New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-02-20
EoraI Antelliaenfe.


!. THANKs.-The clerk of the weather hiss o.
thanks for politely attending to our request
change the programme. For a commencement
yesterday did very well. With little more u
. tive Southern sunshine, we shall get along splei
' didIy. w # Hs9lg
| APPOINTMENTS BY THE GovERNoR.-The follow
ing appointments were made yesterday by Go,
Wells: s- '9g3 +f-s
John r. Mason, justice of the peace for she pal
ISL of Madison. -g,.ssa 1 5s.5 ~,
James s. Ashton, notary public for toe parish o
Desoto. q 10 F :.
n CRIMINAL CoURT--eJssdge AbeH.---The triais i
this court yesterday embraced three interestiB;
cases, ons Of them showing very Outrageous in
stance Of false imprisonment, another in which
the accused would have exhibited acase Of base1n
gratitude had the charge been proved, and the
thirdone brought ousthe circumstances Of. daring
lrobbery Of $4,000. The perpetrators Effected the
matter successfully at the moment, and kept free
kof troubie on account Of the operation for some
time bat fate, in the form of the police, was on
| their track and overlook them finally yesterday,
when thejury breaght Ba verdictef guilty. sG
The first case was that Of John, Bulger, police
man, who was called up for trial ON charge of
having on the 2Sd December last. beaten, bruised
and wounded, and unlawfully, injnriously, and
without legal warrant, arrested John j. Browne
and imprisoned him for several horys. The evil
dence showed: that the prosecutor ownsd picksry
at the corner of Erato and New Levec Streets that
fhe had purchased two crates of loose cotton from
NV. A. Arnold, and was conveying it to his estasF
| lishmert when he was met by Bager, who arrested
him, and by violence, brcaght him to the lock-up..
| Bhe officer refused to go to the prosecutors 8
pickery, and paid no heed to the formal receipt fo.
| the cotton which, the purchaser exhibited. The
| jury brought in verdict os guilty as charged.
Ann Wilson and the wife of John West, who re-
sides at tile corner of Spain and GoodGildren
streets, were intimate befors the former was mar
ried. Wilson was recently met by West, who
asked him if his wife had returned from New
| York. Wilson told him she Lad come back. West
was incredulous and offered to bet drinks that
she was not in New Orleans for if she had re-
turned, West said, she would surely have been to
Esee his wife. West bet the drinks, for Mrs. Will
T son was in town, and that evening West brought
her an6 his daughter to the circus; Mrs. West de-
clning to be amused and remaining at home. Mrs.
West testified that she and Mrs. Wilson slept to-
gether that night; that before retiring she placed
her pockst-book, containing sl2s and piees' of
gold under the mattress that about 8 o'clock
planning OF being H. that Mrs. Wilson took light,
went out to the yard and remained about an
hear; that some time afterwards she went
| home, and when the pocket. book was locked
for it gone. West testified that before going
to the circus, he got ten dollars from the pocket
| book under the mattress, and that Mrs. Wilson
! was looking at him getting the meney. When he
| wasinformed that itswas, gone, he! went to Mss.
Wilson's, searched the place, but found nothing,
He then arrested the accused. The defense had
no evidence to oder-a we accept teaps, and 6ns
| little boy in arms The refusal of Mrs. Westeto;
participate in the evenings enjoyment at the cir
Gus, and disposition to reflect on the character
of Mrs. Wilson, otherwise than for honesty y as
evidenced by. an unnecessary ansHescto a,quession
| from the judge, might have suggested to the jury
| some solution as to the disappearance of the
pocketbook, other than the apparent one, but any
how they brought in a.verdct of not gnilty.'' f
| MEnsoP Alexander and Barney Williams wsEe
| arrested some weeks ago by Sergeant Petrie and
officer Fox, of the First District. police, on the
charge of having on the morning. of the 23d of
September last stolca $4,000 from the residence of
Philip Weinman, on Thalia street. The following
jurors were empanneled: Anatola Ker, L. Bach
| emin, A. B. Lacoste, Charles Suzeneau, Luaien
Delsry, E. T. Legendre, Charles Montreuil, D. R.,
Perrett, John Mcclellan, Edgar Pilot, Edwa-dsMe
chan, Edward Wsisham. One, witnesa, tes-
titled that the night before the robbery
she. saw the accused standing opposite Mr..
Weinman's house and pointing to the doors and
windows. Christian Blanc stated that the morning
before the occurrence the prisoners were in his
bar room, corner of White and Thalia streets,
They were talking earnestly, and pointed towards
Weinmen's. Next morning he saw Alexander jump
over Mr.. Wenman's fence, and heard some one
holler cut" Run, you--.,' Officer. Cox tes,
tilted that heaging that Williams, who had been in
Mobile, was about to return, he watched for and
|tarrestsd him. Williams said he knew what he arr
rested him fsr-that DutchmAn's affarsup town.
Alexander also told the officer he knew what he
arrested him for, and when. he got out of it he
would break his (the ofdcea's) head. The jury
rendered verdict of guilty against bohprisoners.
INoUEsTs.--The post mortem examination by
DR.. Barnes, of the body Of VIM. Davis, colosad
man, who was foand dead in a house on Perdide
street, showed that both heart and right lung were
diseased, land that death caused by hemorrhage
from the latter organ. The jury OF: inquest ren.
dered a verdict accordingly.
An inquest WAS held On the body Of Bella:Wi-
kinson, colored woman, aged AZ years, o native
of New Orleans, found dead at No. 341 Love
street. Verdict: Died from disease of tho heart.
BURGL ARY.-The grocery store of Mr.. George
Bratry, corner of Rampant and Lafayette streets,
was entered before daylight yesterday morning,
and about one hundred doars' worth of wines
and groceries were, carried away, A negro named
Robt. News was subsequently arrested oa,a charge
of having in his possession a portion Of tha stolen
Eproperty, consisting of seyeu Bottles of Vermouth.
branded cherries and esrdals, assorted. .s
MARROW EscArE.-We were glatNto perceise
yesterday that Mr.. NJ. s. Hedyiek, the Gnserplisng
proprietor Of the sewing machine and variety
establishment, 81 Caaal street, whisls had such a
narrow escape from the hot blast Of fire alongside
him on Saturday night, is as usual, on hand; and
fully prepared to do business with his legion OF
friends. HIS store, though in such dangerous prox
| unity, was saved by the gallant Efemen.
In Hor WATER AaAIN.-We stated the caher da7
that Edward Devices, the ex.dctectve of the
Freedmen's Bureau, was brought before Judge
Abel, on writ of habeas corpus, and Was ordesed
to be admitted to bail upon giving bond of SlaO0,
being, at the time, under comnittal by Recorder
Kruebbe on charge Of being accessory to
burglaries recently committed by gang of
| negroes Bail of five Thousand dollars had been
required sby the Recorder, but Ladge Abel re-