The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-21


watch over their lives and property, but the
task was too severe, as the robbery couple Of
nights ago Of the mansion of the Hon. Pierre
Soule proved, and this morning the private
ofhcer, Mr. James Borge, called upon his EN-
ployers and declared TO them that he found il
impossible 10 conscientiously continue bis respon-
sbiity unless some assistance were given him ;
hence the call ON the chief Of police, whom, how.
ever, the gentlemen did not see but the case was
reported to him and TO the mayor, and immediate
steps taken TO remedy the evil. Simultaneously
with this case a visit was made by other gentle
men, residents Of Broad street, to Mayor Heath,
to obtain special policemen's commissions for the
purpose Of organizing into patrols and defend
their homes. The application was readily CON-
Piled with and the mayor besides promised the call
ers to use his best efforts to protect them.
Formerly there existed police station in the
locality mentioned, which was not only a great
convenience, even in those times when the popu-
lstion was hardly one-ffth of what it is now, but
also a guarantee from the tricks Of malefactors
cracksmen to procure the absence of policeman
from his beat, one method being TO cause the
arrest Of q drunken man, intoxicated for the pur-
pose, and while the officer is taking him
one mile or half-as in this case, to TIem6
police stati0n-they rob. murder or
commit whatever besides they may like
Therefore the most expedent method 10 correct
the evil now existing, since sn increase Of the
police force is considered impracticsble owing to
the financial condition Of the city, would be to re-
establish station house near Broad street. and
which swould be attended by some of the day
police, OF which there are more than is probably
requisite.
FIRST DISTRICT CouRT-Jtsdge Ho1ce-Fe6. 90.
The grand jury was in session to-day and pre-
sented bills Of Indictment charging William Baker,
the late street commissioner of the city, with mis-
demeanOr in office, and l.. D'HOmergue and VIM.
Brown, his deputies, and Assistant Alderman F.
w. Perkins, chairman of the committee on streets
and landings OF that board, with extortOD under
color OF Office. The court ordered bench warrants
to be issued for the arrest Of the parties indicted,
and they were promptly placed in the hands OF the
sheriff. The deputies, TO whom the execution of
the warrants was intIusted, had to be in attend.
ance on the court the whole day, and no arrest
was made. II is understood D'Homergue left for
the North about week ago. The other parties
accused are believed to be all in the city.
The case Of J. Il. Davis and John Watson, in.
formed against as being the parties who broke
into LllenthaPs jewelry shop on Canal street.
about a year ago, and stole from it Jewels and
watches worth from forty thousand to sixty thou
sand dollars. was fixed for trial to-day, but nei-
ther OF the accused appeared, and their
bonds were forfeited. They were in Jail
Judge Howe being absent, and Judge Eel.
loves, Of the Third District Court, presiding on
special occasion in this court, admitted
Davis and Watson to bail, each in the sum Of
$1,000. One George Foster, who keeps a house Of
i'll fame, was taken as the security of both. Fos-
ter and Watson stand charged before this tribunal
now with being concerned in the burglary of the
cigar shop of Messrs. Fernandez & Villa, break
ing open their safe and robbing it Of six or seven
thousand dollars.
The interesting case of ]. A. Da Rocha and F.
Dubois, accused of attempting to set fire TO store
No. l36 Chartres street, in June last of which II.
5. Davis was the ostensible owner, came up for
trial, and Jury was not npaneled until after
O'Clock. j. G. Becker and Davis were associated
with Da ROcha and Dubois in the indictme at and
stand charged with being accessories after the
fact Judge Fellowes, on one Of the occasions
when be presided in this court last summer when
Judge Howe was away, reduced the bail OF Du,
bOis and Davis to $500 for each. Dubois failed
to appear yesterday, and Henry Benito, his
security, is also said to be mis7ing.
The Of 1 Sha 81 e BsSkr soaT nah the ST1
until after O'Clock in the evening, when an ad-
jourDment was had until tomorrow friday
morning, when the trial will be resumed at 10
O'Clock. The sheriff was ordered to keep the
jury together in the meantime and to provide
quarters for them in q hotel. We have taken
notes Of the evidence and will give a complete
resume of the trial when the case is closed. The
prose cution is being conducted by District Attor-
ney Luzenberg, assisted By Judge Theodore G.
Hunt, representing the underwriters, and MessTs.
Field and Atocha are conducting the defense.
RECORDER NIvILLE's CoURr.-Johu Maddox,
who is charged with stsbbing and killing John
Rodgers. on the night of the 18th, on Cir cd
street, in the First District was arraigned yes.
terday morning. before Recorder Neville, on q
charge of murder, made by Patrick Meade, Of
No. 40 Girod street. and the case fixed for q
preliminary examination on the Oath. John
Maddox was remanded to prison.
l.. Marino will be examined on the 10th, on
the charge Of assaulting and severely beating
Jane Williams, coored Bail $3.50.
Ed. Lee, coloTed vagrant, will be six months
older, If not wiser, when he is released from the
city Workhouse.
Chas. Reynolds, a thief, was sent to the same
delightful institution for thirty days. and Ann
McDeImott, an incorIigible druIkard, for six
months.
Oficers Anderson and Blood on Tuesday arrest
ed Joe johnson, T. johnson and NJ. Jordan, on
the steamboat landing, as g idle persons, who
follow no honest occupation for hVerihOOd, un-
able TO give a good account OF themselves, and
are yagrsnts" This is what is known as the "long
charge" Each Of the parties arrested was the
happy possessor of two or three watches aud
some jewelTy. All three were admitted TO bail in
$3.50 to appear on the 29th and undergo pre-
liminary examination.
RECORDER GAsTNEI's CoURT.-Ed. Montenegro,
negro was arraigned yesterday on complaint Of
+. Exanaguill, AZ Royal street. that he had fraudl
lenty obtained cashbox from him, worth 81 So
by pretending that Mr.. Peychaud sent him for it,
he was remanded to prison to await examination.
John B. POlingue and Achie Gayol were
arraigned on the charge Of embezzling 730 cOu.
pom bonds to the amount of S4730, deposited by
Charles II. Roberts, while the accused were
doing business at No. ST. Louis street, under the
style and firm of PolDgue d Gsyol. Nessrs.
Hughes and VooThies, as counsel for Polingue
fled an exception to the jurisdiction Of the court
on the ground that the charge had already been
investigated and dismissed by Recorder Neville,
within whose jurisdiction the ofense, if any was
committed, had been committed. The case was
continued till Wednesday.
RECORDER LETTEE's COURT.-Wm. Rose, g
sailor boy, was arrested on a charge of
vagranCy, at the instance of his father a
seaiaring man, charging him with yagrancy and
requesting that he be confined till the ship on
which both are employed sails.
John Driscoll, Charles Lester, VIM. Martin, j.
P. Martin, John Harris and Hugh Kennedy were
required 10 give bonds Of $1,000 EACH or go to the
Workhouse for six months, as SO many suspicious
characters. They INDUCED in an abortive effort
10 escape by cutting through the walls OF the
prison CELL They were detected by the turnkey.
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