The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-14


might have produced q heightened effect upon the
audience by greater attention TO modulsuon of
voice and esticulatIon. The effort, altogether,
was creditable to the literary ability of the au-
thoress OF Heart Leavea." An appeal to Louisi-
anians to reawaKen from the lethargic condition
induced by the late war, and to devote themselves
to the development of Southern literature. to.
geiher with beautiful tribute to our State, were
noticeable features of the discourse, which
closed by music and spirited address from Miss
Josie Hayden which merits and should receive
more attention, had we time and space.
board of Immigration.
The new Board Of immigration held meeting
last evening, at the Office of the bureau on Gus
tomhouse street, but owing to the absence OF sew.
eral members the organization was not perfected.
We learn. however. from Mr.. Gothiel that excel.
lent prospects present themselves to the board
and that another meeting will take place on Tues.
day next at - o'clock at the same place.
A Young Lady Sues for xmauci patton from
her Guar dian's Control, because ne wen't
let her hsrry-The Ward Triumphant.
short time since Miss Marie Dolores Anglada,
young lady, lacking just one year of her legal
majority, formed an attachment to young man
named James Milton DeCoursey, and engaged
herself TO marry him. But on applying to her
guardian, Mr.. J. ]. Font, for his permission, he
unbesitatingly refused it, stating that the young
mans character was bad Forthwith the young
lady instituted suit against the tutor summoning
hun before Judge Duvigneaud Of the Sacond
District Court to show cause why he should
not emancipate her. The case was tried
Friday and Saturday and was quite an inter.
estDg one. The young lady and her betrothed
were both in court as well as the mother
ard sister OF Mr.. DeCoursey. The evidence
eiicited the fact that DeCoursey bears an ex-
celent reputation, several persons testifying to
being well acquainted with him, and TO having
never seen him smoke, drink, gamble or chew.
1he decision of the court was rendered yester-
day, and was that tbs guardian should give bis
consent TO the girls marriage, and If he refused
it. that any justice OF the peace should issue
license to the young couple. DeCoursey lmme-
dIately took copy of the decision, and with his
betrothed left the court room in triumph. Mr..
F. Msrquez, attorney for the guardian, stated that
it was his intention to apply on Monday to the
Supreme Court for reproduction OF the mar
risge; but it is just possible that before be can
do so, the twain may have become one flesh. 1t
is two days from Saturday till Monday, and the
young folks were evidently determined TO be
married.
A Curious Case of suceessIOn-A Question of
Identity Iuvolved-Tne Judgment of the
Court Arrested at the Last Moment.
On 1.-THE 22d October, in the year 1862, man
named Joseph Fields, formerly business partner
of Jesse Cowand, of this city, died in this city,
leaving large amount of real estate and other
property, estimated at over sixty thousand dol
lars. On the 23d October OF the same year the
succession was opened 10 the Second District
Court on the petition of Charles Geheeb and let
ters of administration were issued to petitioner
on the 9th November, 1862. Charles Geheeb
committing suicide without closing the succession.
Francis Leibrook applied for and obtained letters
of administration in February, 1865. The petition
was filed on the 23d February. On the LIST day
of March, 1865. after the lapse of three years,
Amanda NJ. Cowand, the daughter of Jesse
Cowand, former partner of Joseph Fields, through
her husband, Hugh o. Ames. OF this city entered
a petition in the same court accepting the sue
ceshion of the said Joseph Fields under docu-
meut purporting to be the Lao will and testament
of the deceased and in the following words:
"CrTY OF New ORLEANS,
October IL, 1862. (
"I, Joseph Field, of sound mind and memory,
but now very sick, do hereby make this my last
will and testament, revokng all former ones made
by me. Having no living heirs and owing no
debts, / do hereby give and bequeath uat0
Amanda M. Coward, the wife OF II. U. Ames, OF
this city, the most prudent and careful OF the
daughters of my old friend, Jessie Cowand, who
died at Bay st. Louis. all the property, both real
and personal, which have or may have at my
death, for her own use forever, and to have imme-
diaie possession at my death. This | give her for
the care she shows for her fathers old friend.
"(Signed) JOSEPH FIELD.n
Francis Leibrook, II. o. Ames and A. X. AIKEN
are the persons swearing to the genuineDess OF
the signature of the deceased before Judge
Thomas, then judge OF the Probate Court.
Recently, Attorney Gen. Belden, having been
informed that doubts were entertained as 10 the
genuine nature of the will, Immediately instituted
1 + forgery. Tie case has been tried, and On the
l2lh of this month, just at the time that the dec-
on Of the court was eTpSStsa w Th 70 Oe ed
Whitaker, third parties enter the suit, and 1t
assumes q third form.
The petitioner in the last case states t,at Pru-
deuce L. Field, widow of Mark Wood, Relief Fled,
q - IL, LsalA nrfla Nf Hhn0
Adams, Cath crime l.. Field, widow OF Joshua
Tory, Lucy NJ. Field, widow of George Billings,
Harvey Fled, Joseph Field, Elizabeth Fie d, VIM.
Field, Martabe Field, Joseph Hordwick, Abigail
Hordwick, widow of Joshua Bartlett, VIM. Hord
wick, Elizabeth Bracket. widow of John Hales,
BENJAMIN BracBett and Martha Brackett, al resi-
denis Of the State of Massachusetts. except
Harvey Field, residing in California and William
Field, residing in New Hampshire, are the heirs
at law of Develle Field, always known in this
State as Joseph Field, who died at the time men
toned above, without ever being married leaving
no ascendants, and whose succession was opened
in this court on the 23d October 1862, under No.
IS 072. The petition then goes on to relate the
relationship between the heirs aud the decease d;
| the six first named being bis sisters and brother
of full blood that Joseph, Elizabeth. William a1d
| Msritable Field are the issue of hall brother :
oecessed, named Joseph Field, now deceased.
aud the others the issue Of two half sisters OF the
| deceased, now also deceased.
l The petition further AYERS that Develle Field
was born in Quincy, Massachusetts,. in 1888, where
| his youth was spent. At twenty-one he engaged
/ in business in his native town, failed and went to
| Baltimore, opened boot and shoe store, obtain
| ing bis stock from John Drew. in Boston; his
1 stock was soon after consumed by fire. Where
i upon he embarked on a priyateer and went 10
| ses-tbis was near the close of the war between
Great Britain and this country. After folio wing
| this life for year, both under the American and
| Venezuela flags, he returned to this country and
found q current report that he had Joined LadttC
! and become a pirate. He then left Massachu