New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-25

and furniture were nearly all lost Mrs. Towels
| occupying millinery establishment adjoining,
also suffered heavily. S. Wells stock of dry
| goods, next door, the other side, was almost a
total loss, and his fu uniture entirely consumed.
he was partially insured +. Caspar's dry
| goods establishment, on the corner, was also
| damaged.
The Reddlngton Case
The case of Thomas Reddington, Of the late
firm Of Monroe & Reddington, of this city, charged
BY Mr.. Monroe with embezzIement, was examined
before Recorder Ahern last evening, and the
investigation occupied from o'clock in the even
ing until near midnight Messrs. McCay, New ana
Myers appearing for the prosecution, and Judge
Cotton and Mr.. Dalsheimer for the defense.
The testimony was very volumnous and we
give but an outline of the evidence presented.
In March last Mayor Monroe entered into a com
mercial partnership with Mr.. Rcddington for
commission and forwarding business exclusively.
They were not to buy or sell on their own account.
The partnership agreement not reduced to
writing. Its terms were stated as above by Mr.
Monroe in his evidence. The general conduct of
the business was intrusted to Mr.. Reddington.
The copartnership continued until few weeks
since, when it was dissolved by Mr. Monroe upon
his becoming aware Of the transactions upon
which the prosecution was founded.
The concern had, upon consignment, from a
house in New York; two hundred aud fifty kegs Of
nails, to be sold on commission. Previous To en-
tering into partnership with Mr.. Monroe Mr.. Red
: dington had been q member of the firm of De
Baum, Reddngton & Co. That firm was indebted
to Messrs. Isaacson & Seixas IN the sum of about
$500. Mr.. Reddington gave to Messrs. Isaacson &
Seixas, to quidate this indebtedness, the note Of
Monroe & Reddington, payable in sixty days.
About the time the note became due, Mr.. Isaacson
purchased the two hundred and fifty kegs of nails
referred to- for the purpose Of having the proceeds
used to pay the note. The proceeds were so used
Mr.. Monroe AYERS that he was ignorant of the
facts of this transaction until Mr.. McIlhenny, Of
= the house in New York who had shipped the nails
here, arrived in the city and demanded an accoun
of the consignment and settlement Mr.. Monroe
adds that Mr.. Reddngton had informed him tina
J, the nails had been sold upon time, but the pur
chasers did not wish the note to go into bank. Mr.
Monroe expressing an intention to see Messrs
Isaacson & Seixas, Mr.. Reddington said he regret
| ted that he had been weak enough to collect TIL
3, money and appropriate it to the payment of
debt due Messrs. Isaacson & Seixas by the lat
firm of De Baum ReddiDgton & Co.
Mr.. Monroe and Mr. Reddington then went L
the Office of Messrs. lsaacson & SeiXas, and say
" Mr.. Isaacson. At this meeting Mr.. Reddingto
stated that Messrs. Isaacson SeiXas had given hin
their check for the bill of nails, and that he imme
diatey ndorsed it in their counting room, turning
it over to pay the note. After making these re
marks he challenged Mr. Isaacson to say that h
had ever received dollar for the nails. Mr. Isaac
soon declined to answer the questions but in hi
evidence last evening admitted that he would no
have made SO large purchase of nails, but 70
the expectation that the purchase would avail t
7- pay the note
1t was also shown that several thousands c
dollars worth of merchandise had been purchase
by Mr.. Reddngton, in the name of the FIRM an
shipped to Texas to be sold there, and that bi
of some two hundred and forty dollars Of DR.
goods had been bought at Mr.. Van Benthuysen
store by Mr.. Reddngton, in the name of the firm
one hundred and ten dollars worth of which ha
been presented by him to Mrs Emily Browze
who was called to the stand and stated the fa
herself. Drafts drawn upon the shipments
Texas were drawn by Mr. Reddington, in the nan
of the firm. These drafts were cashed by Messr
Pike, Lapeyre & Brother, and the proceeds we
drawn from their bank by checks of Monroe
Reddington, signed by the latter, Mr.. Monroe
signature being unknown in the bank,
bdTpalluJ WIZ, upou IlG uiSSOluIiOQ oi II
ro. partnership, placed in charge of the affairs
the house by Mr.. Monroe, testified that no boo
the were kept in the house, except memoranda
book kept by Mr., Reddngton himself, from viii
balance sheet was made up, showing deficit
cash of $1,000, and that the other transactions el
braced in this prosecution, so far as known,
yolyed the house about five thousand dolla
= more.
~ It was admitted in the argument that Mr. Re
dngton had been guilty of indiscretion, but IL
he was criminally culpabe was denied. II
question was elaboratey discussed the proset
ton contending that as 'agentn and "ct
signee,'' if in no other respect he was amenaI
under the statute imposing penalties for breach
trust, embezzlement, etc.
The case was submitted at few minutes beft
twelve when the recorder announced that
~ would render his decision this evening.
Bsfliiards.
We attended Monsieur Carne's exhibition
night at the Olympic Theatar, and, though
much of biIardst, We confess that we W
very much pleased and entertained. Some two
tIrna b,,,flrod r,n0DIa 1-arn r,rnsppt oil lOft IL,