New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-17
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CLONES rom Mr. Montross the next day, after his
first transaction had been duly published in these
columns; he in each case signing the name of !. r.
Balfour to worthless checks on fhe hanl-ing house
/ Of Samuel Smith 4 Co. 2 "A
There was some fun and considerable excitement
IN connection with the affair yesterday, Mr. Leigh
ton, the first man taken in was nasysino atony 1t
i Charles street, when he met gentleman he was
i willing TO swear was his yictimizer He stanned
nun, explained the nature of his business, and re-
| gentleman Indignantly refused. and nronosed to
resort to arms. Mr.. L. assured him that if he
shouid prove 70 pc the wrong man. he would after
ward make all lhe gentlemany reparation that was
possible; bnt was still so firmly Of opinon that he
was not the wrong man. that he would have to in
sist upon taking him to the store, that the clerks
might decide whether he was the so.calIed Mr. RaI
iolr or not. Ihe gentleman still refused; crowd
4 called police officer and had bis man arrested =
! Taking hims to his store, Mr.. L. found from his
clerks that he tcds mistaken He at once reauested
| the genueman's name and address, that he might
call upon him afterward, and offer any reasonable
4 reparation which might be exacted The name
and address were given; and Mr.. Leighton subse
quently visited the gentleman whom he had made
made it all right with him. -''s14'
Better luck attended the enterprise Of the sales
| man who Mr.. Balfour had taken in for his second
victim at Mr.. Montross store. Not at all relisbipe
that sort OF 0odge, ne got on Mr.. Balfours track,
4 him and brought him " to taw.r And where did
/ he find him? In sumptu0us parlor. M town.
/ standing as groomsman to gentleman who was
4 being or about to be united in wedlock tn a yonno
| lady all the parties of the wealthy and ia shion.
4 able class. The fox was assisting at the marital
rites, clad in one Of Mr.. Leightons splendid em-
broidered shirts, and in Mr.. Montross elegant and
| glossy coat and pantaloons! As soon as he saw
the clothing man, Mr.. Balfour (for SO we must call
/ him. by his own electon) stepped up and whispered
to him, to keep quiet, for Gods sake: that be
would pay for the clothes, and ten times over, If
| necessary, if he would only wait awhile
/ This, however, did not satisfy the clothing man
He explained to others the nature Of his intrusion
i which had excited the surprise, and was beginning
| to arouse the indignation. Of the assembled com.
pany: A terrible stew followed. A rich uncle of
| somebody swore that the thing was all right, or
/ should be made right even if it had to cost him
| ten thousand dollars.
| The result may be briefly told. Mr. Balfour was
young gentleman Wealthlly and respectfully CON
/ nected had come down from Vicksburg to stand
] up with friend at his wedding; had got out of
money by spreeing or some other fooRhness; and
remembering his first obligation, to stand up at the
wedding, had procured lot of new clothes on the
/ broad old principle that the end justifes the
means.o Different gentlemen visited Mr. Leighton
and Mr.. Montross, offered all possible apologies
i and explanations for their errant young friend
\ paid the amount of the goods obtained ana yerged
| almost upon the offensive by offering more money
| than was due.
Balfour, the name adopted by the spreeing
/ young lark, though not his own, was NOT fic-
/ tlul0uS name. Inc name belongs TO large and
wealthy family in Mississippi; and the general ex-
| ctement of this whole business was not little di-
| versified by the fact that genuine Bafour, who
happened to be in the CITY, saw the expose in We'd
nesday's Crescent straightway wrote to Vicksburg
about it, and went in hot haste to Lejghton's to
get personal description of the man who had in
such manner adopted the name of the Balfours
The thing is now smoothly settled, all round; and
| probably neither we nor the public will ever hear
/ anything mora about it.
| NEGRO TRADER ROBBED AND SLUNGsHoTrED I'VE
| heard yesterday that q negro-trader on Graviel
street, this name we did not hear) was visited il
| his bed room early yesterday morning; that upor
| his raising in bed, he was knocked back senseles.
with slungshot or some other such weapon; ant
that when he came to himself again, the robber Oh
| robbers had disappeared, with his gold watch anG
near sl00 in cash. This is the second instance
| within few mouths, of negro-trader being slung
| shotted in bed and robbed.
Fatal. AccIDENr.-The staging of the bark Lin
den, lying in the Third District fell accidentally
yesterday morning, and crushed and killeda young
man named Anthony AIR, q cooper in the employ
| of Webster Long, the Recorder, who was working
! at some barrels beneath it. Deputy Coroner Sora
paru held aninquest, and returned verdict of &c.
cidentat DEATH The deceased was native of this
| city, % years old.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.-Louis Grand was yes
| terday examined before Recorder Wiltz on the
charge OF having stolen s2S5 from the counter
l. IT,,
Madison street, the lst inst, he being employed
| there as a waiter. 1t appeared that Mrs D. had
gone to market, leaving the restaurant in charge
OF Grand that whilst she at market, some one
told her that Grand had gone away, leaving the
| restaurant all alone; that she hurried back and
| discovered that Grand was gone and the money
drawer empty Subsequently she visited Grand
after hls arrest, in the Parish Prison. and he
feSsed to her, IN presence of Witness that he had
taken the money, and had spent it all. The rob-
perry would not, perhaps, have been perpetrated
put for Mrs. IT, carelessness in leaving the key in
the drawer when she went to market Grand,
during the interview at prison, proposed to Mrs. L.
that i she would withdraw the prosecution, he
would more than make UP the amount he had
taken. Ihe Recorder remanded him to prison, to
await his a trial in the Criminal Court.
Frank Wilson, alias Yellow Frank and joseph
Rice, were examined before the Recorder, on the
charge of having robbed the trunk of james ].
Reiss. boarder in the Cincinnati Hotel, corner Of
Ghartres and St. Louis streets, during the night Of
the 9th INST taking about one hundred dollars
worth of clothing and three hundred and eighty
dollars IN gold con.ZAs we previously reported,
the accused were detected by an accident of Frank
Wilson, IN dropping into the trunk which he rifed
a note addressed by some prisoner in the Work
House to officer Boullosa which note was found a
week after and put in that officers hands, and that
olfcer hndlng out, from the man who wrote the
note, that the carrier was Wilson, Just released
from the Work House, Boullosa found the two ac-
cused just as they were entering the Amphitheater,
on the night OF the 10th nst and the shirts on both
were subsequently identified by Mr.. Reiss A lad
named Thompson johnson was examined with
Wilson and Rice, officer Ives arresting him at an
other time and place, and his shirt also being iden-
tilted as the property of Mr.. Reiss. All three of
the accused were remanded to prison. to await
trial in the Criminal Court.
FIRsIF DISTRICT CouRr-.J,.dge Huit.--The jury
IN the case of John Gohrs, tried On Wednesday for
shooting Wm. Wilson, alias Red Bill, with intent to
murder, and which jury retired at o'clock that
day, remained out all day, and all night, and until
noon moo Yesterday. Having been out % hours, and
sun being unable to agree upon verdict, Judge
HUNT discharged them and released Cohrs on his
bond to await another trial.
.. II. Jones was tried for larceny, and found
guilty, with recommendation to mercy
John Mclaughlin was tried for larceny and found
Josiah s. Hunt was tried for larceny and found
gnlity, with recommendation to mercy
y. +. Phlllips was tried for mansauebter in
shootng and killing James Hearsey, on the 26tb IF
November last, at the corner of Second and Apollo
streets, Fourth District. The two had been some
time together, talking. A third person coming mn
asked Hearsey question about SONG outside mat
ger; upon Hearsey replying, Phillips called him
ID lying -;o Hearsey raised chair To
strike Phillips; some one prevented the blow
Hearsey afterwards pushed Phillips down with the
char; Phillips made motion to draw weapon
t1earsey SAID, N don't draw that pistol, knew Won
nave got one !" Phillips did draw the pistol: Hear
sey retreated into the house on the corner and af
,efwards came out by another door, having in his
hahd stick, or piece of sugar-cane: he ad.
vahced towards Phillips, telling him to put his pis