New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-14

wicked manner, calling him Scotch son of d b--b
ana saying that since she had married him to save
n'fn rom the penitentiary, she wouId now fix 1t SO
mat either ne or she should 40 there that she had
threatened to cut his throat, knock his brains cut
aha tne ike. lie said they couldn't get along to-
| geuler, and that he was bound to quit her; that
| she was 100 much for any one man; he would mt
hve with her for hundred dollars day; che was
| better man than he, and he was afraid to stay
/ with her anyhow. That he was somewhat afraid
q her, appeared to be true; for when he went to
take away the furniture, he knew that she would
resent 1t as robbery, and 40 took policeman
| along. He commenced moving the furniture, she
raised the fuss. and he had her arrested. He said
| he had her arrested, because the object of her
abuse was to induce him to strike her that she
might have him arrested.
The officer testified that whilst he was present,
| Ellen complained that Scotty wanted to take away
everything, and not leave her even bed to sleep
| On. scotty admitted that he was going to take
everything Being reminded that his wife had an
interest ~ the furniture, he replied that she had
smashed up good many things, and that was her
half The andlady Of the house testified that Ellen
was good, decent girl, and made good wife,
Always keeping her place clean and tidy and never
getting drunk also, that scotty was in the habit
OF 1ltreating her. and one night turned her out of
the room and kept her out.
Ellen told her story She did INT deny the abuse
and threats, but justified herself on the ground of
his ill-treatment of her, and final robbery Of tie
furniture. The Recorder asked her if she wanted
| to live with Scotty again. She said nd. bnt she
wanted him to pay for her support, as she was bis
lawful wife She displayed her marriage certificate.
Scotty here put in wckedly 6 If You want s,,pport
1 sue for it." Said the Recorder, !" You Keen yonr
mouth shut or Ill have you locked up. Do Won
take this for a bar-room?' Scotty was silent bnt
| very red. The Recorder settled the case by nut
ting Ellen under bonds Of 500 to keep the peace
for month, and Scotty under bonds Of $500 to keep
| the peace for six months.
Another interesting case was that of q respecta-
BILE looking young man, Creole, who was araiened
on the charge of having given a brutal looking
Teuton an awful beating on the GENTLY road The
Teuton's head, sweed up and tied up showed that
| the young man had punished him with an uncom-
monty keen appetite. He did not deny the charge
but offered justification. The Dutchman had chased
his sister on the GENTLY road, with as was sup-
posed, the worst intentions The young mans
sister, handsome and modest looking girl Ia or l5
years old, was brought into court and with much
weeping told her story. This was that as she was
going along the road with her basket she saw the
man following her, and making motions to her.
Alarmed, she started to run; he ran after her hay-
ing knife or something in his hand breathiess
she reached home, told her brother about the man
chasing her, and fell down in swoon. The Dutch,
| man, on seeing the brother, turned about and ran
| for life; but the young man, having the longest
legs, and his outraged feelings lending him wings,
| soon caught the rascal and gave him the punish
| ment he deserved. A witness, however, testified
that the Dutchman did not run after the girl: and as
| the girl, upon being cross-questioned, caught her
self in discrepancies, there was doubt enough
left to Justify the Recorder in ining the young man
| $15 The young man left with looks which said
plainly enough, MIR. Brute, you will have to look
\ out for yourself hereafter!''
| third case was one Of peculiar interest
respectable looking widow lady appeared In court
| with her daughter, nice pretty young lady, to
prosecute Margaret slave woman for insult and
| abuse. The slave was repulsive looking weneh
| well dressed, but with puffy lips, monkey jaws,
| and her wool drawn tightly back from her blacl,
| face, and bound in knot the back Of her idiot
| shaped head. Her master. respectable old gen
| tleman of the Second District, was there with a
| lawyer to defend her. 1t appeared that this old
| gentlemans son, seapegrace of fellow, was
counting the widows daughter, with honorable in
| tentions and that day, whilst he was seated
in the parlor with the old lady and her daughter
the wench entered in fury, and peremptorily or
dered the young man to leave, as he belonged to
| her-that he had been living with her, and that
| she had child by him; st the same time talking
in the most Insulting manner to the white ladies.
| The Recorder, after hearing the case, sentenced
| the wench to pay fine of SIS and to receive |
twenty lashes. Her master willingly paid the ine
| but begged SO hard for dspensation of the fog
ging, offering to pay instead whatever might be de-
| nanded that the Recorder at last took humane I
| view of the case He saw before him suppant I
old man, begging mercy, not only for his slave, |
but for the mother of his grandehild and he with.
| drew the sentence for hogging, without imposing I
| further fine.
| TROUBLES OF AlRs. PRENDERGRAsr. - Mrs. Ann
Prendergrast, Of Marigny street, some days ago |
had her husband Denis arrested, charging him with
| drunkenness and breach of the family peace Yes
terday morning she returned to Court, and paid as
the clerk understood So for the privilege of with
drawing the affidavit She had pretty little curly |
haired child in her arms. When she left Court and
rejoned her husband in the street, they had little
| talk. He was heard to say, I'll go to work, if |
| you'll go home and do the cooking'
| After while the wife returned with her baby |
| brim full of distress and indignation, and stated
that she did not pay the IS to have her husband let
off; she had not SO understood the matter and did
| not know what she paid the money for. She had I
probably paid the money under the idea that it was
| her husbands fine, and had started home to put I
on five dollars worth of airs over him, only to find
| herself mistaken. She now declared that she was
| more intent than ever upon having her husband /
| punished She said that she afraid he would I
kill himself or her if not restrained; that one night
! he took razor to bed with him. and that the day
before he had taken laudanum to try to kill himself.
He was crazy jealous of her; that was what allied
| him, she said. Her five dollars were refunded,
| and her husband was again sent after. The officer
found him at dome, solitary and alone, cooking his
| melancholy dinner. =7
| Mr.. Prendergrast looked much astonished when
| brought into Court. He said he couldn't tell what
allied that woman, as she seemed bent upon worry
| inc the life out of him. He was an honest, hard I
working man that always tried to do his best for I
his family and, he added, "What has done If /
the woman would only behave herself, nobody
eonld live more eontenteder than us ~ The Re- |
eorder fixed the case for the next week, and the
happy couple departed one after the other. As
Urs p is a homely and worn-out looking little