The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-24
Police items.

RECORDER BEcKER's CoUKr.-No fixed cases
were tried yesterday. Abram Candy, charged by
Catharine Claiborne. Of 22l Perdido street, with
the larceny Of quantity Of bedding. was required
to give $3.50 bonds to appear ON the 3lst instant.
John Greeres, colored, was arraigned upon q
charge OF carrying q revolver, and assaulting and
threatening the life of q c0lored brother named
Aleck Brown, residing corner Lafayette and Lo.
Gust streets. The recorder fixed upon the 3lst
instant as the date upon which the offending John
shall face the august tribunal justice for his per-
msment discharge or commitment, allowing him
meanwhile the privilege OF substituting for his
0utw ard embodiment or shape q bond of $500
signed by some good and trusty freeholder.
Aleck Brown himself, now 10 turn, doth appear
in the character of an accused for Ann Griggs,
whose earthly mansion is at 354 Poydras street,
averring that on Sunday morning he did, without
cause or provocstion, slap her face. He also ap
pears on the 3lst, with the privilege. meanwhile,
Of bonding himself 70 the amount OF $500.
John Banks, colored, arrested at the corner of
Franklin and Bienville streets, as fugitive from
Carrollton Jail, was remanded to await a. requis
ton.
James Carroll. charged with having on Sunday,
on Front Levee street, assaulted, knocked down
and kicked John Murphy, was remanded, under
$1,000 bonds, to the 3lst inst.
Mike Crowley, colored, charged with stealing
coat and some valuable papers from Peter Hilston,
also colored. was remanded, under $500 bonds, 10
the same date.
RECORDER GAsTINEL's COURT.-W. johnson,
colored, charged with stealing a bucket d mo-
lasses meets with the bitter rebuke of being sent
to the First District Court on the charge Of lar
ceDy.
G. Ackerman, in direct disregard of the advice
Of the wise Poonius, borrowed coat valued at
SIS from one Mercier, which he has failed to re-
torn, according to an affidavit filed in the record
er's court The consequence is that Ackermsn
will be placed before his country and tried by
jury of twelve upon the merits of the case. But
here his troubles will not end, for Ackerman is
not only accused of disregarding wise advice, but
also of violating the law providing against the
forcible appropriation by one person of another's
goods and chsttels. With remarkable pro-
pensty for good clothes, 1t seems by another sfi-
davit entered by Special Officer Dumas. he is
accused of stealing four other coats on Canal
street. between Chartres and Levee streets.
Since the above was written, Ackerman voun-
teered, according TO law. the following affidavit
{" The accused says that he received from one Mr..
Mercier piece Of gray cloth to make coat,
the accused being tailor; and further, that he
has appropriated the same to his own use and
benefit. and has therefore committed the crime of
embezzlement and breach of trust said cloth
being worth about $685." Hence the committal
Of Ackerman before the First District Court for
larceny.
Ackermsn Is also sent before the same court on
bis own confession for approprating. in the same
manner. 500 worth Of cloth, the property of Mr..
L. Godchaux.