The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-08

said witnesses in fifteen days from shi. date AM
has good reason TO believe that be will be able I,
J. procure their attendance; that this afidsyt is MOI
}, MADE for delay, but solely for the purpose Of
\ having justice done. A. s. MASsFIELn
b Sworn TO and subscribed before me this 7th Nav
1868. JOHN B. wgIEEs'
q United states Com missioner.
! Counsel for prosecution had personally no OBJ.
. lection to the time asked for being granted, but
desired that his own witnesses who had come
rom new York and Boston, might at once be ex.
| smlDed, and permitted to return
Commissioner Weller, in view of the fact that
IBIS request for additional time for production OF
| Witnesses was not made until seventeen days
aiter the charge had been made overrIled the
application OF counsel for defense, for additional
,ime but continued the case over until O'Clock
to-day for further afidavits.
| lHk RECENT POIsONINd.-Mr. Laster = citv
chemist, gives the following result of a careful
analysis Of the corn bread, from the effects of
| eating which so many persons were taken I'M on
| SUNDAY last, AZ boarding house In this oify:
| "CHARITY HOsPIrAL NAV 7, 1868.
| " The meal, lard and bi-carbOnste Of sofa are
4 nee from arsenic; of this am assured from hay.
| lng tested these substances twice within the last
forty eight hours. Those substances are pure
L excepting the bicarbonate, which contains a. an
souisration q Saantity of starch. The corn
\ bread contains, hosever, arsenic in perceptible
| quantity, hall an o1nce OF the bread Welding
| over .06 gr. The package handed me st the same
moment with the bread is arsenious acid such a.
Is commonly sold by s7Othsesries for poisoning
| "chsn'st and ApeshecAry. Charity Hospital"
| The CIVIL RlGHTs BILL Y. s. Us. f. z. TInnev
| ond Bsg Sam. y colOred-AHeged Assault s,ih Ia.
tt7tto commit MzrdeJ.-Before m : Com,,iesionar
| Holland. yesterday appeared Mr. WIN. T. Bartlett.
whose sfhoaylt sets forth that on or about Sep
tember 23d, 1866, st Boutte's Station St. Chs-les
parish. while peaeeably proceeding 70 his plsce
ot residence, he was bsiled by some one from be-
hind with the words, Halt, yeu d-n rebel son
Of b-b." Attant farming arO,ud, saw E. B.
linney, one OF ihe accused, on horseback, accom-
psDied by negro on foot carrying a double
baueled shot gun, and whom he recognized as
" Big sam" the other accused. Affisnt inqqred
II they had addressed bin, when TInnsy replied
Yes, Cd d-n you" and dsmOuntea asking
him TOT his weapons. Ahlsnt had only q small
POCKET knife, which he handed to TiDRey who |
tbep struck him sevenl.times over the head and |
shoulders with stout hickory stick. Re also |
Grew gimlet knife ard struck at depouent's |
throat. Deponent seized the knife, aud in doing
so bad his hand cut to the Zone aud all the nerves
lnitseveTed be also received severe aud danger
ous wound, seven inches long, on his left arm
upon his attempting to get away the negro Sam, /
by the Instructions of Tinney, fred at him and |
missed, and deponent finally fell fainiing ia the
yard Of bis residence. he vas confined abont |
thirty days thereafter from effects Of the wounds |
AID has almost entirely lost use of his left arm.
peI IOne1t further states that, having subse-
quently brought the foregoing facts TO 1
the notice of the district attorney of his !
parish, the was unable to obtain redress
from the judicial authorities and that
Tinney has been allowed TO go at large contrary
to law. DeponeDt has used every means to
bring him 10 justice, without avail, and therefore |
prsys that the said iinney and Big Sam may be
arrested and dealt with according 10 Law.
Big Sam, although one OF the accused was per
mitted to testify, without promise, as q witness
FOR government, and corroborated the statements
of the affidavit. He said Tinney came to his
house and asked him to come with him and bring
hls gun along; followed Tinney and found him |
quarreling with Bartlett. Tinney asked witness
several times to shoot Bartlett, but witness re-
wit f-a affa D.. |
but did not aim at him. Tinney appeared to
have been drinking.
Vim. Davis. an old white.headed negro, testified
that he held Tinneys horse while he dismounted
latter considerably, and saw him afterwards at |
tack him with hickory stick. Bartlett made no
attempt to return the blows, but merely endesv.
ored to get away. Saw no weapon in his hands.
Saw Tinney draw his knife and strike at Bartlett |
several times and heard him order Sam to shoot.
Mr.. Bartlett being recalled, stated that he had
Instituted a suit for damages against Tnney in St.
Charles parish at the same time the criminal pro-
cess was made.
A. Dureapeau, clerk Of the court in st. Charles
parish, gave minutes and proceedings of the
court IN the case in question, and expressed the |
behef that any party can obtain justice there. |
Never has been approached in regard to the case. |
Other witnesses were examined for the defense,
after which Mr.. Tinney was sent under bonds OF |
5000 for trial before the United States Circuit
Court.
RoBBERIEs.-Some thieves entered the house of
Mrs. Singer, corner OF AnnuncistiOn and Third |
streets, about noon on Wednesday, during the
temporary absence Of the occupants, and stole
three gold breastpins silver watch, gold |
chain and some other jewelry.
The boarding house, No. 293 st. Charles street, |
was entered early on Wednesday msrniug, BY
some thief, who stole from the room of Mr..
Boyd, one of the occupants, a gold watch aud
chain, pocketbook, a coat and pair of pants.
FIRE.-The frame cottage corner Of Dupr6
and Canal streets, owned by NJ. Gernon, and oc-
min sta h.yT L ,
entirely destroyed by fire early yesterday morn
ing. The cause Of the fire or amount Of insurance
is not lknown.
BODY FoUHD.-Corporal Brady yesterday found
in a vacant lot on Euphrosyne street, between
Willow and Claiborne streets, the dead body Of |
an infant, richly dressed, aud evidently quite re-
Gently deposited there. II was brought to the
station and the coroner was notified.
MILITARY ORDERs.-In accordance with general
orders, headquarters Of the army, providing for |
distribution Of agricultural implements and gar
den seeds at the various military posts, General
Buchanan has ordered that land be selected in |
the vicinity of each post, requisitons for pots-
toes, garden seeds and implements sent through
the proper ichannels to headquarters for ap-
rroval. and the cultivation of gardens inst
tuted at once.
General orders No. 26, headquarters Fifth Mill.
tary District define the duties and salaries Of
civilians In military employ. Clerks Of the yari- |
GUS grades receive $3.50, si25, 800 aud SIS per |
month, and other employees less in proportion.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRr-J,ldge Hone May T.
N. f. Stack, tried for assault and battery on |
Thomas II. Cummings, was found guilty.
NOlle prosequi was entered in the following
casef
Jacob Boots, charged with assault and battery
on ewis Charleston, coOred.
Madame AUbert, charged with assault and |
battery on Paul Hernandez.
Louisa Green. coored. failing to appear to be
tried for stealing thrty.fy dollars from the resi-
oence Of Mrs. Josephine PIIichody. her bond for
one hundred dollars, signed by Leopold Guchard
as security. Was forseised.
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT.-The Joubert Case
Agdin.-B. +. Joubsrt the cOlOred assistant
alderman, who non-suited lately in this court,
in seeking for ten Thousand dollars damages |
against the Convent Of the Sacred Heart, at st. |
Michsels. in the parish Of st. James, for the |
ejeciment of his daughter from the school Of the !
same name. on Damsine street., of which Madame
Anable BOltel Is the superior, has renewed the
case The GIRL WAS elected because of her race |