New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-20
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me bfe started III small frame cottage adjoining
which also was destroyed The french ,ycr,
4 promptly there, but were bothered by the scarcit
ot water, which is the special cnrse Of that end o
the altf. Ihc fire was prevented from spreading
Only oy several Of the engines forcing into eaci
Ouicr and thus rendering available the reares
water they could get which was far enough OH
4 HOW lie Tire started We did not hear.
iHn EvL. or BEEG TOO late Foa TIM CARs.--
Qh Wednesday evening, two travellers went owe
tbe riFer 70, take the Opcousas ears. They wer,
700 late; lett their baggage, consisting Of two
trunks and two carpet bags, in q ncigllborina
cotec-louse, with the intention of taking tile morn
! my traln. The Two friends went of to pass tit
4 nisht according TO their fancy. Soon after they
iet1 \ negre-cab driver from this side o the ril 81
| went 70 the grocery with written order for The
! baggage. II was handed over to him. lie brougf
1t over, aud being rejoined by the man who liat
gwen i4ini the order, took tie baggage and Till
man to the Jackson Railroad Depot. 1t that dc
pot W. cars were non est. The man then ordered
the driver 10 take him To certain grocery In tIf
vicinity Of Canal and Claiborne Streets There tilc
| man and the baggage were left. Yesterday morn
ing Whiist the disconsoate owners OF the baggage
/ were ifing around alarming the police the people
IN the vicinity Of Canal and Claiborne streets wore
I wondering what could be the meaning OF two
| trunks ana two carpet bags which were at the
% %daWn discovered scattered along in the ditch which
| blflrcated Glarhofne street Officer Boullosa, who
| had been alarmed about the baggage so airojtly
stolen from Algiefs, heard the illalIn about the
baggage found in The Claiborne street ditch. ail
'iHA Ui fEE0nEilin9 tIIC
tWo sets y baggage rs one and The sa,ae :lna in
restoring il all 10 the rghtful owners. Tie trunks
| were found locked and strapped az when hast
seen; but when opened BY Tie owners, il va
ohna i tat az te staall valuables we're gone, e
| bulky articles in both trunks ana baes remain.
ing as when first packed. Whether one traveller
mad robbed the other, or whether both had been
| robbed by some Mephistophelian sharper Of Inc
aosFn, Wts hot satisfactorily ascertained; but il
appeared that the negro cabdfiyef was innocent
Al any rate, the two travellers were much reieieod
20 recover Their baggage, though tie more yaua.
bic parts thereof were missing.
MEhANcuoLY ACCIDENTS Might I,ofoFe la4f 4
htlle daughter oi Mr. John Burns, residing on Spain
sIretts netWe9n Goolehildrcn and Morales, was ae.
cldentay sealded. The motherfan o,lt to procure
igedieai aplllances and whilst she was gone The
child mel with still more serious accident which
resulted fatally. Her dress caught lire, and She
Wis so baik burned that se died yesterday Iorli-
ing. Ihe attending physician, cognzlnt Of th,.
iaet gave hIS certificate that the child died of ac-
ciaental burning, and no Coronial inanest VA
deemed necessary.
Yesterday afternoon a lai twelve wears ola
named Lawrence Allen. son Of Michael Allen. fcli
Oh the wharf opposite Post l6, First District and
WAS drowned. He was walking along Oh STAGE.
plali, which rested unevenly, lengtliwse with The
sloe OF tlie wharf; the plank tilted. and over lie
went He fell in about four feet water, and il 4
beiieNed would have been saved, hut for The too
nasty energy Of the who went to his rescue in
W tWo SKINS. A man IL one Of the s5iffs had found
70 the surface, when the other skin coming ~, too
hastily, struck the hook and caused the boy o fal
on ana disappear again. Before the confusion
could be renedied, the boy Lad the opportunity to
drown: for when his body was agaiiii recovered
life was extinct. The Coroner was notified and
proceeded 10 the spot and held his inquest
ExAMISArloy OF Dir. W. H. PEEK, FOR THE
hiILING OF CHARLES N. HARRis.--The interest
felt in this case continues unabated. Yesterday
the fourth gay OF the Investigation, Recorder Sum
yious days. =
The prisoner ana all parties being present 1he
examination for tile defense was resumed and The
following testimony taken:
". II. 1eIreR.-I reside in Algiera, and am an
oNorseer. | was in the st. Charles Hotel on Tri.
day, the lafL, between u and i O'Clock. i was VA,
passing by the pay-bill window, and went up within
two or three feet Of Mr. Harris saw thai he ItaJ
pistol in his right hand resting on his lin Ills
hand was trembling very much | looked III the
direction he was looking, and saw Mr. Peck stand
lug distant five or six icet from Harris who gas
near the window on the side next the wineroon
| lho5ght there was going TO be difficulty, and
Immediately ran out OF the way. At that time
saw no pistol in Peck's hand. / think when first
saw him he had his hands resting on his liips /
did not take time to examine whether he Ial n
pistol q not; The next thing ! heard was two
shots, fired almost simultaneously / think tterc
were four other shots fired. Whom saw the nis.
tol in Harris hand, and saw which way Id Mas
looking, Immediately turned my eyes in the same
direction; but did not pause moment: imme.
diately went aroand out OF sight Of The parties /
saw no other person than Harris at the bill-clerks
window
X. 6. Sdhals.--I live in Carroll parish, Louis
lana | am n merchant. / was in the St Charles
Hotel rotunda at about o'clock on Friday The
lslh- ! was standing by the side Of the heater
next to the ladies parior, when my attention was
arrested by the report Of pistol. Without chang
ing my position, | turned my head ana Looked II
the direction whence The report came. Mr.. Peek
linn, and his manner and position were evidence 10
me tha, ne was in Q rencounter with some one
but with whom, could not see When fIrst saw |
him he was turning his right side towards the wine.
his arm down, and fired Immediately. Another |
shot was fired by some one else almost MI fhe |
same instant. Mr.. Peck was advancing. prettS
much IN the same position as already described, |
.oHaras S. lle " MWihe,room, and passed ont Of my
sight behind the office. The report of the pisto /
or the shot which first drew my attention. was in
the direction where MIR. Peck was standing NV T
impression IS that Peck did not fire the first shot
Wy reason 1of thla impression is. that when first
saw Peck (Which was after | heard the first re-
pefD he appeared as though iii the act Of drawing
his Weap0h which lie fired Immediately afterwards
do not know whether Peck had a pisfol in lis
laha or not when q y fifst saw him. remained in
he rutnnda until the firing had entirely ceased
shnk there We're six or seven shots fired / only
;aw Peek fire ouee. ~
Joseph u. i. Edadfds-Tresiae in this city; hayc
4stll n 1Nefaett on G1Lt0l and sugar naata tiana
IA Friday tho l3tf, between u and i ogluek / |
was IN the hotel rounda, sitting between tic st0yp
md the ladies paFor, when heard what aDpeaYnd
g he the report Of pistol oyertowartl the clerks
'Ifee. There We're persons between me and tbe
iiace from which the report came, but they soon
'tspeFsed. saw Mr.. Peck to the iefl Of tGe bl
Window with his face toward the door nj the vino
eeni, sfan'ling ma shaniing position. He appeared
Q he stooHed in his knees, his shoulders drawn
town, and his arm extended. he fired twice I
max, IN that position. ! could not see who hp
vas firing at. He eeRsed firing, and seemed ia he
Il the act OF drawing another weapon. OF putting
p the one he had used. | left at that time and
sent INTO the entrance OF the ladies; parlor and
aw no more. +
Recorder Il. II. Summers EIn answer to pes.
ions OF eoulsell My impression now is that re. E,
aased Mr. Harris, the deceased, on the morning of
fiday the 18th. about the hour of halfpast
clock The accused offered in evidence the book
l which is registered the property belonging 10
artes Under arrest, and brought to the First bis
net lock up: in which book is recent of q NJ Il
lafrs, III which he acknowledges having received
ne following property: A watch and chain n |
lamond pm, revolver a derrnger ana bowie |
nite The receipt bears date January l3th ls60.
nd is signed Charles N. Harris. The above men
oned weapons, or others lust Ike them were in | :,
ourt as the property OF G. n. Harris, and we're
rdered to be restored to him by myself
Marion 4. Baker.--I reside in this CITY: am !
zeal reporter Of the Daily Delta newspaper WAS .
resent on the 18th. when Harris weapons we're
stored to him by one of the Recorders clerks;
icy were returned to him between IL and half,
asst IL o'clock A. NJ. !,
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