New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-07

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On next Sunday, 18th inst, match win be |
played between the Magnolia and Empire Clubs at
the Delachaise Ground.
| MURDER OF A PoLICEMAN.-0ffcer Oscar Somers,
faithful and energetic policeman, who had served
for some years and who lately had been stationed
at night on that worst OF all beats, the upper
steamboat landing, had his throat cut, and was in
stanty killed, AT about ten o'clock last night At
the same time, VIM. Condor, quartermaster Of the
steamship Habana, was dangerously stabbed in
the left side.
The dead body of somers was carried to the
First District Lookup. Condor was taken to the
| Charity Hospital.
| John Mulhollind, fireman belonging to the
steamship Habana, was arrested as the murderer,
by officer Mcl[ullen, (somers' partner on the
levee) and the same officer arrested John Hobson,
striker belonging to the steamboat Ophelia, and
Peter McCabe, coaLbearer belonging to the
| Habana, as accessories to the bloody affair.
| The Iateness DC the hour prevented US from OBJ
| tanning particulars enough to give clear or
| straight story df the affair.
4 Hobson, the striker, said the fuss started in a
coffeehouse on the levee, near the steamship land
i ing, between Nulholland and pock-marked sailor
! whose name was unknown. The row was con-
tinued outside Of the cofeehouse, and progressed
out on the lavee, numerous parties being con-
A cerned ai ts |5 81
4 All were more or less drunk. Officer Somers
came to do his duty one man picked up stick
Of wood and commenced fighting with it !; another
fired off pistol. Some one cried out, 81 am
+ killedl'' and d general stampede took place. It
was very much mixed up piece of business,
which will give the Coroner some trouble. 1t was
found that tho man who said he was killed was
Somers. s gg$ y
MulholIand Hobson and McCahe were arrested
on the steamship, to which they had retreated af-
ter the shooting and cutting on the levee. Officer
McMullen did a good and brave thing in arrestng
all three. b
Somers was a discreet and weIhehaved, but
4 determined and fearless officer; a man of family
and it was a sad very sad thing, to see him
stretched out at the Lookup, stark and stiff his
neck gashedl and his body covered with blood
all for bravely attempting to do his duty. Coroner
beach will set about his inquest this morning
Somers was an exempt member Of Philadelphia
GOuipduV No. dHu az q ihtc ioui tnC Aol
man of that company requested us to state that his
funeral will take place from the engine-house, on
Common street, at three O'Clock this afternoon to
which the Fire Department generally are invited to
, attend.
SERVED HIM RtGHr, THE BRuTE Recorder
Adams on Saturday made John Schilling pay s25
!, for violently thrashing his wife. Such unpoetc
ebullitions Ok passion not tolerated or let of
: cheaply in tile Garden District.
y DIscHARGEp.- Dunn, charged with help
a | ing himself to s67 out OF the money drawer Of
|. John Mora1's grocery, corner of Basin and Clio
a streets, was on Saturday discharged by Recorder
t Summers, Moran failing to appear against him.
a CoRosER's IsquEsrs.-Two inquests were held
yesterday one on the body Of Mary Ann Sartes
t German, forty-nine years Of age, at 222 Marigny
streetyerdict disease of the heart; and the other
, on the body of Mrs. Bridget McCabe, Irish, forty
$ years of age, at No. As Main street-verdict in
T temperance. @
ARREST Or GEN. MILES SLAVE GIRL LOUISE
Some five Or six weeks ago, it may be remember
ed, a valuable slave girl and about $4,000 worth Of
!, diamond jewelry disappeared simultaneously from
/ the residence Of General Miles, in the Fourth Dis
trict. The detective police have been on the look
i. out ever since, and ON Saturday evening officers
T. B0Ylan, d0Wdru uuu FdTTSi iuuHu HeIs Sut udt
latterly been secreted in the house of free Negro
. named Charles Bell alias Miles, disguised as boy
wearing boys clothing, and her wool cut off short
Both she and her entertainer. Bell, locked W
to await examination. The story, or confession q
i Louise was, that two free colored men, bright mu
: lattoes, had put her up to the robbery, promising
to take her North with them but that upon getting
' the diamonds these men cleared out without her
not even dropping farewell tear for the girl they
left behind them. It is hardly possible that any Of
; the stolen diamonds can ever be recovered.
ODD AFrA1R--Madame R. Desmarets, residing
;, at No. l57 Baronne street, was before Recorder
!, Summers On Saturday. on the complaint of Mrs
: Eliza Rocks, who charged her with making oul
and presenting to her unjust and fraudulent &C
count, and then compelling her to pay $40 Of it b.
: insulting and abusing her in an outrageous man
= ner, locking her up in the house and keeping her
prisoner by force Of arms, and putting her in grea
fear of some bodily harm; the sum of the charg,
being fraud insult and abuse, extortion illegal de
:. :. tention and false Imprisonment! Madame D. fur
nished bail to appear on the 18th inst It appeared
= that she had hired out room to Mrs Rocks, fo
the use Of her servant girl Emily; and the follow
ing was the rather rich bill sent in, and repudatet
j by Mrs. Books:
- Mrs. R03ksSA To Madame Desnarets Or.
is One weeks rent of room by Mrs. Rocks for
J. her slave Emily. y = w
" For washing two sheets ana lenahg Pill
i low-caSe for Emily 70
10 For using nv kitchen and kitchen utensils. 90
Emily, for breaking the door of my stove,
Mine r. having refused to buy me new
]. stove Observation-Disclosures. Is 90
II Washing Is towels and Tor table spolled
K by Emily. W
% For washing my clothes, spoiled by Emily. SO
y Soap, starch and indigo. ..........a....... so
IL Using nv buckets and washhoard. ....... 20
IT Lent bersix buckets of charcoal. 90
it One dozen empty bottles. .............s.. 40
y One half gallon lar OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20
= Damage done to my carpet by Emily. 10 90
I, For cleaning my house and kitchen Of all
IS filth created by Emily. ........... 90
For one month and 10 days rent Of my
Il kitchen, for storing her cooking utensils. II So
: For pitcher, broken by Emily q
n Total -. :. .........t $50 o.
e Cash on account. I. .,=...s-....s..... q
!. Balance due. .................. 81 0;
's Tn consideration of $40 cash Madame Desm