The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-04

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presenting this statement, however, the chief of
police denied the jurisdiction of the 1ard In the
matter at all, and also inclosed letter from Mrs.
simpson to the secretary for civil affairs at head
9usrters, which had been referred back 10 him.
the chief of police, for information. y
yhs communication having been read, was pro-
nouDced disrespectful by the board, and COM
| nittee Of three was appointed to wait upon Gen.
Buchanan in reference thereto.
| The trial of delinquent officers being next in
| order. the following cases were disposed of:
Officer W. Mccain, First District, charged with
| cowhidirg citizen without provocation, was
dismissed from the force.
Of6cer Caleb Pennel, Second District, charged
with drunkenness on duty, illegal arrests and
| the force.
officer W. A. Carroll. First District, charged
with drunkenness, absence without leave and
breach of the peace, was dismissed from the
force.
Officer H. Tricou, Second District, charged with
drunkenness and disturbing the peace on Cross.
man street, was suspended for five days.
Officer Thomas Rayne, Second District, charged
with sleeping on his beat on Burgundy street,
robbery being committed there on the same night
was dismissed from the force.
Charges against Officers John Beattie, B. Della
ney and +. Byrnes were dismissed, aud the
accused were declared honorably acquitted.
The board then adjourned.
TIE SHOOTING OF Mr.. SoRENsES-The first
reports which reached us yesterday through the
usual channels, concerning shooting affray which
occurred on Tuesday morning In sash factory on
IRENE street, were very inaccurate and incom-
plete. The wounded man, whose name we gave
ss Clarinki, was in reality Samuel G. Sorensen,
Dane by birth, but resident of this State for
many years, and an ex.member of the 7th Louisi-
ana infantry. The man who shot him is Philip
Vita, with who Sorensen was employed in the
factoryin In question. At noon on the day the
shooting occurred, the wounded man, who had
been conveyed to the Charity Hospital died there.
A Nw.rnw fnw.. -
Warren Stone, Jr.. who gave the following certi-
hcate as the result of bis investigation, viz:
"NEw ORLEANS, June O. 1868.
This is TO certify that have held post NOR.
TEN examination upon the body of Charles Soren-
| son, who died in the Charity Hospital this day,
a. d found five gunshot wounds. Three were flesh
wounds one being in the back, one in the left arm
and one in the right fore arm the other two pen.
etrating, respectively, the thoracic aEd abdominal
cavities. These two latter wounds created such
an excessive amount of hemorrhage that con.
slider them the cause of his death.
=" WARREN sTOEE, JR., NJ. D."
AT a coroner's inquest subsequently held, the
following testimony was elected:
Jules Slote slcoTTa-Resides at No. IL IRENE
street; knew deceased; saw him in the dead house
at the Charity Hospital to-day; this morning
sbout O'Clock was in the prvy at the sash fac.
tory Of the Old Basin. when Sorenson, deceased
came in at the same time Philip Vita was In the
pTivy; witness then went up stairs, took some
noise up stairs as if a revolver bad been fired;
went up stairs and saw Vita with a revolver in
bis hand shaking ii; witness saw Sorenson fall as
be was going TO his bench, and saw that he was
shot; witness went right of; the wounded man
was then taken 10 the hospital where witness went
to see him just as he was dying.
Hyp0tlte MdlttOt Slc0Tn-Went to the privy of
the sssh factory about O'Clock in the morning
Philip Vita and Chas. Sorenson were in it then
witness asked what about politics Sorenson said
the Republicans were knocked to hell Vita said
that before the war Dutehman or an Irishman
could not 90 along the streets without getting
shot on account of the d ID Know Nothngs
Sorenson asked who brought up the Know Moth
ing party, at the same time preparing to leave the
privy as he went out he said, 81 hope to Christ
your wife will get negro baby. you are so much
IN love with them" Vita got up and said, "You
are the one allowed so once before to Bourchi.u
Vita followed deceased up stairs, saying, 'you
are the meanest man ever put on earth" Alter
they got up stairs, witness heard two shots and
run up TO stop IL, but was to late. Met Vita
coming with the pistol in his hand saying that he
would surrender himself. Witness advised him
TO do so. Witness then helped TO carry the
wounded man down TO the drug store. Saw Sor-
enson dead in the dead house of the Charity
Hospital.
frederick &ei,afeH s,coyy,-Resides corner 81.
Peter and Dryades streets; the I'd of June,
about O'Clock A. NJ, saw Philip Vita going in a
great hurry TO his clothes; witness wanted to ask
him something about sash doors, but received no
were, ebout the middle of the shop, and took
soDethiDg out of his pocket, but witness could
not see what 1t was; witness then walked some
twenty-five or thirty feet 70 where deceased was
at work at his bench; witness turned his back to
pick up something and heard q shot; witness
turned around and saw Witta with revolver in
his hand still firing at Sorenson; wanted to stop
him, but he was watching all around the shop, so
that no one could get near him; heard four shots;
Vita then went down stairs witness was about
four or five feet distant at the time of the shoot
ing; after the shooting Sorenson fell down and
was carried off; saw him dead in the dead house
at the Charity Hospital to-day.
The following verdict was returned by the iury
of inquest, VIZ: 81 That deceased came to his
death from two pistol shot wounds, one in the
abdomen and one in the left side of the chest,
causing death from hemorrhage. said pistol shot
wounds were inflicted by a revolver in the hands
of one Philip Vita, on the I'd day of June, 1868,
in the sash fac ory at the Old Basin in the city of
New Orleans, parish OF Orleans, aud that said
shooting was willfully and intentionally"
The remeins Of Mr.. S0rensen were inferred
yesterday in the tomb of Louisiana Relief Lodge
No. l, at Greenwood Cemetery, by his brethren
OF Dudley Lodge No. &c, F. and A. NJ.
FRE.-On Tuesday night, near midnight, fire
broke out in the dwelling, No. 227 Ursulines
street, near DeTbigny. The only damage done
occurred to a musquito bar.
RECORDER GAsTINELs CoURT.-There were no
transactions of special interest yesterday, before
Recorder Gsstinel bakers dozen of negro
men and women were arraigned. charged with
piferiDg on the levee, and summsrily disposed Of
Ten freeholders were also arrested charged with
contravention Of the city ordinances concern
ing prvies.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-,Jttdge Hore-Jtne s.
Note proSequiS were entered in the folio wing
cases:
State vs. Andrew Smith and wife, charged with
assault and battery on the person Of Mrs. Caro-.
line Bothick ; Henry Stanm. for assault aud bat
terry; Thomas DOlsn. for larceny Jas. CreIand,
for assault and battery; and against Mrs. Eich.
man and John Yaeger for the same offense. TIE
two cases last mentioned are worth more than
passing notice. The substance of the affidavit
against Mrs. Eichman, as made by the plaintiff
George Herzog is as follows: Herzoy lives at the
corner of Union street and the Gentily road, in
The Third District; but on the memorable sixth
day OF April last he was imprudent enough TO |
loiter IN his walk, in front of Mrs. Eichman's
premises situate on Cato street. district in
order 70 enjoy the cool shade of the trees which |
embellish that lady's bsnquette. Mrs. Eichman,
who at the moment was trimming her cabbages
waxed indignant. She emerged from her gate,
pruning knife in hand and Advancing IN the nm