The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-13
THE CITY.

THE CITY.
THE ROBINSON MURDER CAsE.-Coronor D.
Blanc yesterday evening held an inquest on tn,
body of Henry Robinson, a cOl0red man. a. et
= 81, who was killed by another colored individual
: on corner Dumaine and Derbigny streets, OF
Thursday night last, at half past Z.
r The inquest has not yet been concluded bu
; will be resumed this evening at o'clock.
An autopsy has been held on the body, and
the cause Of death was deemed attributable to
the effects Of wound inflicted by some sharp
left side, between the seventh and eighth ribs,
penetrating and opening the left ventrcle of the
heart. Death ensued almost instantaneously.
Robinson, after being cut, walked about ten
steps, and then fell down rigid and stiff, an in
animate corpse.
Tena Basil, witness of the affair gave test
mony at the inquest last night before the Coro-
ner as follows:
On the night Of the murder Henry Robinson,
in company with Mr.. Madison, came to my house
and asked for Miss Mary Frank; she came out
on the gallery and asked what was wanted.
Robinson asked her what she had said about him,
and she replied that she did not say anything.
John Martin (alias Pichon the alleged murderer
OF Robinson) came out and asked what dispute
that was, when my aunt Therese also came out,
and said if they wanted to raise row, they must
60 in the street.
Mary Frank re-entered the ROOM followed bv
John Martin. After Robinson and Madison went
out. my aunt went to bed. After while Robin
son came upstairs, and called on Martin to come
out in the street, and he would not do anything
| to him. Martin told nv aunt Miss Frank and
myself good night and went out into the street.
My aunt sent me to fasten the gate. When re-
turned l saw them fighting in the middle of the
street, and some one hit Martin in the head.
Martin came in and asked for bowl of water to
wash his face which WAS bloody, which we let
him have.
Ny aunt told him to stay in, because they
might have another fight. My aunt went down
and fastened the gate, and soon after we heard
aomebody kicking to be let in. The door was
not opened by us, but q man jumped over the
fence and opened it. Two policemen then en-
tered and arrested all inmates of on. house
We were taken to the station, where I was de-
| tanned for awhile, and then set free.
On THE WAR PArH.-OfEcer Pike, from Judge
Longs Police Court, at o'clock yesterday after
noon arrested one William Leidinger, at the cor
| ner Of Dauphine and Vaudeville streets, ON a
! warrant from the said court, charged with as
sault and battery with intent to commit murder.
The person he assaulted is not posted on the
report wherein it should appear, but, however, he
| was placed into the upper cell OF the Fifth Pre-
cinct lookup.
THE CEY is STILL They CoME.-The notorious
Rosale Noel, who has just departed from her
tifty-fOlrth summer. byher delicate features and
pleasing ways places herself before the world
once more in her life in the occupation of thief
which business she has transacted since her
childhood, about half century ago. This time
she captured an inoffensive youth, who was
quietly passing her den on Dauphine street. be-
tween Cont and Bienville, at O'Clock Yesterday
morning, en- route for his work, and robbed him
of his all which amounted to $50 in currency.
After accomplishing her labors she immediate
~ disappeared, and was visible once more in that
vicinity about twenty minutes afterwards, when
the bright youth had her marched to jail by |
Officer Murphy of that beat. She was carefully |
searched, but, as usual, no money was found.
CorToN TH1EF.-Mrs. Martha Wilson, the noted
levee thief, was run in again. at O'Clock, yester-
day afternoon, by officer JONES' from her haunt |
on the levee, he ad of Vaudeville street. On this
occasion she appears on the books OF the Fifth
Precinct in the role of cotton thief as the metro
politan caught her in the act of making away with
several pounds OF the best cotton.
GRAND LARcENY.-Mary Williams. alias Kinch.
roped an individual named Alexander Anastesio,
into den in the rear portion Of the Second Dis
trict and relieved him of two one hundred dollar
bills, which he had safely hid away in the watch
pocket OF his panta looms. Sergeant Malone by
accident met the damsel on the Levee near the
Harbor Station yesterday afternoon and escorted
her to the Jackson Square Station, where she was
daily locked up on the old charge of larceny.
which she has pleaded not guilty to about hun
dred times.
ing thai John Haner had made an affidavit
against him for the humping he received at his
hands Thursday night, concluded at IL o'clock
yesterday to throw up the sponge, and surren-
dered himself to the officers in Judge Fallss
court. He was then locked up on the warrant,
charged with assault and battery with intent to
kill, to await the court being opened this morning,
when he expects to pay his fine and be happy.
CoERUPT PERJURY "A clerk named E. J. Keat-
ing was arrested on warrant from Judge
Adams Court at o'clock yesterday afteroon, at
he corner OF st. Louis and Royal streets and was
i the SIYfh net Station oh rod
". A. Boyle, with..willful and corrupt perjury.
NIGHT LoDGERs.-Sxty night dodgers. of all
sorts, black, yellow, and white, male and female,
rested their weary limbs in the cold cells of the
Third Precinct station last night. where they
came in turns and demanded shelter from the
.old north winds.
BROKEN BRIDGE Sergeant Boyd Robinson, of
he Second Precinct, reports bridge ut the in
ersectlOn OF Coliseum and Ihalia st, eets broken
md in a dangerous condition. Immediate Ge-
pairs are absolutely necessary.
TEEpAss.-A sailor named Robert Ames was
ocked up in the Jackson Station. by Officer heH-
ledy, at halfpsst O'Clock last night. II ON Toll-
ouse street, between Dauphine and Burgundy,
m complaint made by A. Levi, who charges nim
With assault and battery and trespass.
An ESCAPED CoNv1cT.-O Officer Tom Bowie,
bout week ago, arrested a thief named George Z
Williams, alias Walker, alias Moses johnson On
)ryades street, and locked him up On @ cha &c
# being dangerous and susp iclous cha acte.
The officer has since found out that he had been
entenceo to two years Penitentiary for larceny,
n the 18th Of June, 1873, and therefore owes
he State another year of his valuable inc in
eaton Rouge. He IS confined in the Parish
'rison and will very likely go back with the next
atch.
He MURDERED 4 PIG.-Hiram Thompson, J
eed IS wears, and by occupation vicious sailor,
tole into Mr.. W. A. Hyde place on the Marigny
anal, corner Of the New Lake Road, at II o'clock
estelday, and killed one Of his best pigs The
ailor had the dead pig across his shoulder, and
vas about getting off when the gentleman HIM I
nd turned him over to mounted patrolman q
Ryan, who, after riding about five miles with the
Individual, concluded the journey at the suburban
ock-up, where he was placed in durance vile.
IN being searched a large sized dirk knife was
ound concealed on his person, which was
opl