The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-03
NUMBER l2O.

proving unsuccessful he concluded to escans
alone. The bar which Manley bent had been
sawed by another prisoner. some three or four
months ago, and bad only been replaced without
any other repairs 10 make il more secure
Manley was placed in the stocks.
CHARGE OF ARsoN.-Patrick Glynn. the pro-
prietor OF grocery store corner OF Common and
Claiborne streets, referred to in this column,
which was discovered to be on fire about half
past o'clock on Wednesday night, was arrested
by Officer L. d. Brndley who charges him and
bis wife Cecilia Glynn. with the crime of arson.
The fire originated in the sleeping room of Glynn,
where there was found mattress on fire, satura-
ted with oil, upon which were piled
some boxes of sardines and some bacon.
The accused were arraigned before Recorder
Neville yesterday and remanded to prison,
without privilege of bail, to await an examina-
tion on the 9TH inst.
ACCIDENTALLY KLLED.-A little girl. named
Pauline Meyer, was accidentally shot and killed,
about O'Clock, on New Years morning, by q
man named Lewis Brookhouse, at the corner of
Third and Fulton streets. Brookhouse was
arrested.
FRE.-A fire broke out about 81 o'clock on
Wednesday evening, in grocery store kept by
Patrick Glynn, at the corner of Common and
Claiborne streets, but was quickly extingushed
by the police, without giving al alarm. Damage
slight. and supposed to have been the work of an
incendary.
ANDREW WALKER.-This individual, who was
killed by Mr.. Theodore Marks, on Tuesday morn
ing, abOat o'clock, at his residence on Annun-
citation street, which Walker had entered with
another man for burglarious purposes, turns out
TO have been a wealthy man in this city several
years ago, and engaged in the cotton weighing
business for the house of Ward, Saunders &
Hunt.
1t is stated that the loss of his wife and children
brought him. TO despondency, and that he gave
himself up to drinking very hard, losing his char
acter and fortune. For long period he had not
hppn heard from and ia IN hav va rot
TO Georgia, his native State.
few days ago Judge Alexander Walker re-
ceived letter through his box in the Post Office,
from Memphis addressed to A. Walker in this
nature of its contents--relating to thefts and the
good business in that line in Memphis; at the same
time announcing the intention of the writer to
visit New Orleans. The letter was handed to the
chief of police, and il is now evident that il was
intended for Andrew Walker, the wretch who was
killed.
touching scene occurred at the Paeanier Sta.
tiOn on Wednesday morning. While Walker was
lying dead on the floor, a negro man, having be.
loDged TO him, entered, and. upon seeing the body,
recognized his old master Immediately, and burst
into tears.
On the person of Walker memoranda were
found, evdencng that the house of Messrs. Lion
x Israel, dry goods merchants, on Canal street.
between Baronne and Dryades streets, and two
other places were to be robbed.
Mr.. Marks appeared before Recorder Neville
yesterday, and was hoporably discharged, on
the evidence furnished at the inquest by the
coroner.
BECoRDER NEvuLE's CoURT.-The notorious
James Watson was up again before the recorder,
charged with being drunk and disturbing the
peace. He is also charged with committing an
assault and battery on man named ID. E. Sher-
man, who occupied the same cell with him at the
FIRST District station. Case fixed for the 18th.
On the second charge Watson was required to
furnish $1,000 bonds, but Recorder Neville has
ordered that he be not released on the first one.
I. Andrews, colored, was required TO furnish
bonds in lie sum of $1,000, to appear on the 18th
and answer the charge OF stabbing five tines
in the hand another coored man named Robert
Gibson, with the intent of killing him.
Joseph Carter will have TO furnish bonds in
$1,000 10 answer charge of stabbng Joseph Car
ter in the abdomen, on the 9th of December last at
The corner OF Common and Derbigny streets.
Trial fixed for the 18th inst.
J. Leonard was fined twenty five dollars for al
lowing another person on the seat of his carriage.
Gus Tsney, the young man accused Of stabbing
man named James Corless on st. Charles street,
on New Years eve. was remanded to await the
result Of the wounds inflicted upon COrless.
batch of drunkards. vagrants and lewd wo-
men were arraigned and disposed of in the usual
manner.
RECORDER GAsTNEL's COURT.-Edward Gala
CHER has been arrested upon a charge Of forging
an order, purportiDg to have been written by Mr..
Thomas Boland, upon the clerk Of the steamer
Fannie Gilbert, for four hogsheads of sugar,
which were delivered upon presentation of the
order.
Theophie Baptiste, colored, is held to answer
charge of having broken into the shop of E. Dus-
suan, No. 233 Dauphin street, on the night of the
10Th ult., and stolen from it boots and shoes val
ued at s2l3.
RECORDER LETTEN's COURT.-A colored man,
name ucien Pain, was arrested for beating, in a
most cruel manner, coored boy named Polidor
BOulin. The boys back was black and blue, ond
on his left arm were several cuts rese milling those
made with knife, one in particular was about
lhree inches long and about half an inch in depth.
The boy states that Pain beat him with stick.
Pain was released on bond of $3.50 to answer
the charge at a future day.
John Williams, colored, was sent before the
First District Court for the larceny Of twelve
boxes Of tobacco from the Pontchsrtran Rail-
road Depot Bail $500. A few New Year drunk.
ards were disposed Of summarily.