New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-25
CORONER'S lNQUESTS.

TIE MURDER OF JouN WILLIAMSBURG Coroner, |
Saturday, set about holding his inquest into the
death of John Barker, alias Williams, who, as we
reported, was found lying on New Lcveo street on
Friday night, having been stabbed by some un-
known person. The inquest could not proceed,
there being no witnesses known to the Coroner or
the police. The pOstmOrtem examination by Dr..
Berthelot disclosed two stabs, each fatal one in
the center of the abdomen, and the other in the
side, penetrating the spleen. The deceased was
laboring man, about 23 years of age. The Coro-
ner will probably have to return u verdict Of muir
der against i" some person or persons unknown"
DEATH OF AN UNKNowN NEGHo.-An inquest was
held on Saturday, upon the body of negro lying
dead at the First District lookup. Itappeared that
he had been out in the rear Of the city, catching
crayish, and Friday evening he hailed an
old negro named Bill, the slave of Mr.. Med
lock, Of jefferson, who was coming down the
shell road in market cart, and asked him to
give him lift as far as the city, as he telt very
sick. Old BiIl consented and the negro got into
the cart and laid down, apparently in great suffer
ing. BY tho time they reached Claiborne street he
was dead. His name or condition could not be as
certaincd. lie told the old slave that he was free,
and resided on Common street. He was u fine
looking black, of about twenty eight years, with
slight beard and moustacho In his vest pocket
was found slip of paper with the address in pen
Gil "C. G. Morgan, corner of Poydras and Lib
erty Streets" The verdict found was disease of
| the heart"
| WRErCuED DEATH OF AN INEBRIATE,---John MIS-
bctt, better known as Johnny Bloody, man some
IS or GO years Of age, was on Saturday morning
found dead i'll privy back Of n residence on Per-
dido street, between Liberty and Franklin. bis
| position showed that he died from apopleCtc
| attack whilst retChing under the influence oil
drunkenness. lie was an honest man, with good
trade worked only long enough at each interval
to get money enough to get drunk upon; never
went to work again till his last pcayune was gone
and he was perfectly recovered from his last spree
seldom slept under roof, and never in bed The
Coroners verdict was, /" died from the effects Of
| intGmpcrance."
| A MURDER CoNsUMMATED.-- On Monday night, a
| Young German named Friedrich Ackcnhauscn
said to be lampjighter, was stabbed on Basir
street, near Lafayette, whilst in company with TIVE
friends, by one of two young men who were
in liquor, and stopped them and forced then
into o fight. The two aggrcssors escaped
though chased and Ackenhausen was taken tt
Charity Hospital. On Saturday night he died
Coroner Beach yesterday held his inqnost at tn
hospital. The only witnesses were Horny Behre
and George Hinch, who were with Ackeuhause
when he was stabbed. Their testimony was a
, follows:
+ Henry Behren, sworp, On Tuesday, March l9tl
between the hours of II and II o'clock at night,
0 was in company With the deceased, Frederic
Y | Ackenhausen, and George Hincb, going up Bas
street. When we got to Lafayette street t"
s young men stopped us. George Hlneh had an a