The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-05

sm.n izsfd, which was dis 2ensed with, was her(
Nine Catherine, colored, srorn was at Gen
tilly The day after the crime heard somebody
asked Frederick II she knew the perpetrotor,
him. .777 ~
Nine D.gosrney Dsgcu' s'sorn--O Occupies the
next room in the house where the accused lives
communication door was open all night She wa
suffering with toothache; being awake all night.
walking IN her room heard no noise IN Fabre 4
room he door could MT be opei . 4 without she
heard IL. She positively gwesrs that Fabre never
% O'Clock the next morning.
MR.. Bonseagneuer sec0ra-Fabre came home
ABOUT dark, took his supper; asked him to the
procession to Canal and Bourbon and went home
together passed through his door went to bed
at d O'Clock Fabre Is lsborer to attend to
plasterers is positive that Fabre never left the
room until next morning heard him Bnore
Here the testimony closed, and in spite of an
able argument BY the counsel for the defense, the
for trial.
Two RUNAwAYs.-Last evening, as the police
were endeavoripg 70 arrest for some cause or an
other, an individual riding in buggy. on St.
Charles street. the individual in question whipped
up his grey mare to q two forty speed, and AFTER
having left the officers at convenient distance,
leaped from his vehicle while still IL morton aud
made on In one direction, while the quadruped,
feeling the relaxation of the reins ran or In On.
other. The man wasn't caught. but the nag was,
and with the buggy and harness, was sent to the
First District pound.
DRowSED.-A man whose name is unknown,
fell from the steamboat W. R. Arthur into the
river last evening and was drowned before assist.
sDce could be rendered. The body was not re-.
covered. as ~; 81. .l.,s. + n
FIRE.--About IL o'clock on Friday night q fire
broke out In the frame house No. l6l Marigny
street, but was extinguished by sergeant Becker.
OF the police force. Upon an examination OF the
spot where the flames had originated, there were
discovered two bottles of coal oil and a quantity
OF combustible materials, evidently placed there
to assist in the destruction of the building.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRr-Judge Hore--Apra A.
The following sentences were passed .4,f4
John Kelly, coored, fer wounding Gustave
Robertson, colored, with asword cane, six months
IN the Parish Prison. 1,t'c,l -s1la'
William Woods, colored. for "the detestable
and ahomniable crime against nature, imprison-
ment for life in the Penitentiary.
Jean Legay, by false Representations, three
months in the Parish Prison. o'S
Harriet Young, colored, for the larceny OF
closhing valued at forty dollars, and ewery worth
months in the Parish Prison. 100 { lea Gas
Henry Harris. colored, for manslaughter, COM
mItted IN killing Louis Morrison, colored, five
years in the Penitentiary and to pay fine Of ten
dollars. aa y u ilfT
Thomas Figbarty, for carrying dirk concealed
on his person, fined SIS. IL t... n,..t .,.-s
Mary Eubanks, colored, for assault aud battery
on Charles Ironninski, fined $40.
James Wood, for. assault and battery on Fred.
erick Coco, fined $40. rag a4l j. aaIsis31
Elizabeth Hsyburn, colored, for stealing $40
from Edward Brown, one month in the Parish
Prison. "
The case of Harris Abrams, charged with arson,
fixed for trial to-day was continued, and 1t was
ordered that the prisoner should be admitted to
bail in the sum of $500. q.
RECORDER GAsTNEL's CoURr.--Jennie Allen.
colored, has been committed to await examination
Dn charge Of stealing eighty six dollars in specie
ffom Miss A. Rsspille. =, et e-ial
Jefferson jackson, colored9 was ordered to
prison, in default of bail, to answer to charge OF
sssaulting and cutting. with intent TO kill, Jean
Bsptiste Martin, on Old Levee street. between
customhouse and Canal streets, on Friday after.
noon. eHtai et IS j.4rg'i stol .fIti
Emma Gibson, colored, Lizzie Norton and Mary
Inn Kelly, were examined upon an accusation Of
arceny. The charge was made by John More-
head, comp any q. 9Th y. 8. cavalry. He averred
hat Lizzie Norton, aided by the other women,
'tole Sl95 from him. The evidence showed that
he had been living with Lizzie; that it was his
,ustom TO give her his money, and that be was 50
much enamored Of her that he had been making
lreparatons TO desert, go 70 st. Louis and marry
ler. The testimony in regard to the larceny was
uch that the recorder dismissed the case, and
|ohn Morehead left the court, declaring that he
would have vengeance from United States com
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