New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-28
VOLUME XVI.
gotaI Sntelliqellte.
Death of Capt. Sam Brewer.

Capt. sam Bl ever uled last evening ABOUT elgnt
o'clock of cholera. He had been ailing, slightly,
for three or four weeks, but continued attending
to business as usual Yesterday, as late as eleven
o'clock in the morning, apparently, without seri
Gus ailment, he was out and at eight O'Clock he
was corpse.
Capt. Brewer was an attach6 of the CRESCENT
office, where, as in every other relation of ife he
was highly respected for his many estimabe
qualities.
Though charged with the care of large family,
he was among the first to enter the Confederate
service. During the early part of the war he
severed as lieutenant in the Seventh Louisiana
Regiment, and having been promoted, by election,
to a captaincy in the Twenty.second Regiment,
he closed his military only with the surren-
der of Gen. Taylor when he returned to civil life,
honored by his comradesn-arns for his courage
and exemplary conduct
Capt. Brewer was as public-spirted in peace as
he was valiant and faithful in war. He had been
for many years one Of the most efficient members
of the fire department, and, in recognition of his
services, as well as in respect to his personal
worth, as private citizen, he was elected fore
man of that gallant company, Columbia, No. 5,
which position he held at the time of his death.
Another Charge Against n: Dreyfus of OBJ
tanning Goods by False Representations.
We have already noticed a complaint lodged be-
fore Recorder A1ern against n. Dreyfus, of
Shreveport, of obtaining dry goods of the yalne of
twenty-six hundred dollars from the house Of
Adler & Levy, No. I64 Canal street, and that he
was under bonds in the sum of five thousand dol
lars to appear for examination. We find that
similar charge against Mr.. Dreyfus has been made
before Recorder Gastinel and will be examined
tomorrow and the accused, in this case also, has
furnished five thousand dollars bail for his appear
ance. The report on the streets is that Mr. Dreytus
has purchased goods to the amount of about
seventy thousand dollars from various merchants
in the city upon the representations alleged in the
prosecution instituted against him. The docu-
ments in the Offices of the magistrates do not des-
cribe specifically, the manner in which the alleged
frauds were perpetrated but in private conversa-
ton we learn from parties interested that it will
be attempted to be shown that Mr.. Dreyfus, who
is and has been for years in business in Shreve-
port, represented in making his purchases, which
were all on credit, that the goods were intended
to be retailed in his establishment at Shreveport
but instead Of shipping them to that point he had
| them auctoned in this city or disposed Of other
wise, and Immediately realized upon them, which
| is deemed by the merchants considering them
| selves aggrieved, evidence of intended fraud.
| In the case before Recorder Gastinel the com
plainant is Mr.. Joseph McElroy, of the house OF
Taylor, McElroy & Co., No. 73 Canal street. Mr.
AcElroy AYERS that the accused, on the 14th inst,
| purchased from the firm ready made gentlemen's
clothing, to the amount Of upwards of four thou
| sand dollars and that he obtained the goods upon
credit, by falsely representing that he intended
selling them in:the usual course of trade, from his
| house, in Shreveport, and that he had banking
account with the banking house of Pike, Lapeyre
Il Brother, ,of this city Mr.. McElroy further afirms
that but for these representations having been
| believed by his firm, the goods would not have
been sold to Mr.. Dreyfus credit; that instead of
shipping the goods to Shreveport, he disposed of
them 'clandestinely in the city, and that he had
no account whatever with the banking house Of
Pike, Lapeyre & Brother.
| The Courts VS.. the Military Authorities.
On Monday last an affidavit was made before
Recorder Gastnel by police officers Thos. Hogan
and N. Mcclure, charging Henry Walsh and Geo
Kema, both colored soldiers of the 9th United
States cavalry with firing three shots at the COM
plainants on the day before, for the purpose of
committing murder. The shooting took place on
Tr6m6 street, between Cont and Bienville, while
the above named officers were on duty, and the
accused have since been confined in the Parish
Prison.
A question here arose, owing to the fact that
the accused were in the military service, whether
the civil courts would be allowed to exercise any
jurisdiction in the matter-the usage thus far hav-
ing varied. In order to ascertain definitely the
wishes of our military authorities letter was ad-
dressed to the commander of the department by
Recorder Gastinel, in which the above facts were
recited, and inquiry made as to what should be
done with the prisoners. This letter has since
been returned to the recorder with the following
Endorsement:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
New Orleans, La, Sept. 25, 1866.
Respectfully returned to Judge Arthur Gastinel.
recorder of the Second District Court, who will
please have these men brought to trial and pun
ished if found guilty
By command Of Maj. Gen. P. H. Sheridan:
| GEORGE LEE,
| Assistant Aojutant General
We presume this settles the matter and that this
precedent will henceforth be followed. The case
referred to has not been fixed for trial.
Deadly Assault in st. Charles Parl.h.
On Wednesday evening last, Wm. 7. Bartlett, q
former resident of this city, but who, for some
months past, has been residing at the Boutte
station, on the Opelousas railroad was the victim
of an assault from which he narrowly escaped
with his life. Returning, after nightfall, towards
the above named village, he was halted by mar
named E. 3. Tinney, who was mounted upor
horseback, and who Immediately after rode on
Bartlett then proceeded upon his way some dis
tance, when he was again oyertaken by the SAINT
party, this time accompanied by negro of thu