New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-23
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gs-A synopsis Of the Councils proceedings and
a condensed report of Supreme Court decisions
will be found on our second page. m.
THOMAS MURPHY, THE ALLEGED MURDERER OF
CoLLINs.-Yesterday morning Thomas Murphy ap-
peared at the First District Lookup and desired to
be taken into custody, saying he was perfectly in
nocent of the charge made mention of in the
papers, and that he knew nothing more of the
matter than what he saw published. Bracken, be-
coming sober, adds that he did not see Thomas
Murphy during the whole of Monday.
1t now appears that William Murphy, the first to
give information in this affair." bears marks Of vio-
lence and cuts Assistant Recorder Monroe held
Thomas Murphy, who is no relation to William, as
principal in the charge and John Bracken as acces-
sorry, with William Murphy as witness. .
PosT MoRTEM ExANINATIoS.-Dr. Hart visited
the Charity Hospital yesterday and held a post
mortem examination on the body Of Carl Ludwig,
who died from pistol shot wounds at the alleged
hands Of policeman Brendt. Two balls entered
the left breast and fractured the fifth rib, passing
through the left lung downwaris and thence
through the diaphragm and into the abdomen, pro-
ducing inflammation and death. The deceased was
trade. On Thursday the Coroner holds an inquest
on the case.
| DIsAIssED.-Mr. j. L. Carman was yesterday
dismssedfrom the charge preferred against him by
the Chief of Police. Several witnesses were pre-
sent, anxious to give testimony, but were not re-
quired.
| "FELL Down BELow.'-Two men were brought
| to the Charity Hospital to-day one having fallen
''down below in the hold of the steamship Ca
hawba and the other into the lower part of ship
| near said steamer.
| CUTTING A SLAvE.-Last evening Thomas Tay-
lor was taken to the First District lookup charged
| by John Erman with cutting slave named Lewis,
| the property Of Mr.. Arneaux. This Taylor made
the attack on the slave with cotton-hook yester-
day noon on the steamboat landing.
| BRIM FULL OF TRoUBLE.-Frank Brim sad
fish, delivered to the care of the First District
police last evening by Mary Brim, of Girod street,
who charges Frank with a severe assault and bat
| terry.
SUDDEN DEArH.-Oficer Perkins Of the First
District was sending an unknown white man to the
Charity Hospital last night but on the way thither
the poor unknown died. He was the man who had
been arrested at half.past P. NJ. yesterday by
| OHCeI hllucFi VINO louHu Hfln drunk on LeFee
street. The corpse is now at the First District
| lookup awaiting the Coroners inquest.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURr.-.Tudge Z. G.. Hmt.-
! Henry Delisle and Joseph Perrier, charged with
larceny were brought up before this Court yester-
| day: the former was found guilty and the latter
acquitted.
Antonio Pheire, charged with assault and bat.
terry, was acquitted by means Of mol. pros.
RECORDER SUMMERS CoURT.-Acting Recorde,
lfonroe.-,John Connolly was committed for trial
before the First District Court charged with
ing concealed weapons.
William Little, for threatening officer McGregor
on Monday night, gave bonds in $1,000 to keep the
peace.
w. S. Morton and W. Morton, Jr, to furnish
| $3.50 peace bonds for drawing knife on Henry
Emery and threatening to kill him.
Michael Duffey was fined S25 for erecting
wooden building on his premises corner of Tchou
ptoulas and Felicity road, contrary to Fire Ordin
ance.
Ellen Morrell of l3O Lafayette street, gave bond.
in $500 to answer to the charge of taking forcible
possession of room occupied by Mrs. Asa Logan
and retaining the trunks Of Mrs. L.
RECORDER W1LTz's CoURr John H. Harper
charged with shooting at Felix Fletcher, on the
on the corner of Marais and Customhouse streets,
was discharged
| Louisa Macarty, f. W. c., who harbored a slave
in her house, was remanded for further eXamina-
ton.
Mr. Prat, charged with insulting and threatening
A. Bouchard had to give $500 bonds to keep the
| peace for six MONTHS
Mary Hapn, charged with assauting Ann Lezan,
gave bail in $500 to answer the charge.