The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-29
THE CITY.

A NEGRO MAN BEATS Hrs, aGxr-SoN Al
MOST % DEATH.-A br1tal negSo man by the
name OF Joe Measle, living near the Boys
House of Refuge following the fendish SEN
timents of his heart, numerically beat his
step.son, Richard White, a boyoS II years Of
age.
: Ofsoer Long, CT the Sub-Pfecinct, hearin &
of the transaction, I'm -aediately went In search
of the -boy, and found that he lad been dread
fully beaten about the body. to such an ex-
tent that he was not expected 20 1--we. Inc
bow was removed to the Charity Hospital,
where he now lies in very critical condition.
TITO officer then took out warrant Tor Joe
MeasIs but did not succeed in fiudlng him.
The warrant was Their, placed ia.tAe hands OF
CORPORAL Carlton, who, accompanied by OH
GERS Cartwright aud Lewis, after dilligent
search, succeeded it. srres!ing the lend, at
half past o'clock yesterday svening, on the
New Canal. He was taken to'she station and
there locked up.
IL appears that the. mother and son while
returning from the city, found dollar bill.
The mother having nothing to eat in the
house, expended the money tor some articles
Of pod Measle, u2On hearing Of this, COM
menced beating both, and tcl6' them that he
would learn them ii future when they found
money to bring it to him..
The negro Measls is mna. of about forty
years OF age, and bsars the very unenvlable
reputation among ell who know him Of being
an extremely bad nan.
RAZOR Cuts. AT $50 O'Clock yesterday
evening, at the cczner OF EfaGkiin and IerP-
aiehore streets, difficulty took place between
two colored wor IN, Annie Palmer and Celes-
tine Harris, in which tbs former received a.
severe cut with q razor shout three inches.
Long, across the left shoulder-blade
! She was conveyed to he1 house at the corner
of White and Txpsichozs streets, where hez'
wound was dressed. Celestine Harris was ar
rested and taken to the Second Precinct Sta
ton. She wasalso charged by Officer Cheves
with carrying = concealed weapon.
| FoaGERY-John Du1sl was yesterday A.
rested and lodged in the Central Station. at
the instance Of Nicholas Theodore, ESQ.,, who
charges Dure} with having committed q Tor
gerry of checks to the amount of $3.50, the
| checks being drawn Oh the Canal Bank.
Special tank Detectives Boylan and Man
ming made the arrest. The particulars could
not be asce7tained, as there was an apparent
desire on the part of the prosecution to Keep
the matter in darkness.
[Frcm Yesterdays Evening Edition.
| Run CsIE. - Between halfpast 8 aad 8
o'clock this morning, while John Harris, q
colored driver of {. float for Dave Stewart,
was going along he was accidentally thrown
| from tie float at the corner of Delta ard Girod
streets, the float passing over his body and
| crushing him severely if not dangerously.
The unfortunate sufferer was taken by some
friends to his residence. 22S Frerat street,
where he received medical attention. Float
returned to owner.
Only MISTAKE. The local of the Times
made quite a mistake in his article headed
Martial Interference" in Wednesday morn
ing's edition. The officer Of the day did not
attempt to diyest the police of one iota Of
their vested authority, but, at the request Of
Hattie Chevalier, sent a squad Of his men TO
arrest some Of his own soldiers who were be-
having themselves in an unbecoming manner.
At the time the squad was at the house the
police officers had not arrived.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.-Some time during
last night an attempt was made by unknown
thieves to enter the clothing store Of C. Krul-
man, 2lS Magazine street, corner St. Joseph.
The noise made by the thieves awakened the
people on the premises, who frightened the
night hawks away.
BURNED BY SEPToIISE Ou.-At 10 o'clock
Tuesday night man named Johu Espeut had
his right hand severely burned, by the explo-
sion Of a septoline oil lamp. at his residence,
ZIG Union street. No sample Of the oil could
be mad, nor could any information of the
place at which it was purchased be obtained.
SH1RrLEss.-Henry Webb spied shirt that
rather suited his fancy, and feloniously pur-
Joined the same. Bill Rivers, the owner, did
not fancy the idea OF being robbed, and there
fore caused Webb to be spun in the Hsrbor
Station. Larceny is tho charge, and the
judge will deal with it accordingly.
FIEE.-At about halfpast o'clock this
morning fire broke out in the two-storv
frame house on ST. Denis, between First and
Second streets, owned by Mrs. Catherine
Thompson. and occupied by Chas Walker.
The entire building was destroyed, and the
furniture damaged to the amount of $500.
No insurance. Building fully covered. Cause
of the fire unknown. Alarm turned in from
box 81. corner First and St. Charles streets.
OVERHEARD. halcpast nine O'Clock this
morning an unknown white man accidentally
fell through hole in the wharf, head Of
Madison street, into the river and was
drowned. He was dressed in q full black
suit. The body has not yet been recovered.
FIRST MUNICIPAL POLICE CouRr.-Franh
Rivers and John Murphy, who burelariouslv
entered and robbed the store of w. G. LYONS
Co., on the night of the 18th inst. were
taken before Judge Evans this morning and
sent to the Superior Criminal Court. under
$lO,O 600 bonds each, in default of which thew
were remanded to the Parish Prison to await
trial
MIscELLANEous.-An unknown man WAS
taken from the residence Of Mr.. Riley Allen.
in sick and destitute condition; his name
could not be ascertained; he was taken to the
Charity Hospital.
Guadalupe Minnossa was arrested and RIM
into the Third, charged by L. V. Coiron, with
obtaining goods under false pretenses
THE OOTIRTS