New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-10
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1860.

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bell into the cart, and drove with them and the
bell to the lookup. In default Of bail, the three
bellfanciers were remandcd to prHon
| Recorder Adams sent John X. Allison, better
known az Kinky Allison, before the First District
Court under bail Of $500 for embezzlement; ap-
propriating to his own use and benefit some $175
of the city's money, which the city ought to have
received from the Fourth District pound, with
which he was connected.
BEATING AND CuTTING.-A row took place last
evening on board the steamer Choctaw, in which q
hand named John Dempsey was stabbed and badly
knocked in the head with a stick Of wood. Ac-
cording to the reports, Mike Heffaran stabbed him
he grasped at the knife, which was aimed at him
with the sheath on, and jerking the sheath off, re-
ceiyed the bare blade in his body; and John Gaff-
ney, believing he had stabbed Hefaran tseeing the
sheath in his hand) struck him over the head with
a stick of wood, infiicting wound more dangerous
than his stab. Dempsey was sent to Charity Hos
pital, and Hefaran and Gaffney were arrested and
locked up by officers Price and Faucet.
4 MoRE CUTTING Officers Cotton and Mullen last
night arrested Charley Reed on New Levee street,
1 on the charge of having just cut H. w. Smith,
with intent to kill.
n INcESDIARIsM IN ALGIERs.-Between and s
O'Clock yesterday morning a FIRE started in the
frame sheds, or store-lofts, of Messrs. Hyde &
Mackey in Algiers, in which they keep the differ
ent materials and tools used in repairing vessels in
u, their dry-dock. Luckily the fire was discover ed
in time to be extinguished before much damage
was done. As this was the second fire in the same
place within a month"; it was set down to incendi-
arism. Had the fire yesterday morning got fairly
started the result to Algiers would have been most
disastrous.
! The INQUEST UPON PETER RoAcH.-C Coroner
Beach yesterday investigated the death Of Peter
Roach, who, as we have already published, died
on Monday of fracture of the skull, inflicted on
Saturday evening by James Campbell, the builder.
!; The following testimony was taken:
} Patrick Roach, son of deceased sworn-Mvsel
: and father worked for Mr.. Jas. Campbell for foui
, weeks he had TO stop on account of not having
lumber to lay floor for which we had contracted
We went to Mr.. Campbell on Saturday night te
have settlement; he irst spoke to him about the
building being erected at the of Constance
! and Richard streets; Mr.. Campbell then left with
: Mr. Richards to go to q building being erected al
the corner Of Prytania and Melpomene streets.
/ and my father and Mr.. Troy and Mr.. Walsh fol
i lowed along after. When we got to the corner
: and said he wanted either settlement or wanted
g to 60 to work on the job he had commenced OF
pay for what he had done. Mr.. Campbell had
r agreed with us that our work would not be
!, my father addressed Mr.. Campbell he got an
cry and said if he spoke to him again, or followed
q him he would strike him at the same time picking
It up piece of lumber. He then dropped the piect
! of lumber, and my father continued speaking t
him, and he again picked up the piece OF lumber
y which was about four feet long, one and hal
/, inch thick and two inches wide. Mr.. Campbell
}. struck my father over the head, and he dropped
:. | down instantly, senseless. This was about
y o'clock in the morning. We took my father hom
IL and obtahed medical assistance. When the physi
a cfan came he said there could be nothing done
and that my father would doubtless die. My fathe
died on Monday, the 7th inst, at IL o'clock. NJ
y father mentioned my name once after he wa
struck, and also uttered few other unintellgibl
i words.
Cross-examined.- My father did not use any il
sulting language towards Campbell. When struc
.e he was in STOPPING position, which was naturs
# to him. Campbell took hold Of the stick with bot
j hands, and struck my father with the edge OF j
= and appeared to use all his strength. Mr.. CAM
le bell remained on the ground after my father wa
e. struck, but said nothing that heard :.
ia Ed,gdrd Walsh, sworn-I was present at th
a difficulty referred to. | heard Roach ask Cam
Y bell if he was going to allow him to go on with
8. piece of work, or pay him for what he had done
Id Campbell said that he would not pay until the o
r was done, that he could get lumber to lay th
floor in question, and that if he (Roach) asked hi
any more about it he would strike him with a piec
IN Of lumber which he then picked up, which wa
about four feet long, inch thick and two nche
IL wide. Campbell dropped the stick and wake
y across the street. Roach apparently walked in th
IN same direction. Campbell walked back again, an
10 Roach came back again also, and said to CAM
RS bell he wanted to have decided answer. CAM
bell again picked up the same piece of lumber an
= struck Roach over the head, with both hand
ID Roach dropped senseless. helped to take Roae
n home. The physician said he could do nothing fe
in him. He died on Monday at II o'clock.
/, Cross examined did not hear Roach make us
= = Of any insulting language. When Roach said
ut would sue, Campbell replied the law was opei
Id Roach was looking down at the time he was strucl
and do not think he saw the blow coming.
= John. Troy sworn corroborate IN the mai
~ the testimony of Mr.. Walsh did not see CAM
he bell pick up the stick but once. Patrick Roacl
lis the son, picked up stick, but did not raise b.
,is one end Of it from the ground, and said: Must
- - stand and see my father killed. Just then CAM
er bell and the superintendent Of the building CO
ed ner Of Prytania and Melpomene streets, caugl
hold of Patrick Roach. and commenced ehokiI
r. him until his tongue came out two or three inche
L went to the sons assistance. and said to Cam
IFS bell "Confound you, do you want to kill the SO
to too, and have more blood on your hands?h Z
H. not know the name Of the superintendent.
m After hearing the above testimony, the jury
oh inquest rendered verdict that Peter Roach can
n. to his death from blow inflicted the head wi
oh blunt instrument which fractured the skull al
ruptured the meningial artery, causing hemor
IA hage, compression and death; said blow haviI
IL. been inflicted with piece Of lumber in the han
NO of James Campbell on the evening of the 9Th
IL May, about o'clock; he being aided and abett
be by man whose name is unknown to the jury, b
ID who is known the superintendent of the buildi
IA being erected at the corner Of Prytania and NJ
of pomene streets.
he. Campbell was yesterday released from duranc
his upon giving bail of $4,000, by Recorder Summe
let FouND DROWNED. i Deputy Coroner Sorapa
ty- held an inquest, on Tuesday night, the body
an unknown white man, about 80 years of al
,os found in the river between Second and TIL
on streets. Verdict, found drowned.
liel RoBRERIEs.-Two men, named Thomas Knuts
in and John Wymer, were arrested at ! o'clock
md Tuesday morning. on the Levee, in the Second
led trct at the request of Anton Beckery, who cha
my cd them with attempting to rob him. Knutson "
the provided with a knife and Wymer with me
he knuckles. Recorder BENT will look into the m
ey- ter in good time.
ent Mr. James Horsey, who resides in the Fou
lief District reports that his residence, corner
der Washington and Bacchus streets, was entered
ler, before yesterday morning at o'clock, and that
rial was robbed of sI7O0 in money and . gold watt
5000 of the money was in bank bills, 5000 in 80
by $500 in half and quarter dollars, and 500 in dir
With and half dimes. The burglars, one tall and
his other short man, are described as having b,
u. 4 1,,na