The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-08

as stopped down to talk to her | heard . shot
from the opposite side of the street. N.Y. baby
lard her head upon my bosom and cried. Hooked
at her to see what was the matter, when dis.
covered that her face was covered with blood, and
exclaimed: Oh, my baby is shot' The child
lived until this morning at two o'clock The
Whole of the side in which she was shot was par
alyzed Immediately after the wound wasreceived.
We had three doctors to see her, and they said
the ball was in the head, and they did not
want 10 go to sny trouble about 1t, for If they
did. she would die right on the spot. This is all
can say about it."
Special officer julius Dumas. after stating how
e learned The child had been wounded, and that
he proceeded to espot about IL O'Clock, says:
1--WE examined the place where the mother said
she stood when the child was shot. and discov-
cred ball in the door aud one in the gate post,
also marks on the wall of the house No. 222 st.
Peter street. We then took the angle from the
ball in the gate post and found that an uupright
shot (obhque y IRON the direction of rear gar
ret window of house situated at No. l66 Orleans
street, occupied by one Julian Boudro, photo
grsphist, would enter the wood as we found the
the ball in it. We went there and demanded IL
be had been in the habit of firing from the garrett
window. He first denied it, but afterwards
kn0wledged that he had 6red several shots the day
previous. When asked If he had fred any on
Sunday morning. he ansEered yes. and vent into
the dressing room and took from underneath the
mattress Monte Cristo rife, and brought it to u.s.
We demanded from him the box Of cartridges,
and he gave them to us. We then told him
what be hsd done, that he had mortally wounded
q child on st. Peter street. He seemed TO be
grestly distressed. bis wife also appeared much
distressed. He then told me that he had seen Q
child that morning, in the drug store, with It's
head bleeding, and on inquiry, he was told that
il was child which the mother had let fall on q
stone, something TO that effect. He was then
placed under arrest and taken to the main
station.n
Julia Lestram, coored, testified: 81 reside at
No. 2l7 st. Peter street. For two or three days /
bad heard a elatteriDg against the house where
live, which is across the street, q little toward
Msrsis street, from where the lady was with the
child in her arms, when IL was shot. The clatter-
ing was like corn or shot against the house. My
Jocko (parrot) seemed to be very much fright
ened for two days. There is a flock OF pigeons
which generally sets on q shed 10 front of the
house. in which live, facing on the street. saw
the lady after her baby was shot, and before she
had got into the yard. and asked her what was
the matter!i She told me that across the street
they had shot her baby. l looked at the baby
and saw that it was shot in the head. 1t
was bleeding very much; This is the same
baby lying dead here. The child was very
hearty, fat child. l saw her on Saturday evening,
and she was then very WELL"
A BOLD INTRUDER.-0n Monday evening, about
8 o'clock, a strange white man entered the house
No. 400 st. Charles street, aud walking directly
up TO the servants room. demanded OF one OF
them the syerware of the house. The woman
with piece of wood which he had 10 bis hand,
and then made speedy exit. Strange to say, he
escaped altogether.
FrREs-A frame building at the corner of
Morales and Marigny streets, together with an
other one adjoining it, both owned by Christian
Mullers were entirely destroyed by fre early yes
terdsy morning. The property Is said to have
been insured. ..-.-...
Another fire occurred about l25 o'clock yester.
day morning, at the corner OF First and Constance
streets, in shed used as wash house, but was
discovered by the policeman on that beat, and ex-
tiDgusbed without serious damage. Incendiarism
is suspected.
BOARD OF ALDERnxS.-At the meeting last
night resolution was adopted authorizing sig.
| nal box to connect with the fire alarm telegraph
| to be placed at the depot of the Canal and Clai
borne Streets Railroad.
attorney, the reason for his resignation being thai
he cannot afford to give the attention demanded
by the business Of the Office for the compensation
allowed by law.
A resolution from the lower board, authorizing
| the repair of the bulkheads at the head of Es
| plansde street and below, was concurred in.
resolution to sell contract for replacing thu
| railing Of Lafayette square, on Camp street
thrown down by the falling Of the wall Of Odd
| Fellows Hall, when the building was burned, wal
adopted. The work not to cost over $500.
A resolution from the lower board was concur
red in for Joint session, to elect In compliance
| with an order of the Fourth District Court. al
expert to estimate the damage 10 the interests o.
the Canal Csrondelet by city drainage into th'
| canal.
A petition from the board of managers Of tn,
Poydras Asylum for q burial lot In the Washing
ton Cemetery, for the interment of children dyint
in the Institution, was referred to the committed
on streets and landings.
message was received from the mayor an
nOunciDg the adjudication of the sale OF stalls ii
| the Poydras and Beef markets on satisfactory
| terms" the whole realizing about half million
of dollars and requesting the council to sanction
his proceeding in employing Mr.. Girardey, Of tn,
firm Of @. E. Girardey q Co., as crier. The com
munication was ordered TO be filed, Mr.. Dewee
| explaining that the finance committee and thu
controller had agreed 10 the employment OF Mr.
t,irafdey.
The following resolutions came up on thei
| second reading and were disposed of as stated:
Directing the removal OF the slaughter house OF
Seventh street. Laid on the table.
To establish police station in the rear Of th'
| Third District. Passed.
| Directing the street commissioner to select suit
/ able ground, in the vicinity Of the jackson rail
| road for depositing thereon the stable manure o.
the Fifss and Fourth Districts. Passed.
The order of the day, which was resolution
| authorizing the city surveyor TO employ three
hundred men to clear ont the draining canals, wa
taken up. Mr.. Woifey suggested that the worl
would cost over $500 and under the city charte
any work costing more than tnat sum, must be le
out by contract 10 the lowest Dloder, ana ne OF
feFed an amendment providing for sale Of tn
contract. MIR. Graham argued that the city shoul
not be put to any expense for the work. which h
explained was in the Second District, and for whic
the drainage commissioners had collected taxes
Mr.. Wolfley withdrew his amendment. Mr.. Deewe
coniended the public good demanded that tn
work should be done. and denied the CORRECTNESS
of the general impression that this was polirica
movement intended to sffectth approaching cleo
ton. Mr.. Graham offered a substitute directing th
city attorney TO take proceedings to compel tn
drainage commissioners to expend the taxes the.
have received in doing that for which they wer
collected. The substitute was adopted.
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERxEN.-Board me
at halfp past P. NJ, President Hepp presiding.
Thereport Of the streets and landings committe
was, under Q suspension Of the rules. receive
and read. The following accompanying resolr
ton was adopted, viz: sasi
Resolred, That the Board Of Aldermen be invi
ted 10 ioln this board in joint session to elect a
expert on the part of the city, under the order Q
The Fourth District Court 10 the suit institute
against the city by the Carondelet Canal Navigs
ton Company.
The committee also reported favorably upon th
petition Of certain merchants, asking for the us
1 of 9-0 feet of levee front above Harmony street