The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-08
$Ofal SnteIli9ente.

REPoBToRIAL BREvITIEs.-The temperature
| yesterday, as shown by the thermometer at C..
Duhamel's, corner BenVille and Chsrtres streets
was as follows: At A. n, 80 degrees at IA
NJ, 49; at p. NJ, 50; at G P. NJ, 81.
A CASE OF FETIoIBE.-The coroner has been
engaged nearly two weeks in the investigation OF
case of fetcide, and it was not until yestsrd Az
that jury he had summoned on Thursday and
before whom all the facts were laid, could come
TO a conclusion.
!. On the 25th January last, Mr.. Powell, tobac.
conist, having an establishment on POeyfarre
street, between Magazine and Foueher streets,
found fetus between two empty hogsheads in
the yard Of his premises. The fetus was taken
to the spOthecsry shop of DR.. McEyoy, at the
corner OF Magazine and FOucher streets. Its age
was vaTOusy estimated at from six to eight
months. Or. Bradford, the coroner, having been
advised of the circumstance set about an In.
quiry, which was closed yesterday.
The fetus was found on the 25th January.
There was stroug evidence in the case which can
not be published with propriety, but it can be
said that it has been established that the fetus
was thrown into the yard Of Mr.. POwers prem
ises from an adjoining house; that a quadroon
girl, Angeline Leroy, living with her mother IN
lhat hCIse, was the mother, and DR.. McEvOy and
one j. Baldwin Duff who passes as a doctor, aud is
associated with DR.. NcEvoy, were called upon by
sibe mother OF the girl to treat her for something
which resulted from pregnancy, the cause of
which, however, was not known to the mother at
the time. The girl was to be cured for
ten dollars. Duff attended her. Some
tine before the 25th January ne was at her bed.
side, and the day after membrane which the
girl passed was given by the mother to the firm
of McEvoy & Duff This membrane was put ia
the ha. ds Of DR.. Barnes, city physician, and he
found 1t 10 be part of q pigs bladder or the
bladder Of some other inferior animal. Mr.. Duff
was called in when the girl was very sick, and
used probe. il was the next day after the use
on the probe that the so-called membrane ap.
peared.
Wbeu the inrv NJ inopsst rvos o.,o,,AIo5 -.
Thursday ihs aaransr ass aaLsd by -e.,e- oF ,I.s
jnrOrs " no or what the man Duff was Dr. Brad.
ford replied that be knew nothing Of the man him.
self but in the Of the investigation he had
thought proper to call upon the chief of police
who had informed him that Duff was repqted t1
have been connected with an abortion establish.
ment which was broken up about year ago.
and which was referred to in the newspapers at
'he time.
With the evidence before the jury they found
that " one Angeline Leroy, quadrOOn girl, is the
mt ther Of said fetus, and that one J. Baldwin
DUFF is guilty OF malpractice in the case in making
an examination with probe"
Jhe law is that If any woman shall endeaYor
privately, by drowning, or by secret burying, to
conceal the issue Of her body, whether that issue
come INTO the world alive or not, such woman
shall suffer imprisonment for a period not less
than five years and not more than fifteen years
And 1t is enacted that whoever shall felOniousiy
administer any drug, potion, or any other thilg
10 woman for the purpose of procuring preml-
ture delivery, etc." shall be imprisoned at hard
labor for period not less than one year aud not
more than ten years.
Mr.. DHff has been arrested upon the complaint
Of the coroner.
THE CRY CorNCIL.-This body was 10 have
held special meeting last evening" at the call of
the mayor, probably for the purpose Of having
laid before them the order of General Hancock
relating TO the removal Of several OF its members
but although many were present, there was no
meeting held. The next regular meeting will be
held on Tuesday next.
PLEASANT CORREcTIoN.-Some time ago we
stated that the concert at the National Theater
for the benefit Of the BeauregaTd Asylum, which
was given under the auspices of the noble and
charitable Father Turgis, had been so unproluc-
tive that the venerable gentleman might fad
himself compelled to call upon the friends Of the
institution to help him defrsy the expenses which
had been incurred. We are called upon 10 day to
state that our authority was mistaken when he
gave US the information. We have seldom, II
ever, been called upon to make such gratifying