New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-22

Charles warren alas Thar nee stewart.
said to be finished p,ckpoeket. Special
Officer Pearson picked him up at St. Mary's
Market last Sunday, for eteaeng twenty
dollars from Mrs. Freeman.
David Floyd. although 10 soldier, goes
down for stealing pistol from Carson
Nudge.
TIE HOMICIDE ON TIE T.. L. HODGE Mob
CORONER Creagh. yesterday morning con
clude.! his inquest On the body OF J. l..
Donovan. known as Jerry Donovan and
Jerry Reilly, who, on the twenty-thud
lltimo, was killed ut ThoInpson's Landing.
. ten miles above Bayou Sara, by John Price.
zen mate of the Is. l.. Hodge No. ,. We
b from Coroner Crcagh, most of the
hesses, deckhands on the Hodge, hud
b. discharged and he experienced great
EQUITY in finding their whereabouts.
lie following testimony Was elected:
Bernard Dunn, sworn, said-I was a deck
and on the steamboat b. l.. Hodge No. =,
the twenty third day Of Deceeber; /
elieyei it was ut Thompson's landing. about
ii miles above Bayou Sara, the boat landed
take on,wOod. between ten and eleven
1clock A. NJ; there was a fuss going on
etween John Price, mate OF the boat, and
erry Reilly, the deceased; Price took hold
Il the deceased by the neck al the wheel
cuse saw Price take small knife out
If his Rocket the deceased ran ashore
Sbout twenty yards OFF he took Mp :. load of
hood and carried it on the boat: when he
Ehrew the wood down, the mat<s strnck him
n the face with his lett hand he tad the
knife open in his right hand after striking
tle deceased twice he stabbed him
NTH the knife; the deceased KAN mp
1.-The hill with his hand on the wound.
and asked the captain to take him ON
board for Gods sake, that lie was
tstabbed he pulled up his shr: and showed
" nere he had been cut; his stomach was
recovered with blood; when the wood was
nearly al III, the second mate trought HIM
Dn board; a man came back and examined
tbe deceased; the boat then CANE down rs
<ssar rs Bayou Sara; when he got within
distance the Captain asked ii
= there was any coal there; lie was answered
x"No;' he then ran his boat close against
Sffhe wharf and put off John Price. tic &c
B used.
John O'Brien. sworn, said: was on the
boat en- the day Of the houIicide and at the
Food pile; l saw Jerry Reilly running
Shore; he told me he was cut, and asked
be to DO something for him; the second
bate brought him on board and put him on
he cotton; a Doctor examined rim, and
when the boat reached Bayou Sara, John
Price was put ashore; theirs was not :. line
FADE fast.
William Brett, another deck hand. at the
hate aforesaid saw Price following the de-
eeased around and strike him twice; the
deceased turned around and said Mv.
Price. what are you beating HE fox y The
llate said: "You -, III kill YOU" the
Recessed then struck the mate: The latter
then pulled out knife, and the deceased
H. oS IL. hot,
he had thrown it off his shoulder, the mate
Struck him; the deceased turned around und
asked for fair show, Price said he would
give il 20 him; then they both commenced
lighting the mate having his knife open in
his hand all the time; Price hit the deceased
on the nose, and staggered him, and then
cut HIN with the knife; the deceased then
Ran ashore, and asked the captain and cabin
passengers to assist him, saying that he was
afraid 10 go near the boat--that the mate
would kill him: when the boa. was at Bay you
Kara | saw the mate standing forward,
dressed up, but did no: zee hin go ashore.
The Jury returned a verdict Il accordance
IL these facts. Coroner Creagh made
affidavit against Price, charging lin: with
murder.
The VAGRANr LAw-Ctcre> q Jndge
.t5,N to he Grand J!lry.-The following
rnarge was delivered yesterday morning
IL Judge Abell. in the C.,n:rai Court 10
the Grand Jury:
Gentlemen of the Grand Jugy-The nun
per OF daring rogues, pick pockets and idle
.agrants that infest our city is q subject of
he deepest interest TO our people. We
nave statute Furnishing vagranCy, bGt it
appears 10 conflict with some OF the pro-
Visions OF the constitution OF the State.
The change i'll our body polite, 10 doubt,
caused the trainers of the constitution to in
Sert in favor Of liberty the most stringent
Clauses known to any State government;
such as
Prosecutions shall be i.y indictment o.,
.utnrn,atior The accused shall De entitled
10 d speedy public trial hv an impartial
iury Of the parish in which the ofense was
committed" etc.
The vagrant law appears u be in conflict
with several articles of the constitution, and
oeen ~ declared by Judge Cooley, one OF
The trainers of that instrument. hav" had
10 teet made of its constituuonaiitv. but am
inclined TO believe that the decision rem
dered by the Judge of the Sixth District
Court IS correct exposition CT the law.
An attempt to enforce a law OF doubtful
constitu,ionality could result in no good t.
= the State, and might be made an engine OF
great oppression.
The District Attorney, entertaining doubts
q O. the cOnstitutiOnality of the law, has filed
no intorEations in the several cases sent to
this court.
Every offender being entitled, under the