New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-08-15
VOLUME XII.
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MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST Is, 1859.
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HopE HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY No. 3 enjoyed
themselves at Lake Borgne yesterday. The Crescent
local was along, and was pleased, and took items.
Particulars hereafter.
JAMES PovEY, boy not more than twelve or
thirteen years old, arrested Saturday night,
by Lieut.. Gastinel, on charge of having badly cut
one Of the legs of an unknown man, on Barracks
street. The man, who was afterwards said to be
cook Of the ship Pacific, was sent to the Charity
Hospital.
Two MEN, named Paul Dupond and Joseph
| Avenan, were arrested on Saturday night, on a
charge Of having assaulted and attempted to kill
Francois Richard, at the corner of Derbigny and La
peyrouse streets, Third District When arrested,
Dupond attempted, by the persuasive influence OF an
upraised ak, to induce the officers to let EN- alone
melancholy failure, which made Mr.. Dupond's case
SEVERAL" degrees worse than it might have been.
DRowNED.-A little boy whose name we were un-
able to learn fell into well in his fathers garden, in
the Fourth Drtrict, Saturday afternoon, and was
drowned.
THREE SHARP ONES, answering to the names of
John Stuart, John Duffy, and James Lyons, were
arrested yesterday morning, on Marigny street, as
dangerous and suspicious characters. They were
well supplied with galvanized brass rings and watch
chains which they we're peddling as pure gold, at an
alarming sacrifice.
A BLOODY STABBING AFFAIR occurred at late
hour Saturday night, rather at u o'clock yes
terday morning, at the corner of Customhouse and
Basin streets.
An alteration arose between John G. Mccoy, q
surgeonchiropodist or corn-doctor holding forth on
st. Charles street, and two young men named Joseph
Schneider and Edmond Coppeton, members Of Peli.
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being q well.known and very gentlemanly young
man, staying at his fathers piano store on Royal
street, opposite the Louisiana Bank The difficulty
resulted in Mccoy drawing dirk and wounding both
the others stabbing Schneider in the back and cut
ting of his arms, and stabbing Coppleton in the
groin and cutting one of his arms.
Mccoy was arrested by officer Beginski. The
wounded men were sent to Charity Hospital by Chic
Adams, who, hearing OF the affair, had at once re
paired to the spot. Last evening. Schneider wa
hardly expected to live .
. F1REs.-At hafpast o'clock on Saturday night
there was fire at the corner of Chartres and Jefer
son streets, ia one of the upper rooms of Nolan
cofieehouse The fire caught in bed, and blazed VI
in very threatening manner, but our 6remen wer
soon on the spot and extinguished it.
Another fire took place at about halfpast 10 O'Clock
lime, stored there, caught fire by spontaneous con
bustion, and were totally destroyed.
Two hours later, at half past IL o'clock, fire brok
out on board the steamer ]. X. Bell lying at th
u leyee. The flames were put out before much damag
was done. Cause of the unknown.
Il HYroL1rE DuFouR, an old Frenchman sixtythre
~ years of age, committed suicide at nine O'Clock o
ID Saturday night, by hanging himself in the kitche
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= and ST. John the Baptist, Third District.
He was very poor old man, by profession gart
ener and had been put in charge of the house
D the family residing there, who had gone summerin
over the lake. The owner of the house, going ther
at night, at late hour to see how the old man wa
2 getting on, and to get drink Of milk, raped inc
fectuay at the front. He then went round to tt
rear, got in, went to the kitchen, and horriGe
to find the old man hanging dead, by cord whic
he had passed over ratter, and formed into pere
hangmans moose around his neck. His feet we
but few inches from the floor; and two boxes, OF
the other, almost at his side and his broken nec
~ told how firm and deliberate had been his design
selfdestructon. He was not drinking man. Pc
erty and increasing age were supposed to have bee
his incentive to the desperate act.
The Coroner yesterday morning went and held
. inquest the body, and returned an appropria
verdict Last night the police informed US that t
body had not received the poor honor of being c
down and coffined and buried by the Coroner, or
any body else, and that it was still hanging in t
ss kitchen, as first found.
THE EXAMINATION OF WIN. Fl. G. KING, charg
with the killing of Arthur McGill, took place befo
Recorder Summers on Saturday. Mr.. Denegre ct
Quoted the defence, and Col. Field the prosecute
The witnesses were all closely examined, and the {
en. animation was lengthy one.
NJ Col. Field opened the prosecution by Offering
srs evidence the deposition made by McG few da
before his DEATH to Justice Bradford, at the Char
:. Hospital. Mr.. Denegre objected, contending IL
ID. the deposition was not dying declaration. Af
discussion, Justice Bradford was called up and swo
He testified that, before he took the declaration,
inquired Of DR.. Smith, of the Hospital, in what CT
dition McG was. The doctor told him McGi col
not live more than four or five days. He then ask
the doctor if he had told McGill of his condition.
age Dr. Smith said he had not, nor did he think it
be advisable unless absolutely necessary. Jut
Bradford then explained that question:, guart
one, which he put to McGi part of the declarat
ton which ran as follows, was an answer: al make
~, foregoing declaration in sound mind, and in view
Give my possibly approaching DEATH" After further
bate between counsel, the matter of the deposit
the was deferred to later stage of the proceedings.
o0 ona DR.. Hart City Physician, and Drs. Smith and
usi. rison, of Charity Hospital, examined part
the larly as to the nature of the wound which eau
McGs death, and as to his bodily and mental
uhs dition when Justice Bradford took his deposit
The wound was puncture between the fourth
fifth dorsal vertebre, severing twothrds of
Vim spinal marrow, and causing paralysis and de
i st The wound was in the back, between the shou
way. blades. The same wound in any part of the 81
It ST. would have had the same result. In regard
n st. Nfor,;,,,, ,a;.;o,, ~ c,,;.h .o,t;e, - ru
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it st. was present when Judge Bradford took the de
RI ST. ration OF McGill. do not know if he was awar
ST. his condition at the time the declaration was tal
nge did not make him aware of it. l had no conve
ST. tion with him 10 whether he would live die
IN ST. never asked me my opinion. The nurse told me
ST. labored under the impression, to the last that
ust. would recover. dld not near MIN use any exp
m st. sion of that kind
ST. The direct testimony for the State then in
'a s. duced.
INST Henry Pearson sworn,-On Sunday, the Sd of j
St there was meeting of the New Orleans Typogra
wav. ical Union, at Louisiana Hose Companys house,
an St ner of Perddo and Caroneet streets. King
~ st. Mr. McGlll attended tnat meetlng. ihe meG
~ st. commenced at IL O'clock and concluded about
IN ST. past three. at the meeting and belong to
,u st. society. l am doorkeeper of the society," MI
ST. to the door and said he had permission OF
ST. President to retire. then let him out and ais
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