New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-27
AUCTION SALES THIS DAy
Local Intelligence,

oAsou ~ Cmcer Drown with having de-
posted his night cart in the gutter at the
corner of Richard and Constance strests
was yesterday arraigned before Jndpe
Evans. Counselor William Rufus Crane
appeared for the defense The testimonv
OF Ohcer Brown showed conclusivelv thai
large quantity of focal matter had been
discovered by him Sunday morning at half
past hve o'clock; that the gutter for two
oiecks contained this matter, and that it
required the opening of two water plugs to
cleanse the locality. The officer further
testlhed that he failed to find Richardson.
but that subsequently during the dav the
SAID Richardson came to the station and
offered him 81 to say no more about the
matter. This Officer Brown Indignantly re
Iected and Richardson was promptly ar
resteG. Inc statement of the accused, made
Doth by himself and through counsel, was
to the effect that focal matter had been
thrown into the gutter, but that this was
the result of the accidental breaking of one
OF the tubs. No denial of the attemnt to
silence the officer by contemplate briba
was offered. The defense relied upon plea
of accident.
The court asked for proof that this dis
charge OF filth and ordure into the public
streets, was accidental. Counsel for de-
Tense claimed that he could prove his client
innocent OF any intent to violate the ordi
nance but, not only failed to bring forward
any testimony, but actually waived further
examination and asked to be allowed to
argue the case. The judge consented and
Counselor Crane commenced. He began
by referring to the action of the Roman
Emperor Caligula who, he said, posted his
laws so high and printed them in print 90
small, that the people could not read them
The learned counsel then read article 436
of Revised City Ordinances as an item of
general information and rs an argument in
defense Of his client. Mr. Crane then paid
glowing tribute to the personal character
and integrity of the accused, who, he as
serted, bore Is spOtless character as any
one within the sound Of his voice. and. who.
furthermore, to his own personal knOwl-
edge, was as good . citizen as any man
within the territorial jurisdiction of his
district Then followed seductive appeal
to the sense of justice of his honor the
Judge. Neither Beach nor Fullerton could
have exceled this portion of the argument.
In fact. both the subject matter and the
various bearings therefrOm, assimilated to
a materiaized phase of the Beecher case.
Finding that the court required some
thing more than the statements of counsel
to grant continuance, Counselor Crane
subsidized.
In summing mp his honor said that the
charge of the officer had in no way been de-
MED as to the facts. The excuse of acct
destroyed by the testimony of the officer,
which showed that the amount of filth
found in the cutters was 80 great as to pre-
ciude the idea that the breaking of one or
even of two tubs could cause such an &C
emulation. Besides, no effort had been
made by the accused to remove the Ordure
thrown into the gutter, but instead an at
tempt had been made to bride the officer to
silence. His honor then reverted to the
beastly practice of vidangeurs of dumping
the contents of their carts in cutters, trust
ing that the water would dissipate all
evidence of their transgression Of the
law. He said that this practice obtained
generally on rainy nights, when the
Hooded streets would aid the vidan-
geurs in their reprehensible and criminal
conduct. Judge Evans observed that this
method Of washing away from particular
locality the evidences of their guilt. only
ditfused the offensive matter and aggrava-
ted the evil. The means employed to carry
of this fOeculent matter by running water
more speedily caused the sickening effluvia
to rise and easier penetrate thOse portions
of the city where the land was lowest, and
the locality most susceptible of breeding
pestilence. That this article 436 had been
frequently violated was well known to the
entire community. 1t was quite apparent
to any one who walked the streets early in
the morning. To this miserable and dis.
gushing practice of the vidangeurs might be
attributed much of the sickness that pre-
walls in this city, and even, perhaps. most of
the epidemics that have ravaged New Or
leans. In the case at bar he had been most
lenient, but, in the absence of any extern
uating circumstances, and on the admission
of the accused himself he should find him
guilty, and sentence him to pay fine of
$40 or in default thereof to be imprisoned
twenty days.
The BARATARIA BAY TROUBLE.-The
outraged Austrian oyster rakers who were
violently driven from lonely island not
far from Fort Livingston. Barataria bay,
yesterday made affidavits before Judge
Hyams, and Mr.. A. Morrison, sheriff OF JET
ferson parish, started last evening to exc
cute the warrants That official thinks he
san make some of the accused surrender
without trouble. Mr.. Morrison will, when
down the bay, try to CLEAN all particulars
the recent raid He was accom-
panied by three of the men who were driven
off
FERDINAND DUDENHEFFER ONCE MORE. |
This young man, who was receiving teller |
Of the Germania Bank, was yesterday sur |
rendered to Judge Evans by his bOndsmen, |
who appear to have entertained the belief |
hat accused intended to leave for parts I'M
known. 1t was also rumOred that the
prisoner is deeper in the mire of crime than
vas at first supposed. Dudenhetfer was
lrraigned, and again sent to the Parish
Prison, unable to furnish bOndsmen.
BEFORE JUDGE EvANs.-Mrs. Ferguson
vas before this court, charged with lar
ony, in stealing gold ring The charge
vas withdrawn, and the lady honorably
ischarged.
jackson Kelly assaulted and battered
ieOrge Beckman. Jack acknowledged the
act, and went down to the First District
'ourt.
Henry Washington tapped George
.owan, so marches down to look at jury. |
Patrick Collins was altogether too strik-
lg in his demonstrations toward John Ca
ane. so must call on Judge Abell.
Clara Butler battered Cora Scott. First
district Court.
Henry Williams mashed his fist on the
erson Of Cora Ann Lee, which sent him
wing to the First District Court.
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A DEMOLISHED EXCUSE-The office of
d ministrator Pilsbury is visited almost !
aily by owners Of real estate who have not {
lid their city taxes; they ask curious ques-
ons, and some of them close out by declar- :
& that they will not pay now, as hereafter !
ey can settle on better conditions by pur-
lasing city scrip at discount. These '
sisters seem to forget that the city has
It issued any paper evidences of indebted. g
IS for long time, and is not permitted
State law prohibiting the city issuing !
per of that description. That which is /
w out is in few hands, and will be {
sorbed before the tax resister will call t
r it, and when he does seek it he will find a
at the discount has changed front.
CHEAPER FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME Il
ANTEp-The raid on the Austrian oyster s
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