The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-07
ont sufficient authority in law. The charge against

ont sufficient authority In law The charge against
him is that he had swindled parties in Chicago g.
| the amount OF twenty or thirty Thousand dollars
| IL was averred in his behalf that the claim had
been settled. and that the prosecution was insti.
tute TO extort money from him. The case hay.
ing been heard by Judge Leaumont, he dismissed
the writ. and ordered the prisoner TO be remanded d
to the cuttody of the chief of police, to be sent
10 Illinois for trial.
ATTENPTID ARsoN.-An unoccupied house.
owned by Mr.. Altmre, and situated corner of
camp and Washington streets was found on fire
about O'Clock yesterday morning. 1t was evil
oenuy an incendiary attempt, for the floor had
oeen previously saturated with coal oil. Police
man Hsgeloerger and Wilson extnguished the
hames, and no alarm was given.
second attempt was made yesterday morn
ng 10 nre the house of Mr.. Harrison. on Coliseum
street, between First and Second As in the first
case. reported in our issue of the I'd inst. the
names were discovered in the pantry and were
extinguished by the inmates without serious dam.
sge.
PoLICs BoARD.--This board met last evening.
Mayor Heath presiding. The following sentences
Officer B. NJ. Smith. No. ala, neglect of duty.
second offense. Ten days suspension.
Ohicer W. A. Carroll, No. l42, neglect Of duty,
second ofense. Thee days suspension.
Officer L. White, No. 9S, neglect OF duty. Five
days suspenson.
ofi0er James fitzgerald. No. l76, neglect OF
duty. Five days suspension.
Officer James ROurke No. 200, neglect of dutv
and conduct unbecoming an officer. Zen days sus.
pension.
Officer Octave Rufel, No., drunk and dis.
toIblng the peace. Three days suspension.
Several other cases were dismissed, or con.
tinued over to next meeting.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURr-,Jatdqe Ho,ce-Hq, e.
Thomas Gillian, tried for stealing a horse, the
property OF q. A. MiltenbeTger, was acquitted.
Thomas Welsh, tried for assault and battery on
Louis Armand, was acquitted.
HrQ frfaI fora
on Matthew Marshall, colored, was acquitted.
Joseph Lafourcade, colored, tried for assault
and battery on Antoine Esquiano, was convicted
but with recommend alton to mercy.
In the case Of John Garrity. accused of assault
and battery on Mary Ann Dsvine, the district at.
torney entered a nOUe prOSegui.
The prosecution against Henry Vera charged
with administering chloroform TO W. T. Phole,
bile said Phole was lying in his bed, on the 26th
July last, and during the time he was insensble
robbiDg him OF one hundred and seventy. FIVE dol.
lars, was dismissed, an investigation had before
the grand jury resulting in failure to prove what
was alleged.
RECORDER GAsTISEL's CoURr. Alphonse Ma.
homet, accused of asssulting Auguste Pierre
smned yesterday and the investigation resulted
in the accused being fined ten dollars and required
10 give bond TO keep the peace.
The case of Manuel Casper, coiored, charged
with picking seventy cents from the pocket of
Isaac Grey, colored. was dismissed.
Henry Muse, cOlOred, was arrsigned on charge
Of stealing watch worth five dollars from Mary
Jane Roberts, colored, and was remanded for ex.
animation.