New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-05
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tain, and with the aid Of the paper patterns whic
were hanging around, the room was soon in
piaze. captain Jack Adams, luckily being neal
Went M and with the aid of others, got the fire OF
just as u was eating up through the ceiling, an
before It was necessary to unimber any Of the Ell
glnes, which came quickly. Damage not less tha
800. nor more than $500 It was a dangerou
place for fire to start in. Another burnt corne
on Canal street would have looked ezccedingl
ugly.
coHosEK's IsouEsTs.- Coroner Beach and Nh
| Deputy soraparu yesterday held four inquests, a
/ follows:
| On the body Of Louis Jacqnemet, Frenehman
| Y years Of age, at his room corner of st. Phil
and Trelne streets. He was wen known to ncarI
everybody down town as peddler Of almanacs
rams and other trifies. Verdict, intemperance ant
exposure.
On the body of John F. Krohnert, German 81
years Of age, at No. 1856 Poydras street. Verdict
asthma and debility
On the body Of Simeon Roberts, a slave boy, II
years old, belonging to Hypolite Laresche, found
dead in house on Hagan avenue, between ST.
Philip and Main streets. He had shot himself
through the heart with one discharge from q
double-barrel shotgun -haying discharged the gun
by means Of string, attached to the trigger and
to his foot. It was supposed that he killed himself
because, being for sale, and very anxious for a
certain man to buy him, his master was about to
sell him to another man who offered more for him.
Verdict, suicide by shooting.
Y On the body of John, slave, SO years old
belonging to D. Feriot in a house on Bayou road
between johnson and Prieur streets. The verdict
was that he died of disease Of the liver resulting
from the singular and unaceountable insanity or
malady of eating dirt.
ALLEGED THIEF FROM ST. LouIs.-Jolln Heitner
was yesterday afternoon arrested on Grayier
street by officer Duvigneaud, who, upon informa-
tion received, charged him with having recently
stolen $500 worth of jewelry from James & An
drew Gardner, in St. Lous. In his pocket were
found diamond set and pawn ticket. He is
probably the man.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY Cruise was arrested
On the leyee yesterday, charged by Ed. Planck
with highway robbery. Recorder Summers will
Investigate the charge in good time.
THE CARRAprSE AND Cross CAsE.-Ths case.
which has been previously mentioned, was investi-
gated yesterday by Recorder Summers George
r. Carradine, of Jefferson City, charged Catherine
Gross, +. W. c residing on Thalia street. with in
weighing from his house and conceang her daugh-
ter Hetty, who had been bound to his wife as ser
want, BY notarial act: also charged that when he
went to her house, on the 18th ult. to reclaim the
girl, and was about to take her away, he was as
ssul.ed Dy oatherine ana ner husband Cyrus, slave
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WENT N (FoR) LEMONS AND GOT SQUEEZED. This
was the luck OF John LOUIS, I. m. G., who was sent
to prison yesterday by Recorder Witt, on charge
OF stealing box OF lemons from 2. Millers store,
corner oil Royal and ST. Phlilp streets.
CONSULTED FOR LARcESY.-Joseph Grieb, (his
alias should be Grab,) was yesterday sent before
the First District Court by Recorder WiItz. Of
fense, surreptitiously obtaining watch from r. X.
l4aVoie, on 81, Petef street,
Coon FOR THE GITY.- Recorder Summers yes
terday collected over $500 from draymen, arrested
for trotting their mules under heavy loads, and
from peddlers, arrested for pursuing their trade
without license. This class Of offenders always
pay when brought up to the rack, SO their cruelty
to mules ana their callousness TO the claims of the
license law are peeumarlly good Tor the city.
DISMISSED Elizabeth Gillett and Catherine Ri.
lev. charged by w. B. Hall with attempted arson.
in alleged attempt Of ther'sto set fire to house
OF his on orange street, on the 50th uit, were ex-
ahmed Yesterday before recorder summers. Hall
resumed lhat nearing an alarm given py The neigh
pofs, ne looked ana saw hre coming out OF the
chimney OF ms mouse; ne pufsted the door open,
ana found tne TWO accused IN 1ne room, drunk, and
hilzapetn elhetl WIN Y calaie n her hand the
MOOR was covered Witn slaslhgs, 8hlcn had been
taken irom an oiu nattress, anu 1he shaVlngs near
tne heaftn were burning; ne asked MRS. Giilett
what she was aolng Wl.n All 'nose snaYlngs and
nfe she ashea nun he thouent there was too
mach hre ne 1oia her 70 put tlat candle out; she
saio sie Wouia Wheh ~ slteu LISTS aiter that she
pieM ehe es1''ute w, ailo pu' ene caheie On lne
tapie. ms peilig siie ohiy .es'lhiohy, the he
cofaef alslnsseu lhe case'
WICKED MARY MohAN.-oohn uflmes cripple
Win cralches, Yesterday naa MARY moran up be-
lore hecoroer summers. ms coihplaiht was that
tue DAY pelore, On lchoopltehlas stfeet, between
Juila ana Notfe panle, Mary cruelty took his
crutcnes from him' 'nereey causing nm to fall
and that whilst ne was down she wickedly ham
Il avn tl,r hand L. .1tzk.