New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-15
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY IS, 1860.
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sTHE TARGET EXCLUSION. IS The Continental
Guards had fine times in Algiers yesterday after
noon, and returned home at dark, with we'll
riddled target.
The first prize-Lexington medal and Mcdonnell
musket-was won by Private Forshee. Sergeant
Waterman bore Off the second or company prize,
and Corporal Gould the third or officers prize.
Our esteemed friend Hen. j. B. Leefe, retains
the leather medal for another year. His competi-
tors are ineonsolable.
THE FORGERY CASE Charles Brown, whose ar,
rest for attempting TO pass forged check on the
Citizens Bank we reported yesterday, was ar
ragned before Recorder Summers on affidavit
made by Mr.. J. h. Pike, whose signature was
forged. The accused was sent TO the Parish Prison
in default of $1,000 bail.
ALLEGED PoisosERs.- Mrs. EHgenia Leonard and
her servant Jane were arraigned yesterday before
Recorder Summers, charged by VIM. A. Hart, of
No. 27s Poydras street, with having ON Saturday
last, poisoned his valuable dog, an animal worth
500, and with having, moreover, threatened to
poison The water in the yard Of his residence with
view to take his life and that Of his family. This
melancholy affair will be examined on the 2lst inst
Er rr Brute What amicable relations exist
between Ellen Fitzgerald and Mike McQuade,
both residents Of Corduroy Alley, does not appear
but Ellen complains that Mike went to her room
on Wednesday the 9th inst, and acted worse than
a savage. He knocked her down, beat her, dragged
her about, and not satisfied with these bodily in
juries, caused her pecuniary loss and damage by
breaking, wilfully and maliciously, her 81 stove
Mike was introduced to Recorder Summers yester-
day, and signed document binding himself to be
in Court on the 10th inst.
AMONG THE WAEs.- Officer Elliotte, Of the Fourth
District police, made an affidavit before Recorder
Summers, charging one Mary McGuinn, with hay-
ing in her possession quite an assortment of an
ticles of female apparel and jewelry, that were
stolen on the ed ult., from a room occupied by
Catherine Dufey and Honora Driscon. The ar.
tices are the personal property Of Catherine Duff
fey. The Recorder required d bond from Mrs.
McGuinn, to secure her appearance in court ON the
10th inst. a #5 4t
SICK IN THE WOODS. The police of the Third
District sent yesterday to the Charity Hospital a
man named John B. Steel, who had been found
lying sickin the swamps below the city.
ACCIDENT An unknown man, attempting to
jump from the platform of the horse train of the
Carrollton steam cars, as it approached Poydras
street. coming from Tiyoli Circle to the Perdido
street depot, fell and had Of his feet crushed
by the wheels. The toes were cut clean off. He
was not otherwise injured and was conveyed to his
residence in a cab. We could not learn his name.
FINED.--The notorious Baptiste Blasting was ar
rested yesterday morning, by officer Philip Sarry,
as dangerous and suspicious character and
charged with carrying concealed weapons. He
attempted to draw a revolver on the officer. Re.
corder BENT fined him SIS, or in default of payment
thirty days in the Parish prison.
I LARcENy.-Joseph slave of Mr.. Pascal, was
arraigned yesterday before Recorder Benit, char.
ged by Il. H. Deliear with stealing chest of car
penter's tools from the baggage room at the Sc
cond Districts ferry landing, on the I'd inst. He
was remanded for further examination.
MORE BREAKAGE. - George Cover having got
drunk last Saturday, created a general disturb
ance in Cynthia Turner's premises, and broke hel
furniture. Cynthia had him arrested and had ths
satisfaction, yesterday morning, of hearing hin
sentenced by Recorder Summers to pay $40 fine.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRr.--.lt,dge H,trt.--Americul
Williams and Mary Jane Jackson were tried yes
terday for murder and acquitted.
The other charge against Mary Jane Jackson fol
stabbing with intent to murder, was dismissed on
motion of the District Attorney.
John Pritchard, now in the Parish Prison under
sentence of this Court. having become deranged
the Court gave an order for his transfer to the
Asylum for the Insane at jackson. s5s5=. 5
A aoHe prosequi was entered in the case Of Wes
ley Harris f. M. c., in whose trial last week the
Jury failed to agree.