The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-04
THE CITY.

CONFIDENCE MAN.-ADOuC CLOCK las
night Special Officers Ruiz aud Pierson al
rested one Pedro Antonio Martin who wa
quietly enjoying himself at an entertainment
on Robertson, between Laharpe and Colum
bus streets, Third District, for obtainin,
goods under false pretences 1t appears tina
Martin ordered suit of clothes about TIVE
weeks ago, from Pier & Co., corner of Lafay
cite and Rampant Streets and called for then
on Monday. After getting his bundle he gave
in payment a forged check for s35.
The suit was turned over with 50 in change
as the clothing ordered amounted to S33
Tuesday morning one of the firm presented
the check to the Citizens Bank to have i.
cashed, when he was informed that the party
had never had n deposit there. On arriving
ut his place Of destination, the First Precin t
Station, another check was found for $500,
made out and Endorsed by G.. Bachemin,
which will in all likelihood lead to the dis
covery Of another one of his tricks.
Mr.. Pedro Antonio Martin was at one time
employed at Mr.. Nugent's saloon No. Il
Carondelet street, where he last received his
discharge, doubtless for appropriating that
gentlemans money to his own use. 1t is for
tuna.e, however, that Mr.. Nugent got rid of
him as soon as he did. For his strange ways
he will have to account to Judge Mr.. Arthur
this day.
RENDERS William Burke, who shot and in
stantly killed John Keegan on Rousseau, be-
tween Second and Third streets, at halfpast
twelve o'clock on Monday, November I'd,
surrendered himself to &c leral George Badly
Acting Chief of Police at half-past one
O'Clock yesterday and was last night removed
to the Sixth Precinct Station. near where the
man was killed, to appear before Judge
Adams, Of the Fourth District Recorders
Court
SNEAK THIEF. Davis, q gentleman
Of thievish ways and black skin, at 10 o'clock
yesterday sneaked into the crockery store of
Messrs Sheppard & Co., No. 20 Camp street, |
near Common and picked up dozen table |
knives, valued at 81 so. He was just getting |
out on the street when Mr.. s. X. Sheppard |
noticed him. and succeeded in running him |
to earth at the corner of Common and Camp |
streets The gentleman turned him over to
an officer, who locked him up in the Central
Station on charge of larceny.
An ACCESSORY TO THE 5000 ROBBERY.
Special Officer Person yesterday afternoon
arrested one DR.. Theodore Auldrick, at the
corner OF Poydrass and Carordelet streets.
charged by Mr.. Il. S. Morse, the gentleman
who was rob red Monday, by young Sidney
Stout. with receiving property, knowing the
same 10 be stolen. Stout says that he gave
the money and the notes to the doctor. If so
this W, aid answer the case, as the following
proper has not been recovered: $4,000, 10
per CEN. gold bonds; $1,000 4 per cent gold
bonds; 10000, National Bank stock; $6OOO
Metropolitan Loan and Pledge stock; $500,
United States Currency; several notes and
gold watch and chain.
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING Yesterday after
noon about 1890 o'clock man named Thos.
McManus accidentally fell off the wharf head
Of Felicity street, and was drowned. His
body was found last evening and removed TO
bis late residence on Felicity, between Rous-
seau and Fulton streets. Coroner Folwell
held an inquest and the jury rendered YER
dict Of accidental drowning.
From Yesterdays Evening Edition.l
A SMALL FIRE.-About half-past 10 O'Clock Z
ast night fire broke out in o pile Of barrel.
asadings, on the corner Of Peters and Mazant s
streets, owned by John Lambo. The flames
'pread to an adjoining one-story frame build =
ng. owned and occupied by Joseph Lambo rs
! store-room, which was entirely consumed.
1o.s about $500. No insurance. The cause
Il The fire is unknown. An alarm was turned 4
n from box No. GAL. a
SHOOTING IN THE STREETS. Charles G. Ness
vas arrested by Officer jackson at 3 o'clock a
on Roman. between Derbigny and
columbus streets, and locked up in the Fifth Il
'recinct Station, charged with shooting in the
treets. q