The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-05
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| I" ~. patb, inc orftc1 oI tne Auuu1cl8Il00 street
car NO "a, which ran over boy named Adam
sheppard, on Friday, was arrested yesterday.
The temperature, yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at G. Duhamel's, corner Bienville
and Chartres streets, was as follows: At 6 A. NJ
40 degrees; at IL NJ. 66; at 8 p. n, Il; at 6
P. NJ, 20.
REGIsTRATIoN.-Whfe II has been impossible
thus far to procure complete returns from the va
rious registry officers. We learn that in the Fifth
ward there were registered on Friday (the day
the rolls were opened.) IA whites and % colored.
and yesterday IS whites and IL colored--msk-
ing total of l62 whites and 40 coIored in the
wo days. t4 o't $3.50. tsffa .
ARREST AT THE CrrY HALL REarsrRY OrFrcE.-
colored man applied for registration at the
third ward registry Office in the City Hail. yester-
| day afternoon, and upon being asked where he
lived, was unable to answer the question. Mr..
Thompson. one Of the registrars, fhereupon told
the applicant to 60 to his residence. find out the
| number. and return with the requisite informa-
ton. The negro withdrew, had few words with
another OF his race standing near By. and returned
within minute, giving 9 certain number on a
certain street as the place where he resided.
The registrar, suspecting something must be
wrong, from the speedy manner In which the
applicant had obtained his information, sent
couple OF policemen along with the man to the
place mentioned, and found, as he anticipated,
that the statement had been without foundation.
that the place of residence had been only fabri.
Gated one made upon the spur Of the moment:
furthermore that the applicant had been sleeping
around the streets for three nights past. As soon
as this evident attempt at deception became
known TO Mr.. Thompson, he called in the negro
with whom the first one had had the brief con-
versation, and putting him upon oath found that
he had suggested to the applicant the street and
number falsely given as his residence He further
more stated that he was an agent from the radical
headquarters, stationed there to give information
on all subjects, when required. Mr.. Thompson
consequently had both men arrested on charges
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They gave their names as Thomas williamson and
Celestin Tom, and were both locked up for exami-
nanon en- Monday morning. The affair created
quite stir about the station for the time being,
several friends OF the parties arrested, among
them some white men, expressing considerable
Indignation on the snbject.
The KUERsTENER TRAGEDy.--The examination
Of Armand Fabre, the mulatto, charged with.
having been the villain who on Msrdi Gras night
last, entered the premises OF Mt. Jacob Kuer.
steiner, on Gentilly road. aud brutalIy assaulted
the whole family, was begun yesterday before
Recorder Letten Of the Third District. The fol.
loving testimony was taken, viz ss
Freade7-icd Bruche sto0rn- Resides in GENTLY
road IA years Of age. Went to bed on night Of
Feb. 70, 1865, at O'Clock P. NJ. Heard cry in
The adjoining room, which I recognized as Mr..
Kuersteiners. Heard him cry +" Oh, my Godu as
II IN pain. Woke up and did not see anybody in
my room Saw the accused coming with lamp
In his hand in my room. Am positive that 1t was
drawers, which be had opened with KEY. Took
nothing out. De came TO the bed where witness
was. screamed and called for Mr.. Kuersteiner
Nobody came. He then knocked me on my head
with a stick, which he carried under his arm,
when he came from the armoir to the bed.
struck me three blows. which stunned me, bat
did not lose my CONSEQUENCES Witness had Mr.
Kuersteiner's little child In bed with her, and TO
protect her had her arms and hands over the
child. Here witness exhibited her head. where
81 IN ho De-
ceiyed two blows on her arms and hands, one ON
each hand; lost nails from effects of the blows;
afterward the accused took the little girl Lizzie
from the bed and pushed her between the bed
and wall. head downvsrds saw accused once be-
tore, on Where street, talking to lady--never
spoke to me; is positive that be is the man; does
not think she could be mistaken.
Cross eranlined-Coud see plainly the face OF
accused. as there was light in the room; did not
come down from the bed; was not excited at all
when the accused entered her room; the stuck
was Of one inch diameter and about three feet
lopg-s piece Of furniture wood. not rough; she
saw nobody else in the room but the accused;
tainted by the third blow; recovered after few
minutes; saw him then taking the child and push
ing 1t between the bed and the wall; did not see
the accused on the day before at the gate, and
cld not cay anything about having seen him to
Miss Katharine /; was unconscious the next day;
saw accused six weeks before on Where street,
when the accused was talking to q lady; she
looked at him, and he looked at her till she went
around the corner; never saw him before. The
counsel for defense requested the court to pro-
duce the stick which was found on the place Of
Mr.. kuersteiner.l Never saw him since the |
night Of the crime; did not go on ViIlere street
since the night Of the crime; no one ever came |
near the bed; Mr. Kuersteiner was not under the |
influence Of liquor on that night. |
Jacob Kuerstefner s,c0rn-Resides on GENTLY |
Road, near Fair Grounds; came home from taking |
my wife from the cars little after dark: went 10 |
bed after O'Clock p. NJ. From the moment when |
/ ~ mn or Ioxx nFt
the crime had no idea what transpired. Re- /
ceived five blows on my head with sharp cutting |
piece of wood; kept in my room bsnk-box in |
an armor, which contained about s45 in city bills
$50 IN gold and silver. and small United 6tates) |
currency, and few pieces of jewelry; the box |
shown me is recognized by me as that one, from |
which the above things were abstracted; do not |
know where it was found; nothing more was |
stolen. sfat ft3fsf sn r
Crosseronined-Kept coffse-house; two or
three days previous sold part of his furniture |
himself, as he was moving in town; no writ Of |
seizure was served on me recognized the sc |
cused as brought by The police there; never saw |
him before; Frederick Bruche was present, and |
recognized him too; was recovered so far as to |
be able TO speak and perfectly conscious. and /
has been so ever since; saw no strangers, except |
two negroes at the sale.
Officer Baum stoorn-Went to the place next |
morning found the doctors-De Banke and an
other; saw Mr.. and Mrs. Kuersteiuer and little
boy unconscious In one room and in one bed on
the floor, on a mattress. and Frederick Brache in
another room on little canvas, and the little
girl in the kitchen: was requested by the doc
tors TO wait awhile before examining the girl /
Frederick; and finally she told me to look under
The bed; found two pieces Of wood, now 10
court, and one piece in the yard; they were
covered with blood. although good deal had
been washed of the piece found in the yard by |
the rain. The bank-box was broken open; |
recognize the box now in court.
Cross eyontned-Found tbs two smallest
pieces under the bed !; had no conversation since
with the girl. Witness, by request Of counsel for
defense. marked the pieces. .s
y. u Williamson, chief Of police. strorn-Re-
ports ss to the arrest Of the accused on the 2lst
u March, and was at the residence Of the
truche family. on Cont street when Smith lizard
brought the prisoner In. Frederick was sitting
about few feet from me, and recognized the ac-
cused as soon as she recovered from the impress
SION which bis appearance made upon her. and
ully identified him when brought to the light Of
cosl oil lamp. t4itl
Gross er0mined By Mr.. Hzghes-The accused
was under the influence Of liquor when brought IN
he room; was very much excited arrested him
about eight O'Clock saw Frederick half an hour
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