New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-24

J0MSITTAL OF pR. HALE FOR RAPE+ AND OF JAMES
REED FOR MUEDER-IGATH OF EDWARD RYAN,
STABBED BY JIM GALLAGHER-A SLAVE KILLED
BY Dir. WILLIAMs-A ScHooLBoY ACCIDENTALLY
KILLED, ETC, ETC.
CoMM1TAL OF DR.. HALE-Col. Field, counsel
forDr. Hale, having arrived on Friday, Recorder
Emerson on Saturday rendered the following de-
cision:
Stale Us T. L. Hale, charged ecitb Rape.-After
a careful examination of the testimony in this
case, can find nothing, in my opinion, to inFal
date the testimony OF the principal Witness Sophia
/ Matt. A most rigid cross examination has failed
/ to elicit anything that would affect, IN any impor-
tant particular, the cFedibity OF her testimony.
Indeed think that it is in some degree corrobora-
ted by the testimony of DIR. Hart, whose testimony,
/ based upon conclusions drawn from the testimony
4 of the two physicians who examined the girl,
would seem to indicate not only possibility, but
strong probability, that the crime had been COM
mtted.
As regards the effort on the part of the defence
| to prove an abb, cannot but regard it as fail
| ure The defence had the advice OF the abest
counsel at the bar; it had in its power to produce
evidence that would have settled all doubt, and
! cleared up whatever OF mystery has been thrown
around the case. That evidence has not been pro-
dueed in this examination, and regard the o1nls-
| sion as fatal.
| Under the circumstances, therefore, there re-
/ mains for me, as committing magistrate, but one
duty to perform, namely, to send the prisoner to
| tribunal where he may receive fair and Impair
| tial trial by jury of his conntrymen.
/ shall therefore send the to the First Dis
| trict Court, as charged in the affidavit.
| The prisoner was remanded to the Parish Prison,
there to await his trial, the crime Of rape not being
/ baifable.
/ COMMITTED FOR MERDER.--James Reed, charged
with the murder of John King, was examined be-
fore Recorder Emerson at special session of his
court on Friday evening The murder was perpe-
/ nj II
and Deord streets, on the night of the 4th Of
August last The testimony the same as that
given before the Coroner, which we published at
the time. The accused was remanded to prison, to
await his trial before the First District Court for
| murder.
| DEATH OF EDWARD RYAS.-Edward Ryan, who
was stabbed by the notorious Jim Gallagher on
| st. Charles street, a few days previously (ofWhich
we then gave account has since died the Charity
Hospital of the wound inflicted. The post-mortem
examination showed death to have resulted from
stab between the lower ribs in front, penetrating
the cartilages and almost through the liver; tbs
wound having caused q fatal internal henas-
rhage. Gallagher, who was arrested at the time,
is now in a rather bad way-but it serves him
right, for the stabbing was entirely unprs8oked.
The examination of the witnesses will take place
before the Coroner tomorrow afternoon.
Dir. WILLIAMS KILLS SLAyE.-hguis, q slave
24 years Of age, belonging to Nj. Biaua, died
Yesterday afternoon, at the corner Of Freachmen
and Josephine streets, Third District. Coroner
Beach was summoned, and, with DR.. Delefy, the
City Physician, aided by Drs. Tuapin, Aercier an;
Lambert, held the pestmortem examination. Deatl
was pronounced to have resulted froEa softening o
tne brain and tetanus jointly
The softening of the brain was the result of
d violent blow on the head; and this blow was fe
ported to have been inflicted by DR.. Williams, o
d the 10Th inst, near the Magazine market, in tn
! Fourth District. The Negro it is stated, was pas
|. ing along, and stumbled and fell upon, or nearl
i. upon, a child Of Dr. Williams, which was playin
on the banquette with a little wagon or wheelbal
4. row ; the Doctor, seoing this, and much enrage