The New Orleans crescent., 1868-02-28


roieIee 70 py 'uage whtaker was coHrocVs
s,ss'e one oi "nom no hso Known io' 'ne
Judge Whitaker M s. offered the the following rssola,
uon' lnsI tne Guy issue siooo ponos, payaole 10
y. .: currency twenty years suer date OF issue
Tres,ne per cent n'eIes. per snn1m, payaoie 70
=. .. currency, on tne nfst osy OF Septemoe. ana
1rs. Gay on Aprh Oh eaca year. IN new ferk OF
Nsr vnesns. s
| ln.. MI persons nooing any insured oohga-
uons vi cIcuisung no'es on tne CITY. on oehsery
o. 'ne SAINT IN Gums o. sivoo 70 tne CITY tressu
| .' may recsNe neIeIor, 70 an equai amount'
| ovrS y. ponus VI 'ue eisy.
nnrno .rs 10 sum o. szovD ~ os apPaoPs'ed ior 'ne
| purpose OF preparing the saio bonds.
MT. Flood moved to amend the resolution by
onr ans D3nos a sivv pones 10 ordet Una. tne
~, peyp,e sl sAou'o no' 10 eAo'uueu iro" Pur-
r. ea1sha .nsm, s a.. .,..
| marked that not q single Intelligent man would
| purchase the bonds.
Mr.. Oglesby favored the measure, stating that
only "a 600 600 Of bonds were intended to be
issued (which, however Is not stated in the reso-
luton, nor Is there mentioned any limit to the
amount proposed to be issued.)
Mr.. Borzano thought it impracticable to do
awey with the city currency. he also stated that
to issue these bonds for the purpose of refunding
the debt and retiring the currency, was not in
c:sa.ing the indebtedness OF the city, an eyl pro-
sidsd against by the legislature.
Inc question Hss called on Mr.. Floods amend
ment which was lost.
| Mr.. Davies moved an amendment which was
accepted BY Judge Whitaker, to insert in the
resoiution that 81 900 of the bonds shall be Of
$500 bonds.
Mr.. Sampson moved to lay the matter over until
| next meeting. Lost.
The resolution after some discussion. was shaped
to limit the amount Of bonds proposed, to be fixed
at sl 100000. One million Of which shall be Of
$500 bonds. and the balance OF $1,000 bonds and
the interest 70 be payable on the lst September
and LIST of March, and was adopted on first
reading. suspension Of the rules failed to be
obtained by two-thirds vote for second read
ing. The following was the vote: Yeas, 0glesby,
Perkins, Whitaker, Davies. Leaumont Sullivan and
Scott. Nays, Sampson, Flood, Moore, Smith and
Bonzano.
Mr.. Perkins offered resolution to refund to Mr.
A. ID. Grief, monies expended by him for the
poor. Referred 10 finance committee.
The board then adjourned.
a. Th Dislhlcf udYe Ho'ce, feoruary
80 .tr1 oou,s was al .ns usy ehkhgeu III 'he
,., n;a zhvro1y Einore inulc,eu ior tne muI-
Tas Dsva Hon, o. = on .ns IAN OF say iasl.
~ oese mas 'aAeh ny, on "e1hesoay, ana was
not submitted to the Jury until between and 2
oc,ech s ~ ss' n,snt; me nomicloe was eommt'ed
On % INC ia.n OF July ias', pet"een ana O'Clock
~ Faa1' sne esen,hs, ; me eecssseu sho one sons
Esan vie n noou' sVlns W lno inae anu cn'efeu
@ vne 9l me hampart street cars Inc driver see
lns .nal Lkan was n,oAca'eu snn Oonnors aiso
l wnaa ~ unosL 'ns innusnce ., liquor, oraered
WIZ. M 70 ,sa.s 'ne cur, anu tney iel. peaceao
- "a
10y a..et Sasing 'ne car, Lssn ana Eim2re got
~ yn, r, 49, az, ert"n, "nien ies,u 70" sec
aS "a ~ a. !" ~ a. sPss.1' oi1st ooul
nnr,ar ~ VIC lnsyos anu enpoyea py .he
SomP.ny " Piesei yS ofuer ., .ne siaIung srounus
a.Iss.ee Ltar: ne ,ooh Egan acIoss O4nai
cara s Mn,sve s, anu omcsI % oucnansn
p, -'s as. 'nen ooliuuSseu ~ * lu uo"n
the homicide was committed.
EThe witnesses vary, in, an extraordinary degree
as 10 the circumstances Immediately preceding IL.
Connors followed behind Egan and the officers
According to some of the witnesses nothing what
ever was done to iustify palate or excuse the
homicide, while others testifed to various degrees
of proyocation that Connors- who-was A isrge.
strong man, attempted 10 rescue Egan and used
VIOLENCE to both Ilacheman who z an ala and
feeble man and Flnsore who IL Sonn1' - Int lsss
than the medium size Those who he titled 10
violence differed as to its deg Some described
II as what might be supposed to have been the
harmless waving Of the arms of an Intoxicated
man, others as direct and forcble blows El-
more kept bis feet the whole time. When the
stfar ended Conners was on the sidewalk and El-
more in the street.
A revolver was fred by Elmore at Conuers. and
TIE shot was followed BY an attempt 10 fire an.
other, which failed although the cap snapped.
The ball inflicted mortal wound, and Conners
this closing scene, said Corners was three or four
feet from Emore al the moment. Major Currel,
Justice Collens and several others who were in
the vicinity said Corners had his hands on the
ncou VI IiHOIt, huu tnree young men, ttauQlng
at the corner of Customhouse and Royal streets,
averred that while Conners was holding Elmore
with one hand by the head, he was striking at his
face with the other, and all agreed that it was at
this moment the fatal shot was fred
After an absence Of about two hours the jury
brought in verdict OF "not guilty." and the
prisoner was discharged.
pvcorr.o N,. &c. IN. .
tion of John W,1i;a,ns ooIonas ah.-e1s LIZ
h,aal;a IN .sa h.n. yo,9 ~ e4, ons. seu WIN
csmn ssssas ~ 3be y"ht y, s ~ a.. & ~
inc s;,vs, wa,ch aSd soras s;,rsrx xae S'ees
crocSery. took place before Rscordsr Nsviiis
sent to the First District Court for trial on the
charge of burglary and larceny. Bonds fixed
at $3.50.