New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-02
not see it in that light and think they have twenty
years longer to go it alone.

| years lUuSti W ~ ~ dloue'
ALLEGED DEFAULTERs BROUGHT BAcK.-Geo
| F. Mason, the ex-sutler whose sudden departure
| from New Orleans, and as it is alleged, without
settling up with those to whom he ought to have
accounted for several thousand dollars, we have
already noticed, arrived in town yesterday in
company with Capt. Dalton, chief of the detec-
| tive corps. Mason was accompanied by James
Welch, whose connection with the business is not
vet sufficiently developed to speak about. A
young woman who bears the soubriquetof Mime
haha was also included in the party taken charge
of by Capt. Dalton.
| Mason, have reported was stopped In
Mississippi and tried the laws delay in Canton, but
the requistion of Gov. Wells loored his case, and
he had to make up his mind to visit the Crescent
City again. The funds with which he is charged
| with absquatulating are not yet forthcoming
| POLICE APPoIsTMENT.-Edward Durrve was
yesterday appointed assistant clerk, by Recorder
Kruebbe, of his court, in place of VIM. J. Furniss.
REPAIRING THE SHE'LL RoADs.-The following
proposals to repair the shell roads of the city for
the ensuing three years, were received yesterday
by the city authorities, the figures presented being
those required per annum for the performance of
the work:
Roads above Canal street-B. Collins, s9OO0 H.
| SpojVOo5
| jolles & Marqez, $4,000.
Roads below Canal street-B. Collins, sll 900;
H. Elerman, 100000; II. McGunn, sl2 900; Core
jolles & Marquee, s24 900.
The bids were referred to the Bureau of FL
nance, who are to take into consideration the
securities offered, and if found good, the Bureau
| has been authorized to act.
| MysrERY.-A negro man who was digging
| Inu+ a,;p in 4ba r5a IF tbo M
35l Ursulines street. found white child buried in
the ground. The body was wrapped up in
handkerchief. 1t appeared to have been buried
not more than nine or ten days. No explanation
of this strange affair has yet been arrived at.
| INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS FOR JANUARY
We noticed yesterday morning that the Custom
House receipts for the past month, were the
largest that had ever been collected at this port
The internal revenue collections for the same
period in First Internal Revenue District, Louis
ana, will make very important item in the credit
account of this section of the country with the
f general government. The total receipts for the
month swell up the revenue received from this
source to sG9s,75 A. as we were courteously
informed, yesterday, by Mr.. Hewitt, who, in the
absence of Mr.. Charles Smith, is now chief of this
important office in the Custom House. 1t strikes us
Southwest, which, as will be seen by what pub
lished yesterday, and present this morning, are
pouring in the sinews of war to the national
treasury to such an important extent are entitled
e to all the honors.
, CoRoNER's IEvEsTIG ATIoN-The st. Charles
Street Homicide investigation relative to the
: fatal difficulty that occurred between Thomas
: O'Hea and Patrick Frizze, on St. Charles street
on the 23d ut. was held yesterday before Coroner
Yeser and a jury of inquest The post morten
: examination showed that the deceased died of al
n ncised wound in the abdomen. The following il
e the substance of the evidence that was ELECTED
Robert W. James testified that on the 23d ult
# between two and three O'Clock p. NJ, he was
q Murphy's saloon and heard an alteration outsid
| the door. As the parties who quarrent
approached the door he heard the man who wa
S afterwards stabbed, call the prisoner : thief
G and saw him give the prisoner kick, kick hin
n once or twice There was screen about eight fee
Il from the door, towards which FrzzelI was
retreating, [and while he was retreating the
wounded man was kicking at him. Just at thai
time witness saw bloody knife n the hand o
prisoner, and which he gave up to the policeman
| The prisoner said he would not go away
and showed no disposition to resist the arrest
After the wounded man was stabbed, he got
I q tumbler from the counter and threw 1t at the
J. prisoner.
r. Officer John Cavanagh testified that as he was
walking on his beat the prisoner asked him was
it not an assault to call man thiefand scoundre
r and liar. Witness told him he should think it was
If The prisoner pointed to man about fifteen PAGES
, off, and said that man has used such language tt
:, me. Whereupon the man came over to where
Jt witness and the man standing, and said tt
lie Witness Officer, have said nothing to this maj
but what can prove" The man tipped witness
=, on the shoulder three times with newspapers
Ii which he had II his hand and said to the prisoner
" You know you are a thief and cannot deny it.
is Witness told them hot to have any contention
4 there or he would arres+ both. Frzzell walked
~ y off. O'Hea remained with witness for a minute o
e. two. Witness told O'1iea th't his language wa
Sc very provoking and that he wold get into trouble
ye He replied that he knew the law well witnes
n did that he not drunk or crazy buthad to eX
i press his mind, whenever he met that nan who wa
going down the banquette, for he was the creates
A. scuundrel that walked New Orleans. "itnes
-, then went towards Poydras street Returning
M some one told him there had been fight at u
9s Phoenix. Witness ran in that direction. Sa'
in Frzzel coming out of Murphy's and also O'HeG
or who threw a tumbler at Frizzell. Witness went
ba arrest o'Hea, but finding that he was wounded
nc he arrested Frzzell. Witness asked him if he ha
id cut that man. He replied that he had done ST
ok and said that O'Hea had threatened his life sewers
.t times, and he assaulted him with shot gui
ho Sergeant Charles Petrie testified that he wa
lit present when Frizzell was brought to the polio
to station. Learning that man had been stabbed
be he went to Murphy's cotteehouse where he foun
a. a sitting in chair and saying he was stabbed
an the wound. Witness asked him who ha
We done it, He replied that it was d
scoundrel named Frizzell. Witness conveye
al the wounded man to the Charity Hospta
:" On the way, he said that that ID scoundr
on had promised to bring in ten thousand som
thing to that effect, to finish a contract and d
nd not come up to the scratch. He (OHea) said Il
,,o had whipped Frizzell couple of times before
ne came to the city, and could whip him again if
ct had fair chance. Witness asked 0 'Hea how the
by met at Murphys. O'Hea said they met ther
sc and that he had cursed and abused Fri
!, zell; that Frizzell turned round and kickt
it him, and that he (OHea} had kicked hi
'u- (Frzzell,) that Frizzell then cut him, and III
,rs lie threw o tumbler at Frizzell after he was CT
or Martin Skeahan testified that he heard OH
ol abusing the prisoner on the banquette and in u
lai coiieehouse; then they came together had
a scufle, and q knife was used; did not Il
* knife; called policeman, and witness saw Il
al policeman talking to Frizzell and OIIea CaE
~ White left. Frzzell came over to witness n
Vi asked him if he had seen Capt. White pass tn
to way. O'Hea came up to Frizzell, put his fist
his face called him thief and sc0undrel et
and said he would settle with him before tom,
ity row. Frzze gave G'Hea push. AS far as W
he ness can remember, OHea called Frzzc til
mo- and coward or something to that effect
ne Patrick j. Kennedy estifed that the was at do
ice of Murphy's barroom, saw O'Hea, Capt j.
'ur White and Frizzell standing door to the bi
M Der shop, opposite the st. Charles theater. \
on OEiea was deuouncing Frizze as a thief, scou
drel, etc. Frzzell struck him with his open har