New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-07
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what wet in the afterpart 1t was in truth, rather
damp day and last night, the frogs and young
ducks were cheerful.
4 LADIES' FAIR, for the benefit of the st. John
schoolhouse, Dryades street; will commence Monday,
and great preparations making by the ladies for
grand affair. More anon.
| A FEMALE SLAVE CHILD, three years old, died on
Thursday. from the effects of burning at the resi-
residence of Mrs. Spearing, on Nayades street. The
Coroner held an inquest on the body yesterday, and
| returned verdict of accidental death.
| JOHN X. CHISHOLM was arrested on Camp street
| last evening, charge of having stabbed Victor
Godin. We did not hear to what extent Godn was
wounded.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURr-Judge Hunt.-The fol-
lowing sentences were passed yesterday: Charles
HiIdebrandt, for larceny, six months in the Parish
Prison; James Heldrch, for assault with dangerous
weapon, one month in the Parish Prison; Auguste
Farre for assault and battery $25 fne Eugene Gull
aume, for larceny, on his own confession, year
in the Penitentiary Michael Stafford, for larceny,
four weeks Allen Drake, for larceny, three months
larceny, five months; and A. Nickmayer, for larceny.
two menths-all in the Parish Prison. The Grand
Jury reported follows: Wesley Harris, f. m. c.,
charged with murder, (kiiling white waiter on the
steamer Telegram,) true bill; and James G. Hewitt
and others, charged with keeping banking game,
bill ignored.
RECORDER SUMMERS CouRT-Assistaat Recorder,
1Iunroe presiding.-Wm. Kline was yesterday sent
before the First District Court for stealing the money
drawer, containing over 800 out of q. Curtus drug
store at the corner of Carondele and Delord streets.
John Murphy, charged with attempted burglary on
| the store of Fosdick & Seymour, on Front Levee
street, was discharged. So also were Henry Murray,
charged with cruel treatment Of his wife, and SUSAN
slave of Duval, charged with beating Peter Nuss,
white man. Adelaide Balfour was put under peace
bonds for the good Of Nancy Smith Henry Jenkins,
Inl.,,, s,t1 T.l,,,
Charles street, and Catherine Wolf, charged with
levee pilfering were held for examination.
| RECORDER WILTzs CoURT-The chief business in
this Court yesterday was the examination of Mr.. j.
NJ. Vernon, charge with killing Capt. J. St. Ange
Bossiere, in Judge Cotton's law Office, on Exchange
Alley, on the morning of the 10Th ult; shooting him
there at that time, and the Captain dying twelve
days afterward that is on the LIST inst it being be-
ieved until day or two prior to his death that he
would recover.
The courtroom was crowded. Mr.. Vernon had
three counsellors to defend hm-Messrs. Field, Tap.
| pan and Castelanos.
room to publish the testimony at length but we will
condense that of Judge Cotton, which was full,
straightforward and particular.
The Judges testimony amounted to this: Going
to his Office at about o'clock in the morning, he
found Capt. Bossere walking up and down the BAN
quette in front. Bossere accosted him and talked
about his trouble in regard to his connection with the
Louisiana Courier newspapers saying that he regret
treated that Mr. Vernon had got him to take an in
terest in the paper that he had found Vernon was
not the man he had taken him for that Vernon was
id coward, etc; aud that he had sold his interest
of one fourth in the paper to Vernon.
Witness made no reply, but went up stairs into his
office. There he found Vernon, seated at a table,
and waiting for witness, in order to bring suit
against Mr. Breckenridge, in the name of himself and
wife; he having previously consulted witness on the
subject. Witness took his seat to draw up the peti-
ton. Whilst sosengaged, Mr.. Roundtree came to see
witness on business; and whilst witness was talking
with this gentleman, Capt. Bossiere came in. The
Captain spoke to witness about suit having been
brought against him in this parish and about his
wish to get an exception filed against the jurisdiction
of Orleans parish, SO that he might be tried in st.
Tammany, where he lived.
Witness told the Captain to take his petition to his
(wness - partner, who would attend to it. The Cap
tain did SO. Vernon was still seated at the table
reading. Asthe Captain left the room, he said Yer
non, a word with you." Vernon left his seat, and
both went outside the room into the PASSAGE the
head of the stairs They conversed few seconds, in
low tone of voice The first loud or excited remark
do you intend to swinde me?" After that abusive
language and severe epithets were used by both par
ties Very soon, Vernon cried out, don't you draw
to that effect
Witness Immediately jumped up from his seat, AMI
turning, saw Vernon backing into the room with
revolver in his hand pointed at Bosseres breast;
backed some eight or nine feet into the roum still
keeping his pistol raised, and saying, as he backed
" Stand back it you advance upon me l will shoe
you;" repeating this remark three or four times A
he backed, Bossiere advanced upon him, keepin
within about four feet of him, and looking him in th
face The Captain had no weapon in his hands
which were resting on his sides.
Witness seized Vernon by his hand in which h
held the pistol and bore it down to his side; witness
brother at the same moment stepped to the side o
Bossiere. Witness SAID to Vernon, =" Don't take ad
vantage of man who is not armed" Bossere sait
be was not armed or something to that effect. Yer
non then said that Bossere was armed and that ht
had attempted to draw weapon whilst they were
in the passage and he refused to put up his OWL
weapon. Just then Bossere stepped back and as he
did so, witness that he was preparing to draw
weapon and seeing this witness stepped aside from
Vernon, not wishing to get hurt; wtnesss brother
also got away from the side OF Bossiere.
Bossere drew a revolver from the right side pocket
of his coat and fired at Vernon, as witness at the
time supposed but subsequently, witness discovered
=, that the pistol fred before being raised to line
IL with Vernons breast, the bullet had entered the
r. floor near Bossiere's own feet. Vernon fired simul
taneously with Bossiere; Vernon then threw himsel
behind the bookcase and Bossiere sheltered himsel
l. behind the door, B0s>ere would step out from thu
= door and present his pistols Vernon would fire, ant
IS Bossere would fall back again; presenting his bod
thus two or three times, with his pistol aimed a
| Vernon, and Vernon firing at him.
Three of Vernons bullets struck Bossiere; the frs
struck him in the body the second in the hand tn
!, third bullet struck the bookcase, and the fourt