New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-19
NUMBER 247.

NUMBER PAT.
sailor in coffee house near the French market in
vited all those in the house to take drink with
him, pleasantly remarking that he had not long to
live, and that after drinking he drew pistol and
blew out his brains. The Coroner investigated the
case yesterday. The deceased was Mexican
named Ascension Perez 30 years Of age and 1t ap-
pears that he killed himself because his dark com
plexion had induced some ruffian to denounce him
as negro. Verdict, suicide by shooting.
Deaths BY Disease. .-Inqnests were held as fol.
lows: On the body Of Louis Chipolini, an Italian,
55 years Of age, in house on ChartFes street, be-
tween ST. Ann and Main verdict, apoplexy. On
the body Of Joseph Perry, native Of this coun-
try Is years of age at the corner Of Barracks and
Gallatin streets verdict, congestion Of the brain
RECORDER LoSG.-We are glad to see the good
Recorder of the Third District out once more.
He has had protracted and distressing time of it,
with the inflammation in his eyes.
Recorder Long requests Us to make the same
denial for him that we made the other day for
Recorder Blaehe; that Il, he denies, as was init
mated at meeting Of the Board of Assistant
Aldermen, that the Recorders had been collecting
g fees and Recorders feesH from the owners Of
| slaves This has never been done in Recorder
Longs Court, BY himself or Assistant, Or any Of
| his officers. s
Recorder Adams, Of the Fourth District, says
" ditto, Pete, to this disclaimer of the other Re
| corders. But one Recorder is now to be heard
from, and that is Recorder Emerson. If he has
| been doing what the other Recorders deny doing,
we feel satisfied that he will be able to give good
] explanation to his constituency.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRT-Judge Hunt.-The fol-
lowing named parties were arraigned yesterday
| and pleaded not guilty:
Jeanette Rose, charged with larceny; Patrick
Lennox, Valentine Solinger and Leon Westerfeld,
4 all for larceny.
Jean eros, charged with murder, was discharged
On his own recognzance in the sum of $1,000 to
| appear when notified. Gros Is the ex-police offi-
Ger who was shown, by circumstances and by the
statement Of a cab driver not now to be found, to
have murdered colored woman with whom he
had lived, and of whom he was jealous; entering
| her house in the night time, and blowing her
brains out with pistol as she lay asleep in bed
| with her child.
| A none prosequi was entered in the case of NJ.
| R. Pittman charged with larceny.
The case of John Price, charged with murder
was continued until the 18th January 1861.
i NJ. G. Tracy and Richard Mccormack charged
with larceny, were discharged on motion of the
District Attorney.
RECORDER EMERsoN's CoURT.-Recorder Adams.
of the Fourth District disposed of the business Of
this Court yesterday, Recorder Emerson being
Il unwell.
The principal dock cases disposed Of were
these John Dorsey, for getting drunk and insult
ing ladies on Magazine street, $40 fine or one
months Imprisonment Tom Hall caught with his
hands on a gentleman's watch-chain at the Acad-
emy of Music, (the same who, as we yesterday re-
ported, broke from the officers after his arrest and
was chased and shot at and caught again) six
months in the Work-house. John Ryan, for assault
4 ing and threatening John Kennedy on Dryades
street, S25 fine and $3.50 peace bonds. George
johnson and VIM. Bowlin, foI exposing their per-
sons on st. Charles street. etc., s25 each or a
month in prison. Pat Clark for running his mules
when his dray was loaded, $40. Ann Furniss for
crying watch, fire and murder on Dryades street
when she was only on fire with bad whisky, three
months in the Work-house.
The following parties were arraigned and booked
for future examination:
Bruno de Lucas, charged by P. Prats with re
ceving portion Of the cigars stolen from hiaa By
a negro, at his store corner Of St. Charles stree
and Commercial Place. Bail given to appear OF
0 the 10th proximo. TLueas subsequently made aft
davit, charging one Gelpi with selling the cigars
' to him. This Gelpi was one Of the parties whom
we yesterday mentioned as having been concerned
with another man and the Captain of the brig Sa
l bina IN smuggling into the city some 10000 cigars
and who, with his partner, thrashed the Custom
house officer who attempted to seize them anC
their cigars. The u. S. Commissioners and the
Recorders warrants had not succeeded in fetching
Gelpi up to last evening.]
Nicholas Martin and John Morris, both free col
ored, charged by officers Isard and Farrell with
hauling thieves in their cab at night, and Martin
: with carrying concealed bowe.kpife. Remanded
until fuller and more particular affidavit can be
made.
j. D. Rayne, charged with dangerously wound
ing Henry Marry at the Veranda Hotel, by beating
him in the head with tumbler. Sent to prison tG
await Marry's recovery.
, ID. Paul, charged with assaulting VIM Jones
with intent to Kill, on the 14tll inst on Magnolis
street, by giving him violent blow over the head
{ with an oak staye. Bail given.
f One Michel or Mechiel, charged with stealing 6S
pairs of boots and shoes, worth s23s. from Jacot
Hurlinacker at No. 149 Dryades street, he bur
glarously entering the shop early on the morning
) OF the 9Th inst. Sent to prison.
, Caroline Fox charged with assaultng and abus
ing Nancy Lockwood forcbly entering her room
and taking bed.clothes and other things away, ant
finally sending her servant woman to trespass upoI
6 and abuse her. all at the corner Of Julia and Ba
> rome stree. Bail given.
, Mrs e. Mulholland charged with fattening th
face of Mike Gondran with brick, on Dryade
street, near Triton Walk Bail given.
Eliza Pagan, charged with calling Mary Whit,
out of her name, and making indecent exposure
of her person at Mary, on Adeline street. Bal
given.
RECORDER BLAeHE's CouRr John. Dwyer
= second engineer of the steamer Telegram wa
n yesterday arraigned on the charge of having mur
dered Joe Taylor, a hand on the boat when th
: boat was 60 or 10 miles above the city, by beatin
him over the head with stick of wood and
monkey wrench; Lieut.. Creyon making the arres
L
quite deaoaenlent, and in Dwyer's discharge. Il
this case the witnesses for the defence were exam
: ined first, and the first of these was oe Taylor
the alleged murdered man. He was quite positiv
! that he was not dead; and produced his wife an,
two other witnesses to prove that he was the yer,
/ IDENTICAL Joe Taylor supposed to have gone to
i better world. Taylor, however, declared tina
4 Dwyer had given him an awful beating, and tia
he intended prosecuting him in the parish within
: whose jurisdiction the assault was committed
= RECORDER IoNG,s CoITRT-Arthur Gnerin wa
sent to prison to await the result of the sabbiue
of Luke Lyons, the particulars Of which stabbing
r we published yesterday. The man who saw thu
. stabbing, and was arrested as Witness gave bal
> !, to appear. Lyons was said to be getting bette
u yesterday. Beyond this, there was nothing of in
: terest before Assistant Recorder Magioni yester
e day.
!, THE COMMON COUNCIL.
a BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-Ths Board met last eve
: ming, quorum present. and Mr.. Nixon in thu
chair
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