The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-11
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Tutctn Cdiutlb nave dTTlNtu iu lus CITY lucl
come from Texas. and are portion of those pur
chased by the U. S. government several years
ago. They are now TO be attached TO a me
nsgerie.
We have been invited by Treasurer Howell to
witness the auto da fe Of about five hundred
thousand dollars of five, ten and twenty dollar
city notes. which will take place this week at the
city gas works.
Mr.. Samuel Weeks, the energetic superintend-
ent Of the fire alarm telegraph, who is constantly
occupied in improving his apparatus, has recently
simplifed the method by which fire alarms were
ruDg from his Office; instead Of having to move
twenty.seVen switches for that purpose, by an
ingenious cobrivance he now performs the opera
ton with three only. Mr.. Weeks has consider
ably simplhed the apparatus since he has been
in office, and still proposes to make new improve
ments.
Friday next, the lIth, is St. Valentines Day.
The book stores have already for some time past,
displayed their stock of fancy and ludcrous
valentines.
The treasurer win finish paying the salaries OF
the city officials to-day.
The Bal de rOpera on Saturday last was q
brilliant affair, and was marked with decOrum and
gaety.
Ibe gross receipts Of six theaters in this city
for the year 1867 as reported to the internal
hue department, amounted TO 1922 ,394, estimated
in gTeenOacks.
RumOr says that a fsticuff engagement took
place in the hall Of the lobby at Mechanics Insti
tute yesterday, the parties thereto being white
and cOlored delegate both of whose names have
DgureQ prominently IN tue reports OF the COlVen
tiOn proceedings. According to the accounts, the
white man got the best of it.
One thousand unclaimed packages will be sold
A. auction TO day by the Southern Express Com.
paDy.
The examination Of W. E. Finch, postoff,e
agent, upon charge Of rObbng the mail bags,
upon the Opelousas route, terminated yesterday,
before the United States commissioner. The
accused was sent for trial before the United
States District Court, under bonds Of $1,000.
At meeting of the COncOrdial Glee Club. last
evening, the following officers were chosen, viz
president, NJ. Badger vice president, j. Kyna
secretary, Th. Stevens T; treasurer, J. Wolf.
The temperature. yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer 81 c. Duhamel's, corner Bienyille
and Chartres streets was as follows: At A.
NJ, 65 degrees at II NJ, SO; at P. NJ, 81;
at G p. NJ, 40.
Mr.. Jean Marie Bibes, the gentleman arrested
on Sunday morning, charged with kidnapping the
! daughter OF Mr.. Joseph Brugiere, last evening OBJ
tanned full and legal possession Of the young lady,
| who is to-day bride.
1t is suggested that the unwashel mob cOnven-
| tiOnally employed upon the stage 20 take the
| Bastile might with greater benefit TO themselves
| make an effort TO get at the CASTLE.
| District Attorney Luzenburg has called the at.
tentlon Of the grand jury to the corruptions in the
| city government revealed IN the Baker inyestiga.
ton, and has prepared himself to assist the grand
| inquest in q searching investigation Of every de-
paTtment of the corporation.
| The ROBBERY OF MESsRs. FERNANDEZ & VILLAS
| SHOP.-The examination of Pierre Bertin, Theo-
| phiIe Larue, George Foster and Matt Hogan. &C.
| cused Of being the parties who burglarously eu-
| tered the cigar shop OF Messrs. Fernandez Villa,
| at the corner of CustomhOuse and Royal streets,
| was concluded by Recorder GastInel last night
! The testimony adduced was chiefly for the de-
fense and in regard to the character for truth aud
VeTscity Of Paul Capdeville, state Witness who
| had confessed that he was an associate of tbs
| burglars, and it would seem to be judicial super.
erOgation to hear testimony in regard to the
character OF a man who is a confessed thief, and
whose testimony is of no value unless corrobora-
| ted by more reputable persons.
| There were some remarkable proceedings, such
| as allowing enc of the accused to make a stsEe-
ment, under pretense of a confession. which, by
advice of his counsel, he refused 20 sgn, after the
statement had been made and which was OF
nature to exculpate some Of the prisoners.
The inquest resulted in sll the prisoners being
| committed for trial before the First District
| Court. The recorder considered the evidence
| against Bertin and Iarue so direct that he fixed
their bail at $4,000 each, and thatthe testimony
| against Foster and Hogan was such that be could
only consider them accessories, and their bail was
set at $1,000 each.
RECORDER GAsTINEL AND TIE GRANGER CASE.
| The public have seen, in the press Of the city,
| statement regarding family named Granger ar
| rested on charge Of larceny. The case was
examined before Recorder GasJinel on Saturday.
! The accused were Arthur and George Granger,
brothers, and Mrs. Granger, the wife Of one of
the brothers. The writer of this was not present
at the investigation, bat other reporters who were
describe the prisoners as persons of apparent
! respectability, and represent Mrs. Granger to be
| weil.bred and very interesting young woman.
| The accusation was made by cOlOred woman
| named Clay, living at the corner Of Villere and
4 Main streets. She charged the Changers, who
were dodgers in her house, with stealing q gold
| watch. some private papers, and three bottles Of
| whisky.
Recorder Gastinel has assured the writer Of
this that he was Influenced in his magisteral
course, in the case, entirely by humane consider
| atons.
When the parties were arrested, he says he did
! not wish 10 incarcerate Mrs Granger, and he
! permitted her 70 60 out with an officer in search
Of bail. She failed to find security, he says, and
instead Of committing her TO jail. he sent her to
the house Of one of the police officers who is de-
tailed TO attend in his court, Mr.. Holten. Mr..
| Gastinel adds that, to make the duress Of the
accused as brief as possible, when they were
arrested on Thursday, he fixed the examination
1 for Saturday.
At the examination, Mr.. Gastinel says, there
was no proof of the larceny of q watch, but the
Testimony aid show that the bottles Of whisky and
, box Of toys, alleged 70 have been stolen, were
found in the apartment Of the prisoners He states
also that by consent Of counsel for the prOsecu.
ton, he did not send the parties before the First
District Court for trial, but assumed the response
! bty Of sentencing the brothers to fifteen days
IN the Parish Prison, and Mrs. Granger to two
days Imprisonment in the same jail.
! Still desirous, he says of being lenient to Mrs.
Granger he did not send her to jail. He allowed
! and remitted several hours Of the sentence. Mr..
| HOltOD, who was present when this explanation
| wss made by the recorder to the writer, observed
| that lie had 10 sleeping accommodations, 10 his
! house, for any one but his own family; that Mrs.
Granger, did not sleep there and, with effort of
| memory Mr.. Holton was able to recolect that
| Mrs. Granger, while eating at his house, had been
sleeping at the house Of a Mrs. stiles, whO when
Nr. bolton mentioned that fact, Mt. Gsstinel ad-
| ded resides on Claiborne street.
The law gives no authority to q recorder TO in
fict punishment for larceny, but the recorder
| says lie assumed the authority from humane mo-
tives so that the accused might be relieved from
| Imprisonment at an early day.
BURGLARIEs.-An attempt was made on Satur.
| day night, by some unknown individual, 10 break
| open the shoe store Of Mr.. ShumOcker, No. 8
CustOmhOuse street. The door was priced opsn
by means Of some strong lever, but nothing taken
| from the store.
The Age cofeehouse, on st. Charles street, near
| Grsvier was burglsriously entered on Sunday
| morning and robbed OF 800 in money and some
| papers. Frank Reddin was arrested as sus-