The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-30
The ssesea Railroad Bends.

II il reported that the railroad bonds recently
recovered by special officer O'Connell. In pos
session OF Charles Smith, we're stolen from cti-
zen Of Schenectady, Mr.. B. F. 6chemerhorn. Jr.,
who at once reported to the Albany police the
fact. describing the bonds as Nos. 1896, 67, 6S Of
the Central Pacific Railroad. and one (number not
known Of the Union Pacific road. He also re-
ported at the time bis suspicion that the theft had
been committed by nephew Of his, Charles
Springer. who boarded in his house. was employed
as brakesman on the New York Central, and had
been some time before pardoned out Of State
prison, where he had been sent for horse steaiog
The thief, whoever he was, had attempted
sbrewdly to erase from the lid OF the chest In
which the bonds were, the numbers Of them and
to substitute others therefor, hoping thereby 20
elude detection. But this effort was fortunately
foiled by reference to the books of the gentle
man from whom Mr.. Schemerhorn had originally
purchased the bonds.
1t is reported that petition for writ of habeas
corpus viii be filed by Smith.
Arvess OF Anesea Fusssave FRO. Justice.
Special Officer Cunningham yesterday effected
the arrest of o man named Henry Keller, whom,
he says he has been In search of for the past two
months upon q charge of belonging to horse.
stealing gang 10 Mississippi, and of having after
being sentenced TO seven years confinement made
bis escape from deputy sheriff. Officer Cunning.
ham states that Keller has changed his place Of
residence seven times since he came TO New Or.
leans, and that having finally found his abode he
watched in vain to see him emerge. Finally he
resolved TO try ruse so, procuring number of
old letters, he called at Keller's house on Girod
street. and inquired for Mr.. X. He was told he
couldn't see him. "Ah, well, ;" he said. 81 have
registered letter containing $500 for him. and II
letter Office"
Still the man didn't come. So the officer re-
tired and shortly afterwsrd sent another officer,
pal OF his, to leave word that q Mr.. So-snd-So
wanted to see Mr.. Keller at the neighboring
corner. This ruse was successful. Mr.. Keller
came out and IN short time was conducted by
the officers to the station. These facts are given
Us by Officer Cunningham, who has followed up
the affair II would seem with persistent energy.
The shipIsland Canal Matter Al ain In Court.
Intervention by Prominent Citizens.
II seems as though the litigation in this matter
were destined TO be endless, for since il has been
insugurated hardly day has elapsed that il has
not presented new phase by the appearance Of
new litigants. Yesterday, in the Fifth District
Court, Messrs. Williamson Terry, B. Kohn Carl
kohn, Joachim Kohn and WnI. A. Gasquet,
through their attorney, Judge Alexander Walker,
filed petition TO be allowed to intervene in the
suit now there pending between the Ship Island
Canal Company and the Board Of Drainage Com
missoDers for the second drainage district, aud to
be considered as assuming equal liabilities ard
rights IN the case with the drainage commission
ers. In the petition they allege that they own a
large amount OF property situated In the second
drainage district :; that they have up to this time
paid $40 GOO In taxes specially for the purpose of
keeping that property drained; that owing to in
junction procured sby the Ship Island Canal CON-
paDy, which restraints the drainage commissioners
from taking any measures to drain. they have
been dsmsRed to the amount of Sl00, 900, and will
be much further damaged. They therefore pray,
not only that they be allowed to be considered as
of equal interest with the defendants ia the suit
but that the Ship Island Canal Company be con.
demned 10 pay them 500 600 as concentration for
IA m nQ hoy han cnoeo al t.
ton. The Intervention was granted by Judge
beaumont.