New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-11-15
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4 THE WEATHER yesterday was somewhat Novem-
berish-cool, sunshiny and cloudy by turns in the
fore part Of the day, and dark and cherries toward
evening. Rain, or cold weather, or both, are e2-
pected by the weatherwise. - @a4
THE SUPREME CouRT.--A large number Of deei-
sions, prepared by the Judges of the Supreme
Court of Louisiana during the summer recess, will
be read from the Supreme Bench on Monday next
THE Course OF TRUE LOVE- Erc.--An unconl.
monty rich affair, which we have not earlier pub
lished for want of room, came off in and near the
I Third District Recorders Court on Saturday lasa
\ A young man named George Hunter was ar
raigned before Assistant Recorder Magioni, on the
charge of having been found concealed on the
premises of Francisco Baroda on Frenchmen
street. the night before, and Of having stolena car
net bag and bundle of clothing belonging to Mr.
4. B. Hunter denied the eharge--a serious one, by
4. the way which is sure to send man to the Work
house unless he can secure the attendance of some
Ieaven-sent voucher or witnesa-and produced in
Court person who not only vouched fer him, but
cleared him by her testimony.
This witness was no other than the young and
pretty wife of Baroda, the prosecutor--a buxom
lassie of German parentage, who had been mar
ried to Baroda but three short weeks Il! She said
that Hunter was her own true lover, and had been
for two long years; that whilst he was absent
over the lake, she took a sudden notion to marry
Baroda, which she now repented most heartily, az
he was stingy fellow and a dirty beast, who had
done nothing to support her since marriage, and
hadn't given her a cent of money or any clothes !;
that she would rather jump into the river than live
fbaf ~ 41-a
house with her consent, did not conceal himself
there, and that when he left she left with him. to
follow him to the end of the world; that the car
pet-bag and bundle contained her clothes, all
given to her by her own mother, and that Hunter
carried them for her at her request. .s.gz4 il
1t appeared from the police officer who ar
rested Hunter that he did SO upon Barodas inform
. alton, and caught him in company with the wife
and the bundles when they were several squares
! on their way up town. When Hunter found Ba
= roda and an officer after him, he hastily pushed
Mrs Baroda into q warehouse and told her to stay
! there and manage for the best till he got free
, again. He then went quietly to the lookup, ap6
next morning she appeared to clear him, as above
described.
The astonishment of the Recorder and the officers
and spectators at the course of the bride, not ye
: out of her honeymoon, in thus battling and de
nouncing her husband, and defantly aVowing hei
intention of following her true lover, Hunter, II
= the end of the world may be imagined. The de
: spised and deserted Baroda appeared to be stupe
= fed, and had hardly word to say. OF course
! the Recorder could do no less than dismiss Hunter
9 under the circumstances. a-aa. Z
As Hunter left the courtroom Mrs. Barodf
; picked up her carpet-bag and bundle and followed
/ him. The crowd followed, expecting to see NOR,
fun, and poor Baroda also followed. At the foot 0
= = the stairs Mrs. B. turned about and regarded he
i husband with one glance of bitterest hate then
to crush him the more completely, she ostentat
) ously handed her bundles to her lover to carry
+ and took him affectionately by the arm. Hunte
a appeared delighted with his position and aete
!. with allshe galantry that any lover could unde
n such circumstances. Leaving the courthouse, th
guilty pair started out Elysian Fields street. sti
!, followed by the crowd and the speechless Barodf
!, But lust at the corner another scene occurred
:, The mother of Mrs. Bareda, having heard of tn
attempted elopement of her daughter and the al
rest was tearing along on her way to court to &c
,f the hang of the matter. She, it seemed, was Bt
ii roda's friend, and detested Hunter worse than
=, rattlesnake. Meeting her daughter in the stree
III in charge of Hunter and her Wretched son.in-la'
in behind the seotf and jeer of the crowd, her Dutc
blood rose. She began abusing her daughter, an
ii, reproaching her for the disgrace she had brougl
of upon the family by her conduct; and her passio
o boiling higher she talked, she at last pitche
into her and began slappng and kicking her in tl
most furious manner. The crowd attempted to il
terfere and the daughter started to escape wit
her lover; but the furious mother, screaming an
struggling, still followed, kicking at her daughtt
as she was held back, and elevating the your
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ae alous to the public eye.
Oh At last the grief-strieken parient" of the
ei and heartess daughter was induced to desist al
ef let the Grant ones take their way. Hunter, aft
the old woman had been induced to leave, polite
~ invited the crowd into a coffee-house to tai
N drinks All went in and smiled, except Barod
And that was the last we heard of the matter.
elr All the actors in this little drama said to
IN residents of Bay ST. Louis.
Houses ESTEREp.-Corporal Dellatre reports til
"a "a the residence of E. Santana, on Dryades sire
We near Felicity was entered at O'Clock yesterd
ret morning and robbed Of $I50 worth of weari
ell apparel.
~ Officer Reid reports that the residence OF nj
do Louisa Wallis was entered by thieves on Tuesd
of night, bnt that nothing was taken.
to DEATH OF PoL1cE 0FFIeER-Mr. Robert V
he Dalson good man and long known as a merito
re- torious officer of the First District police, died
or. terday afternoon of consumption. He will
es, buried this afternoon. May he rest well.
DIED OF HIS Wousp.-A man named 10
be Schmidt, who was taken to Charity Hospital
OF the night of the 7th inst, having been stabbed
w y the abdomen by some person unknown to hi
died on Tuesday night. DR.. Drew made the P
III mortem examination yesterday, and Coroi
eAs Beach set about holding his inquest; but hav
le.s no clue whatever to the murderer, he deferred
inquest in the hope of obtaining clue. !
~ hardly possible that any light can be thrown III
~ this case, despite the saying, SO often true,
vea s'murder will OUT
Is sHoorINd AFFAIR.-John Phillips was arres
IN on Dryades street. on Tuesday night last, BY