New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-06-19

lated to him in such way as to make him believe
that all was known He faltered and confessed
that what MCFejgh and Mrs Dillon had said was
true, He did go out with the stranger in the
and here his wits coming to his aid, he said that
they were all quite drunk, and hat he remembered
nothing Of what happened after they got to the
Bayou Bridge. Who Dillon's partner was yet re-
mains to be terreted ont by the police
The opinion Of the police is that Dillon and lis
partner simply intended to get the stranger drunk
and rob him, but that the stranger, who tall
and muscular man, resisted their attempt at rob
! berry with such violence that they had to murder
him in order to succeed.
Last evening, several men came down on the
Opcousas cars, having seen the description Of the
murdered man in the morning papers. They WIS.,
tied the Coroner, and by the relies saved fully re-
cognHpd the deceased as their friend. 1t was pri
vatc Mcleod, Of the Rough and Ready Guard, Of
Lafourche; native of Tennessee, 80 years of age;
and, before he joined the company, bridge.tender
at the Lafourche crossing on the Opelousas Rail
road.
1t is to be hoped that the same fate which pur-
sued Dillon will orertake his partners in this most
atrocious murder for purposes Of robbery.
MrHDEH INQrEsTS.-The Coroner had his hands
| fail on Monday. In addition to the inQuests we
published yesterday, there were two others. One
was as to the murder Of John W.W6st. Only one
witness examined:
| I1WtH1n Harris, sworn, deposed that on the eve
| ming Of the 9Th inst, he on board the steam
| boat Texas, river boat, and saw Mr. West and
| man named Thomas Shaw talking together. West
| had horse board and Shaw two mules Shaw
| asked West il he had any objections to feed stock
| together to which West replied he had not, and
| would be glad to do SO. West afterwards took a
| seat on a chair on the guards, when, few mo-
ments afterwards, Shaw, suddenly seizng a ham
! uer, struck West severe blow, which Knocked
him off The chair, when he again struck him three
| times with the hammer. Shaw then waved his
| hand over the prOstrdte man and muttered some
unnteiligible words Shaw had his wife and fam
| lily on the boat, and was returning to Texas. His
wife said that Shaw subject to temporary fits
Of insanity. Mr. West was returning from Ken
| lucky, where he had been for his wife, having been
| married oniya year.
The jury returned verdict Of murder.
The other inquest was held at the Charity Hos
pital, on the body of Jas Ging.- who was wounded
sometime since in a row with some volunteers.
Verdict: Killed by some person or persons un-
| known. The post mortem examination was con-
Quoted by DR.. Berthel0t, showing that the deceased
! died of gun,shot wound on the right side of the
neck at the angle of the lower jaw the ball pass
| ing backwards and downwards, and lodging in the
muscles of the shoulder blade, woundng in its
course the jugular vein, and producing death by
| hemorrhages.
FOuND DKowNED.-The Coroner yesterday held
an inquest on the body of a found in the river
at the foot of st. Louis street, naked, and much
decomposed as to be unrecognizable. Verdict,
| found drowned.
ARREsTED.-Jean Yillemeur, the Gascon milk
man, who few days ago drove his wagon. over
and killed child at the corner of Lafayette and
| Franklin Streets was arrested yesterday morning,
at his dairy in the Fourth District, He denied
| being the guilty party, but was identified by differ
ent persons. He awaits a hearing before Record el
Emerson.
WHAT WILL THEY Do WITH HM?-Chier Nc
Clcland hes been telegraphed l. the Mobile Chic
Of Police that he has Ducorneau uutIcr there
Ducorneau, it will be remembered, stabbed and kill
ed Mr. Descent, merchant of Royal street, some
time ago, when the latter was acting as paramount
to his recreant wife and that he fed after inf let
ing the stab. The woman, who was the on wit
ness Of the affair, is said to be dead tsi IN
some other way. So, if DucOrneau lie detained in
Mobile. or brought over here, what can they do
with him
! AyCIrENTs.- Michael Lynch, a member Of the
CUnuaught Rangers, on Monday evening fell from
& third story window Of the Commercial otcl, cor
ncr of Girod and Levee streets to the sidewalk e.
low. He must be q tough one for the fall failed to
kill him. He was badly bruised, and had rib OF
two fractured, aud is at the hospital in lair wGy
| Of getting we'll.
Michael Collins is also at the hospital. He fell
from the Canal street cars, and had his head GnC
face badly hurt.
FIEE.-Two one-story frame buildings on frank
lin between Poydras and Lafayette streets, we,
destroyed by fire at halfpast 2 O'Clock this morn
ing The cause of the fire has not been ascerained
Cne house was occupied by Nancy Bell, and the
other y Mrs. c 'keefe.
MrRnEROrS AsSArLTs.-Charles Dunbar ALA!
Fiddling Charley, was arrested at the corner Of
Peace and Casacalvo streets, Third District, OF
Monday evening, on the ci arge Ct having assaultec
and nearly murdered Fate Fisher. Recorder Lon;
will attend to him. Ee is suspected of being ort
of the parties who murdered and robbed the IN
known man at the City Park.
On Monday night, at CT Lear the corner OF Grave;
and Dryades streets, Charles McNutte was stahbet
in the stomach by Billy Johnson. The wound is a
dangerous one, and Johnson is in prison.
Thomas Miller was shot in the arm Ly MAJ
named Sweenv, at the Orleans Cotton Tress, OF
! Monday night The bullet was aimed or his head
but he threw up his arm in time to save his head
| He is i'll the hospital
FIRST DISTRICT COURT. --.}udoe C0NeaS.-The
inquiry into the murder of ROrdGn occupied th
, Court yesterday The jury went out at noon, anC
sIill locked up at Il last night We will give
the particulars tomorrow.
REcoEUER ENERsoN's CouHr.-Mrs. Bovans, fol
abuse OF Mrs. Catherine Fox, corner Julia an(
Baronnc Streets Margaret Elliott for abusing an(
threatening Mrs Josephine Roceda, Bash
street, near Gravier; Nora DGnahue, alias Mary
Broadwe, alias Big Mary, and Kate Ellis, for as