The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-07
About the City.

Young and Bold Thief.-Betwean the
hours Of ana o'c ock last evening. Mrs. Bridget
Kahn. an old lady, was sitting in her house, on Com
mon str ct near Liberty. she suddenly alarmed
by Thomas Rich rdson, negro boy, who rushed into
the room and seized bundle of clothing that was ~
ing the floor and made rapid exit with the stolen
goods under his q Mrs. Kahn Immediately gave
the alarm, aud crowd of meu, boys and women gave
chase the thief who kept his feet in lively motion
for sew raj blocks, when young man in the crowd
who feet Of foot put in his best me and snatched
the wicked Thomas just as he was about to turn off
into dark street After TIE capture made the
young g-nt was handed over to the nearest "pealer
to be foun who conducted the young worthy to the
First Precinct. 1t fouGd that in hurry to
he had opped al articles of clothing and
| thrown away knife which he had in his possession.
When searched lor Of candy and other articles
were found upon him. which were supposed to have
been stolen from another party.
''Leaf by Leaf the X >es Fall."-That ever
efficient officer Deyert aux. ever Wdtchul i'll the per-
Torrance Of his duy, capturef yesterday evening the
notorious confidence man. Cornelius johnson, who,
for some time past, has been carrying lively
trade and filing his pockets with ill-gotten gains,
derived from dealing i'll spiel MARKS. This game
played only upon the in orant negroes the levee
fer instance, johnson takes spiel mar which
bes very closely twenty dollar GOLD piece, and cap
lures some greenhorn who gives hlm SO SIS for
it, when its ret value is only atew &c Is Thus POOR
Cuff sold and johnson pockets his change There
have been several Of these fellows captured lately and
to be hoped tnat the law will be dealt them
with most bountiful hand, the lie and barrel
houses around the neighborhood flied with these
vlgrants, who will not work, but detraud the or.
hard working men out of their hard earned money.
Sent Down.-Jonas, alias Doubleh ad, who
brought mp before the NJ p Court in Algirrs, for
the larceny OF put under $500 bones to ap
pear before the First Distriet Court. Failing give
bonds he was sent to the Parish Prison.
From Yesterdays Evening Edition.1
Incen iiarism--At o'c ock this morning the
house of A. tin, situated on IRENE Cont
street set on fire by unkn person, dam
aging the property to he amount of 500 The fire
was extingu shed by the inmates of the house be
alarm Civ IL
the Lord at art and detying thus earth law felon
ou~ly went into the jewery box of A. Gibbert and
abstr ced thereirom jewels to the of S12 for
which he reposed last night III the Fourth Precinct
Station.
Big Pas,.-six butchers were arrested in the
Magazine Market YES erday, for violating the city
dipauce IN regard to selling tain ed meat. The officers
cannot he too vgilant in th -pect summer il
near at hand and by this precaution many lives may
be saved
Small Firc-Aboni 10 o'clock last night a fire
was discovered in Old shed i'll the of he house
81 uated corner Of Milan aud St. Denis streets owned
by Mrs. Fremont he fire was suppressed BY the
house, old before any amount of damage was done
Property insured in the Germana. The fire is sup.
posed to be tie work Of an ncendiary.
Police SOiss-Cecrlia F. run into the
Second charged by Amelia knskins with larceny Of a
lot of clothing.
John Shields, having visible means of support
is denominate a vagrant, and therefore run in
last III, hit dangerous and suspicious che racter
Patrick Day, wishing to write lengthy article OIL
cruelty to aulmas and ski tch a"o;her map, guilty
Of stealing dozen bottles OF ink with which per-
form his gigantic work Pat went to the caaboose.
Michael Standberry, old Of 90 years, was |
taken he Eighth .rccinct Station for belug insane
and in destitute condition.
John Villains put In confinement for having |
d shonfstly come by a lot of sugar the leyee.
j. Fowler committed larceny of fine coat on the |
levee, head OF Lafayette street The officer thinking
that he had never heard Of fouler deed took Jere
miah to the Harhor Station.
George English was run into the Fifth for driving |
his team furioUsly through the streets.
about $50 last evening, Ere broke out in room of
house No. Isl Fly sian Fields street, occupied by E. A.
Burge No damage done to the property. Fire extin-
guished without alarm.
Bold AttrmpJ-Ah9St $50 o'clock this morn
ing bod atempt mae by unknown parry |
or parties to set fire to the closet attached to
house No lea Elysan ields street, by placing COM
b stible matter in d under the roof and then ignl
ing it. The fire d scovered by a colored woman |
in time the place from any damage, and with. |
out the necessity of soundi, & an alarm.