New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-07
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the Coroner some trouble in attending 10 cases of
eunstroke. The mercury was up to and over the
nineties in the afternoon.
No YELLOW FEyER-The false reports now so
prevalent in distant parts of the country that yell
low fever has been this season and is now pre-
yaling in this city, though they have been denied
time and again upon the best authority by the
press, are now met and fatty denied by publiea-
tion Of the Board Of Health. 1t is in another
column, and we direct attention to it.
People abroad need have no fear when the
fever appears If 1t should appear, they may de-
pend upon having it from the New Orleans papers,
and not from the chronic falsiers who write from
this city to the North, or from their brethren at
the North and elsewhere, who sit in their rooms
and manufacture the lies at home.
FIRE Ar THE LAKE.-A large portion Of Major
Ranneys or the New Canal Companyis large
stable fronting the lake. near Dan Hickok,s hotel,
was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. How
the fire started we did not learn. The feed and the
mules were saved. Dan Hickok's famous house
was saved only by the tearing down Of fences,
| and a vigorous use of buckets. -sttas sy
| MURDER CASES FfxED--George Osborne, who
beat his wife to death because she was too drunk
TO have his supper ready, and John McGrath, who
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pute about game Of cards both Third District
| cases-are to be examined before Recorder Long
tomorrow.
| EXAMINED AND DIsCHARGgD-Joseph G. G. VIII
liams, the engineer who recently, at his own resi-
dence in the Fourth District shot and killed police
officer George S. Howe, for tampering with his
wife and then bullying him in his own resi-
dence, had his examination before Recorder Sum
|
the way of letters established the unfaithfulness
of Mrs. Williams. The following statement in
writing, was offered in his defense by Williams,
and received by the Court Those who remember
the published testimony Of Mrs. Williams as given
before the Coroner, will perceive that her account
of the fatal renconter talies very nearly with his
1 His statement was this:
have suspected George Howe, for more than
year, of having designs upon my wife, and have
been convinced for four months past that he was
carrying on criminal intercourse with her. He
met her at several places, visited my house during
nv ABSENCE and was seen coming out of it at
4 O'Clock in the morning.
4 forbade him my house, and warned him never
to go there again. He repeatedly returned, and
| was invariably warned to cease his visits.
On Friday, before my arrest, had long talk
with him. and he pledged himself never to come to
my house again, and spoke in the highest terms of
4 my wfe's character.
4 took drink with him and then parted, he re-
newing the promise never to visit my wife. felt
quite unhappy, but did not know what further
to; do.
bed, when knock was heard at the front door.
| My wife went to the door and asked who was
there. / heard Howe say want to see Mr. Will
liams the id rascal. / then came out into my
parlor, and Howe abused and cursed me, shook a
cane at me, and said had been speaking about
him and my wife, and that was q id lying -.
He repeated the oath, and placing his hand be-
| = @<Srlr Hold 1of nIlfn fhon nrxort
back into my chamber and got the revolver al
ways carry with me when travelling. said to him
when came back, 2 Go out, win talk with you
outsider He refused to leave-renewed his curse
and presented his pistol He was beside himself
with rage, and was on the point Of shooting mt
down in my own house, when fred at him. My
wife Immediately seized my arm. and my pisto
r was twice discharged in the struggle.
acted altogether in selt-defense against mai
who had first seduced my wife, and then come tt
my domieile to seek quarrel and murder me be
very sorry to have been obliged to act in this man
, ner, and to have been driven to the necessity o.
shedding human blood; and itweighs heavily upof
my heart.
and in the presence of God, declare that was
, obliged to do it for my own preservation.
, The testimony of e. H. Harris, which was taken
showed that Howe had said that he was not afrait
, of Williams and that he was going up the night ht
was killed and as often as he liked. Harris warnet
him not to go, but he declared he would, and tina
he was not afraid of Williams shooting him. Hi
, got Howe's revolver from Mrs. Williams after tht
difficulty, and Mrs. Williams acknowledged having
, written the letters offered in evidence.
! Upon this showing, the Recorder pronounced
case of justifiable homicide, and gave Williams
his discharge.
PURSE ssArcH1NG.-We have repeatedly warned
1 ot;c of rin nubic
or in crowded places, with their purses, portemon
naies in their hands, or slung to their wrists bu
such warnings seem to be useless. The latest cas-
was on Tuesday, when young lady, whilst pass
: ing the corner of Prytana and Josephine streets
had her porte monnaie snatched from her hand b,
a thief who afterward showed her some of th
prettiest running she ever saw. She did not chas,
him, for how can hoops hope to compete in rul
y with the hoopless pantaloons? Ladies, do as tn
gentlemen do--earry your yaluables in your breas
pockets. -
y The New CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE THIRD DI.
TRIcT.-We some time ago gave an account of tn
e new Catholic church which is to be built in th
Third District, to replace the present frame edfc
2 on Marigny street, known as st. Peters, OF whlc
the Rev. Father Cornelius Moynihan is rector. TIL
r. subscriptions for the new building have been lit
eral, and the work progresses bravely. Alread
the foundations of the large and stylish brick ed
is ice are even with the earth's surface, and NOR
a than that, the walls in some places are far aboy
!. the earth's surface. But the chief event in a
erections of public buildings, to-wit: the laying
l. the corner stone is yet to take place. We lear
N that this ceremony will take place next Sunda
IN evening, in presence Of the most distinguished
e the Catholic clergy, and with all the solemn an
e ,l,,, HatI,a aI,a Fhnrn