New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-13
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tomorrow. The central operators were busy yes
tcrday practicing with the new operators at the
outposts, and messages Of all kinds were flying
over the wires all day. The ladies have COM
menced visiting the central office, and what they
see and learn truly pays them for the trouble Of
their visit.
MyaDERs on THE Hon SEAs-Joseph Powell and
w. H. Curtis sailors Of the crew Of the ship Orr
phan, have had their trial before the U. s. Circuit
Court Judges Campbell and McCaleb presiding.
The u. s. District Attorney, Mr.. Miller, represented
the Government, and Messrs. Durant and Horner
appeared for the prisoners.
On the 2Gth of April, 1882 as charged, Powell
stabbed and killed another sailor named Antonio
de Lopez on board the Orphan, then at sea on her
way to some French port. Powell was placed
| under custody by the captain of the Orphan, and
| sent back from Nantes by the U. S. Consul in
vessel for New Orleans; and W. Fl. Curtis, another
| of the crew of the Orphan, was also sent back
prisoner, on a charge OF being accessory to the
| murder.
| The principal evidence against Powell was given
| by Al. G. Pollock the mate of the Orphan, and was
| to the following effect: That on the morning the
/ deceased was killed, witness asked Powell whose
| turn it was at the wheel Powell replied that it
was Lopez's, if he was allowed to go Gt appeared
that Lopez was not very expert at the wheel).
Witness then sang out for Lopez, who was forward,
and Powell started to go to that part Of the ship.
| Immediately after he heard loud and angry and
| abusive talk between Lopez and Powell, but at
/ the moment his view Of them was interrupted.
4 When he up to them, he found that Powell had
4 capstain bar in his hand, with which he struck
Lopez the shoulder. Witness ran between
them and pushed Powell away; in doing SO, turn
r -. -.
Lopez did then; but as he let go his hold of Powell
he suddenly drew q knife and plunged it into
Lopez, from the effect Of which he died shortly
after There was a knife found lying near Lnpez,
but there was no evidence to show that he at
tempted to use it. .54@
There was no testimony of any account against
Curtis. After argument and the charge of the
Court, the jury retired and returned with the YER
dict: '.Joseph Powell guilty Of murder; W. H.
Curtis not guilty. The convict was remanded to
the Parish Prison to await sentence of death.
In the same Court to-day, is to come up the trial
of Abraham Fraske, alias Wardeman. 1t is charged
that on the 9th of October last, on board the bark
Adeline c. Adams, then at sea, he murdered one
Nathaniel c. Cobb. ]. Y. Blocker, ESQ.,, is ap-
pointed by Court to defend the prisoner.
THE DEATH OF Mrs. NAYE.- Deputy Coroner
Soraparu yesterday investigated the death of Eliza.
beth Naye, who was supposed to have been beaten
to death by her husband, Jesse Naye, in the Third
District, Oh Sunday night. The testimony amount
ed to about what we published yesterday, and a
verdict was rendered that the wound causing
death was gotten by drunken fall: so the hus-
band was exonerated.
AN INTERESTING AND COMPLICATED CAsE-Re
f Gently man named Talleor Vallot got into some
difficulty, said to be about a gambling debt, witt
one Jean Marie, a harkeeper or employG in the
| "Church Coffee house. on Poydras street. Thi
difficulty resulted in Marie giving the information
to the police that yalot was fugitive from just
r ice, having killed man by blow in the heat
with loaded cane, in Lafayette parish La, som,
: seven years ago; an offense for which he hat
never been arrested. Z..
E This news was forwarded to Lafayette parish
Judge Martel Of that parish issued his warrant fo
. Yallot's arrest and Sheriff VOORHEES, of that parish
put the warrant into the hands of officers Lenfan
, and Bechet, of the Second District police of thi
/. city, The warrant mentioned an Indictment fol
d murder, brought in April, 1856, but did not men
ton the name of the murdered person.
e Lenfant and Beohet proceeded to Jefferson city
where yallot had been living with his wife. Vallot
$ having wind of these proceedings, took timel,
. leave of the State, and took up his residence a
t Brookhaven, Miss, on the Jackson Railroad. TIL,
police officers had their warrants countersigned b,
Justice Bupont of Jefferson city; and finding tha
their man had located at Brookhaven, they went Il
/ that town to arrest him; forgetting that he il
/ another State and that the law required something
g more than the warrant of District Judge in thi
# State to arrest him.
l. The officers, however, did not go so far as to ar
!. rest their man without little Mississippi help
n They went to Justice Forshey, of Brookhaven
s lin Lawrence county, Miss. } showed their warran
L and stated the case. The Justice at once wrot
t. his own order for the arrest on the back of tn
l. warrant, authorized his own Constable B. S. Al
kins, to make the arrest, and the New Orleans n
e ficers to assist him. Even after this, he pointe
II out yallot to the officers. Yallot was arrested
il brought down to this city, and placed in durauce
T. Yallot, who is a genteel and gentlemanly ookin
8 man, seems to have great many friends; and th
It alleged fact that he gave the fatal blow with hi
n cane merely in interfering in fight in which hi
o brother being punished, and the length Of tim
y which had interviewed since the occurrence
brought all his friends to his rescue. Lenfant an
n Beehet were unsparingly denounced for the illt
gality of the arrest and recourse had to habea
L corpus.
e The writ was taken out before Judge Duyis
t. neaud, and argued yesterday morning before thu
N Judge, the Hon. Pierre Soule appearing for til
IS prisoner. Upon the simple showing that tn
e prisoner was arrested in Mississippi and brougf
n into Louisiana without requsition having bee
n sent by the Governor of Mississippi, and without
N warrant being issued by the latter Governor, "a
II was imperatvely necessary under the law tn
e writ was at once confirmed, and the prisoner S,
D. at liberty.
Meanwhile, however, Deputy Sheriff Judice, VII
ic brought the warrant from Lafayette parish, sa
IN that Vallot would be discharged and aecordngl
t. went before Recorder BENT and made an affidav
Is of his own, charging Vaot, from information III
le ceived, with the crime of murder, and clamin
him. not as fugitive from justice, but Is a erin
t. ina at present in the State in which the allege
a crime was committed So, when Judge Duvigl
IN eaud dismissed Vaot, the latter at once rea
" rested on the warrant OF Recorder BENT.
us Valotnot denying that he was the party charget
a all the Recorder had to do was to examine I'll
le papers in the case and hear the arguments of I'll
to lawyers, Messrs. Bartlette and Haynes, who no
re appeared for him.
of The Recorder took the into consideration
r. and rendered his decision last evening. The frien
te OF Faott, crowded the courtroom to hear the r.