The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-01
SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH ]. 1868.


yard: Here let us trust thAtit finds that re2oss
which the noble spirit, that once dwet within Ii,
vsiDly sought upon earth.
TIE DEMOCRACY IN THE ELEVENTH WARD
There was an enthusiastic meeting Of the voters of
the Eleventh Ward held on Friday evening at the
Magazine Market for the purpose Of organizing q
ward club. in pursuance Of resolutions adopted in
mass meeting at the st. Charles rheater on the
18th ult- Judge 7. 8. Collens was elected presi-
dent, J. G. Golding secretary, and John Hender-
SON treasurer. After the organization was COM
pleted, spirited address upon the duties Of
electors in choosing delegates to the nominating
convention was delivered by John Fl. Kennard
Esq. The meeting then adjourned TO Monday
evening. IL being understood that delegates to the
nominating convention will be elected on that
occasion.
HKAvY lARcENY.-John Julius and Charles
Austin. both colored. have been arrested and ar
rsigned before the recorder Of the First District
on an affidavit made against them by Mr.. J. Pinck
ney Smith, who charges them with entering his
taking away Set o t baoSs1 sY
ded with diamonds, valued at four hundred dol
lars, pocket book containing several due bills,
fifty cent silver piece. about fifteen dollars in cur
rency, penknife valued at two dollars. jet
breastpin and cuff buttons and several combs
valaed at forty dollars, al the property Of Mrs.
Sarah G. Blount. The case has been fixed for the
9th Of March. Bail $1,000.
ALLEGED CASE OF FORGERY AND FRAUD UPoS
THE City Mr.. Alfred Bowges Secretary, and
Mr.. 4. j. Csinninghd1n Messenger of the Board
Of Assistam Aldermen. Accused-More Charges
% be Prgerred-On Thursday last Mr.. Sidney G..
Brewer, deputy city controller, called upon Major
williamson, the chief OF police, and exhibiting to
him requsition for lumber, Importing 70 be for
had been presented TO him by I. J. Cunningham.
youth employed as messenger for the Board Of
Assistant Aldermen, asserted that the same was
forgery, and asked for an investigation Of the
matter and the arrest OF the guilty party.
The document alluded TO is q requisition for
lumber and scantiings. which is alleged to have
been originally blank requisition on Hansam i
Pooley, whose printed names appear to have been
erased BY means OF some acid. and the name OF
John Stewart inserted in their stead. On the
back Of the document the forged name of julius
A. Noble, superintendent of the city Workhouse,
appears as evidence Of the receipt of the lumber,
while the correctness OF the requisition and
OF the bill for <l84 80, attached to it,
purports to have been signed lin red ink) by S.
Straight chairman OF the committee on work.
house and prisons The requisfion, according
to young Cnnnngham's own statement. was drst
sent to the Office of the finance committee where
be called several times upon Major Carr secretary
Of the committee, to ascertain whether IL had
been examined and forwarded to the controllsr's
Office, there to receive the signature OF Deputy
Controller Sidney G. Brewer, in order that a war.
rant for the amount might be issued upon the
treasurer for payment. The erased appearance OF
the heading Of the requisiton. when IL rea he'd the
controllers Office, first awakened the susp Icons
Mr.. Brewer, who awaited q visit from Mr.. Noble
to ascertain the correctness of the document. On
Thursday, Mr.. Noble calling at the Office, was
shown the requisition, which he at once pro-
nounced fraudulent.
ltwas at this stage that the chiefs aid. T. j.
Bradley, was intrusted with the case and accom-
panied Mr.. Brewer 10 his Office TO await the call
Of Cunningham, who had already repe estedly pre-
sented himself with an alleged power r-of-attor-
ney, purportng to be given to him by John
g. <-1 1.AI a<NrA al
whose name appears at the head Of the
document About three O'Clock Cunningham,
as wss expected, called for the warrant !;
the bill was handed to him for his receipt, aud
after he had appendicitis signature to Ii ss per
pro. for John Stewart, the officer arrested him
and took him into the chiefs offce. Cunningham
has acknowledged that the name Of Mr.. Noble
was forged by himself, but that Mr.. Bourges had
would result to him. The bill, he states. was
made at his request, except the heading, by his
father. formerly chairman OF the finance commit
tee Of the Board Of Assistant Aldermen. We be-
leve, because Bourges had instructed him TO have
some outside party to write 1t out, and that Bour
ges was coenizant Of the whole transaction.
These statements, however, were not readily made
by the youth, for on the day Of his arrest he as
serted that he was innocent, and charged the man
John Stewart with being the guilty party, II any
there was, and after promising to produce him on
the following day be failed to do so, but then de-
cIsred that Mr. Bourges was the guilty party.
About O'Clock the same day, Mr.. Bcurges was
called into the presence OF the chief and acquant-
ed with the grave charge Cunningham had made
against him. Mr.. Bourges was confronted with
Cunningham, who, upon being asked by the former
il he bad ever given him (Cunningham) any in
structons relative to the requisition or bill. an-
swered yes.
Mr.. Noble then entered charge Of forgery
AGAINST both parties who, shortly after their
arrest were released under $500 bonds, to appear
before the recorder the following morning. A
ffaxa aro1h H. NJ
Brewer against Mr.. Bourgess and another by Mr..
Noble against Cunningham, in which the accused
are charged with forgery.
So far, from the Information we have received,
the authorship of neither the bill requstion is
charged upon Mr.. Bourges, for Mr.. J. B. Cunning
ham Acknowledges that at the request OF his son,
the details OF the bill written by himself, and
bis son states that he forged himself the name OF
| Mr.. Stewart.
are written almost precisely similar to the same
name signed by young Cunningham on the bill, as
| per pro. of Stewart.
The only signatures, the authorship OF which
ere really doubtful, are those Of Alderman
| after he had signed Mr.. Mobiles name he handed
| both documents TO Bourges before the name oi
| Mr. Straight had been affixed to them, and that he
| ignores entirely who was the forger.
| The matter therefore is still somewhat muddled
| and thorough inves stigation alone can place the
| guilt where IL should rest.
Since writing the above, we have been informed
| that Alderman Straight contemplates entering
several other charges in relation to frauds of |
similar nature.
The OPERA.-The performance last night at III,
| ness OF The principal singer, Mr.. Picot. The au
| dience present was evidence that our goo
| people do not consider music sin. To-nigh
| Gounod's celebrated opera Of +" Fanst " will be
| performed, with The rapturous Lambele as Mar
| gue1ite, and Damani as Fuast, and Van Hufisl
as Mephistopheles.
| On Monday We are to be treated again witt
| Meyerbeer's prophet" the mise en- scene o
| which alone is worth the price Of admittance
| Everything will be done on Monday upon thu
| same grand scale as on former occasions. "Fanst'
| and 1.-The Prophet on two succeeding days, tina
| is to cay, Lsmbele. Audibert. Picot, Damiani, lie
cbevalier. VsnHufien, all appearing in the mex
forty eight hours, will insure plethoric treasury
| for the administration of the Opera House.
BALL oP COLUMBIA FIRE COMPANY No. 5.-Ths
| Columbia boys have our sincere thanks for an in
vitation TO be present, on the glorious Fourth o.
| Msrch. at their grand masquerade and fremen's
ball. which will take place at Masonic Hall. W.
have several times already experienced the hos
| pitaities of this exc client company, which war
| rants Us to assert that the event, at which W.
cannot fail to be present. without some untowart
accident, will be one Of the greatest Of the season
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