The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-23
THE CITY.

| SHOOTING On IOIDRAS OIREEI.-IdSs OvCA
ing about o clock Mrs. G. Scully, widow
lady, residing on Poydras street. near the cor.
ner of Howard, discovered a negro named
Henry Jordan in her bask yard. Mrs. Scully
asked him what he wanted on her place
when he answered that it was none of hel
business. She again asked him to leave the
place. or she would call a policeman and have
him arrested, whereupon he pulled out re.
volver and deliberately fired two shots at her,
which, fortunately, however, did not take
effect, and then ran into the street.
The lady's cries, with the loud reports o.
the pistol, attracted the attention OF Officer
Dorsey, who pursued Jordan, and succeeded
in capturing him after chase of several
squares. He was taken to the 0entral Station,
and there identified by Mrs. Scully as being
the man who shot at her in her own yard. A
charge of assaultng and shooting at with in
| tent to commit murder was made against
him. The negro must have thrown his pistol
into the street after coming out of the yard,
as no weapon of any kind Was found on his
person.
| The DISCHARGE OF FIRE ARMS FIRE CRACK
Frs, ETC PRoHIBITED.-The Superintendent
OF Metropolitan Police sent an order yester-
day to all stations calling the attention of the
force to Article 635, page 257, Revised City
Laws and Ordinances, prohibiting the dis
charge of fire arms fire crackers, squibs, etc.,
within the city limits. This ordinance has
been frequently disregarded, and the force
are instructed hereafter to enforce the law by
arresting all persons caught violating its pro-
| Visions The little folks will have to abandon
the hope of popping fire crackers, shooting
| cannens and pistols this Christmas, and con-
tent themselves with their playthings, as the
police have received positive instructions to
lock them mp.
BOLD HIGHwAYNIEN. - About half-past 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon Officer Roussarie
found an old man named Henry Evans a
laborer, lying on the sidewalk at the corner
of Delord and Foucher streets, bleeding pro-
fuseiy from severe wound over the left eye,
caused by being knocked down and kicked
by two unknown colored men on the levee,
head of Julia street, about o'clock P. VI.
The old man states that the two men, after
beating and kicking him, went through his
pockets and abstraced theretrom $50 III cur
rency. He was taken to the Central Station
and Afterwards sent to the Charity Hospital,
where ne received medical treatment.
RECKLESS DRIvING.-At a quarter to 4
o'clock last evening Washington Swan drove
his float into car No 3d. Crescent City Rail-
road Company, al the corner of Tchoupitou-
las and Delord streets; while another float
driven by Sanders Wagner. INSTRUCTED the
thoroughiare in such way as to stop the car
from passing. Both drivers were arrested
and locked up in the Central Station and
their floats sent to the pound
BARGE STOLEN Jack Manuel reports to
the officers in charge of the Carrollton Police
Station that the barge found loose in the
river, and made fast by his wife opposite Car
rolton, right bank, on the 25th ultimo, was
cut loose and stolen about o'clock last
night.
BURGLARY. time during Tuesday
night some unknown thief or thieves entered
the millinery establishment of Mrs. Herbert,
245 Canal street, and carried off 500 worth
of dress goods. The entrance Was Effected
by forcing open door in the rear.
COFFEE TEIEE.-Tuesday night an officer
discovered two sacks of coffee in an old
boiler, at the corner of Gravier and Front
streets, and placed himself in a secluded spot
to arrest the thief when he came for it. The
officer waited until roll call this morning. but
up to that time no one had put in an appear |
ance. He notified the day man on that beat,
who succeeded in capturing a man named |
George Williams at 6:l5 Wednesday morn
ing. George sneaked up to the boiler and |
pulled out one OF the SACKS of coffee, placed |
1t on his shoulder, and was about moving off |
with it, when the officer arrested him.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS -The annual elee-
ton for officers of Young America Fire Com
pany, No. 3, took place Tuesday night, at
their hall, on Magazine street, between Jena
and CadjZ, which resulted as follows: James
Faibvre President; P. Roehue, Vice. resi-
dent; }. Pertsdorf, Secretary; NJ. Mallico,
Treasurer; j. Gels, Foreman; j. Unterner,
First Assistant; j. Bolts, Second Assistant;
Reilly, Housekeeper; J. Sophey, Steward
Delegates to the Firemen's Charitable Asso-
GER, J. A. Faibvre, J. Unteriner,
7. Potts, J. Perts iort,. j. Ebert and j. Sc
,hey.
PERJURY.-Special Officer Stolbt4ger, at l
o'clock Yesterday, arrested a woman named
Martha Johnson, at the corner of Orleans and
Royal streets, and locked her up in the Third
'reclnct Station on charge of rjury.
Martha, who had been convicted of crime and
erved a term in the Penitentiary, it seems,
ppeared before the First District Court and1
ave testimony which the officer had good
eason to believe was false.
LARCENY. - Officer Dolcary collared two
women named Lizzie Scott and Laura Rob-
rtson at the Morgan Railroad Depot AL
iers, Tuesday morning, at the request of
lr. George Robertson, who charged them
n sOlido with the crime of larceny.
|
thompson, twenty-five years old, and ma
i've of Boston, Mass, was sent to the Charity
hospital Tuesday night from the steamer
1arie, which arrived from the jetties in sick
nd destitute condition.
POLICE NOTES. Patrick Johnson was run
lto the Central Station Wednesday morning
n an attachment for contempt of court.
Mr. j. j. Crellin swore out an affidavit
efore Judge Evans Tuesday morning, which
aused the the arrest and incarceration of
S. Francisco, j. Francisco and William
'uperu, charged with being accessories after
le fact to the larceny of two wheel-carts.
white mon named John Anderson was
'und on the premises of Mr. Louis Grow,
the corner of ulia and Water streets, under
cry suspicious circumstances at10:3O o'clock
nesday night.
James Augustine and Frank Paul were
ointed out to a policeman in the Poydras
[arket at o'clock Wednesday morning as
le parties who made off with mule and :.
lrt belonging to L. Ruch. They were taken
the Central Stati n on suSpicjop of bavipo,