New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-10

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two of which front on Julia street.
The new hotel is to be called 1.-THE Con
tinental." and presents a frontage of loo
feet on Carondelet street by 50 feet on Julia
1t is intended to have it ready for occu
pancy by about the first of May. The cost
of the building will be about $4,000.
THE WOUNDED PoLICEMAN.-RecOrde
| Houghton and several other gentlemen
visited the Charity Hospital, taking Aleck
| Newton with them, intending to have
| Townsden make statement of the shooting
Being in his right mind, he was duly
| sworn and stated as follows: l was on my
| beat on Common street, and going in the
| direction os st. Charles when l heard a
| noise Crossing st. Charles street, l saw
| two parties making loud noise; there
were two policemen with them; they were
| standing on St. Charles street, near the cor,
ner of Common. AS came up one OF the
| policemen; remarked, you had better call
another peeler;" the other replied, ''here is
one right at the corner" and motioned to-
ward me. l then weEt forward toward
them; they pointed out one man and told
me to take him, the other two policemen
| taking the other man. The one that l was
| going to arrest then commenced running
backward, at the same time trying to get
hold of his wrists. To my knowledge
have never seen the man before. While
running back ward he drew his revolver and
shot me.
| Question by Judge Houghton-Do you
think you could recognize the man who shot
you!
Townsden-Yes, l think l could. There
were several shots fred the first one at
me. which took effect. l then got out as
| soon as l could and went into building
IAndy Parle's salOon.l l do not know
which building, but it was on st. Charles
street l have no feeling of malice against
any one, and l know of none against me
| | make this statement as if it was my last
The wounded man then stated that he
knew how to sign lis, name, but owing tc
his condition he was unable to do 50. lie
however made his mark, and again at
tested his statement by an oath, admins
tered by Judge Houghton.
| Newton was then brought in, in company
with four or five others. TOwnsden was al
first unable to recognize him, but subse
quently stated that he could recognize nc
one. on account of his exhausted condition
| Up to twelve o'clock yesterday his con
dition had undergone no material change
and we learn from DR.. Ames that he Ii
hardly expected to live for twenty-toul
| hours.
CoMMITTED.-R Recorder Houghton sen
the following named persons to the Grim
! inal Court to answer to the charges:
Alvin Green, for stealing hand-car
worth $35 from Washington Garrison.
Julia Seymour, for stealing $50 worth o
bacon from persons who will appear wheI
called for William James, alias Brady
burglary, in breaking the door of store cor
ner of Tchoupitoulas and Delord streets.
Same man, for assault and battery OF
Officer Herman, with intent to kill
CRIMINAL COURT.-David Green, charged
with assault anu battery on James Parker
was acquitted.
Charles Montaldo was acquitted OF fais'
Imprisonment and convicted of assault ant
battery on officer Kavanagh, but recon
mended to the mercy of the court
Mary Hall, the woman who was defended
by the Hon. William Rufus Crane, W no ex
planned the case to the jury IN speech o
one hours length, was of course acquitted
Sentences-Lucien Codjoe, who stole /
box of candy from Messrs. Chaurant IL Co.
and was convicted, was sentenced to eigh
teen months Penitentiary.
Antonio Esquimaus, convicted of assault
and battery, was fined g, or one day Par
lsh Prison.
JACQUES Thomas, convicted of indulg ne
in the pleasure of tive-tingered knock
down, was astonished to hear that 1t cos
him $40, or one month in the Parish Prison
The notorious Lizzie Owens aud PhGbt
Williams were discharged on a nelle prose
Gui on the charge of larceny. The pluckef
victim had at least SO much shame left t
keep himself away from the court to testify
to his own degradation.
Dick j. w. Littleton, charged with steal
ing several goods from B. z. Blanchard
had his case continued.
| BLOOD AT THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE.-A
twelve o'clock Thursday night new coffee
house was inaugurated to the music o
burnt r~wder and flying lead. Paul Cas-
taign and Jack Maggior, men Of spirit ant
pleasant manners usually, came to "a disa
greement concerning their affairs, whel
Jack, to settle both the trouble and Gas
taign, blazed away, shooting the latter il
the head DR.. Payle, United States ba,
racks, extracted the bullet, but was unwill
ing to give his opinion as to the nature o
the wound. Castaign was sent 20 his HON
on UrsulInes street.
ENTERTAINMENTS TO-NIGHT w ASKING
ton Steam Fire Company, No. 20, to celt
brate its twenty-fourth anniversary, wi
give fancy dress and mask ball in Masonl
Hall. Complete arrangements have bee
made.
The Progressive Literary Association wi
entertain its studious friends in Lyceur
Hall, having prepared an excellent pro
gramme.