New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-22

kerchief found in the pocket of } ohm Grant
as the property of hi. mother. The inquest
was adjourned till to- day. at ilalt-DaSt
twelve o'clock.
THE JACOBS ARSON CAsE..-The Testimony
of Henry Schmidt seems to fix the CRIME on
Mrs. Jacobs. He swears positively that she
poured coal oil upon the organ and 'urh'
ture. struck match. lighted the OIL and.
.poof." the whole was in Hames: that
Christian Jacobs gave him Sljo to keep
still and clear OUT. and promised him more
He cleared. but felt troubled in his mind
and came back. and now troubles Jacobs.
ARSON tn. lucendiaries .irres''d.-
About three O'Clock yesterday afternoon
fire occurred IT. the double two-story frame
house. No. 1876 Laurel street. owned by
James Curran. and occupied by him and
Mrs. REYNOLDS. A quantity OF pine shay
;nos saturated with coal oil was found on
the lower floor burning with jug OF coal
oil 10 the middle of the floor The building
wa. insured in the Mutual Insurance Com
nanv for $1,000. and damaged about :loo'
Mrs. REYNOLDS property was damaged
about 81.
james Curran and his wife Bridget were
arrested. These facts seem 20 indicate an
other case Tor the Attorney General.
CRIuTN., CoCRr. - Andrew Chabere.
charred with an assault and battery on
John Ryan. pleaded guilty to the assault.
ID. Gull. for an assault. pleaded not
guilty.
CASTOR Leche. for an assault and battery.
pleaded not guilty.
John W. Halsey. indicted bv the grand
Jury on q charge Of having committed per
| Jury on the trial Of a case in the Fifth Dis
.rict Court, in which ne was plaintiff and
Simeon Belden defendant. was arraigned
and pleaded not guilty.
All the cases assigned Tor trial yesterday
were indefinitely postponed on account OF
the Jacobs arson case being on trial and
| likely 20 occupy the time of the court during
the day. The witnesses summoned were
discharged until further notice.
John ". Humphrey. charged with sell
10. = sow belonging 20 Mrs. Davoral fox
the sum of $50. and appropriating the
amount. was arrsigned and pleaded not
guilty.
On tho opening Of the court yesterday
morning, Henry Schmidt. who is charged as
principal in the Indictment against Jacobs
was offered as witness by the Attorney
General. who moved TO enter nolle prose
qui as to Schmidt, in order that he might be
qualified TO testify. Mr. Atocha took a bill
of exceptions, as follows:
l. That said Henry Schmidt is charged az
principal in the same indictment under
| which the two defendants. Mrs. 5. Jacobs
| aud Christian Jacobs.
?. Jacobs being charged as an accessory
| ONLY. Henry Schmidt, the principal. can
not be = witness for the State. as against
| the accessory.
3. That Mrs s. Jacobs. who is only
| charged az accessory. and she being charged
a. principal. jointly with the said Schmidt,
! che said Schmidt can not be permitted to
testify on behalf of the State against Mrs.
). Jacobs. which objection OF the counsel
| for defendants was overruled by the court.
| and the said Henry Schmidt permitted 10
| be sworn as witness for the State: to all OF
which ruling and decision OF the court
| counsel for defendants excepted. and the
exception was allowed AID ordered to be
| made of record in the case.
| Tue court overruled the exceptions. and
| Henry Schmidt was sworn as a witness .DI
the State.
! Has bee in IN State for years; knows de
! PENDANTS from the first time he came to the
| city. boarded at Jacobs house: was a bar
! keeper for JOcObs on the first OF December
! last: defendants lived aud slept in the
| l-i+ehap milling and the front VI a, :