The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-08

duly served and answered, counsels for re-
lator and the District Attorney being present.
the matter was heard before me.
l. There is no such otfense known to the
criminal laws of Louisiana as that mentioned
| in the mittimus. However culpable such con-
duct as furnishing combustible materials
| for the purpose of setting fire may be, it can
| not be punished.
2 have read the evidence taken before
the committing magistrate and am not salts
fed therefrom that any criminal offense has
been committed to justify his detention to
answer as provided for in article So Code OF
Practice. If offense against the laws was
intended the criminal acts were not carried
out far enough
g. From Clark's evidence there was no sufi-
cient agreement between him Ind relator to
constitute conspiracy to commit arson.
It is, therefore, ordered that the writ of
haJeas corpus be made absolute and the relator
discharged. Don A. PARnEE,
Judge Second judicial District Court.
A DEED OF DARgNc.-An unfortunate canine
was rowing around the reighborhood OF Vii
lere and st. Ann streets, nosing the prOmis-
cuous dirt piles in search of bones and other
articles of food to satisfy his hunger. Officer
Martin, Of the Fourth, espied the animal and
suspicious aroe in his mind that the quadru-
ped was rather light i'll the upper story, and
drawing forth his little gun, fired, and, 10
and behold! the missile sped its way to the
heart OF that dog, who expired in few mo-
ments from internal hemorrhage.
A JUvEHIE VAGEANT. Eveline Will
lams, a girl Of only twelve years of age, who
was going to tho bad heatilong, was arrested
Tuesday, at the instance of John London, be-
tween Howard and Freret streets. She was
lodged in the Sixth Precinct Station until fur
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keeping.
THE HArcaET.-E Preveau, blacksmith
at the corner Of Gaiennie and Tchoupitoulas
streets, is charged by A. Rodriguez, driver of
Car No. 8, Tchoupitoulas Line, with having
committed an assault upon him with q
Ratchet with intent to kill. Prevaau was taken
into the Second Precinct Station by Officer
Ryan.
DROWNED IN A WEL1.-At 3 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon, while little boy zine years of
age named George Ross, was playing jim
tree at Haryey's Canal, he lost his balance
and accidentally fell into well and was in
stantly drowned. The body was recovered by
The parents. The coroner held an inquest
and rendered verdict in accordance with the
above facts.
DANGEROUSLY STABBED BIZ Two SoLr1ERs.
Mr.. Bernard DISTURB, WHO resides on Ham
cock, near Levee street, while passing in
front of the United States Barracks was as
saulted aud stabbed about the head by two
soldiers, who made their escape The wounds
are Of serious nature. Mr.. Dasture thinks
their intention Was to rob him.
DANGEROUS AssAULT.-Louis BetZ, q thirty
nine year old brute, assaulted and danger
ous'y beat with g club one Annie Betz. Officer
p Ryan, OF the Second Precinct arrested
Louis and lodged him in the station-house.
MISCELLANEOUS Moths, vendor of
unlicensed lottery tickets, was arrested on
Tuesday OH a warrant, corner OF Chartres and
Peters streets, and lodged in the Third Pre-
circt Station charged with violation of act No.
8 of Legislature, session 1874.
TLos. Hawk and his better or worser half.
Johanna, were engaged in small sized scrim-
mage On Dauphine, between Toulouse and st.
Louis streets. The hawk eyed officer Sher-
man came down upon them and put them
away in the Third Station. house.
Alex Schnap, peddler, was pulled into the
Third Precinct Station by Officer John
Lynch, who looked upon the fellow Schnap
as dangerous and suspicious character.
Wouldn't Lynch lave taken schnapps in just
as quick
Marie Jones charges Emma johnson with
having committed an assault and battery upon
her, and, causing warrant to be Issued, En-
ma reposed in the confines Of the Third.
Lizzie Smith, Victoria Bell and Mary Will
liams conspired against the earthly possess
sions Of one John Washington, and succeeded
in pinching from him the sum of two dollars
and half, at the corner of Burgundy and
Toulouse streets John did not like the Joke
and had the trio conducted to the Third and
charged them with larceny.