The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-09

Umpire-Jas. ]. segrave. Scorers-A. Ebel
or Fearless. and - for Mississippi. 2
The match game of base ball played Sunday
at the nelactsise Grounds, between the Lone
Star and Crusader Clubs, has. by mutual agree
ment been decided drawn game.
INQUEsrs.-The coroner held an inquest on the
body Of colored Wesley Thomas, forty years old,
dead al 44l Josephine street; died of pneumonia.
Also upon that Of while child. Nellie Young,
sixteen months old, dead at So Bertrand street; (;
bilious fever. Also upon the body Of Daniel
Clements, on Clara street, near Washington acci-
dent.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT.-The charge against
Jack Holmes. for false imprisonment, was dis
missed. Also that against James NJ. Coffee, for
embezzlement. Also that against James Bennett,
for stabbing with intent 20 murder.
H. Harding was found guilty of assault and
battery. Hugh McCanD, 222 Grsver street, swore
that during difficulty between accused and him
self the former struck him, and then ran away,
saving, /" if Lcan't beat you fighting can beat
you running y" an idea stolen from Hudbrss.
RECORDER GAsTrYEI's CoURr.-Philip Vita
was brought before Recorder Gastinel yesterday,
charged with the murder of s. g. SOrenson, on
the morning of the I'd of June. Officer NJ. Kre
mer testified. that whilst he was reading the
morning paper, on the morning in question, near
L'Bote's mill cprner of Toulouse and IRENE
streets, accused came up to him, and said he had
just shot man. Witness then took him TO the
lookup. The wounded man was in the drug
store, at the corner of Toulouse and Marsis
streets. Witness examined the man aud found
two wounds. The man could not speak. He WAS
taken TO the Charity Hospital, but nobody could
tell his name. The pistol shown Ia court Ia very
small revolverl is in the same condition as when
witness took IL from accused's possession. Four
out Of the seven loads had been fred. Accused
said he had shot deceased In setdefense; that
deceased had assaulted him and given him
great provocation that deceased had
asked him If his wife had not
given birth to q nigger baby. At the
time accused surrendered himself one Of the
sleeves of his undershirt was torn. Doesn't know,
nor did accused say. who tore it. Accused was
rolling it up when witness noticed It.
Hppoyte Msillot swesrs that on the morning
Of the I'd he went to the privy of the mill, where
be found accused and deceased. When witness
saw them be remarked, here are Dutchmsn,
a FTenchmsn and an Englishman. What about
pOiticsT Deceased replied that the Republicans
we're gone to h-.n To this accused reOned,
" that was the way before the wsr-a Dutchman
FTenchman or an lrishman could not walk about
The stteeis after at night without being knocked
down by those d-n Know Kothings." Deceased
then rose snd said TO accused, lyon are so much
n love with the Republicans, hope your wife will
have niger baby" When deceased made the re-
mark be did not seem 10 do so seriously. Accused
then said, "yOu have already allowed that with
Bouche." After accused and deceased had gone
up stairs witness heard two shots. Ran up. bat
got there too late met accused coming out with
the pistol iD his hand. He said. 'never mind Hip
olyte, / will surrender myself" Followed sc-
cused down stairs then went back and assisted in
carrying deceased down 20 the drug store. He
died at the Charity Hospital. Immediately afteS
making the remark about the Niger deceased went
up stairs in his usual slow manner. Accused fol.
lowed him in a very excited condition, and went
up stairs very hurriedly.
The case was continued until TO-DAY at meridian.
Joseph Roman was arrested Sunday for stealing
a pair of shoes.
Dennis Paul. negro boy, was taken up on sun
day for stsbbing a.colOred boy named Ralph Lee,
on the 9th of May. - - ...f.. ,r. -
Washington CondoIl, Isaac Williams and Chas.
Washington, colOred, were arrested, yesterday,
for stealing the cest and pants Of Thomas smith.
The chicken and egg store, 25 Main street, was
reported open on Sunday night
Catherine Riley was arrested at the instance of
her father for being a vagrsnt. r.1
John Campbell wss compelled to appear at the
station for disturbing the peace az Kate Lscey's
house. 1t is also charged that john assaulted
Kste-he did.
Lizzie Washington, a negress, Is charged with
being drunk and disturbing the peace.
AOgustus Aiken was arrested yesterday for in
terferng with the river police whilst in the dis
charge Of their duties on the schooner Etna lying
81 the Picsyune tier.
UoIoTed Henrietta Msfsee was arrested on
Franklin street for robbing Bernard Dacote Of
forty dollars.