The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-20

ceny and robbery. ar found guilty of larceny. to
two years hard labor in the State Penitentlary,
and TO pay costs Of prosecution.
Patrick McMsnning. alias McMsnn, charged with
robbery.
Paul Touro, found guilty Of receiving stolen
property. in the case Of the burglary at the cigar
store of Messrs. Fernandex Villa ct the corner OF
Royal and Customhouse streets, over year ago,
was sentenced to two months hard labor in the
State Penitentiary. f ..- n.
q. R. Smith was sentenced to two months in the
Parish Prison for larceny. ..l-i.
By consent of the district attorney. Chas. Luzen-
berg, ESQ, the Indictment against Harris Schroe-
der and Jas. d. Knox, keeping banking house
and banking game, was squashed. ~
Information for obtaining property under false
pretenees was filed against w. H. Stanton.
The grand jury of the State returned true bill
in the case of James 81. Centeno, charged with the
murder of Frank Mayer, on the 3lst December
last on Goodchildren street..
The rule for a new trial In the matter of TIM
othy Hayes, charged with the murder Of Thomas
Sinnott, at the Tattersalls coleehouse on St.
Charles street, came up yesterday, and after ar.
suments by counsel the rule was continued until
Friday next -r -..u
The SECOND DISTRICT COURT The Joseph Field
Euccessioa Case-Prayer that the cM be declared
a FOrgery.-Yesterdsy, In this interesting case,
Judge J. w. Thomas q j. 8. Whitaker, Esq, at
torneys for the heirs mentioned in their petition to
obtain possession of the property of deceased, Jo
Grating each and every alteration contained in the
petition of Jos. Duvigneaud, attorney for the ab-
sent heirs, and praying that the document pur-
porting to be the will of Joseph Field, be declared
FIFTH DISTRICT CouRr.--N. E. Bailey yester-
day instituted suit against the city for $500, and
against John Mooney for $500 damages, on the
ground that the city. through John Mooney, who
lie a contractor. has damaged his property to that
amount. The properly is situated on the line of
the canal which has been begun on Claiborne
street, between the old canal and the new canal
and MIR. Bailey claims that the canal will damage
bis property in the amount above specified. As
an Injunction has been asked for, the question as
TO whether the canal will proceed or not will be
definitely settled.
FIFTH DISTRICT CouRr.-Messrs. Huger &
Jones yesterday appeared in this court and sned
out writ OF Injunction against Sam Smith d Co.,
the First Louisiana National Bank and the Cit.
zens' Bank. to restrain them from selling or other.
wise dsposing of certain bonds issued under the
S4,000,000 levee bond law of 1867, which bonds
they now hold in pledge for money loaned them
by the State, and on which bonds Messrs. Huger
d Jones claim that they have the first privilege,
TO secure payment of $50, 600 worth of work which
they did upon the levees In West Baton Rouge
perish. They fortify their claim by various mil.
tary orders by Sheridan and others, and claim
that unless the banks above named are restrained
by law. they will dispose of the bonds and so the
plaintiffs will lose all chance o. ever being paid
out Of their proceeds. Messrs. San Smith & Co.
hold, il appears, sl79.877 Is worth of the bonds,
the Louisiana National Bank $4,000 worth, and
the Citizens Bank $4,000 worth. p. ii. Morgan
for plaintiffs.
SEVENTH DISTRICT CoURT.-The jury in the case
ofthe Eclipse Tow boat Company vs.. the Ponchar-
Train Railroad Company, yesterday brought in
verdict of 500 damages for the railroad This
was suit for sl00, 900 damages, claimed by tue
towboat company because the steamboat Creole,
1t was alleged, was forced out of the lake trade
by the discrimination in rates of freight up to the
city. made by the railroad company against her
and in favor of the boats OF Chas. Morgan. The
defense set up was that the plaintiff had no right
TO claim damages, but that. had they wanted re-
dress, should have either paid the full freight and
sued the railroad company for the excess on the
charges they thought proper, or else have refused
entirely to pay the freight, when the railroad
company would have sued them for it.
Police items.
RECORDER BEcKER's CoURr.-Pedr Boel,
charged with having stolen cigars in his posses.
sion was dismissed, it being proved that the ci-
gars belonged to him.
John Henry and John Brady, charged with bur
glary by Special Cunningham, were required to
appear on the Gath.
Louis Taylor, charged by @. s. sauviues, Of the
National Savings Institution, with obtaining money
under false pretences, was remanded until the
The charge sgainst Mrs. Mary Rodiess of obtain
ing goods under false pretences, was Withdrawn
at the request OF thebrosecutor.
Louis Phelps, Geo. Clark, John Kelly, Thomas
Harper and Thos. Casey, arrested as suspicious |
by special Officer Goewey, were discharged
Edward Smith, charged by Officer Mccartney |
with carrying iron kn1ckles and assaulting VIM. |
Lucas, doorkeeper at the Academy there with, was /
sent before the First District Court Bonds $780, |
Frank johnson, colored, for larceny of 50 rs |
from Peter Shipley on st. Joseph street, was sent
before the same tribunal. Bonds $3.50.
RECORDER GAsTINEL's CouRr.-The arraign-
menis in this court yesterday consisted of lot of
drunksrds, the greater number of which were
also charged with exposing their persons. Be- |
side these cases nothing of interest occurred in
the court.
Ada Bell, a notorious keeper of bagnio, ap-
peared on the charge of violating ordinance 55S |
and using obscene language, on IRENE street,
between Benville and Cont streets, made by
Officer James Meade. The testimony not sustain
ing the charge, Ada was released and entered
counter charges against the officer for false i'm
prisonment. ...
While three colored girls were In the recorders
court yesterday morning making an affidavit
against Officer Murray, the latter arrested them
md entered an affidavit against them for violating
article 557 of the city ordinances which prohibits
ewd women from keeping on the streets. Molly
smith and two Mary Bingamans, the girls alluded |
o, then turned to and made another affidavit
barging the officer with false imprisonment and
malicious prosecution. The case will appear be-
ore the recorder this morning.