New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-11

ferWard, an 0fncer presented hmselt 10 the CnleI,
With the Recorders commitment. The Chief took it,
md told the officer he would take himself to prison
With it. He was opposed to anything like demon
traton Of feeling in his behalf, and wanted the
rowd to disperse; but they refused. They followed
lin in procession to the prison.
The Chief had hardly become ensconced in prison,
Capt. Fremeaux politely giving him his own private
parlor for cell when booming of cannon on Congo
Square surprised ALL 1t was found to be salute of
sympathy, subscribed and paid for among the crowd
after the Recorder pronounced the SEN
tence, and given by Capt. Lamothe, of the Orleans
markable promptitude.
One thing We may add as worthy Of notice. The
commitment of the Chief was q page and a half of
manuscript, dry, with no sand on it, 1t was but a
minute two after pronunciation of sentence, that
the commitment was presented to the Chief by an
officer of the court. The conclusion is irresistible
that the lengthy and very finely worded document, "a
commitment for contempt not ordinarily requiring
more than line or two) had been concocted and
written before the examination commenced.
The whole affair was one Of the most astonishing
we ever witnessed in any court. The conduct of Re-
corder Wilt needs no comment of ours it comments
upon itself.
A DUEL was frustrated yesterday Messrs. Ellie &
Chassaignac, lately partners in the music-dealing
business on Chartres street, were arrested on the
charge of being about to fight duel, and put under
bonds of $1,000 each to keep the peace.
THE UNITED LABoRERs' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
celebrated their anniversary Wednesday; turning out
in strong force, with music and banners and parad-
ing the principal streets. They presented hand
some appearance in their uniform Of black dress and
white scarfs, and enjoyed themselves after the pro-
cesson in manner appropriate to the day.
JOHN 7. HATCHER, the man who recently whipped
negro girl to death in slave yard on Gravier
street. has been arrested in St. Louis. dispatch to
this effect received day before yesterday by Chief
Adams from Chief Rawlings, of that city. Chief
Adams telegraphed back to hold the prisoner till
requistion could be sent for him.
| A FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE occurred on Tuesday
night, at late hour Several frame tenements, with
kitchens and outhouses, on Villere street, between
Main and st. Philip, were destroyed the fire start
ing in the one occupied by Mr. Bonivard, a musician
connected with the Orleans theater orchestra. An
| old free negro woman named Marie Jeanne Convent,
95 years of age unfortunately burned to death,
in Mr. Bonivard's house.
Mr.. Deputy Coroner Weysham, living close by, was
one Of the first on the ground He heard the cries of
the poor old woman, who was in the upper story,
and exerted himself at the risk of his life to her
climbing up by cistern, (the flames cutting off all
other means Of approach) endeavoring vainy to
break through partition WALL and almost losing bis
own life in the dense smoke and heat 1t at the
hour when oil the town was at the masquerade balls
and when the engines arrived, the scene was gro
tesque in the extreme; many Of the fremen being in
fancy costume Of all kinds, and working away al
though they were in their ordinary clothes They
did much service in saving the surrounding combust
ble property.
The Deputy Coroner afteward held an inquest OF
the body of the negro woman he tried to save, ant
rendered an appropriate verdict The extent Of los
by the fire we have not heard computed.
ANOTHER FIRE, at halfpast five o'clock Wednesda,
morning, destroyed one-story frame house on Poy
dras street, near Bertrand Origin Of the fire un
known.
| A FIRE started yesterday morning in the Crescen
City Mills, No. IL Fulton street coffee grindin
establishment. 1t was extinguished before NOR
damage had been done than the burning through of
floor.
ANOTHER FIRE broke out last night in the three
story brick building No Lafayette street, occupe
by Messrs Bowman & Clarke lard warehouse an
coopering establishment The firemen were prompt
on the spot and quenched the flames before the bult
ing was ruined but sometime after the firemen ha
left the fire broke out aresh, and before they coul
be on hand, with effect, second time, completed tt
. destruction of the building. The extent Of loss,
the nature of the origin OF the fire, we were unab
. to ascertain.
THREE MEN ARE TO BE HUNG next Friday. "
learn that the Governors warrants for the execution
: have been received by the Sheriff. The doomed me
, :, are Peter Smith, who some time ago murdered mi
u in the Third District Heinrich Haas who shot al
killed his wife through jealousy, on Craps stree
- Third District; and Joseph Lindsey, sailor boardn
house runner who stabbed and killed the second ma
of ship for interfering with his seizure of sailors.
N THE CHIEF OF POLICE, who, as elsewhere narrate
If was yesterday sent to prison by Recorder Witz
"a hours, for contempt Of court, we learn, is to
To- ply this morning to one Of the District Courts for
in liberty by habeas corpus His term Of imprisonme
n as ordered by the Recorder expires at hafpas tn
n o'clock this afternoon. 1t is not the few hours
"a. time he wishes to gain, but the point of submit
nj his case to fair and impartial tribunal.
8; JAMES DEMPSEY, charged with the murder Of
he ward Grundy, conductor of the Opelousas Railr
cars, in Algers, with the particulars Of which rec
and most horrible affair our readers must be fam
er was yesterday arraigned for examination before
tice Forter Of Algiers. Christian Roselius appea
ers as his counsel. The prisoner, through his coun
waived examination, was committed to the First
in trict Court for his trial for MURDER and remanded
en- prison.
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