The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-24
goral Sntelli9ente.

Wilmer in the Church of the Emmanuel in JefFs
son City this morning, and liz the Church of n
Annonciation, corner Camp and Race streets, tn
evening. ~
Murtaugh O'shaughnessy observes that tb
most amusing of spectacles to him is the contor
tions OF sprout, from the true blue stock {
| puritan raalcallsm, endeayoring, for 8 considera
uon, while doing the snip, in Southern journal
to smother his hatred Of rebels" Murtaug
adds that his sides ache with laughter when M
snip eDteriains him with an attempt at sarcasm
upon " Hibernians," for the picture is presente
to him Of sheep beating at lion.
Recorder Gsstinel's time was occupied yester
DAY IN examining petty cases not worth report
ing.
An unknown woman attempted to commit sui
eide yesterday morning, at the corner of SixtI
and 81. Patrick streets, by stabbing herself will
| carving knife, but was fortunately preyentet
from doing so by seine children who were by q
the time.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by th,
thermometer at @. Duhamel's, corner BienvillC
and Chartres streets, was as follows: At A. NJ
~ degrees; IL NJ. II; SPIN. so G P. N. 70.
trip on the river to Carrolton and back OF
the A. e. Brown will be found by no means the
least agreeable among the devices offered for
passing quiet, pleasant Sunday afternoon.
Twelve cars have recently been sold by the
New Orleans and Csrroton Railroad Company
Tor $500 to the Orleans Railroad Company.
Inc latter road is expected to go into operation
early in July.
AhS bOoAN VI OuICSIs hppOluteQ Oeu. Bucl.
anan TO compile the returns OF the recent election
will, II is expected, complete the arduous duts
in few days. Until this compiled statement has
been transmitted to him officially, Gen. Buchanan
declines, we learn, to furnish the figures to the
chairman OF the Board of Registration, appointed
turns" ~
A frame building on Banks street, between Gal.
yez and Tonti, owned by G. Thomas, was entirely
destroyed on Friday night, by a fire which
originated accidentally.
The body of a drowned man was found floating
below Algiers on Friday. The coroner was in
formed Of the discovery.
A boy. eighteen years old, was arrested on Fri.
DAY on charge OF beating his own mother.
THE CHARGE OF BARRATRY AGAINLT A. S. MANS.
tIELD'-l esterdsy, at haIfpast nine O'Clock, P. NJ.
being the time TO which an examination into
the above charge had been postponed, at that
hour Mr.. Mansfield with his counsel, Messrs Ro.
seuus and Stone, appeared before u. s. Com.
missioner Weller, Gen. Stewart and Judge Mer-
rick appearing for the prosecution. A motion
was made by Mr.. Stone, for the defense. that the
case be referred to the Grand Jury, on the ground
that the testimony if taken before the commits.
sloner, and published in the newspapers, might
uIJusty lnJure his client. The prosecution on the
other hand vigorously pushed their demand that
the examination should continue on the ground
that sufficient time had already been suffered 10
elapse for the production of witnesses, and al
iegng, moreover, that the case would be barred
AAA44Ato1iOu vi buO lOLu Ut 1oIl OF next month.
unless previously bill of indictment against the
accused be found. If Mr.. Mansfield, theV ar.
gued, feels assured of the groundlessness of the
charge, he should desire an early investigation
and refutation of il.
After able arguments on either side bv both
Messrs. Roselius and Merrick, the Commissioner
adjourned the sitting to O'Clock P. NJ, at which
time the commissioner announced the following
decision:
"The object of this investigation is TO ascertain
whether fhara il Ohoh a.
that the prisoner has committed the crime
charged against him. II, upon examination the
commissioner considers the evidence sufficient il
Is his duty to commit him or, in the exercise of
sound discretion, hold him in bail to respond to
the charge in the U. S. District Court. In that
tribunal, before the Grand jury the witnesses on
The part of the government must be examined. As
advised by the district attorney, that body is now
IN session IN an adJacent room of the building
and he does not doubt that that officer will in the
performance of his duty, send all the witnesses
Immediately before them. The commissioner is
never disposed TO shirk from the discharge of any
iutY imposed upon him by law, but he does not
think that he is the clerk for the Grand Jury,
when this body is in session. Nor does the law
lnder which ne is acting impose upon him the
ioty OF ventilating cases to crafty the NOR.
old appetite Of the public. He will do
al now that he could do at the utmost
after full investigation, send the case through
he district attorney to the Grand Jury. As some
emarks have been made in reference to the fact
hat defendant, since his arrest has not been con-
lned IN JAN, the commissioner deems it proper to
sy that he has no right to inquire where the
United States marshal keeps his prisoners whether
his dwelling house or In the public Jail. Il isa
natter OF perfect indifference to the commissioner
where he has been kept since his arrest. The |
counsel for the government had made no motion |
o commit, nor the counsel for defense no motion |
o discharge or admit to bail during the pending |
II this investigation and hence he has from time |
o time been remanded to the custody of the mar |
hal, whose duty It is to produce his body when |
ver demanded. This he has done on all occasions
hus far, and therefore the law is satisfied. In the
bsence of any motion it is ordered that the pris.
ner be remanded TO the custody of the marshal |
Hbject to the order Of the district attorney"
Gen. Stewart stated that the prosecution had no
opportunity OF moving for a committal, as the /
ssue of the morning session had been whether /
be case should 60 before the Grand Jury at the |
olicitation of the defense, without the usual pre-
mlnary public investigation, or if the court should
END the papers and witnesses before the Grand |
ury. He would now move for the prisoners &C.
uittsl.
The commissioner then sent for Mr.. Torrev,
be U. 5. district attorney, and after asking his /
plnion whether the offence was a bailable one or /
ot, as viewed from the testimony taken and bear.
1g on 1t. before the last Grand Jury, announced /
bat he would give his decision in the case on
londay morning.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-,Jlldge Ho,Ce-lInV 23.-
he following sentences we're passed:
On a. CampbeL. Tor picking from the pocket OF
lss Jennie o. Dodge portmonnaie, containing
lree dollars, eighteen months in the Peniten-
ary.
On Joshua Burnett, colored, for stealing one
undred and ten dollars from Alfred White, col
red, nine months in the Penitentiary.
On Martin O,Meara, for assault and battery on
mile J. Oliver, fined twenty dollars.
On Josephine Ray, coored, for feloniously re-
Giving watch and chain valued at seVenty.fiye
olsrs, three months in the Parish Prison.
On James Larkin, for the larceny of five bar.
'ls OF sour krout, the property Of ChenOweth,
asey Co., six months In the Penitentiary.
On John Walker, alias johnson, colored, for
ealing wearing apparel, jewery, etc., valued at
'rty dollars. from the premises of Josephine Ber-
ard, colored, six months in the Penitentiary.
Joe Scott and Edward Paul, both cOlored,
loaded guilty TO a charge Of stealing three dol,
rs from Jacob Ryder, and were remanded for
ntence.