The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-14
NUMBER 624.

sentenced to imprisonment for one month in tho
Parish Prison. ~ 'A"
Anthony Dowd pleaded guilty to a charge of
carrying weapon concealed, and was sentenced
to ten days impris onment.
In the case Of A. Swanton and Antonio Feitas
accused Of assault and battery. noIe proseq,a was
entered.
The grsnd jury found true bill against Henry
to have been committed in killing Louis Morris.
also colored, by striking him on the head with .
c pstan bar, on the steamboat Calumet.
RECORDER NEvLLE's CoURr.-Edward Fontens,
colorod, was arrested on Sunday at the request Of
Mrs. Madeline Stringer, who schsrges him with
Market. stolen from the hands of her daughter,
aged six years, pocketbook containing eleven
dollars IN paper currency, two dollars in silver and
lottery ticket of the value Of twenty-five cents,
the property of deponent. Upon being arraigned,
the recorder fixed the case for the 2sth, and re-
quired Fontena to give bonds in the sum of $500.
John O'Brien, charged with assault and battery
by Mary O'Keefe, was surrendered into court by
was sent to the First District Court under bonds
Of $3.50.
lhos. Nash, colored, was sent for ten days to
the Parish Prison on a charge of larceny.
h. G. Gruble, will be tried on the 2Sth, on q
charge preferred against him by Daniel Block, No.
26l Perdido street, of forging his name ON q re-
ceipt for fifteen dollars with intent to defraud de-
ponent.
Ii. G. Gribble, the party above named, and
Charles Suter, were arraigned on a charge Of
perjury and subornation of perjury, preferred
against them by the said Block. The perjury is
alleged to have been committed by Suter In q
suit before the second Justices court.
Martha John, charged by Jessie Brown with
assault and battery, being armed with Danger
Gus weapon, will be examined on the 2Sth.
Thomas jackson and Michael Orion, charged
with being suspicious characters, were required
to give. vouchers or go to the Workhouse for
ninety days.
Frank Montgomery alias John Harrison, and G..
F. Clark, both of the First U. s. Infantry, were
sent TO the First District Court for trial, on q
charge made by special officer Bradley, of having
on the 18th Of December last obtained money and
clothing, amounting to s247, from one E. O. Gers
tenberg, by giving him check on the assistant
amount. purporting to be signed by David Mcclure.
breyet colonel and quartermaster o. 8. A. Bonds
$1,000 each.
RECORDER GAsTrNEL's CoURr.-Frank Robert
son and Jas Robertson were arrested on Sunday
morning at the ball in the Orleans Ball Room,
each having pistol in his possession, on a charge
OF disturbing the peace and fighting. 1t the fight,
a man known as " Texas Bill - was cut in two
places, and Frank Robertson is accused Of inhict-
ing the wounds; but q certificate having been
sent TO the recorder from DR.. Gaudet stating that
the wounds are very slight, the prisoner was re-
leased on giving bail in the sum of $1,000. The
charge will be examined on Thursday. James
Robertson was released upon paying twenty five
collars as q nne Tor carrying concealed weapons.
The case of Zenon Leveau, colored, accused Of
stealing horse belonging to Jim Henry, colored,
from the Story plantation. in the parish of st.
Bernard, has been RENTED by Recorder Letten to
Recorder Gastinel, the horse having been found
in the possession Of the accused in the Second
District.
Joseph Lafoucade colored, residing at No. 157
Cont street. has been arrested and is under bonds
to appear to answer a charge preferred by his
niece, Marie Santini, girl about thirteen years of
sge, that on the morning of the 10th ult., and
again on the 9th inst, he attempted to violate her
person. The girl is an orphan, and was living in
the family of the accused as an adopted child.
Since the alleged attempts she has gone to her
bIothers house in the Third District to reside and
another complaint has been made against Lafou-
cade that he committed an assault and battery
this morning on Antoine Esquiano, for no reason,
only because Esquiano asked him for the girls
clothes.
Mrs C. r Hamilton. No G2 nanphin straat has
had Chas. Williams, alias Chas. Woods colored.
arrested, on charge that he stole about seventy
dollars worth of plate from her house on New
Years day.
Andrew Keeper, arrested at the post Office yes
terday, upon an accusation of having broken
open and rifed trunk belonging to some one in
the Third District, was sent before Recorder Let
ten, within whose jurisdiction the offence ia
charged to have been committed.