The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-10
NUMBER 70.

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| police " crspssd" ON Lason, ard George Washing.
| ton was taken homs,r where 1t will probably be
received more nsterialinjmy than the bullet head
! which claims the ilustrious cognomen.
FRAcAs Bsrwsm 7wo CoLoRED WOVEN on
Foucher street yesterday morning resulted In ono
of them receiving severe kick, which felled her
to the sidewalk and caused the premature birth Of
q child, still born. coroner's inquest uas held
upon its body and the mother was cared for BY
the neghbors.
ABOUT xIppAw last Sunday two colofed gentle
men were caracolng along st. Charles street on
their spirited war horses, intending probably TO
Up The ss Scs i9d sSs Ss hos
Csnollton. Just after crossing Melpomene Canal
one of the csvaliers. whether oyerpowered BY
the scorchipg rays OF the sun or faint from excess
Of benzne stinSlants. srddenly dropped from his
ssddle and had to be picked up BY 4 policeman.
The conscientious metropolitan dragged the coma
tose horseman from the street. to the shade Of .
friendly awning. Hall . dozen, darties were
the policeman appealed to item In vain to assist
in carrying their fsllow being to the neighboring
station. .,...-,.s -. "A - -. - :,
Axrns Co1rnrs, arsvsr OF . mat. was urested
ys:ssro;y ssFns MDs o. sS rc1osPssouis. s - s,ccst
cent City Railroad Company, with furiously
driving and running into 8 railroad car, thereby
endanReriDg the lives 81 passengsrs. 3 hst
Boy NAMED JAMES THoxAs, aged z years,
son of Mrs. f. B. Thom1s, residing ct the corner
of Tchoupitoulas and ,non streets, dro vned
O'Clock yesterday. The body had not been re-
covered at latest advices. s,..e. t.Ir,
THOMAS RAY, CoLoRED MAN, was arrested on
the levee yesterday afternoon, by Special Officer
Houlihan, charged with the larceny Of double.
barrel gum gold watch, . revolver. sixty dollars
in money, and, oh, heavings . csrpet-bsg.
ANuNKNowN NAN fell from the Algiers ferry.boat
Campbell, while about the middle of the river,
yesterday and was drowned in spite Of all efforts
cred, but hat and snuff box belonging to him
have been LETT at the Second District Station The
police report states that the unfortunate man is
supposed to have been one employed by Hugh
Nible as a barkeeper in Algiers.
LOUIS CoLDwAER fell from a shed at the corner
of Felicity Road and. New Levee street. about
noon yesterday, and was seriously injured. He
was sent to his residence at the corner of Rous-
seau and Josephine streets.
A LAxPLIeHrER. Leonard McCook, while going
his rounds for the extinguishment of lights, about
four O'Clock on Sunday morning, picked up on
Franklin street. between Clio and Erato streets,
q box of starch supposed to have been dropped BY
some thief. 1t may be reclaimed at No. 39f Mel
pomene street. -,rs--.r.r
fnE RouGH AND READY (SrxTH wARD) DEMO-
Thursday evening. at their wigwan, on Chartres
street, corner Of Barracks street. -
I Two BOYS, Barney Doyle and Sonnyr Hsus,
while out cunning near the Eighth street Canal ON
Sunday afternoon, quarreled with each other.
Daring the sltercation Haus, pointing his shotgun
at Barney, fred, the charge OF shot striking the
latter in the side and thence glancing on without
inficting fatal wound. The boy was taken to
his house on st. Dennis street, near Third.
A Boy NAMED LAWRENCE Crown was accident
ally cut in the side by knife In the hand OF one
Theodore Hofier, while playing on the neutral
ground of Claiborne street. between Bienville and
Cont streets, ON Sunday evening. He was taken
to his parents residence, 800 Cont street.
DIED OF Hrs wouNDs.-On Sunday Coroner
Roche held an inquest on the body Of colored
man, Joseph Punch, who was shot through the len
was then taken to the Charity Hospital, and there
he, on Saturday, died. The verdict was In accord
with these facts. the jury being abls to elicit
no testimony as to who did the shooting.
CORONER ROCHE held, yesterday, inqussts on the
bodies Of two babies, one four days and the other
eight days DID, both of whom died Of lockjaw.
PEOPLE WOULD BE AsroSIsHED IL they would
notice the large proportion Of stilborn infants.
Not day passes that some such cases are not re-
corded at the coroners' offices, while, Of course,
other instances occur Of which they take no cog
zapce.
AT THE INQUEST held upon the body of police
officer Gebbsrdt the following testimony was
taken: ~ ~,
Charles Cohen srorn-wss in my store at No.
13s Poydras street, on Friday evening, when soms
one summoned me outside. On going outside
saw two men sitting on the steps OF Gauche's
store, opposite. crossed the banquette, when
Bleyins said that he wished to speak to me. l
tod him was engaged. He then drew back and
struck me with loaded cane or slungshot on tho
back Of the neck. MY son cried for the watch
NV wife also came out and with me followed the
men till the deceased officer came up at Camp
street. --r -
Michael Gauin, police officer, stoorn-when
we reached Fred's saloon, on ST. Charles street.
the friend of Blevins whispered to him and said
aloud that This man will 60 no further" said,
Eyes he yill," taking the prisoner by the left
arm. Prisoners friend then took hold Of me and
showed me by the breast into the saloon. Saw
the accused draw revolver and heard shot
Prisoners friend stepped into the saloon, and
accused ran across St. Charles street and turned
of at Common. came up with him near Caron-
delet and he pointed revolver. said, DONE
shoot" and be gave me quick turn, crossing to,
the opposite side. At Gravier and CarondeletI
again overlook him. and he again pointed a revol-
yer. told him mot to shoot" and caught him
| by the collar and the back of the neck. He fell
and fell over him. was stupehed by the fall,
and some other officer arrested the prisoner
before could recover.
| Tomas Houli7,an, police officer, orn.-when
Gavin fell the prisoner held the revolver (shown
the jury) in his hand, pointed to Gavin. put my
foot on the prisoners arm and wrenched II out OF
his hand. Officers White and Williams now caught
| hold of him, and he halloed and screamed that
| they were doing something to him. Something
| at the time was said by some OF the bystanders.
| Special White swore that the prisoner snapped
| the same revolver at him while he was endeayor-
| ing to trip him up and stop him.
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