New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-11


RECORDER DUMoNT's CoURT-FUth Dis
trict (AlglerS).-A few cases were disposed
of yesterday, which, on ordinary occasions,
would have been considered worthy of re.
portorial attention; but like farthing rush
lights burning in the full blaze of the mid.
day sun, they succumbed to the intensely
brilliant magnifcence Of the great Chan
ming case, of which anon.
Charles Blanc was charged by affidavit of
Charles Facius, with stealing chunk OF
liver and a butchers meat-saw from the
precincts of the Crescent Slaughterhouse
Company's Works on the right bank. MIR.
Facius and Captain Gennison both gave ev-
idence proving the theft. The accused
produced as rebutting evidence, witness
who testified that he did not see the theft
committed. The prisoner, in his defense,
stated that he committed the act, and took
the liver because he was hungry.
The court decided that hunger might be
an excavation for abstracting the liver,
show that he was hungry enough to eat
the butchers saw. So Charles was com.
mitted for trial before the First District
Court.
While the case was progressing, dusky
damse, named Celestine or FIorestine
something or other, ushered into court with
mesndering steps, and without pause,
preface or propriety commenced a recital
of wrong arising either from baffied at
| tempt to obtain credit, or from blighted
affection. Her woeful recital was SO mixed
up that evidently, like the queen in Burns
Jolly Beggars," sac was
PARTY wi Iovs o'ercone sair.
And parity she was drunk
The Recorder summary disposed of her
by having her locked up for contempt.
The ponderous case of the State vs. Will
liam Isaac Charming. ca deuant, Fifth Justice
| of the Peace, was next called.
The prosecuting witness, Judge Eugene
Mccarthy, deposed that on taking posses
sion of the Office and archives of fifth justice
some time last month, he had found that
certain law books which had been supplied
by the State for the use of the fifth Justice
were missing, to wit: Civil Code Of Louis
lana, Code of Practice, and the Revised
Statutes of 1856. That he had applied al
the Office of the Secretary of State for infor
nation concerning the books in question
and had received for answer a certified
statement that the books had been delivered
| to Charming, and that Channings receip
therefor was on file in the Secretary
office. That he (McCarthy) had written
note to Charming demanding the books, an(
was answered that he (Channing> had LEI
the books in the judges office. That h
| (McCarthy) had written second note
threatening prosecution if the books wer
not returned. To this note he received n
answer. Hence he brought the pendin
charge.
While giving the above testimony, Chan
ming several times interrupted the witness
and, in Language savoring more of vitupera
ton than grammar, objected to the evidence
on the ground that the law forbids any ma
to criminate himself. Judge Mccarthy re
piled to the effect that he was doing his hes
to criminate, not himself. but the accused
The discussion was fast becoming mutuall
acrimonious, but was checked by the court
The case for the prosecution rested here.
The accused opened for the defense, an
as anaicus curi@, defined, for the information
of the court, the crime of larceny. J. B
having at one time filled the chair of jus
tice, at least as well as his non-brob
dignagian proportions would allow, is dee
inlaw. He then called the witnesses TO
the defense.
J.P. Cazelar, sworn-Questioned by az
cused: Did not Mccarthy go to the cour
room with men and basket, and carry O.
books?
Answer. Don't know what books the
were; knows that Mccarthy had bough
books for himself previously, and the book
were taken away some time in December
1868.
Patrolman McKenna testified that b
knew nothing about the matter; that Judg