New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-02
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1866.

Frank Scott and Jas. Johnson (colored), charged
with being Vagrants, we're fined SO each or ninety
days in the woTkhouse.
Jas. Morton, charged with being drunk, was re.
leased on paying fine of $40.
John Gibson, charged with being dangerous and
suspicious character, was fined $50 or ninety days
in the workhouse. -
Ann Armstrong, charged with attempting to
steal mosquito bar from the st. James Hotel, was
sent to the workhouse for sixty days. -
FRANK Lavelie, charged with larceny, was sent to
the boys house Of refuge
Louis Schwartz, an orphan and without friends
was sent to the house of refuge as a vagrant.
August Theze, butcher in POydras market, was
arraigned, charged withcommitting an assault and
battery on the Both nit. He was required to enter
s5oO bal for his appearance before First District
Court.
May Fitzhugh, colored, charged by Mrs. McTn-
iyre with breach of the peace, was placed under
bonds for appearance.
Mrs. Steiner, charged with a similar offense
was required to pay a fine of s25 or the alterna-
tive OF thirty days in the workhouse.
!. J. Mccormack and Ben. Herman, charged with
lighting on Gallatln street, were fined s5 each, or
thirty days in the parish prison.
Bridget Connors charged with drunkenness and
vagraney, was committed to the workhouse for
ninety days.
fined SIS, or ninety days in the workhouse.
Jas. Martin, charged with larceny, was sent to
the workhouse for thirty days.
Mary Smith, colored, charged with drunkenness
was AhSu SEV1 Vi lhlEly uHNS IN Lne
WorkhOuse.
John McGlade, charged with drunkenness, was
fined S. or five days in the parish prison
- Mr.. Stiewel, on Poydras, between Carroll and
Carondelet charged by r. Offutt (Times office,)
on March 18th, on Poydras street, who purchased
from Mr.. s watch purporting to be gold and sold
as such, paid S65 currency and gold watch valued
at So That the said watch is brass, No. l0,695-
on discovering the value Of watch demanded to
have money refunded, which S. refused to do.
Charges 5. with falsely, frauduenty and illegally
obtaining money under false pretence or swindling
Released on bail.
RECORDER LETTENs CoUET,-Hsn. and Marie
Rousseau, .colored, were arraigned, charged with
assault and battery. They were sent before the
| First District Court for trial.
Mrs. Byrnes, charged by Mrs. Gani with breach
OF the peace, was released on bail
VIM. Dorr, charged with being a suspicious
character, was released
| Several persons were arraigned, charged with
beng drunk, and sentenced to pay fine of five
dollars, or the alternative of ten days in the work
John Jackson, charged with being professional
cotton thief, was sent to the workhouse for sixty
days. -
Gustave Layille, charged with larceny was re-
manded to prison to await an examination.
Eugene de Marbias, charged by w. j. Carson
with breach of trust, was examined and there
9elng no evidence to support the charge, he was
dismissed.
FIRST DIsTRIoT CoURr.- Ctua Rights BiH.--A
isNt ~ tlIS Vi IOlS court yesterday
was occupied in discussing the merits Of the applf
cation made by the counsel of Edward Devices
indicted with three other colored men on a charge
OF burglary Counsel applied for a change Of
venue to the United States district court. The
application was based under the 5th section of the
act OF March Sd, 1868, relating to the writ Of
habeas corpus, and to the recent act of Congress
creating the civil rights bill Devices, it wa;
claimed, belonged to the freedmen's bureau, and
was entitled under the act Of 1863 to trial before
the U. s. courts. One of the gentlemen acting al
counsel for the negroes objected to the change
venue, contending that Devices, whom he wa
ready to, defend, could, as well as the otheI
negroes, be as fairly tried before the State court
as any other tribunal. Judge Abel took tht
matter under advfsement.
Michael Mclaughlin Stephen o 'Donnell, Richard
Murphy and Dave Hennessy, charged with the
murder of the late J. Fred Gruber were arrafgn
ed and plead mot guilty" to the charge.
| NJ. A. heesacker was arraigned, charged with
assault and battery and plead mot guilty"
Il, G., BeIden, charged with perjury, plead
!" not guilty"
Elizabeth catharine, charged with larceny,
plead g not guilty.