New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-21

THE NEW CORONER SEArED.-At noon
yesterday DR.. Folwell, the newly elected
coroner for the upper districts, appeared
before Coroner Creagh and received the
Office, with the records, all in due form.
Captain Gus Richards accompanied the new
incumbent and performed the honors usual
on ouch occasions. The transfer was made
without fuss or feathers. The Doctor ex-
poets to keep his Office where it is at present
located.
BEWARE OF THIEvEs.-Our citizens are
warned that mob composed of all sorts Of
thieves is here, and the fraternity is SO bold
that the members are fully prepared to
make descent on any person or place.
Burglars, pickpockets, incendiaries, sneaks,
confidence men, garroters, ropers, tappers,
gamblers and murderers are here in force,
anxious to appropriate other peoples prop
erty, from dime to a well filed bank
vault. Two fellows visited a store on Char.
tres street yesterday pretending to look at
goods, but when an opportunity presented
itself they stole two watches and then es-
capped. Guard well your doors, windows
and gates, and your property, for these
rascals go everywhere.
IMPORTANT SHIPMENT TO CHICAGo.-OT-
anges are not the only article shipped from
New Orleans to Chicago. A company in
this city has shipped to Chicago this season
about 5000 barrels of artificial asphalt for
roofing purposes The article is manufac-
Sured out Of coal tar produced at the gas
works, distilled, and the residuum is used
for making roofs, in connection with kind
of felt Carbolic acid and benzole are also
produced in the distil1ation. This asphalt
was not long ago quoted as worth some
thing like S. per barrel.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Ed. Morris and Jere
miah Brown were convicted Of the crime Of
robbery. On the night Of the eighth of
September they attacked Mr.. Sykes, a car
penter, garroted him and cleaned his peck
cts, leaving him on the ground nearly in
sensible. During the struggle one of the
villains lost his hat, and. through mistake,
wore off that of Mr.. Sykes. They made
their escape, but were soon afterward ar
rested for another offense. When searched
at the first precinct stationhouse, a pistol
erty they had stolen from Mr.. Sykes was
still in their possession. At that time it was
not known that they had perpetrated SO
grave crime, but shortly after information
was furnished that Sykes had been robbed,
and he gave a short description of the men
and of the articles stolen from him. He
was told that two men, answering the de-
han iypT l,a Ia ilJyl
identified them, and took his lost hat from
the head of Morris His pocket knife was
also among the things found on one Of them.
The case dragged along slowly before the
recorder, as Sykes seemed unwilling to
prosecute, and it was necessary to send an
attachment for him. Had it not been for
the good memory and strict attention of
Turnkey Lynch this strong evidence would
not have been obtained, and probably two
very bad men would have escaped punish
nent for their heinous crime. Attorney
General Field prosecuted them with ability
and energy. He also deserves credit for
his part in the trial. Let this stand as
warning to all evil doors.
John Thomas, Joseph Williams and Rich
ard Smith pleaded guilty of larceny.
The case of Alfred St. Marc, charged
with purchasing commodities and conceal |
ing, shipping and otherwise making away
with such commodities SO purchased with |
out paying for the same, with intent to
cheat and defraud the vendor" was contin-
ued indefinitely.
John Richards, alias Skinney, found
guilty Of larceny, was sentenced to one |
years hard labor in the State Penitentiary.
The following persons we're arraigned
and pleaded not guilty:
Armont Folwell, for assault and battery:
Eugene Mccarthy, false imprisonment;
George Mayley, receiving stolen goods,
knowing them to be stolen.
Gabriel Mitchell, one of the parties found
guilty in the case Of the Vredenburgh bur
glary, has applied for a rehearing on the
ground that the verdict was contrary to the
law and evidence; that he had two wit
nesses absent at the time, whose where
abouts he could not discover because Of bis
incarceration; and also that the character
of the State witnesses is bad. The argu-
ment on the rehearing is fixed for to-mor-
row.
The Board Of Police Commissioners yes
terday dismissed half dozen officers from
the force, who had been guilty of insubor-
dination in refusing to obey orders /
The generous hearted ladies who are
toiling nightly, in Masonic Hall,
r.. roizn a n,,,all fund for fha unfortBnateS