The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-24

deIed himself; but ss he acted. from all accounts.
In self defense, his friends are confident OF his
speedy liberation.
TIE DWELLING OF A. W. NoRcRoss, corner OF
Chestnut and st. Mary streets. In the Fourth pls'
trict was burgiarousy entered Monday morning
about l. The noise aroused the lady OF the house,
who with unusual intrepidity, fired several shots at
the marsuders, driving them away helter sSeiter-
TEE CHICAGO THrEvEs.-Iuformstio has beer
received by superintendent Cain that the store OF
Mr.. Fell in Hazehurst Miss, ON the Jackfon rail-
road, was, on Thursday night last burglariousiy
entered by several persons and the safe robbed
Of a large sum Of money, the house fred and TO-
gether with the contents considerably damaged.
One of the five thieves recently arrested by the
police OF the city as suspicious characters, oaseo
on teleersphic information received from jackson,
Mss. has confessed that the five men arrested, to-
getber with three others. left Chicago and st:
Louis some time ago with the intention OF
preying upon this city and that they exercised,
during their trip q series of depredations along
the jackson Railroad. 1t is stated that after che
robbery at Hszehurst had been committed, the
party retraced their steps to Jackson, where they
sgsin succeeded in committing robbery amount
ing to $500.
None of the property has been recovered and
no positive information has yer been received as
to The dsns q shs ssafas so oSS
ere thieves, and that he will shortly be enabled to
bring them to justice.
GIN. Rousseau has ordered q general court
martial to meet at Greenville, La, on Wednesday.
Nov. 25th, 1868, at 10 A. NJ, soon thereafter
as practicable, for the trial of such persons as
may be properly brought before it.
CHAs. SUMNER was arrested on the steamboa.
landing, Sunday night, by Offcer Murray. charged
by Capt. GUN with having in his possession q lot
OF stolen property. He was locked up.
CHAs. Holm was arrested, Sunday, charged with
shooting at L. Beauregard with intent to kill.
He was locked up.
Mr. JULES MoREAU, who lives on Levee street.
near Derbigpy. in the Third District, accidentally
shot himself yesterday, whilst loading his pistol.
The ball entered the groin. causing a severe and
painful wound.
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE has q gold
watch in his possession supposed to have been
stolen.
A VERY BRAVE MAN named CASTILLO has been
arrested for attacking giant fourteen years old
with loaded stick. For this act OF sublime
courage he will probably receive Aattering GER
ti6cate from the recorder, emitting him to sixty
days seclusion in the hotel kept by the city a.
kind of Greenwich Hospital for The accommoda'
ton of such fearless and adventurous characters.
A BODY ExHUMED AND THE REsULT.-Our read
| ers will remember that in Sundays edition we
noted the fact that Mrs. Motzenbaker having
| died and been buried under what her sister con-
| sdered suspicious circumstances, the latter ap-
| piled to the police to have the body exhumed to
see if there had been any foul play. The request
was CONF piled with. Yesterday, under the direc-
| ton of Coroner Roche, the grave at Greenwood
| Cemetery was opened. Meantime DR.. Austin
made affidavit to the effect that he attended to the
| deceased in childbirth and up to the time OF her
| death. The affidavit distinctly states that no
| violence in any shape or manner whatsoever was
| the cause of tAe death of the deceased; but pre-
/ vious TO the affidavit of DR.. Austin having been
| made be fore Recorder Becker, the coroner had
| proceeded to the examination Of the body, aud a
/ post mortem examination held by DR.. Mackay
| surgeon metropolitan police. as follows:
| "I hereby certify that at a post mortem exsmina
/ ton held upon the exhumed BODY of Cstharine
| Motzenbsker, at Greenwood Cemetery. there wa:
| no evidence of death having resulted from exter
/ nal violence and that it is my opinion deceased
|, died from some febrile disease.
| I'D. MACKAY, M. D..
| "Surgeon Metropolitan Police"
In accordance with the two above opinions tn,
| Jury of inquest, which had heen impaunelled
| re,urned verdict to the effect that Mrs. Motzen
baker had come TO her death from some febri
disease, ard no guilt should be attached TO an
person or persons by reason Of her death. tn
! cororer has stated tha, had he known that a ma
| n L.I in atto