New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-16
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down that street. The shoemaker, in whose house
sne disd, Is an acquaintance, and she often called
IN when passing and had chat. On this occasion
she stepped in and asked for glass of water,
which was given her: Immediately after drinking
1t, she took fit and fell upon the floor. a doctor
was called, bnt before he could attempt to apply
remedy she was a corpse. Whenit was first known
TO the police that she dead, there was strong
suspicion that she had really taken poison, as she
mad Threatened to do, and others said that her
husband had secretly given her poison. He was
arrested and locked up. But when the post mortem
examination was held by the Coroner, assisted by
DIS. Borde and Fromento, it was plain to perceive
That the death had been caused by apeplexy, and a
verdict was rendered in accordance. Schmidt
was released by order of the Coroner. i.,sg . /.
The SPANISH CHEvALIERs D'IaprsFR,g,-Jose
Ambrose y Rubia, and Juan Montery, the two
gentlemen dealers in confidence who took Mr.. A.
Costa and others in, to the amount Of some $1,000
Or $1,000 last week, arrived here on Saturday from
jackson, Miss, under the escort of officers Smith
1sard and S. Boullosa. On their arrival their
trunks were examined and about $1,000 was found,
which, of course, was sequestered This amount
was all they had left, as their legal expenses in
jackson had absorbed some s4OO. The amount Of
it is thought that it will go largely over the sum
accounted for. They seem very anxious to effect
a compromise of some sort, and it is probable that
they will succeed. --s' 20"
! BuRGLARY.-Mr. Mahans grocery, corner of
Magazine and Sixth streets, was entered on Satur-
day morning, at o'clock, and the till cleaned out
1t contained valuable gold watch and a small
amount in loose change.
ExAMINArIoN OF R1cHEr. - Michel Richet, the
man who killed his wife on Treme street, on the
4th inst, was examined on Saturday by Recorder
Gastinel and fuy committed for trial before the
First District Court. There were no new facts ellie
lied by the examination. Our report the morning
after the occurrence contained every fact bearing
upon the subject. ....,
RoBBERY.-Mary Sullivan and Pat Kildar were
locked up on Saturday night upon the accusation
Of having picked the pockets of a drunken man. X,
| RECORDER EMERsoS's CouRT.-J. NJ. Wing, the
| swindling Adonis whose arrest at kennerville was
| mentioned last week, was arragned on Saturday.
| He Is charged with having swindled Mrs. T. W.
| Hitler, of Baton Rouge, out of Sl20, and many
other like peccadilloes. He was sent to prison to
| await examination. -5. ~. &
| P. Gallon, charged with having committed an
assault and battery upon James Barry. boy Of IL
years of age, by brutally kicking him in the side
was fully committed for trial before the First Dis
trict Court. ., ..s ". AL
| John Keller, accused of being an Aboltenist
was held for further examination.
| John Hobson, charged with burglary, in having
entered house corner of Cypress and Magnolia
streets, and stealing various articles of value was
| discharged for want of proof.
| Louis Bushon, was also dismissed from prosecu
| tion on the charge of stealing saw.
John Meyer, accused of having fraudulently OBJ
| tained money from the Confederate States Quar-
termaster, was held to answer on the 26th inst.
| Mary Berry, who presented herself to the Re
corder and asked to be sent to the Work house,
she was unable to support herself, was gratied BY
having her request complied with.