The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-09
THE CITY.

A CoxF1DRxcK MAx-Alphonse Jackson, .
gentleman of color, and by profession q thief,
acccsted man named Daniel johnson, at the
| corner of Baronne and Girod street, and Of
fered to sell him fine gold ring for 81. which
he tried to make the ignorant darkey believe
was 10 carat gold. This he doubted at first
but. thinking he was a judge of good gold,
smslt it and gave it trial by rubbing It on
his viii shirt to see if it would make mark
and feeling satisfied that the article was good
agreed to make . purchase, provided he
would come down to s. cents, oil the money
! he had in his possession.
It was some time before he gave in, but
finally let him have the ring for that amount
just at this moment and after the money had
changed hands. Special Officer Hennessey ap-
peared on the scene. and knowing the pre-
| vious character Of the man, besides being in
formed by johnson OF what had taken place,
pulled him into the Central Station.
! FALSE PRHT8Nsss.-Marks Nicholson, =
| native of Germany, was arrested yesterday
from the corner Of Carondelet and Poydras
! streets, on a warrant sworn to by John StrennA
for obtaining money and goods under false
| pretenses
Thrown PROM HORSE. halfpast s
| o'clock last evening, man named Joseph
| Miller was thrown from 0 horse at the corner
of Canal and Bourbon streets the horse
tramping upon the left foot Of Mr.. Miller, in
Aicting severe wound. He was sent to the
Charity Hospital, where medical aid was
| furnished.
BODY RECovEREp-The BODY of drowned
white man, named Anthony BUTLER, was found
at 5 o'clock yesterday evening. at the Third
| District Ferry Landing Mr. BUTLER is about
! 45 years of age and shoemaker by Occupa-
| ton, he resided in Algiers, and had been miss
/ ing since the 9Th inst Coroner Grayer will
hold the inquest this morning.
From Yesterdays Evening Edition.]
ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON
Lizzie Lawson, q rag-picker, was suddenly
accosted this morning, at l o'clock, at the
corner of Dryades and Poydras streets, i'll the
act of picking rags and paper out OF bucket
on the banquette, by one Celestine Burns,
who was very drunk, and there caught hold
the stick, and pulled out new razor and
bowie knife and threatened to cut her to
pieces, which she would have done, had Off
! Ger Mcnamara not been near at hand and ar
rested the case by hauling the gentle Coles
| tine into the First Precinct Station.
UNITED We SrASD-Of1icer Smith arrested
yesterday, in the parish of St. Bernard. man
/ named Chas. Martin for being drunk, and
after pulling him along for some squares in
the direction of this city, AMOS Martin, q
brother of the prisoner, came to his rescue
and wanted the officer to let him 60. This
was refused by the policeman, who blew his
whistle and had both parties arrested
| SICK AND DEsr1TUTE.-A man named
Henry Bradford. aged 50 years, a native of
the United States, was sent to the Charity
| Hospital yesterday evening at o'clock, from
the Third Precinct Station, in q sick and des-
| titute condition.
| INSANE Fanny Alexander, aged 10 years.
was arrested on Carondelet, near Lafayette
street, on charge of insanity, preferred
against her by her mother, Rosetta Alexander.
She was locked up in the First Precinct Sta
| ton to await the arrival of DR.. Ames, who will
| examine her condition.
| The HOSPITAL Rosetta Alexander, aged
46 years, d native of the United States, was
sent to the Charity Hospital from police head
quarters in e sick and destitute condition.
| STOLEN PnopERrY.-Oficer w. II. Chud-
/, ligh, at 7:15 o'clock last evening arrested and
| locked up in the Sixth Precinct Station, one
Phibe Smith, man that says himself that he
has no occupation whatever, for having pro-
perry supposed to have been stolen from the
! corner of Camp and Third Streets the point
where the festive Phibe was overhauled
| SUDDEN DEATH.-AbOut 10 o'clock last night,
Mr.. John Mcclure, native of Ireland, died
suddenly at his residence, corner Claiborne
street Coroner Grayer has been notified and
will hold an inquest.
The PATTERSON MURDER CASE - Moses
Harvey was again brought up before Judge
| Macarthur for the murder of Wright Patterson
on the night Of the 18th of September After
examining the witnesses for the prosecution
<1o%xr o1o,,t ,bov no ont ha
I'd instant, Judge Macarthur sent the case be-
| fore the Superior Criminal Court on charge
Of murder and remanded Harvey to the Parish
Prison without the benefit of bail