New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-09
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Stabbed.

Stabbed.
At halfpast four o'clock last evening q
man named Peter Tiernan was arrested by
Officer Mace on the steamboat landing,
charged with stabbing with pocket knife
two oolored men named James Briggs and
Sam Reuben. Briggs received flesh wound
under the shoulder blade ia the back and
was taken to his home. Reuben received
two dangerous wounds in the back and was
taken to hospital in a dangerous condition.
The cause of the difficulty we could not as.
certain, although the prisoner was brought
to the station very much intoxicated.
Youthful RObbers.
Officer Sokoloski last evening arrested
two lads who are accused by Ann Martin,
66 Girod street, of having broken open her
trunk with Chisel and stSlen therefrom
the sum OF SOC In currency. Pat Hines and
John Cooley were the names given by the
boys. Nothing in the shape Of money was
found on the youngsters. One of the boys
Is stout little fellow, and looks like a
rusher.
Charge OF Perjury.
John AlbOw, alias George Wan, who keeps
a coheehouse at the corner of Gravier and
Front Levee Streets has been arrested on
a charge of perjury, which has been pre-
1erred against him before Recorder Gastinel
In August last Allow made a complaint
that August Cook, then an officer of the
police, levied black mail upon him, in CON
sideration of his being allowed to carry on
gambling in his house, and the police board
dismissed Cook from the police force. Cook
now AYERS that Albow swore falsely in max
ing that complaint. The prisoner was ad-
mitted to bail in the sum of $500.
First District Recorders Court.
George King aud John Wilcox were found
IN the third story of building No. Caron-
delet street. Their being there was decided
ly suspicious in itself, but they were finally
able to give somewhat satisfactory account
OF themselves, and were allowed to depart
James Foley, an opposer to an officer of
tine law, was told to clear up the otfense by
subscribing $40 to the city treasury.
a. j. Crandall, the speculator who so au-
daclously undertook to take private care of
A. Lewis bank box, 55 Carondelet street.
was yesterday morning arraigned, but no
tIlai entered into, and the case was fixed for
the Sd prOximo. Bonds $40, 600.
1t is charged against James Mcdonald
that ne robbed Henry Ballard, l27 st. Joseph
street, while Ballard was in comatose con-
27th instant
sam Thompson, who was found in store
ios Carondelet street, was persuaded to go
TO the workhouse for only three months.
W., g. Armitage, by his own power of
imagination resolved himself into police
man, for which alteration he will to-day
be compelled to make explanation to this
tribunal.
James Griffin, wishing to make his way
into the lookup, resorted to the flowing
bowl and when sufficiently drunk was
taken in, and while in behind the grating
robbed a fellow prisoner Of 500, and when
searched the greenbacks were found on him.
He will be tried in a few days.
Oolored Charles Lewis was intrusted by
Wolf, of Clara street, with a horse and
dray, which implements have been EN-
bezzled ey Charles. Case fixed for the 2Ath
proximo.
John A. Theodore was remanded to prison
70 await results Of wounds he inflicted on
John Welsh by shooting him with intent 10
kill.