be found with weapon about him. They went 70
Perciva who went into his room to dress, and cam
8 out with them. When they hailed the cab, Perciva
n objected to witnesss going with them witness theI
= spoke to Garcia in Italian, telling him to beware ant
s. n 1t get himself into trouble.
# Witness aud lad who was with him, followed the
cab until they lost sight of it; kept on and whet
4 they got near the Draining Machine met Perciya
= = running without his hat, and crying murder Wit
ness ran up to him and asked him what he had done
with Garcia, and whether he had murdered him
" Percyal turned back and went to hide himself be
hind house opposite the bridges the police Officers
a then came up and arrested him. Percva told them
s asked the officers to 60 and look for Garcia, whom
he supposed to have been toully dealt with; found
= him wounded and put him in the cab. 1t was ther
that knowing he would have to go to the police sta
it ton, and not wishing to be found armed witness
thrust the knife, given to him by Garcia that morn
n ing, under the cushion of the cab.
L Leopold Verdella, a lad, testified much Labat
did, adding that when they came up to the Draining
1t Machine he long distance ahead of Labatt, ant
e. saw Percval first he had knife in his hand an
q. cried to witness, "folow me friend, have Gu
Garcia. and asked witness if Labatt was behind, tt
e which witness answered no.
ot A verdict was rendered attributng the death Q
IL Garcia to a stab inflicted by Percval Perciva is il
e prison. Garcia was native of Genoa aged 81 year:
~ FIRST D1sr1cT CouRr-Judge Hunt = Edwar
- Donnegan pleaded guilty yesterday to charge 6
. larceny, and was remanded to await sentence.
John Stevens was tried and acquitted of charg
ID of assault aud battery.
q F. Streethorst indicted for similar oftense, wa
4, found guilty, with recommendation to the mere
" of the court"
1t Louis orosco charged with stealing from the oc
H. of Dr. Dostiie of dental for instruments be
m longing to DR.. Nelson, was tried, but the Jnr
. were unable to agree, and he was remanded.
u So was Robt. Burns, defended by Col. Field, from
IN charge Of assault and battery.
= RECORDER SUMMERS CoURT.-K Kate McGinnis
y Teresa Riley, Ann sculy. and Bridget Doan, wer
e, the chief birds yesterday sent to the workhouse
as They disposed Of for the little inequlartie
of of loving whisky aud being no BETTER morally, tina
s they should be.
. John Nartney, for getting mad at Catherine PEI
V, line, Julia street, with Rackensack toohpic
al under his vest, was asked for $25. Not having sue
n triae about him. he took a ride down town wit
r., Barney, and any friends who wish to see him, can
" so any day for the next two MONTHS upon applicato
TO at the Hoel de Fremaux.
n James Mcdonald, for suspiciously concealing hin
l self beneath the bed of Lackey Conaon in said Cor
. dun's house on Clio street, senIended to te
VI days concealment from the public gaze at the Hott
de Fremaux.
is Michael Allen was made member of the Peac
" Society," for talking wickedy to aud shaking knit
!; at Craney, of Dryades street.
!" Paul Malloy and Richard Malaly were dismisse
as from the charge of walloping Sabina Husha Sabn
I'd not appearing John Harper, charged with assault
is ing Edmund Burk with shovel, was dismissed
~ Burk srcquest. Solomi Seleena who on the 10th III
- pleaded guilty to the charge OF robbiDg John Brow
IT. OF sl03 in gold, aud was committed to the First Di
e, trct Court, was re.eXamined and discharged.
of The following parties were arragned and booke
,a for future examination:
'e Miles Riley, charged with being the thief WI
robbed l.. d. Rriudley's house, No. 800 Magazit
street. of nearly 81 600 in cash and over 81 600
of OF iewery on the night Of the 2lst ut, whilst NJ
., and Mrs Brindey were at one of the theaters; Ol
10 same robbery for which the servant women, Margar
IN Mooney aud Mary Malloy were previously hauled up
being charged that Riley entered the house by meal
of false KEYS. Sent to ulsOD, in default OF 81 0(