The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-17

we're to occur before the breaks sre repairei the
w,ole coontry from the Poydras place down
This state Of things calls for immedIte sctiou On
the part Of the etaee authorities.
HENRY You've took sudden fancy 10 . usar of
CATERS In the store of Nicholas MiIlar 66 Gravier
street, last evening, and seizins upon the same
would fsin have carried them od. He did 10 fact
get on With them as far a. Fulton street, but there
his mighty onward progress was stopped By two
policemen, who conveyed him, with the CATERS,
Ia triumph b the station.
In THE FIrrH DISTRICT CouRr. the City Nation
q Bank, few days ago. took out An injunction
against F. Q. Mahon, State tax collector for the
causes alleged:
That Mr.. Mahon. in his official cspscity, Illegally
seized the desks, rsings, chairs, carpets. clock,
safe and other ofice paraphernslia belonging to
streets, for non payment by the bank Of State
taxes for 1867, amounting to 81 1856 Is.
All this, notwithstanding the legal tender, By
the accredited officer of the bank, 30 the amount
In notes OF the State Of Louisiana. The petition
quotes laws OF the State authorizing this tender.
The bank has made deposit Of the amount Of
tax due, in Louisiana State notes, with Col. Louis
Power. clerk Of the Fifth District court, aad the
Injunction is not yet fixed for trial.
Csc. PRYYER fell from a load OF hay which he
was engaged In piling, near the Poland street sta
tion yesterday, and sustained thereby serious
UsSds and hsaa.n stPests H s Of AZ
The EXAMINATION OF ARTHUR GusRN. accused
of having, on the 25th Of September, In the Veg
etable Market, shot and killed Edward Forrest,
was coptiDnedto yesterday morning before Re-
corder Gastnel. The following additional testi.
mony was elected:
Pierre Miller, sworn-On the dsy I'm ouss.
ton was going through the Vegetable Market.
Met the deceased standing there. and saw Mr..
Guerin talking with Rose Nicaud at the coffee
stand. The deceased was not at the stand when
ha de- aoad eount
from the Fish Market alone. There was no conver.
sation between him and the accused at the time
of the shooting. Witness was surprised to see
Officer Mayigny recaaed-ssid the statement
OF this witness was false. The deceased did not
vUino rivm thA -Eish Marriott eis.a.-f fs. "isuuss
came with him from that place to Rose Necsud's
stand.
Mr.. For recaued-Upon being confronted with
the previous witness, Miller said to the best of his
knowledge and belief, he is one of the men who
Guerin at the time Of the homicide. Witness had
remarked II to person in court tho moment he
laid eyes on him. Has not seen hiIn before since
the morning Of the no micide.
One more witness remained to be examined but
Mr. Castellsnos, of counsel for the defense stated
they had already trespassed on the time and pa
tience of the court, and thanking the recorder
for the attention he had given it, submitted the
case. Ell
The following Is the decision: The court con.
sideriDg that the duty Of q committing magistrate
Is merely to investigate charges that are brought
before the court, and that II after said examina.
tion there Is probable cause to commit the party
to stand his trial on the highest probable charge
against him. -rag-
Ii this case, after. careful examination Of all
the evidence adduced, the court Ia Of the opinion
that ct the utmost 1t car only amount to man
slaughter, and therefore will send the accused
before the First District Court for the parish Of
Orleans. to stand his trial on the above charge,
and will FIX the bonds for his appearance before
sad court In the sum Of $4,000 in good and solvent
security. ~
Joseph Lula then appeared before the court,
and after beng qualified gave bonds In that sum.
He swore to owning $40 600 In real estate.
Guerin was escorted homo by several hundred
persons.