New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-09-15
NUMBER 166.
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FIEEMEN's ExcGRstoSs.-This afternoon, Wash
lllgtoh flre company No. 20 starts a festive
cuFslon 10 biloxi, to return on Monday morning.
Tomorrow Phoenix Fire Company No. q intends
enjoying themselves at the lake hotel terminus of
the Jefferson Railroad. We have received polite
| invitations from both companies to accompany
| them, for which they have our thanks.
| UNION BASE BALL CLrB.-The Committee Of Ar.
rangements Of this club have our thanks for an in
| ytaton to be present at a match game which thew
! are to play this afternoon, at the Deiachaise
| Ground. The sport begins at q O'Clock.
| TIRE BARBECUE AT ANTE CiTY.-The Bell and
| Everett barbecue came Oft Yesterday, according
| to announcement, at Anlite City. This reporter
! was one Of them that went. It was a glorious
affair. We shall give fall report Of it on Mon
| day, together with some account Of the conduct
! OF some Of the country Bfeckfnridrcrs which led
| to lighting and shooting and the wounding of one
Of the Breckinrilge party, thereby disturbing the
close OF the barbecue and preventing the dance
which mad been arranged to come off at the hotel
ORGANIZATION OF TIE g BELL CHaMrfoss."-A
| large number OF the patriotic youth Of our city
| last evening assembled at Templars' Hall on Ca
rondelet street, and organized themselves into a
| club under the name Of the Bell Champions"
| Though they are not old enough to vote yet
too soon to begin a good thing. We welcome
| them with pride and pleasure into the ranks of
the present campaign. They are all young
gentlemen Of the first responsibility, and will, no
cause. They elected their officers as follows :
President, Theodore W Buddecke; Vice Presidents,
tirst District E. D. Hyde Second District, B. Ia
varies Third District. n. Mount; Fourth District,
a. Il. Person Grand Marshal, W. P. Noble: AS
sistant.Marshals, First District, j. d. Clancey:
Second District, f. Bonto; Third District, j. a. +.
Brown, Jr.; Fourth District, 4. Pierson. Treas
nrer, Otis Harris. Recording Secretary, S. Yulee
Hyams Corresponding Secretary, NJ. p. Mortee.
Colt while you're young, boys! We shall expect
to see you III the procession next Wednesday night.
THE "FossIr.s GrARD."-This club of young
Bell and Everett gentlemen, to which we alluded
yesterday, will be organized tonight at Odd
Fellows Hall, as will be seen by the official
noqncement in another column. We have reason
to believe that it willprove to be Of the bright
est gems in the Bell and Everett coronet in this
city.
THE MTSrTE MEN or 'G0.-This new Bell and
Everett Club turned ont for the first time last
night, and surprised the town with their beautiful
and unique appearance. The occasion of the turn
out was to receive and escort home the Young
Bell Ringers, Bell knights, Everett Rangers, and
others, on their return from the barbecue at
Arnite City. They wore uniform Of black caps
and black oil-cloth capes, with the word " Union
| on the breast: each man carrying torch, gum
| fashion, over his shoulder; and marching and
| going through eyolntions in military style in the
most perfect and admirable manner. Marshal, or
rather Capt. Beggs, was at their head, and pnt
| them through their motions. With the other clubs
they visited the Fossil Club, which was in session
at Odd Fellows Hall, and afterward marched
| around and returned to their quarters. No club
yet organized has made more striking impression
on the public,
MrRDERors AssAuLT.-Joseph Holden made an
affidavit yesterday morning before Recorder
Emerson, charging John Whalen, alias Carroll,
with striking his son John Holden on the head
| with a saw, dangerously wounding him. We mem
| toned the occurrence in yesterdays Crescent,
| but without particulars name. Il took place on
| Camp street, between Julia and Girod. Whalen
ordered young Holden to DO something, which the
other refused upon which he struck him on the
head with saw he had in his hand. The blow
was given with such force that it produced most
ghastly wound, and it is feared the young mans
skull is fractured and he may not survive.
Whalen escaped at the time, and the police
hunted him up in vain until late hour of the
night, when he was arrested by Lieut.. Costley, o
the Fourth District
Recorder Emerson yesterday sent him to tht
, Parish Prison to await the result of Holden
wound. .-M ..m-0 ..@.
SURRENDERED HmsELF.-Pat Carroll, not Carr
as first reported, surrendered himself on Thursday
night to answer the charge of dangerously stab
bng man named Londrcgan, on Constance street
Recorder Emerson yesterday sent him to prison tc
await the result.
| EXA3fTNATIo& or DR. HALE FOR RAPE-Fiye eve
ming sessions of Recorder EInerson's Court, within
the past week, (as we have already stated) were
occupied with tile examination oil DR.. j.. L. Hale
the wellknown lecturer on electro-hiology wht
the person of Sophia Matz, little gfl living viii
Her, aged between eleven and twelve years.
Mrs. Bell is a respectable lady living on st. 10
seph street. The girl, a pretty and innocent look
ing child, rather welldevcloped for her age, Iiyes
| in the family as an adopted child, doing light
| work about the house and taking care Of Mrs
Belts little boy. Her only relative is a poor
mother, residing in the Third District The out.
rage was alleged to have been perpetrated in the
| Doctors room in the St. Charles Hotel, during The
afternoon of Saturday, the 18th Of August
The prisoner was defended by Col. Field, ani
the State was represented by Judge Scmmes, act
, ing for his COUSIN Attorney-General Semmes. TIL,
courtroom was crowded each evening of the ex
animation, and the witnesses were kept belov
l stairs, and introduced one at time. Much of tn
F. testimony given was of such nature as to fo1b
, our publishing it,
Mrs. Bell, the complainant, was the first witnes
examined, at the first evening session. She state
that tile Doctor had visited her house seyera
times, to see an aunt of his who stayed there
On Friday, the l7th, he called to get his aunt t.
go with him to the Lake: but she was too i'll to go
He then offered to take the chdren-meaning hi
cousin, Miss Turner girl twelve or fourteen
years old, and daughter Of another aunt Of his
Mrs. Bells little son James, and the girl Sophia
who always accompanied the little boy whereve
he went. He took them to Carrollton. After thei
return in the evening, little Jimmy told his mothe
that Sophia had sat in the Doctors lap comm,
down in the cars. From this, Mrs. Bell suspecte,
| that Sophia was getting to be little too forwar
for girl of her age, and resolved to put create
| restraint upon ilef
Next day, Saturday. the children went up t
Mrs. Turner's, on DrSades street. Ifhe Doctor
other aunt. ln the evening they returned frol
Mrs. Turner's. Finding that they had been to SO
the Doctor at the hotel, Mrs. Bell scoldod Sophi
+ severely for going there; and, noticing that III
girl walked aWkWaldly, as if in pain, and beginning
, TO suspect something wrong, threatened TO Whil
, her if She did not tel all that had taken place
. Sophia then gave her the information upon which
she caused tile Doctor to be arrested the follown;
day. On the evening OF that day she had the cir
!, examined by DR.. Recdy, at her house. She gay,
Sophia excellent character and stated that sht
had always been particular about allowing her tt
associate with children or boys on the street.
/ Sophia Matz herself was next examined Sh,
explained that she understood the nature of al
oath, before being sworn. Her manner was quiet
cool and composed. There was no particular ap
3 pcarlpce OF shame or confusion about her: she ap
peared utterly unconscious of the lamentable stu
alton she occupied She narrated part of the stor
in detail. and the rest was drawn from her by tn
j questions Of counsel. Her story was, that whe
she went TO Mrs. Turner's on Saturday, Miss Tul
ner took her and Jimmy to the st. Charles Hote
| to see her cousin, as she said. She did not knol
who Miss Turner meant when she spoke of he
cousin. They went to the hotel; went in Mt til
Common street side [the ladies' entrance) and u
stairs to the Doctors room, Miss Turner shown
the way. The Doctor was glad TO see them. Fl
! soon gave his cousin some money and told her an
Jimmy TO go aud get some candy They startc