New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-16

dressing some one who seemed to be in Desseint's
alley. Saw Descent rush out OF the alley he
struck or pushed the man, who struck back and
then ran away There was but one blow ON each |
side, and witness saw no weapon. Witness went |
to the alley and Descent in the alley, holding
his hand to his side Mrs. Descent was there and
said to witness, ''My husband has been stabbed !
| run and arrest the murderer Mr.. Descent went
up stairs and witness went and got DR.. Nee to at
tend to him. AT the time Of the stabbing no other
persons were present: witness was certain that the
stabbing was done by the man who was in front of
the house, and who away.
4L'S Marie Richard: On Sunday evening, July
take walk. He went down first. When | Went
down and got to the gate did not see Mr.. Des-
SENT there, and turning around, saw him coming
up the alley. ] was standing on the sill. putting
my gloves, with my back to the street, and my
face towards the yard, when a man whom recog-
nized as Baptste Ducorneau, stopped on the ban
quette opposite the gate where | was standing,
and insulted me by using some very gross epithets
called ont to Mr.. Descent that was insult
| ing me. He rushed up andpushed Mr. Dncorneau,
who struck him and then ran off, ! could not see,
| on account of the darkness, whether Ducorneau
mad knife; but he must have had it in his hand
all the time, for l am certain he made no motion
| to draw weapon from about his person. When
Descent pushed Ducorneau lie asked him, aWhat
| do you want?' Ducorneau steuCk him, saying, as
| he did so, "This is what want" and he immedi-
ately ran off. Mr. Descent put his hand to his side
and exclaimed, 'Thc wretch has stabbed met
| first recognized Ducorneau by his voice, when he
dilAIcsSGu hlc' ttlflleu dEUu!Hi
face distinctly; MFR. Descent also recognized him.
The above was all the testimony taken. Though
it did not appear in the testimony, the public are
entitled to know the fact that the last witness was
not the wife of Mr.. Descent, and that Mr.. Ducor-
| neau is or was formerly her lawful husband.
verdict was rendered in accordance with the above
showing. attrbutng the death of Francois Descent
I to stab inflicted by Baptiste Ducorncau, and
charging the latter with murder. OF course Dn-
I corneau will now be sent after, and arrested, If
possible.
The MURDER AT THE IRISH WAKE.-Las even
ing, Coroner Beach investigated the death of John
King, who was stabbed on the night of the 4th
inst. in front of house on Delord street, near
Foucher where a wake was being held over the
body of young woman. The substance Of the
testimony taken was as follows; .~m
T. G. Siiinger: Was at the wake. John King
| came out from the wake, and overlook and stop
ped man and woman who had just left, and con
| yersed with them a few moments. As he ran to
overtake these persons, James Reed called to MN,
in familiar manner, to hold on. When King got
| back he puths hands on Reeds shoulders and said
Z What have you got to say ~ Reed put his hands
on Kings shoulders, and asked him the same qles-
ton. The conversation was in friendly way.
King tried 10 throw Reed, but did not succeed he
then called to some other party, who answered
from the crowd in front Of the wake. crowd be-
gan 10 HaIUef ABOUT Ming ana heeu. hllutSS went
up and saw one person holding Reed by the throat
and another by the waist. When the crowd came
up Reed mad let go Of King, and said, :" Let go,
what do you hold me forT' As one man caught
hold of Reed, King cried out, " Hold him, he has
stuck his knife into me up to the hilt!h The crowd
then began to cry, Xxi him, kill him!i' Those
who had hold of Reed got him down to the ground,
with the aid of others, and he was kicked whilst
down. The policeman afterward came and took
Reed away.
JeyenaidFt S,entcan: Did not see the affray, but
afterward found knife in the gutter where the
aifray had taken place.
Thomas king: Is brother of the deceased.
Was sitting on a bench at the wake. When the
I ARRAY took place, (between u and l o'clock A.
NJ heard his brother cry murder; ran across
and asked what was the matter; John King said
. Brother, catch his right arm-he has got his knife
} in my heart" Witness caught Reed, got him
down. and held him till an officer came.
f Numerous other witnesses were in waiting; but
the above testimony being deemed sufficient for
the Coroner's purpose, no more of the witnesses
were examined. verdict of murder was rem
dered against James Reed
AfFRAY.-An afffay occurred yesterday about
! . o'clock on Common street, between Messrs,
Clark and Butler in which the latter received some
ten cuts on the left side of the face from the former,
with poeket.knife, an evident attempt having
been made to sever the juguar. The wounded
man was cared for by his friends Clark called a
cab and left. In connection with the above we
would state that several Influential and responsible
citizens applied to DR.. Adder, who was standing
on the corner of Common and 81. Charles, but who
refused to attend for fear as he alleged, of being
obliged to attend Court Lieut. Jaquess, who was
promptly the spot and ascertained Clark's resi-
!. dence to which he had escaped, at the corner O.
Montegut and Ievee streets, dispatched message
to the Third District for his arrest, and very
Lieut. Mazerat had him in custody.
: RECORDER EAIERsoN's 'sGouRT.-AssistantR Recorder
f Bakewel disposed of the business yesterday and
if he didn't make the Billy Barows and Dorothy
t Draggletals spin, it wasn't owing to any lack OF
inclination or effort on his part.
Pat Garrity, charged with drunkenness and
/ breach of the peace, was asked to give SIS oil
take go days secllsion at the p. p. Edward
/ killehan, for laying his drunken paws upon the
fair Nina Whittier, on Claiborne street, was asked
to give $40 or take 60 days retirement Three
females and fifteen hemales were asked to pony up
Sl0 each, or go down for month. a Bob a Mike
and two Marys were asked for s. each, with the
option of going into retirement. A George, a Con
+ rad and Margaret were the lucky three who were
: asked for only 81 20 each Few none of the
S above came down with the dibs, and Burney':
black omnibus did rushing business.
' Ann ROAM f. W. c., charged with embezzns siz
or seven hundred dollars of the estate of Mary
t Powell: Thomas Mcguire, charged with violating
the ordinances by blocking up the levee footyay
with square granite blocks; Chas. Couehal, charged
A with wouniing boy on Thalia street, and Mary
Ann Moran, charged with pummeling and hair
J dragging Frederika Belling Tchoupiteua.
street, were all discharged, and went their ways
rejoicing.
Sc. 81, IL,