New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-11

Court" ABOUT the DI0ated ana pleth0rlc
proprietors of these saloons, who are &C.
quiring wealth out of the hackneyed charms
of these female beer-messengers. They
represent thousands of dollars. The pretty
waiter girls represent some six dollars
week, and unpaid washer.women's bills.
Certainly there is something immoral"
in the thing. If any habitue
of the old Ruth saloonn doubts it, let him
have visited the places Lieutenant Schneider
honored by his visit Sunday evening
Heaven pity the pretty waiter girls. May
the "moral sense Of the community" con-
graduate itself on the careful pains taken
by Judge Becker to suppress immoral and
demoralizing beerjerkers
HEAVY BREACH OF Trust An Alleged
Gold S,cindle among The Sioilidns or Maltese.
A huge financial difficulty was brought to
light yesterday in Recorder Gastinels court.
1t was one of those heavy breaches of trust
which are always attended with interesting
details, and give an insight into private
affairs which are sometimes very embarrass-
ing to both parties. In this case it appears
that one Joseph Spitrie arrived in the city a
few weeks ago from Malta with large
amount Of money, and upon his arrival here
intrusted it to one CAESAR, residing on st.
Anthony alley. Spitrie having confidence
| in Caesar did not obtain receipt for the
money, amounting to 1850 twenty-franc
pieces. After some time had elapsed he
called for the money, when CAESAR informed
Spitrie that he had none of his money. Thus
the charge is brought of breach of trust.
The following is the evidence taken be-
| fore the Recorder:
Joseph Spitrie said that he arrived in this
city on the twentieth day of June last
with thirteen hundred and twenty-five
napoleon gold pieces. Witness came from
Malta. Witness intrusted to the care of
| accused twelve hundred and fifty Napoleon
gold pieces being twenty franc pieces.
| That the money was intrusted on the nine
| teenth day of July last to the accused by
witness in the home OF the accused, No. II
st, Anthony street, On the next day he
went to the accused for receipt which the
| accused had promised him for the same.
| One week after he again went the house of
| accused for receipt or the money. He
went in company with friend as witness.
Witness said to accused If we are not going
| in partnership in business, then give me my
money. The accused then said 81 have no
money for YOU Witness answered "You
had better give IL back to me, you know l
have Witnesses" Witness deposited the
money because they had contemplated a
partnership, and the money was deposited
for the purpose of entering into said parter'
ship. But the partnership never went into
effect. The day witness gave the money to
| the accused there two witnesses present,
| one is called Castell, and the other FRANCOIS
| MeZane.
FRANCOIS Mezane said he knows the pros
ecut5r, and also knows accused; witness
was present when the money was intrusted
| to the accused; saw 1t counted-it was
counted on a bench and was all in gold
| dollars; does not know how much there
| was: the accused was the man who count
| ed the money. The prosecutors brother
was present, and also Mr.. Cayetano Casteil.
| It was some time last month. After the
| money was counted they all left together,
and witness went to washing his eggs.
| ne is an egg dealer. When witness met
| the prosecutor going TO the accused with
| the bag of money, he (witness9 was going
| to breakfast at his home on st. Ann street.
He remembers having seen some pieces
of gold fall from the bench when the
money was counted; it was about half
mast nine O'Clock in the morning.
Cayetano Castell said that he and the last
witness were with the prosecutor In the mar.
ket. and witness called the prosecutor and
made him come with him and the last wit
ness. He asked the prosecutor where he
was going. He said Come with me" ana ne
| the accused. Witness, the prosecutor and
| the last witness went in the house OF the
accused. They took drink together; it
was before the money was given TO the &C
eused. The prosecutor had the money with
him at the time in a bag. They then went
| in the lower part of accuseds house. He
saw the money thrown out of bag on a
bench, and there counted; 1t had the ap-
nearance of gold. He was at that time out
| side on the banquette before the door. IL
was on sunday morn i1g, July 10, 1868.
| Clement Spitrie said he arrived with ms
| brother the prosecutor several weeks
ago, who had 1880 napoleon gold
pieces. Witness was present when the
| money in question was intrusted TO accused
| II was Sunday. the nineteenth day of Jaly,
! 1868 at about half-past nine O'Clock IN the
morning. There were four persons present
at the time. The money was thrown out
| from a bag by witness brother, and was
counted by the accused. 3 There with
| thirteen and fifty napoleon gold pieces
| counted by the accused. About fifteen
| days after witness went to accused and
| asked him If 1t was true that he denied re.
ceiving the money from his brother, aud
| accused answered yes, ana repeated
| several times that the prosecutor had given
Selyadore Aleya corroborated the evil
dence Of the previous witnesses in all the
principal details.
The witnesses for the defense completely
rebutted the evidence Of the witnesses fol-
the prosecution, seme Of whom swore thai
two Of the previous witnesses were not al
the place they stated they were, and that
the prosecutor had given no money what
ever 10 the accused. Mr.. and hrs. CAESAR
a young couple who lived in the same house
as the accused, and were with him during
the hours of the alleged receiving OF thu
money by the accused, swore that no money
was given to Mr.. CAESAR at all. Mr.. cassal
further stated that Mr.. Epitrie, the pros