The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-06
THE CITY.

THE CITY.
ASSAULT WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON. l.
Richard Caliigan was arrested by virtue of a
warrant on Carondelet, near Lafayette street,
charged by Catherine Dunn with an assault
with pistol and shooting at her with intent
to kill. This not being we'll done on the part
of Richard, he was immured in the First Pre-
cinct Station.
A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE CAUGHT AT LAST.
During the early part OF the night Of Decem-
Der 10, 1874, difficulty occurred in the house
occupied by negroes, at the corner OF Dry
AIDES and Union streets, in which Emma
Johnson was sho. by one Pepito Scott, who
made his escape, and has up to yesterday
toied the police in their attempts to capture
him. At the time Of the shooting the woman
was taken to the Charity Hospital, where she
expired from the effects Of her wounds.
At about 6 o'clock on Sunday morning
Capt Joseph, of the Fifth Station, assisted
by Specials Malone and Sherman, overhauled
Pepito at the house No. 27S Prosper street,
near Annette, and locked him up in the
Fifth Precinct Station.
Upon being interviewed, the prisoner
stated that at the time of the shooting he
had been playing with the pistol, which acct
dentally went of, the bali taking effect in
Emma Johnscn's side. After that he went to
Carrolton and obtained employment for a
short time; from thence he took passage on
the Pauline Carroll for st. Louis, and tried
to get employment on the levees, remaining
there until three weeks ago, when he returned
to New Orleans.
ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.
At the corner Of Cont aud IRENE streets, at
the hour Of eight Sunday morning. Lizzie
johnson and Annie Basline were arrested and
run into the Fourth Precinct Station, charged
by John Brunette with the larceny of $500.
The woman Annie states that Brunette did
come to the house. accompanied by friend,
in state OF intoxica.ion, aud that when Bru-
nette fell asleep in chair the friend took
from Brunette's pocket s32, and putting the
drunken man into a carriage, drove of to-
gether, but some time alter returned with an
officer, who made the arrest. Mr.. Brunette
stated that his friend had returned MIN Sill,
and as he had great confidence in him, Mr..
Brunette's loss could be attributed only to
the subjects of his suspicious
ONE OF THE DIAMOND BURGLARS CAPTURED.
Capt. Joseph, Specials Malone and Sher-
man Sunday morning at an early hour cap
tured one BENJAMIN Jean, alias Louis, an ex
convict, whom they had good reasons to
believe was one of the parties implicated in
the $1,000 diamond robbery on the 14th Feb
ruary last, at the residence of Lewis Reed,
Esq, No. 4O7 Bayou Road. At that time
Caroline johnson, Lucy Wilson, and a man
named Mark were arrested, and after prelim-
mary examination, remanded to the Parish
Prison to await their trial. Ben jamin Jean
upon being questioned denied positively
having anything to do with tae robbery.
FIEE.-At 1:3O o'clock Sunday morning
fire was discovered in the one-story dwelling
house, 124 Spain street. owned by Joseph
Ray, and occupied by James Hansen. The
fire was quickly extinguished by the police
and citizens without any alarm. One hun
dred and fifty dollars is the estimated dam
aged, covered by three thousand dollars in
the Merchants Mutual Insurance Company.
My KINGDOM FOR HORSE. George Hayes,
like Richard the III, desired to be possessed
Of one Of those quadrupeds, and instead OF
invoking the gods of war, he went for Joseph
Shannons shadow of horse and took it with |
out asking. Joe says that horse is worth
twenty-five dollars, and therefore he had
George Hayes locked up in the First Pre- |
cinct Station, charged with larceny.
Mrs IZERMAN's TROUBLES. = Well, thew |
amount to two dollars and seventy-tive cents |
in greenbacks and forty-tive cents in the hard |
stuff, which she alleges was feloniously alb
stracted from her pocket on Perdido, near
Carondelet street, by wicked boy named
Peter Henry, whom she caused to be immured |
in the First Precinct Station.
MISCELLANEOUS Reuben Baker desiring to |
become possessed Of a five dollar note, OBJ |
tanned one from Ed. Bayers barber, but |
failed to ask for it before he helped himself,
therefore a charge of larceny was placed |
against Baker and he was lodged in the Fourth |
Station. After this Bayers became SO elated |
at his success in catching his despoiler that he
got drunk. The baker and the barber
both reposed in the confines of Hotel de Eey !
colored man named Joseph Pascal while |
on his may to the Charity Hospital in the |
charity wagon, suddenly died at / o'clock
Sunday. The coroner held an inquest; cause |
Of death disease OF the heart.
The Fifth Sub Precinct was very quiet
Sunday and Sunday night, not even one ar
rest having been made.
Ann Benedict and Beverly Green were
guilty OF stealing ham from Charles Weith
and were pulled into the Sixth from the cor
ner of Constance and Harmony streets.
John Kingston, deserter from the 18th
| nited States Infantry, was on Sunday ar
rested and taken to the Sixth Precinct Sta
ion for safe keeping.
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