New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-22
VOLUME, XIV.


admitted to her that he had killed Farrell, and was
willing to die for it.
Margaret Douglass, little girl ten years old, |
swore that she had gone into the grocery to get
some candy, and whcn eating it sie noticed Far
re and Boyle there. Farrell asked for some beer, |
and Boyle asked Farrell to treat him. Farrell re-
piled that he had no money to treat with and that
the times were too bad for people to be drinking.
Boyle then said Damn yGu, ! don't want any Of
your lousy whisky" and at the same time drew
lis knife and stabbed him. Farrell, she declared,
did not strike Boyle at all, and said nothing after
he was cut, except ask once or twice for his little
Bridget.
A verdict Of murder was rendered against Boyle.
Farrell was native Of Ireland, "A years Of age.
SHOOTING AFFAIR IN ALGIERs.-1'he Algerine
Newsboy Of Saturday contajns the following:
A man named John Mclaughlin, the driver of
the ice wagon Of Nessrs. j. l.. Warner Co., was
shot, on Wednesday evening last At the ice house,
neAr the depot, by man named Hogan, VINO had
been discharged the day before from his situation
as watchman at the machine shop Of the Railroad
Company, for maltreating q boy. He has been
accused aud even convict other offences before.
We give below the affidavit Mclaughlin has made
before Judge Fortier. As to the accusation against
Mr.. T. 3. CGmus, we can only say that the latter
gentleman has ever been esteemed to be quiet,
unObtrusive and peaGeable gentleman OF respect
able connections and is lawyer by profession
| Ii seems that Hogan was client Of bis, and had
| been advising with him. Mr.. G. denies having
| handed Hogan the pistol, Or knowing that he was
| has been admitted to bail in the sum Of $1,000.
| Thursday night Mclaughlin was threatened with
| lGckjaw but yesterday he was much easier. He
is universally regarded an upright, quiet and in
| offensive man. 4 year ago, he saved the same
| fellow Hogan from being killed in braWl with
| two other ruflans Ike himself.
Mr.. Camus has addressed us a note in which lie
states that the shooting was done behind his back
and that he will be able to produce important tes-
timony to show the spirit in which the accusation
was made against him.
Su,c1DE OF AN C,KNowH WoMAS.-The following
is from the Algerine Newsboy of Saturday:
On Friday evening last, about dark, a woman.
| dressed in maroon coioTed calico dress, with
| small dots on it, and having q veil around her
head, went aboard the Third District ferry boat as
it starting from the foot Of Esplanade street.
She acted wildly and strangely, but was supposed
to be slightly intoxicated She asked the collector
| for pencil and then requested him to write for
| her to a Mrs. -, at the corner Of Mandeviile and
I.evee streets. Hefeplicd that he had no time to
do As he returned TO collect the fare, she first
| said that she was not going to pay because she
was only going part Of the way, and then that she
| had no money. He left her again. While he was
| gone she commenced moving abeut, and was par
ticular)y attentive TO the infant child of lady who
| was the only additional passenger. Finally she
went out on the guard. moment after the lady
| heard her say, Good bye, ma'am." and turning
| her head, saw her lying On the guard at the stern
of the boat, and then she rolled herself into the
HFEi LIZ tt''i4 was 7o'H wen anu an d'IelijI
made to find her, but she was not seen again. AS
tue description OF TINS woman tallles |'th that
given 10 Us OF 1he woman lound anove Lu1lsouTg'
as noticed by 1E on Wednesday, II IS likely to pc
else descriptive of her has come TO our knowledge.
| Tur PEconDE1,rs CoTnys. -. Assistant Recorder
Stith on Saturday. admitted William, slave Of
BenyenU, to bail Of $500. the child he drove over
being in q fair yay Of recnypyy. Eliza BebaD and
Catherine Mehau we're held for examination on the
| charge of having stolen lot of slaves from tIe
| vard Of Long 4 Iulman. on Front Lcyee street,
John Falev, for killing John Roach's dog and nro-
posing to kin Roach himself. was nut under ptace
bonds: az also were Peter Hanlev and wife, for
violently assaultinr Rosa Moran: John Gib1ey
| for abusing Alice Deyjna: and Mr.. Sullivan. for
| abusing EiiZa PniIliDs NJ her residence IN Girnd
| street,
| Recorder GastinpI sent John Kennedy haf3ra +hp
First District Court for marslaurhteT. he having
stabbed and killed john DourLrrtT on sunday, th7
7th inst, at thc corner Of lIuSt0lniouse and Frank