New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-07-04
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

! Eugene Horst and George Tyler, alias Bill
Allen, who were brought to the second dis
trlct station Wednesday morning for trial,
upon charge of having robbed the con-
sectlonery of B. Gastinel, corner of Canal
ana Burgundy streets, escaped thence an
hour after arrival. Having been locked up
on the second floor in cell directly over
the caproom, they tore up portion of the
hooring, which is rotten, and thence getting
down into the cap-room, escaped through a
gateway opening on st. Peter street.
Suspicious.
About ten o'clock Tuesday night, CAPTAIN
n. A. Martin, of schooner Big Betsey, lying
in the New Basin, saw a strange man come
on board his vessel. Keeping watch on
him, he saw him strike light, aud com
mence general search about the deck, |
Suspecting his intention to steal something.
the captain got up to seize the intruder
whcreuPon the latter ran and jumped over
Doard. he was captured, and upon appearing
before the recorder this morning was re-
qulred togive $1,000 bonds for good behavior.
or go to the workhouse for six months.
Fire.
A fire broke out about eleven o'clock Tues
day night in the attic of the house No. 667
Ihalla street, caused by the accidental igni
tlon OF a mosquito bar from a candle in the
hands of little boy, son of Cecilia Kenny,
colored, who occupies the building. The
hre was eXtinguished without further dam
age than to the bedding. No general alarm
was given.
The finance officers of the CITY on Tuesday
burned some S97, 600 in city notes: SIG 900
Were ragged notes, the remainder were $50
Dllis to be replaced by small currency
Fire.
A fire broke out about halfpast twelve
O'Clock yesterday, in the rear OF the three
story brick building Nos. 26, %, and 80
and occupied by j. A. Blaffer & Co., as a
potter and ale mandatory. The fire
originated i'll the malt room amongst some
malt. The building was damaged by fire
and water to the amount of about six thou
sand dollars. The amount of insurance is
not known.
About four O'Clock Wednesday morning
the store of Mr. McQuade, No. 81 St. Thomas
, street, wa, burglariously entered by an un-
known colored man, who bored the side
, door with an augur. Upon the proprietor
/ Mr.. McQuadc, and his storekeeper attempt.
ing to prevent the rascal's escape, they were
both slightly wounded by him with a
, hatchet. The tools used in entering were
found upon the premises and consisted of a
brace, an augur, knife, and bar of iron
J Nothing is missing from the store.
/ Drowned.
The body OF an unknown white man, aged
apparently about thirty-fve years, was
l found in the Old Basin, between IRENE and
U,
i black whiskers and hair. We are requested to
state that the body is now lying at the
t undertakers establishment of Messrs. Wins
i low Phillips, No. 80 Circus, and will re-
main until ten o'clock A. NJ. This is done
| to give friends an opportunity to identify
the body.
sub-Treasury Removed.
The assistant treasurer of the United
States, for this state, was busily engaged
yesterday, in transporting the valuables of
: MS Office from the late treasury building, on
camp street, to the newly appointed quarters
at the mint. The operation was attended
;. by a strong guard of United States infantry,
fully armed and equipped
l Killed by Fall.
l Emile Gullon, q native of France, aged
7 about thirty-fve years, who was so severely
injured on the first'instant, by falling from
) q second story window on the Metarie road,
: died this morning in the Charity hospital.
The coroner rendered verdict according
to the facts.
r Yellow Fever.
, But one case of yellow fever has occurred
at the Charity hospital this summer, and the
physicians there say that there is no in
dication of the disease spreading i'll the city.
, First District Court-H w. w. Howe,
, William Dunkin was tried on a charge of
having some time in December last cut one
l. Tony Shepherd dangerously with knife.
. The jury returned verdict of not guilty.
g Alex. Collins was tried on charge of hay
ing stabbed John Duncan with penknife on
e the 24th of April last, at No. SO Perdido
Y street. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty
. >of assault and battery with recommends
. ton to the mercy of the court. sentence
l. was inflicted of $50 fine.
. Ransom james, colored, committed an as
e sault and battery on Augustine John. He
plead guilty, and the judge inflicted a fine
:. of $40.
n John Mcintyre was placed on trial for
r having on the 1st of April, 1867, at about
l24 NJ, committed a violent assault and
Y battery with intent to kill one Bernard Zay,
the weapon being q hatchet. This took
t place in a house on Front street, between
II Spain and Vaudeville streets. 1t seems that
the accused and his wife rented room from
5 Gay and refused to pay the rent when due.
The tenants were about moving out, and
It Zay demonstrated rather harshly with them.
Hence the difficulty. The evidence was
:. pretty. well mixed by the time it was sub
r mitted to the jury. The jury retired, but
g not being able to agree were discharged.
7. I. Sherburne, ESQ.,, appeared for the de.
5 fense.
Y Reuben Thompson and Frederick Washing
n ton, the first on a charge of murder and the
s second as being accessory to the same. This
S is the murder case of Alfred Brooks, who
was killed on the 4th of June, 1867.
n The following sentence was then pro-
| " WIG JuuSC. bCh clSuSOu, COu'
. victed of larceny, was sent two months 10
n the parish prison.
The case of the state VS.. Charles Stuart,
g in which the latter is charged with having,
If on the 18th day of January last, stolen the
O sum of five thousand dollars in gold from
l. DeBuys & Ogden, brokers in Carondelet
street, was then called up for trial.
s 1t was proved that on the day and at the
/. time above specified, the sum of five thou
/. sand dollars in gold and fifteen dollars in
greenbacks was in q bag in the desk of the
4 Office of DeBuys & Ogden; that the accused
had been seen at the time at the door.
;. Another witness testified to the accused
being man who had brushed by him with
s ''gold bag in his hand at the time of the
e robbery and near the door of the establish
:. ment.
r After arguments on the behalf of the state
by District Attorney Luzenberg, and on the
part of the defendant by Colonel Fields and
II Judge Fisk, his honor charged the Jury, ex-
a planning to them their duties. The case
a was then submitted
The jury after short consultation re-
8 turned verdist of not guilty.
Second District Recorders Court.
s Alfred Warner was fined SIS for commit
o ting an assault and battery on Perry
e Jones.
:. william c. Brewer, for like offense. was
! ordered to give bond to keep the peace in
g the sum of $3.50.
9 John R. Tucker, alias Charles Hash, was
fined $40 for corporeally damaging Jennie
Gardner.
t Martha Carter, Emma Wilson, Julia Will