New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-18
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY IS, 1860

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man, that he would strike him III the head. Harr
/ had loaded cane. Witness took the cane, II
maFking that BE would sooner sec HarTis tlrashe
| ehan kfl 2 man with the cane. HARRY said II Wi
aess e would give him back the cane, be would re
IRAN from doing anything. He invited Witness L
ta9e dinner with him, but witness declined. In I'll
evening. witness heard TINT Harris had had dini
cality. witness did not know Peck then; but lfai
laes H. oesn ADVISED by friend 10 90 70 him and tel
| NM he could give this testimony
aif. van l1alscn objected to the introduction d
!. .esat1oay relative 70 any proceedings anteceden
t. L W ia1ai meeting, and the Recorder sustained
len. Miles argued at length that the difficulty b
tne preceding day, and other circumstances. We're
pait o. the affair which resulted In the fatal rem
s1rhteT dIeT anu mad everything To do with 1t.
| ans recorder still not agreeing, Mr.. Hunt made
~ bspesea ' sustaining his colleague II was one 81
Ine most powerful and effective orasorical efforts
w NJ ever heard from him. and for q long time kept
lne courtroom, as IT were, breaihless. He an.
Aoahced lnfnil what the defense expected to prove
HI Pauated upon the different points, already
enclsed, gong 70 show the manIness and honor
oIanle generosity Of tbs prisoner Throughout the
whoie Of the unhappy affair which neecss1sateS
him 70 kill that be himself might not be killed,
lne recorder stated that he would reserve his
aeelsion on The point at issue, and adjourned the
court OF announced adjournment But. at the nj
gent solicitation OF the defense he deferred the al
Journment long enough To take the testimony of
ons Wines VINO vas anxious to leave for his home
4 in ffsE.
city without injury to himself
Jpa dad'ss. as sitting in chair by the heater
~ the rotunda. Saw Peck standing near ;hs bi,I
clerks window, with his hands on his hips Heard
,ae fapos. q pistol; then Peck turned half way
round, pnt his hand to his breast drew d Dsfxl and
frea. Did not see who iirea the first pistol On ac
count of the curve oil the Office After the f7rss
Ahot, heard several more in quick succession. D1l
H. A.. see .arrls ~ after the iring he was behind
sc counter m Ihe Rlne-r0om, reclining on his arm
peek was fired at before he fired He had no ristaI
ID nls hand when the first shot was fred saw him
distinctly there being no person between tn inter
sept ne vision Judged that The first slidt was at
Peck because he returned the fire Alta fhe a;rss
ire, ne remained iii the same position Wha IL
walk. = . osai'as
Mr. Hunt furnished the Recorder with 4 writer,
memorandum Of what be intended ID prove lpr the
defense, ana the Court adjourned. The exa1nilla
Ilea R!tl pc resumed tp.day after the discharge f
the dock.
q q AIcE Row As IT TASDs.--sirnon Garlick and
Wae fa1iny were before Recorder Summers YES
tefday On the complaint OF d free colored HendeJ
SON. who charged that Fanny had beaten him with
roiilng pin. ami again hagelated him with
Pc pFopmstick, p G whilst simon held cooked pistol 1t
~ heaa with threats y blo8 his brains ont. The
narilcks gave bail, and then had said free eaored
Henderson, baptized Stephen, arrested On the
charge Of having beaten Mrs. Garek. Three
other iree colered Hendersons, yclept William.
aIphoIse ana Gailssa, we're inciuded in the charge
anu ilHeWlsG arrested. The scene OF this tronhle Il
g. house Or two adjoining houses on Grayer street.
me Recorder will nnfafel it IN good time
sTAnBIsG.-A yonng man named James McKen-
ney was arrested yesterday morning, upon the
complaint Of Z. Fitzsimmons, who charged lin
With having stabbed man named Mack Levi "a
Ichoupitollas street, the night before with ;uent
to kill McKenney's story Was That he WA with With
ms I'VE brothers, when Levi, who was drunk
struck one OF themt and the first lie knew the man
was cut, and they took him TO drug store
eonid ut say who did the cutting. The particulars
VIII come out lueidly in good time.
ssAIGHEs sSATcHRo. One jules Iabusan was
yesterday sent to prison by Recorder Summers. to
await hearing on The charge Of having snatched
a retieule from the hands oil Mrs. Bsnnay as She
was walking along the street..
GoTcIIER sCoFcHED..'--ThoIaas Coteher was
locked up yesterday, I'd await the leisure OF Re
corder summers. Burglary il the heavy charge
which bridget Blake has entered against him.
BREACH OF TRrsr. This charge was yesterday
preferred against Bertrand Fach before Recorder
Long. by Mrs. ,]lanita Maranez Specification
that he failed to account for i quantity Of silver
ware and pair OF earrings al valued at SIG,
which the lady left with him for repair "A warrant
was issued.
AeclnEST.--,John Roy, q free colored lad. IL
years old, who has been staying about the Pont-
ehartialn Railroad Depot 10 attend to light porter
car, which the Workmen were moving ai the depot
on Monday evening. One of his legs was terribly
crushed His screams we're awful. and as they
carried him of to his hofne he still kept screaming
and eSclaiming that he Was killed.
FATAL AeeIpEST.-on Sunday three boys were |
hunting below the city, near the English Turn. The |
shotgun Of one going OF accidentally, tle charge
lodged in the leg of one OF the others The boys |
were fnr removed from medical aia and before aid |
came, the wounded boy bled to death, or lost so
much blood then that subsequent Efforts 10 save
him we're unafahng. He was the youngest boy in
the. party, only eight years old, and his name was
fhttip heHner. His hefeaved parents buried him
Yesterday in the Third District.
Cor eFr ScATHEhEss.-W Jackson the slave
who SO spendidly fooled twenty-one carriage-ar
sers on Monday, tthe particulars whereof We pub
ished yesterday was not arraigned before the Re-
corder, or in any way punished for his escapade.
A gentleman who knew him and his master rouched
for him, and the drivers, finding that their only
redress could be obtained from the master, made
no charge against the darkey. Whether they ever
collect their money or not one thing is certain,
and thati the earriage.driYers will be very apt to
know, Vim. Jackson hereafter.
EXCITEMENT ON CAMp AND ST. CHARLES ssrREErs
alr. Fitch, street contractor of the Third Ward
yesterday kicked mp quite dust on Camp and St.
Charles streets. He was concerned IN big serape
on each street, but came OF right side up, as he
swept everything before him.
In other words, the square blocks Of parts of |
both streets received not only the usual seraping
rom the street cleaners hoes but were afterwards
swept with brooms, as in other cities. 1t was the
irst time We ever saw street sweeping in New
Orleans. This will, we learn, hereafter be the
plan Of MIR. Fitch in cleaning the square block
streets III his Jurisdiction.
The dust created for the time il disagreeable To-
iome, but the cleanliness 0f the streets afterYara
must render the Introduction Of the brooms a mat j
er Of qualification to all.
HARBoR1aG AND CoNeEALlsG.--A free colored
nan named Webbs. residing Customhouse
street between johnson and 6alyez, was yester-
lay before Recorder Wilt, charged with laving
1arbored and concealed the runaway slave Lew
ngs belonging to Mr.. Marrero, in st. Bernard
.arsh. Nebbs gave bail to answer to the charge ,
1t the proper time.
WICKED MRs. JoNcEER.--The only new assault
md battery case before Recorder Wiitz yesterday
vas that Of Mrs1ulia Ioncker, charged with hav-
ng ferociously punched the face and stomach of
he Widow Gaaghan at the corner of Custom
louse and Franklin streets. The ferocens Mrs. j. ,
gave bail to toe the mark when summoned by the i
rump Of justice
With stabbing with intent to murder, was yesterday
dismissed by nolle prosequi. :
Ellen AcNab pleaded guilty to charge Of as
ault and battery.
Frederick Krof was tried for larceny and found
rot guilty. III
Samuel Franklin, f m. q, was tried for stabbing
With intent to murder and found guilty Of assault
,nly.
THE French ARMY IN ITALY.-It il understood
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