New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-21
VOLUME XIV.
Eotal SnteIIi4tura.

TIE HAYS BRIGADE BENEFITs-The Olympic, !
last night, on the occasion of the benefit
Of the Hays Brigade Benevolent Associa- !
ton, was crowded densely. Every seat was
occupled-even the aisles were crowded. |
large number of ladies' graced the benches |
with their presence, testifying their ap-
probation of bravery and their sympathy with the
unfortunate. The house was critical, and it ia q
high compliment to the players to say that the en-
tertaiDment was presented in such manner as to
challenge the frequent plaudits Of that discrimin
ating audience.
You DoE'T CALL That A CowHIDIgG We heard 1
| yesterday of man who must have an eQuanimity
of temper equal to that of Socrates. He-not
Socrates-was summariy elected from gentle
mans house for disordery behavior. The indi-
vidual, who has but recently honored this region
with his phil0sophe presence, and coming from
! hyperborean region, seems to have intended, at
| least an estiyatiyn in New Orleans, revenged him
self upon his whlom host with SANDER. The
gentleman heard Of it, armed himself with strip
from the epidermis Of one Of the bovine kind, aud
paid a visit to the stranger. Calling hun to the
street door, and informing him Of the occasion Of
the call, the cowhde came in contact with his
head and face two or three times rather effectively
A retreat secured him from a more familiar
quointance with the plant thing, and there the
affair ended. Immediately after the hided was
seen at his window, revolver in hand. gentle
man who had witnessed the transaction observed
to him that he had been cowhided and had better
trot out Of New Orleans as soon as convenient.
He laughed. Pshaw,' said he, you don't call
that cowhidng?
4 FrRE-Loss About 500, ,000.-At late hour last
night, fire was discovered in the lower story of
Messrs. G. NJ Bayly & Co.'s grocery and liquor
establishment, fronting on Common and Canal
streets.
The FIRE progressed so rapidly that about the
time the fire department arrived, smoke and flames
were dscernhle in apparently most destructive
manner issuing from the Common street and Canal
street openings of the building.
The fire was confined, through the vigorous
working Of the firemen, to the building in which
it was first discovered, The adjoining establish
ments were injured by water, but to what extent
we were unable to learn. Messrs. Bsyly Co.,
: we were informed by one Of the frro, had about
$50, coo worth Of stock in store. Their insurance
was about $50 900.
We forbear giving any report in regard to the
origin of the FIRE until we obtain certain
information,
We regret to learn that Mr.. Edward Logan, one
of the clerks of Messrs. Bayy & Co., was badly
= burned while endeavoring to extinguish the fire
He was sent to the hospital for treatment
Police BoARD.-A meeting of the police com
q missioners was held last evening, and they tret
the case of policeman Thomas Higgins, who wa
e ordered to be suspended for thirty days.
e CoRoNER's INTERCHANGEABLE Killing 0
o Bob johnson Declared to be sJusttfdJle-Th
it Parties Charged tcth the RNing Liberated-fh
e coroners investigation in regard to the killing
At Robert Mcneil, alias Bob johnson, was conclude
yesterday. The following is the testimony tina
le was ELECTED, the accused, John Duffy and W. F
he Duffy, being present.
lie The following is the official result of the pos
70 ,no1rten examination as furnished by DR.. Cairs
1T city physician
at hereby certify that Robert Mcneil, alias Bo
lis Johnson, died in consequence of the followin
n wounds
u Three wounds inflicted with a sharp instrumen
Ie in the right of the chest, between the ninth ri
OF and the navel, the largest wound being one and
~ half inch wide the other two each inch wide
IN Three wounds inflicted with sharp iustrumen
in the left side Of the chest, between the 9th an
lIth ribs; the largest wound being one and a qua
If ter inch wide the other two about inch widt
lg Two wounds inflicted with sharp instrumer
rs over the left orbital arch; each wound an inc
wide.
One ball striking on the malar bone of the lie
It's cheek-it did not penetrate.
st One ball striking about half an inch behind til
lower extremity Of the left ear, glancing under h
skin, and coming out about three inches behind,
NJ the posteTiOr part of the neck.
he One ball penetrating about the middle of I'll
right claricle, sliding under the skin, coming oil
about the middle of the left claricIe, runnn
G. through a space of about six inches.
- One ball going through the upper third of I'll
10 left bicepts muscle, penetrating the cavity of II
gu chest, going through the left lung through ii
at muscular portion of the heart and finally lodgin
he in the right lung, where it was found.
nT,n hall tipFr hat two no md
~ ribs, the right side Of the chest perforating Il
so lung through and through.
ne One ball penetrating the abdomen about tW
ts inches above the navel the right side, and pc
foratng the intestine.
ed One ball penetrating the abdomen about or
at inch below the umbilicas on the right side, al
de perforatng the small intestine.
is One ball which struck the left tiba in its upp
" third-a flesh wound.
ne One ball which passed through his hat al
ag graZed the top of his forehead.
Tt Mr. Jones, who was examined the day preyiou
ne was recalled, and was again examined; but /
lie testimony was about the same as he gave whit
gal first brought before the jury.
as The following witnesses were called for the d
d. Tense, Col Chas NJ Bradford appearing for Il
ret prisoners:
he .yoIs7 Rrriis s,rorn-Knew nothing of the il
re- mediate difficulty. | was standing at the corner
,,r st. Charles and Common streets on the Saturday
~ Sunday evening, do not remember which, pr
~ Cedlng JOhnSOn's death. johnson came up TO IA
is and we had some passing remarks, he telling II
that he was my friend, and that sort of stu
White we were speaking, thought from the 7
in mark johnson made that Pat. Duffy passed b
~ johnson said he had had fuss with that damn,
e. long legged Yankee spy some time ago, and if
be had fuss with one he would have to have fu
a. with both, l asked him who the 9th
,o+ was. lie said John Duffy. l told hil
11' You had better let fuses Alone
m you can't get out of them as easily as "
formerly did" Hereped to me he 81 didn't care
damn, he intended to kill them both.'' The co
a;r yersation continued and he said the time W
~ coming when he would make a good many othe
"a hunt their holes, and such stuff as that He al
the said he intended to make great many others lea
val the town.
~ Col. Bradford asked question for the purpo
~ of showing general malice on the part of the
tA ceased
To CoanSel-Johnson was sober whenhe utter
these threats
of To IlwOr-Johnson's general character was We
Nh bad in the community at large, both despera
1Su M and murderer. considered him very dangero
'ge man.
tly 70 Counsel never saw anything wrong abe
re- the accused, believed them to be quiet aud peat
an able young men, particularly John Duffy. l 4
~ not know his brother so well.
De Col. @. II. Beers (res5di11g at 81. Charles Hot
be Sts0fll--Was present p the room over the salo
an eonaer eff st. Charles and Common streets, knov