New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-24
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DIED IN PRrsos. Yesterday at about quarter
past ten in the morning, man by the name Of
Robert v. Reilly, was brought to the station in q
drunken condition by officer Cavanagh, who had
found him lying on the banquet on st. Charles
street. He was put in cell with several other
prisoners. At about half-past one officer Saxon
was called up and found the unfortunate man I
dead. The coroner was called, and having held an +
inquest over his body, declared he had died ofI
apopexy.
srABB1Na AFFAIR.-Patrick Frizzell was arrested /
by officer Cayanagh, at 81 O'Clock yesterday
evening, charged with stabbing man named
Thomas O'Hea, on ST. Charles street. o 'Hea is |
an Irishman, doing business as contractor,
aged about thirty years, and had arrived day be-
fore yesterday in this city from Arkansas. He
had difficulty with Frizzel yesterday in Murphy s
coeehouse, on St. Charles street, in which Frizze
stabbed him very severely in the abdomen with
pocket knife, causing the intestines to protrude.
He was carried to the Charity Hospital in cab, |
showing very alarming symptoms. His recovery
Is doubtful.
| STOLEN PRorEETY FouND.-O Officer Fox reports
finding the following property in house occupied4
by Daniel Pike, and belonging to Samuel Ander-
son, he having searched the house by virtue Of q
search warrant, viz: carpet, china dish, two cot
tage bedstsads and various other articles, sup
| posed to have been stolen.
ANOTHER sTABBING AFFAIR.-A colored man,
named Washington, was brought to the station
last evening at about six o'clock, charged by Jas.
Allen, of the same hue. with having made several
stabs at him with knife, on Cont street, between
/ villere and Robinson.
ANOTHER CASE OF STABBING-A colored man
Il
and brought tothe police station about half-past
4 4, charged by Eliza Hurley, colored also, with
/ having struck her husband with deadly weapon
with murderous intent He was lockedpp to
q await investigation
4 A WOMAN SCRAMBLED BY HER HUsBAND.-An
j inquest was held yesterday over the body of q
woman named Mary O'Brien, who was found dead
4 yesterday morning, at her residence, No. 8 Front
ILevee street, between Crossman and Customhouse
streets. The jury Of inquest returned the following
verdict: That Mary OtBrien, the deceased, came
to her death, on the 22d day Of January 1866, by
being strangled with small rope and to the best
of our knowledge and belief, Charles O'Brien, her
husband was the murderer.
"A The deceased was a native of ireland, and abou,
1 thirty-two years of age. Her body presented all
9 the symptoms of stranguaton, her face and neck
3 above the cord mark being black and swollen.
Mrs. Margaret Hanson, one of the witnesses ex
amined at the inquest, said she entered the room
of deceased at halfpast seven clock in the morn
\ ing, and found her lying dead on the floor, and
Charles O'Brien sitting beside her.
d O'Brien is supposed to have been drunk at the
v time Of committing the horrible deed. He was ar.
!. rested this morning and lodged in Jail, under the
n charge of wilful murder.
! DRowNED.-Ye Yesterday at ! O'Clock A. NJ, a mar
named VIM Benson, steward Of the steamer Rap
. dan, stationed at post No. 15, fell overheard ant
q was drowned. The body has not yet been re
Il covered.
FIRsT DISTRICT CouRT.-The Grand Jury yes
! terday presented the following true bill:
u III. WaIsheiner, charged with malfeasance an
'e extortcn in ofice-a true bill.
ID January Esd, 1866.
They then adjourned until Friday, the 26th inst
at 10 A. NJ. yo
A capias was ordered by the Court to be issue
| in this case
a State VS.. Conrad Hepe, charged with murder.
! On motion of Messrs. Field & Lemley, of counse
= for the defense: 1t is ordered that this case b
e continued until next Saturday, the 9th inst at
ID O'Clock A, N.
State vs. E. Cox. charged with manslaughter..
!, On motion Of A. p. Field of counsel for defense
- it is ordered that this case be continued.
After which the Court adjourned.
Ii RECORDER GAsr1NELs CouRr.-Angeline Gile
$, was sent for sixty days to the workhouse fo
n drunkenness. lt4
:. John Boyle was sentenced to fine of fftee
~ dollars thirty days in the workhouse for fghtin
ed and disturbing the peace.
s& Arthur Carrier, colored was sent forffteen day
~ to the parish prison for larceny.
= Anthony Shott, for disturbing the peace, an
2 Alfred Green, for being dangerous and susp
he cious character and carrying concealed weapons
to were each sentenced to a fine of SD, or thlrt
IN days imprisonment
). Michael Fell, Thos. stanly, Richard White, Ja
~ Sibley, all drunk, were sentenced to i've dolal
fine or five days imprisonment
at James Smith, col6red, for assault and battery
Bark Larson, colored, for entering the premises
TN his home; Michael Florence, for being drunk, al
Hugh Farley, for disturbing the peace, were eat
w. sentenced to fine Of ten dollars or fifteen day
Imprisonment.
~ A. Mccormick was sent for six months to Il
ler workhouse upon the charge of vagrancy. Il
go. r, M, Fay, a misehieyous urchin was sent
mt the house of refuge at the request of his fathe
- The cases of John Good, charged with enterii
the premises Of III. Gecks and stealing therefro
ne a sewing machine; that of Samuel Foller, charg
with cutting and dangerously wounding one Jo q
ma Currey, and Charles OiBren, charged with u
,or murder of his wife, Mary OBrien, were continue
- for further investigations.
Emile Allen, dark skinned individual, for ste'
ell ing the precious staple which, was the glory
his forefathers to cultivate, was sent Tor five da
to the parshprison.
tbs UNITED STATES plsrRIcT coURr-John N
lhe Clean VS.. The Steam Propeller Clastro.
OF This suit was discontinued.
it Schooner Hartstene VS.. Bostick & Seymour.
NV 1t isordered that the owners of the schooner
seI cover from Bostick & Seymour one hundred a
seven dollars and seventy ythree CENTS and costs
ure suit.
W. A. Hayes vs. steamship Carlotta.
on By consent of all parties this case was su
mitted upon the pleadings already given
PRoyosr CouRT.-,John Mccormick, charg
49, with having wrongful possession of governme
ine property, was dismissed, and the property turn
ent over to the ordnance department.
A. Jackson, charged with being drunk and
err turbing the peace sent for ten days to the
ME lice jail.
Ia. Angus NJ. Bell and Arthur OKeefe, charg
md with wrongful possession Of government proper
she will be tried to-day.
mi; Chas. Best Robt. Scrafford J. P. Brown, P.
nrd Banks and James Smith, charged with distnrbi
nn the peace, were all discharged upon examnatit
ing RECORDER KRuEBBE's CoURT.-John Ford, cha
ar ed with highway robbery, was sent to the Fl
her District Court and his bail fixed at $1,000.
s. Connor was sent before the First Distr
for Court upon the charge of larceny, and his
or fixed at $275
er- Pat. OBrien and Murphy, charged with larce
ath were sent before the same tribunal, and their
ia fixed at $500 each.
lm- John Nicolas, for breach Of trust and embezi
'lty ment and Frank Nelson for an atteInpt at h