New Orleans Republican., 1871-09-28
Local Intelligence.

Local Intelligence.
"a SUGGEsTIoN.-Perhaps the big funerals
that draw their lugubrious lengths through
the streets are not as profitable to the pub
lie as they might be. We do not count any
more of them than usual, but when the gem.
eral population is disturbed with sugges.
tions about sickness, to hear the melancholy
dirge that is usually chaunted through a
dozen brass instruments before q slow
moving hearse, is not an equaliser of the
nerves. We suggest the idea that death
might be q little less pretentious than it is.
ACQUITrAL OF Mr.. HExRY.-Mr John H.
Henry, superintendent of the Boys House
d Refuge, was yesterday placed upon trial
in the First District Court, on q charge of
assault and battery on John Burns, an in
mate Of the institution. Quite number of
witnesses were produced by the State to
sustain the charge, but their evidence was
sufficient to satisfy the jury of Mr.. Henky's
innocence Of crime in Furnishing Burns, and
3 verdict Of not guilty was rendered shortly
after the case was submitted by Judge
Abel to the jury.
1t is proper to state in this connection
that the district attorney, Mr.. Luzenburg,
was assisted in the prosecution Of the case
By Mr.. Walker, a very able young lawyer
of the New Orleans bar; and that Judge
Atocha, who conducted the defense, was
limited by his honor, Judge Abel, to q
very narrow line of justification; the Judge
assuming that there was no authority in
law in this State for the infiction of corpo-
real punishment upon youthful persons con-
signed to places Of, correction. But, not
withstaading this and the fact that Mr..
Henrys conduct had been prejudged by
portion Of the public press and the public
mind prejudiccd against him, when the ease
was fairly presented to jury and the evi-
deuce for the prosecution and defense fully
heard, there was no trouble for twelve
men, endowed with common sense to ar
rive at just conclusion. The verdict in
this case, based upon its thorough lnvesti-
cation before . court of competent jurisdic-
ton, fully exonerates Mr.. Henry from the
charge of cruel treatment to the inmates of
the Boys House of Refuge, and refutes, in
the strongest manner, the evidence of the
men who testified at the informal investi.
CATION had in the Mayors parlor some time
since.
There was probable motive for the tes-
timony there paraded against Mr.. Henry,
and heraldcd with sensational effect There
were men, it is evident. who were anxious
to oust Lim from his position as superinten-
dent Of the Boys House of Refuge, with a
view Of lettering their own prospects, and,
for this purpose, they volunteered testimony
in an informal way, and unsustained by an
oath that bound them to the truth, which
resulted in the suspension of Mr.. Henry, if
not removal from office. And now that his
innocence is established, and his character
as a good and faithful officer sustained, JUS
tice demands that he be reinstated in his
position. 1t is to be hoped there is nothing
to prevent this, and that the Administrator
of Police, Colonel Lewis, will see the pro-
priety of reinstating good officer who had
been suspended and put upon trial at q |
heavy cost, at the instance Of men who have !
utterly failed to sustain their course of |
action against him. We repeat, justice de- |
mands the reinstatement of Mr.. Henry.
COMMITTED BY RECORDER MCARTHUR-
This city official yesterday sent the follow
ing cases to the Criminal Court for trial.
<. Thomae, for assault and battery on
Celestine Dutruch.
S. Hyams, for assault and battery on 8.
Levy.
DIR. V. S. Jourdan, for embezzlement and
breach of trust in failing to make faith
full account for a note of two thousand dol
lars, which had been intrusted to him by N.
j. Martin.
The evidence in each case was sufficiently
heavy on accused to warrant the Recorder
to commit them for hearing before a Jury.
FOR TRIAL.-William Guy will have the
not extraordinary pleasure Of appearing
before a jury, to explain why he assaulted
and stabbed Aleck Jones on the third
ultimo, on Galvez street, without cause or
The case was heard before
Recorder Houghton.
Nor DEAD.-Our information regarding
the death of F. Koch was not well founded.
as appears by report from Mr.. Koch him
self, who was at work yesterday, about as
well as usual. He had fought John Barley.
corn, but finally got an upper hold and
threw the old beast.
RECovERING.-Michael Conrad, wounded
with hatchet by Christian Beaver, has SO
far recovered that DR.. Smyth, Charity Hos
pital, signs a certificate that he regards
him out of danger-that is, not liable to die
IF the present wound.
What is the ordinance relative to public
vehicles showing lights at night!
No RATION MOSEV.-The Board of Police
has, sans ceremOnie, dashed
N old time custom into finders. From !