New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-09


evening on St. Charles street, by officer Dryden,
the charge that he has no visible means of sup
port and if allowed to be at large will commit
depredations on the community. Murphy is also
charged with committing an assault and battery
A. &. Shaw.
NJ. Lannigan was arrested on Julia street by off
Ger Ryan, on charge Of attempting to pick
mans pocket.
CRIMINAL CoURT-.Judge AbeI.-Mary Baptiste
was yesterday tried for larceny and found gnilty.
Andre, colored, was tried and convicted of eb-
tanning goods under false pretences.
Peter MCGivney and Charles Howard were tried |
for assault and battery, and found guilty.
John Young was tried for assault and battery, |
and acquitted.
John sharpess was tried on a charge of receiv-
ing stolen property, and acquitted.
The grand jury presented true bill against
VIM. Weibell, for the murder of Peter SWeitzer, |
on the 8th Of April last.
Also a true bill against VIM. Werner, for assault !
and battery.
Judge Abel ordered that no one should practice !
law in his court without license, as he considered
it would be unjust to the members Of the bar.
RECORDER ABER.5's CoURT.-Judge Ahern, who |
has been absent some days on account of Illness
presided yesterday, though not entirely recovered
E. j. FOrstall, for Obstreperous conduct Gra- |
vier street. under the influence Of decoctions as
badly put up as they were intriusicay poisonous,
not being able to show that his status generally
was of an exemplary order, was committed to the
| workhouse for six months.
| NJ. Brown, colored violator Of the city ordi-
nance against carrying concealed weapon, was
! only fined SIS, on account of mitigating crcum-
| stances, and was further punished by the weapon
| being cOnfiscated.
| Richard Collins, Joseph Gautier, John Renni-
| han, John Collins, Jacob Wagner and Charles
| West, arrested on various charges, were ordered
| 10 receive the hospitality Of the Address
Hotel on Lafayette street, for the ensuing three
months.
John McGrau, Thos John and John Frazier, will
| be entertained in the same institution for sixty
| days.
4 number of other cases were suitably dis
| posed of.
RECORDED GAsTHEL's CoURT-The Roydl
Street arson Cdse.-The investigation before the
| recorder in regard to the fire on the night of the
| 18th ult,, at Marmu's Photographic gallery, on
Royal street, between BienVille and Cont streets,
| was concluded last evening. We published yes
terday morning the testimony that was ELECTED
evening before last. The following is the further
evidence that was obtained:
Mrs. Glynd testified that she occupied milli-
merry store, and lived on the ground floor of the
premises; had $1,000 in goods uninsured. Witness
told Mrs. Marmu there fire in her (Mrs.
Marmu's) room Mrs Marmu said, g am going
to the opera" Witness replied, There is fire in
your room.' She replied '' No, there is no ire.o
Witness explained TO her that she could see the re-
fection and hear the " crackling' noise of the
fire. Mrs. NJ. said " two lamps were left burning,
and she was going to the opera" Mr.. Marmu
asked his wife in French what witness was saying,
, and as Mrs. Marmu did not answer Mr.. Marmu i'm
mediately. witness explained in French, g u g q
dt fen chez uouS.o Mr.. Marmu did not answer.
Witness requested him in French to go with her to
the side door and yard, and she would show him it
\ was very plain. He gave no answer. He tried the
door, and finding it unlocked, locked it, and then,
with polite motion of the hand showed witness
t to the street. Witness then walked with Mrs.
Marmu from the alley to the street, telling her, for
a pity's sake, to take care of the house, for she
(witness) was not insured for five cents. Mrs. NJ
lilI IDnTl 10 frnfFar
y opera" Witness then went into the yard, and
e saw Mr.. Marmu in the act Of closing the shutter
:, blinds, through which witness had seen the fire
. leap. She went to get in at the front gate bu
d found it shut, everything dark and concluded theI
g had gone up to put the fire out. She saw no NOR
Ii till after she went to bed. She heard noise as
L things constantly falling and then crashing, whe
IL her twitness's) husband said that man up stair
If must be drunk. Her husband blamed her for no
telling him before. She and all in her house thel
d went out and saw the top story on fire. Witnes
;, was a sub-tenant of Mr.. Marmu. Witness did no
sleep for fear of fire. The next morning sh
charged the fire on Mr.. NJ. Ee replied. in French
If I'll fix You for saying So. She had always beel
y able to make him understand her in French. She
> did not see when Mr. NJ went out on the night O
/ the fire.
!, CrosS-eranpjned-The conversation on the stair
d case lasted about ten minutes. Mr.. Shelter coult
hear it, but he seemed to pay no attention. Wit
= ness is not on bad terms With Mr. Marmu Wi
ness remained quiet after what she told Mr.. Mar
d mu, because she told him in presence of two men
l. and she knew there were two cisterns of waite
f on top of the house, she concluded they had bee
- able to put the fire out. The night was fine, AM
witness is certain she did not see Mr., NJ. go u
stairs. His closing the blinds cut of the reflection
g. SO she could not the progress Of the fire. Re
examined by Mr.. Dufour: Witness said she ha,
occasionally seen trunk or box taken on q dra
'e from Mr.. NJ. g premises.
r Miss Kate GIynd testified that she asked Mrs.
al if it was true the house was on fire. She replied
" ." 1t is all right, Mrs. NJ says there is no fire." O.
the day of the fire witness saw large case take
d. off on dray from in front Of Mr.. MS premises
s. MIR. Ii. Is colored boy went with it.
,r Mr.. Augusti1 LamOthe testified as to the inver
. tory Of stock burned, returned to the Citizens
"a Mutual Insurance Company, and as to what wa
turned over, for account Of the company, TO Nj
la Fernandez, auct0neer. He was cross questioned
estimates from statements of Mr. MPrmu. 1t wa
ten or twelve days after the fire that the documeI
Is marked ''AH was handed TO the secretary of tn
ID insurance company Witness knows that all th
- articles remaining in the house after the fire WeT
y sent to Mr.. Fernandez. One Of the items in th
o. inventory returned to the insurance company, wa
ty q Photographic instrument which was put down
1 $50, the price which one like il cost Witness
Mr.. GaIonge, another was sworn, but his test
mony was not particularly material.
s. Mr.. Shelter (whom Mr.. Marmu had mentioned
d. his statement as having occupied he'd room O
+ the second floor of the burned premisesl testife
~ that he invited Mr. and Mrs. Marmu to the oper
'e the night of the fire. This invitation was about
or O'Clock in the evening. He heard the conye
,d sation between Mrs. Glynd and Mrs Marmu.
~ could not have lasted over minute and a hal
Id and witness thinks he remembers perfectly whg
st was said. Mrs. Glynd said she heard somethin
30 like glasses breaking Witness did not hear ltt
"a word ire mentioned once. He explained the col
~ Versation in French to Mr. Marmu. Mrs. G. cal
III toned no one that there was fire. She could NJ
of have said what she says she did without witnet
le hearing her, as they were only about three fet
"a apart. After witness told Marmu what Mrs.
~ said NJ. listened awhile and said Il hear nothing.
4 Witness did not see the colored boy, Benn
es Williams whose testimony has been taken, at an
Iv time during the fire.
:. Mr.. F. Demontreul testified that he was at til
10 opera when Marmu informed of the fire b
as M Lefrance. There were several glasses of pr
a pared drinks in his opera box Mr.. NJ. took
IN drink and Mrs. Marmu commenced crying. NJ
- NJ. told her there was no use crying. She put he
ie bonnet and went out with him. About A. II
'e after the fire, witness met Mr. and Mrs. Marml
H. and heard NJ. say to some one, 81 had $4,000
is stack in the third story; hurried there, but Wa
" too late" About two weeks before the fire, wi
IL ness met Mr.. and Mrs Marmu on Canal stree
IN Marmu said he did not like the ways and habits
New Orleans; he was going to leave and expeete
to realize.
l. Mr.. Lafrances testimony was corroboratiVe
e to what occurred at the Opera House.
or Recorder Gastinel, after consultation with tl1
"a attorney general committed Mr.. and Mrs. Marin
- for arson. The latter was released on bail.
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