New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-04

! granted and made returnabe to the SUI
preme Court on the first Monday of June,
1872
! In the case of Alexander Newton, charged
with murder in shooting, on the seventh of
| February, at the corner of st. Charles and
Common streets, Police Officer Townsend
bail was fixed at $4,000.
John Williams, convicted of stealing ten
pounds of iron from the Morgan steamship
landing, was sentenced to one month Parish
! Prison.
! William Mcdowell, convicted of stealing
| goods valued at $40 from E. Longpre, was
| sentenced to one year Penitentiary.
! One of the two cases of burglary against
John Casey, alias Yorker, was called up.
larceny at the residence of DR.. A. Chastant
| corner of Prytania and Josephine Streets
on the night of the twelfth of January last
when some silverware, etc, was stolen. A
! silver dish was found at the house of one
Louis Souberville, on POydras street, near
Basin street, where Casey and others of the
same ilk assembled.
Casey was arrested in Mobile by De
tectives Smith and Pearson. The main
witness for the State was one Maloney, who
confessed to have, by threats been forced
to join Casey and others in the above
burglary.
The counsel for defense, Judge A. J.
Semmes made a point of the fact, that
man should not be convicted on the evil
dence given against him by an accOmplice,
who would swear almost to everything
which would save himself from the clutches
of the law.
The jury was unable to agree, when they
were discharged and accused remanded.
Little ones should go and see the panto-
mime of "Pata-Cake" at the matinee to-
day at the st. Charles.
BREACHING A TRUsT- Catherine Viii
liams was before Recorder Leclere for
breach of trust and embezzlement, the com
plainant being Mrs Sabine Roberts, who
three months ago, intrusted accused with
$50 worth of clothing. As the articles could
not be recovered by the owner, an arrest
and prosecution followed. Catherine goes
to a jury.
Children fairly shout with Joy at the per
formances Of those wonderful children.
They appear at the matinee at the st.
Charles to-day at twelve o'clock.
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ANTI-LICESsE PAYERS Four men were
before Recorder M'Arthur yesterday for
peddling without having license. This in
voluntary mass meeting of the resisters cost
each one s.. Domino MARITIME, NJ. Dinnet,
George Buckner and Jules Chance will, IN
doubtedly, be with the Resisters Monday
night.
A boy who says his name is Holmes is
looking for his home. He is in the House
of Refuge until called for.
By TELEGRAPH.-The Pacific line of tele-
graph had an operator IN the hall of the
Cincinnati convention, and sent off the
news as fast as possible, so that the dis
patches arrived here only a few minutes
after Transporting. The Office on CarOndelet
street bulletined the kilograms an hour or
so before the thin evening papers issued
extras. The announcement was stale long
before the newsboys cried it on the streets.
A difficulty occurred on the levee, head
Of St. Ferdinand street, yesterday evening,
when Alexander Constantine was severely
stabbed in the arm by one George Parks.
Constantine was conveyed to his residence,
No. 43l MOreau street, and Parks locked up
at the fifth precinct station. The cause OF
the difficulty is not known.
FIRE on JRsULINEs STREET.-At a quar-
ter before nine O'Clock last night an alarm
of fire was sent from No. As Ursulines street
a two-story brick building. owned and oc-
cupied by Mr.. Latour as a wine store. The
contents were entirely destroyed. Stock
insured in the Salamander office, and the
building in the Union office.
The Carrollton fire department, though
not extensive or elaborate, viii make its
annual display to-day, when our rural sister
will wear holiday attire.
Thursday night two deputy constables
we're in warm water, they having an in
offensive looking prisoner, and no place to
incarcerate him. Captain MeCann first |
precinct would not recognize the commit
ment, and the deputies were in something |
Of a stew.
An Excellent Harrow.