New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-04


women out of jail. Mary Fuller, and a
double-isted fellow named Prophet, created
considerable trouble there Sunday night,
and before they were arrested, left their
marks on two officers. Prophet is bully
| for these low women, and wo to the man
| they set him after. The Parish Prison will
| not be quite complete until it boards him
He and the Fuller will perhaps receive q
dose of law to-day before Recorder Hough-
| ton. The patrolmen on the beat mentioned
| do not walk on beds of roses.
| Nor CoMPLIMENTARY.-We take the fol-
| lowing from the Clinton Democrat:
The New Orleans papers, in their local
news, contain several notices of the arrest
! Of w. p. Mckitrick, for obtaining money
under false pretenses as an intelligence
agent. His record in this parish shows that
he is fully fitted for the rascality which he
has been practicing there, as will be seen by
| the annexed statement:
w. 2. Mckitrick, arrested and sent to Jail
in Clinton, April 5, 1865, by II. B. Chase,
Esq, on the charge of stealing two blOOded
horses from Dr. Joseph Rcdhead. One of the
horses he sold. the other was recovered. His
| relations paid the cost of his commitment,
| and entered into arrangements to pay the
| value OF the horse, upon which the prosecu-
tor withdrew his prosecution. with the pro-
! viso that he should return to his regiment
in the Confederate army, which, by the
way, he never fulfilled.
| TIE New GRAND JURT.-The following
Grand Jury for the months Of October, No
| vember and December was sworn in yester-
, day morning Firmin Levasseur, foreman Z;
| Charles Fox, Omer Gaillard, j, II. Wilber-
| ding, Joseph Demarouelle, Jacob GOebel,
NJ. j. Donohoe, Michael Curley, Dennis
Lanaux, A. D. Salvant, Manuel Goldsmith,
| Daniel Taylor Thomas Fox, Joseph Mont
plessir, c. F. Ladd, Edward st. Cyr. The
last five are colored.
Charles Ferdinand or Woellicella, said to
have formerly lived in this city. died OF yell
low fever in Mobile, on the twenty-third ul-
timo. He was stenographer.
| Harriet Reed, full sixty years DID, living
at No. $50 Girod street, swallowed a dose of
laudanum Sunday evening, beng tired of
life. She did not die.
BASE BaLL.-Sunday witnessed some
warm playing in various portions of our
city. The Lone Stars and the X. E. Lees
went at each other full tilt for the cham
pionship. Stars, fifteen; Lees, twenty four.
Actives, thirty-eight; Fearless, twenty-one.
Active Stars, twelve; Stonewalls, thirteen.
QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE GRAND
JuRY.-Mr Robert Pitkin, foreman, handed
the following to Judge Abel, dated Octo-
Der third:
DEAR SIR-The foreman of the Grand
Jury Of this parish offers the following re-
| port for the term ending this day. Although
it contains few items to which your Honor s
attention has not been called by previous
.iuries, we think that our report will re-
ceive from the competent authorities some
substantial remedies in the way of reform
! ing growing evils-one OF which is very
apparent, requiring immediate action, is
| the wanton brutality OF some of tic members
| NJ our police force. several instances have
| been brought to our notice where citizens
| have been most cruelty treated while being
| put under arrest, although apparently will
| ing to obey the dictates OF law and order.
! Innocent parties have been shametully
! treated by policemen tvOid of discrction)
and incarcer;lted in villainous cells. without
| the least shadow Of justice, and in some
| instances seriously injured.
| We trust the municipal pride of the city
will prompt our worthy Administrator of
| Police to give this subject his especial at
| tention.
We have visited the different public in
| situations. and report as follows:
| The Parish Prison contains: White males.
| -: colored males, SO: white females, "a;
| colored females, %. Total, 2lS prisoners.
| The condition of the prison requires i'm
mediate repairs. /. The plastering through
out. 2. The doors Especially the cell doors,
| many of them are .uselcss-Only as a matter
OF form)-in rotten condition, insuring no
safety ). The upper gallery floors and
| cell floors should be renewed. The whole
| of tie gilttering requires repairs; the shed
| in front, and the cornice also, a large pipe
leading from the Office u the top Of the
| building is wanted, the present one having
| died from old age and neglect. The floors
| of the Offices. in fact the whole establish
| ment, is in a natural state of decay.
We find, by strict inquiry from persons
under charge of Captain Swain and as
sistants, that the inmates have every com
demands. We found an idiot child, about
twelve years old, paralized, sent there by
the Mayor, in March, 1870; her removal is
recommended to some place better suited
to her unfortunate condition.
The City Workhousc contains, by report,
forty inmates, twenty-three males and sew
enteen females. We found them all healthy
and neat in person; they are served with
good rations, consisting OF bread, beef,
soup, molasses. etc. The buildings left
since the fire, which occurred in May, 1870,
are old and rotten wooden structures, with
leaky single roofs, of nearly thirty years
standing, and not adapted TO meet the
wants Of the institution.
The Chief Warden, Captain J. A. Noble.
by his constant and praiseworthy care, has
succeeded in keeping the establishment in a
| condition comfortable tor its occupants, but
| the Workhouse, SO far as the buildings are
concerned, is disgrace to the city. We
therefore call upon the Administrator, if in
his power, to provide more comfortable and
extensive quac.crS.
perintendence of Mr.. Henry, contains about
10 boys, all attending school certain hours
Their neat and tidy appearance is credita-
bic to the officers and teachers. The Refuge
contains shoe manufactOry, employing
sixteen boys; tailor shop, with nine; tin
shop, seven, and bakery, with four boys.
Every part of the premises is clean and or
derby, and the boys seem to be cheerful and
happy.
We think, however, that an institution
designed for reforming and improving re-
iraetory youths should be located in the
suburbs of the city, with spacious ground
for cultivation, and comfortable building
for workshops, sheds and gymnasium. A
fire well should be placed in the yard for
the protection of the present building but
we earnestly recommend the immediate re-
moval of this important institution to more
suitable location.