New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-19
gotal SgateIItaence.

ulIeT6nJ from my minutes. I1e suspension OF tne
chief of police was not caused by vote of three
to two, as your reporter states. On the introduce
ton OF the question motion was made by Mr..
Conway to postpone action in the matter until the
next meeting Of the police board on Monday next,
with view TO enable the board to procure copy
of the indictment against the chief of police, as
well as the order of that officer relation to the
carrying Of concealed weapons Messrs. Conway
and Lynch voted for the pOstponement OF action,
Messrs. Duyignaud Soul6 and Moore against post
ponement
A motion was then made to the suspension Of
the chief of police, when Messrs. Duvignand,
Soule, Moore and Lynch voted in favor of the mo
ton, Mr.. Conway against it.
Mr.. Lynch did not argue that Z" it was improper |
in the board to try a case which was already be-
fore superior tribunal Mr. Lynch did say that
| it was question for the board to determine |
whether it was expedient to try the chief of po |
| lice until after the investigation Of the charge
against him in the First district court;
seetstaIy lyitt' of the Board of Police Commissioners.
TRIAL OF STEAM FIRE ENGrNEs.-We are noi-
fed by Messrs. Edw. A. Yorke & Co., that trial
of the steam fire engines located on the steam
tugs Norman and Reliance, intended for harbor
| duty will be made at 10 O'Clock this noraing at
the head of Canal street.
DUEL.-An affair of honor took place yesterday
between TWO members Of the Washington Artil-
lery, at 0syka, just beyond the Mississippi line.
hostile meeting had previously been agreed upon
to come off upon the other side of the river, but
the arrest Of all the parties and placing them
under heavy bonds, efectually disposed Of the
matter upon Louisiana soil. At the meeting yes
terday, two shots were exchanged, at ten PAGES
distance, with smooth bore dueling pistols without
injury to either party. The seconds, who were of
the same battalion, thereupon declined allowing
the matter to proceed any further, and the diff
Guilty was adjusted to the satisfaction Of all parties
Both sides returned to the city last night on the
evening train
CLERKS OF CouRTs. Capt, Byerly has taken his
, place as clerk of the Third District Court and
now the new officers are all installed. Mr-Yienne
as minute clerk, and Mr.. Chalon as docket clerk,
remain in the office.
Mr.. Dick is acting as docket clerk In the Fourth
District Court, and not as minute clerk, as orgi-
naly stated. The minute clerk of the court is Mr..
John M. Cooney.
0 THE NEUTRAL GROUNDS AND SIDEWALKS TO BE
t CLEARED.-The street commissioner has requested
n the chief of police to furnish force to clear all
8 the huckster stalls and other distractions the
neutral grounds and sidewalks in every part of th
CITY, and sufficient force will be detailed for the
purpose, The street commissioner will give partie
If until 10 O'Clock on Monday morning next to remoV
l. all distractions violating the city ordinances.
l. not moved then they will be forcby removed ant
" the ordinances enforced against delinquents.
% DANGEROUSLY WouNDEp.-Eugene Dahsar wa
Ii dangerously cut in the Second District last eve
y ming, by a man whose name has not been disco,
Il cred, and whose escape was secured by party
Is friends. The wounded man was conveyed to h
lt residence. and received immediate medical after
ID ton.
THE ACCIDENT ON THE JACKSON RAILRoAD.-Tl
I remains of the unfortunate victims of the accide
= on the Jackson railroad were yesterday identife
One was the body of Mr., Anthony Prosper, wi
~ resided at the corner of Pleasant and Eagazir
~ streets. The other corpse, supposed to be that
- Father Perret proves to be that of kr. Henriel,
- gentleman connected with the Catholic clurohe
ts of the city, but not in a clerical capacity.
Is SUPPOSED INFANrrcIDE.-The body of a whit
to child, of very recent BIRTH was found in the ne
basin yesterday by officer Berry of the police. tt
ID coroner has not yet held an inquest. Tnfanticil
er seems to have been committed, but until the fac
III are judiciay ELECTED we have no clue to the guilt
n party.
ut DRowNED.-The coroner yesterday held an i
es quest on the body of an unknown white ma
lg found in the river at the head of Thalia stree
ana dS no Vi NIOlSuC6 were W De sSbHt u
he jury returned verdict of found drowned"
IN SUICIDE.-A man named Johnson, boarding
TO Ben. Daviss house, No. 28S Gravier street, cor
IL mitted suicide yesterday. He took laudanum. II
Ut fact was discovered soon after and the prophet
"' of the house sent for physician Immediately, b
'n' it was too late. The unfortunate self-destroy
- breathed his last few moments after the doct
~ arrived
~ CoRoNER's TNQUEsT.-An inquest was held
$50 the coroner yesterday over the body of Anto
80 Kenner, who was killed by being thrown down stGi
t,1 from the upper part of the bank house, at t
~, corner of Cont and Royal streets. Mr.. zoulo
- who was under arrest, charged with the homicid
r, was released, the investigation clearly showi
fan that the act was provoked and justGable.
,o FIRST DISTRICT CouRr.-Tn this court yest
70. day. Charles A. Duffy was tried for the murder
lie Mary Rich, alias Mary Duffy, in room in disre
hv utable house on Gallatin street. the night of
Nv, 9Th Of July last.
ret The case was very clearly made out, and the ju
n after an absence of about fifteen mipules, broul
To in verdict Of guilty, without capital punishme
cd The prisoner and deceased, who was a woman
md loose character, lived together. She had had
,an sent to the workhouse. On the day of the hO
Dr. eide he expressed his determination to be aveng
ipr upon her for having done They had guar
ew that day in her room andi the presence Of ano
his woman living in the house, he jealously upbrait
hat her for associating with one Dan Rich, who |
nds left the city that day for New York. The priso
nfi. was endeavoring to persuade her to accompr
in. him to another room, and she was refusing
; of tween 7 and o'clock at night, screams of agc
for were heard issuing from the room Of
+ is ceased, and presently Duffy was seen to II
,on- out in the street. He then went to the house
Mrs Mary Hughes, On Esplanade street, and t
of her that he had cut deceased to pieces for send
arlv him to the workhouse. The deceased. after
the screams were heard, was found dead in her roc
rom stabbed in six places, four of the wounds be
,iIe, mortal The blade of bowe.knife, broken fr
nth. the handle, found by her aide, and the han
Red itself in the gutter near the house. Duffy was
vast rested soon after leaving Mrs. Hughes's hot
tbe and he had the scabbard of knife suitable
iver the blade found and q check coat he wore
rior largely stained with blood.
d to Duffy appears to be from 25 to 80 years of a
ofgn He was deceutly dressed yesterday, and did
in have the appearance of person of such degra
op associations as was to be inferred from his
,b;s ton with the unfortunate deceased, at the t
he Killed the woman he was strongly under the