The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-24
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The horse attached TO the cart was
to pieces.
Cboked to Death.
Wednesday afternoon colored child
eighteen months old, son Of Mrs. Pros
per, was choked to death at the resi-
dence Of its parents, No. 254 st. Philip
street, by swallowing q prune. 1t APP
pears that the child was alone in the
room, and from it's loud cries the in
mates were attracted to the scene; and
as some prunes were lying near the
child, the supposition was that the child
had swallowed one. DR. Aquin being
called in, failed to dislodQe the prl!ne,
and the child died at half-past O'Clock
Wednesday night. DIR. DeBlanc held
an inquest, and returned yerdlct IN
accordance with the facts.
superior Criminal Court.
The Bey Of AIgiers, " l.. THOMPSON.
now lanQuishes behind the bars OF
the Parish Prison and is doomed to stay
there thirty days, having been con
yicted Of misdemeanors in office while
acting as Sixth Justice Of the Peace,
AIgiers, and sentenced to pay fine Of
1910 and cost Of prosecution, and in de-
fault therein TO be sent to the Parish
Prison for the above term. The Bey
failed to hand over the sheckelS and
was duly iacafcerated.
William Burns, charged with carry
ing q concealed weapon, Alice Ca
dix. charged with grand larceny,
were arraigned and plead not guilty.
Rico Ranio. charged with carrying q
concealed weapon, plead guilty, and
was released until Saturday TO produce
witnesses to prove extenr.ating circum-
stances
John Harrison, charged with murder,
his case not coming under the iuris-
tiction Of the Superior Criminal Court,
was transferred TO the Second Judicial
Court, the crime having been committed
In CarroIIton
Harry Hall was tried on the charge Of
setting fire to u house and the jury re-
turned verdict Of
Dangerous ana Suspicious.
Matthew Moran was arrested at the
corner OF Bourbon and Esplanade
streets, charged with being a dangerous
character and about to commit breach
If the peace.
George Harrison was arrested in a
house on ST. Andrew street, between st.
Charles and Carondelet, at 8 O'Clock
Wednesday night, and locked mp In the
Sixth Precinct, charged with being
trunk, disturbing the peace and felo-
1iou8ly entering "a house in the night.
Charged with Larceny.
Joseph Capo, a ear driver, surrender
I'd himself at the Third Precinct on
hearing that an affidavit had been
sworn out against him by Jacob LintZ,
charging him with larceny.
James Mobiles surrendered himself AT
he Seventh Precinct on hearing that
VIM Johnson had preferred a charge OF
arceny against him.
Had her Temper Cooled ny q Bucket Of
~raiding water.
About o'clock Wednesday difficulty
ook place in the kitchen Of q house on
tu8tom house street, between two
women, named Mary Rodgers and
Pauline Bedford, which terminated in
he latter cooling the formers temper
by scalding her with bucket or not
water Mary was arrested and locked
10 in the Third Precinct Station. She
] alan CHARGED nv. the officer with dis
urbing the peace and using obscene
stolen Property Recovered
About O'Clock Yesterday morning
officer Armstrong discovered two color
d men with two half sacks Of coffee in
heir possession at the corner OF Glrod
md Front streets. The officer stopped
them and began TO question them, when
they dropped their loads, assaulted the
officer and made good their escape. The
coffee was brought to theCentral Station
small Fire.
About II O'Clock last night fire was
in an old shed at the corner
Of Carroliton and Fourth streets, the
property Of Louis Gardner. The flames
were extinguished with damage OF
about 50.
Yesterday, between l and 2 o'clock,
negro sneak thief entered the house OF
Mr.. Kearney, 1913 Felicity street, and
while Mrs. Kearney was in a room In
the rear os the building, the thief sue
ceeded i'm getting away with an over
coat that was hanging on q rack in the
hall. Some men that were working
near by saw him when he came out with
the coat, and thinking that ne had com
mitted theft, gave chase, and after
long run succeeded in capturing him with
his booty. and locking him in the Second
Precinct.
Burglars at Work.
Some time during Wednesday night
some unknown thieves attempted to
enter the dry goods establishments or
=. Freluck, No. 2i0, and OF ID. Wellhan-
sen. No. 252 Tchoupitoulas street, and
also the store Of Meyer Loeb, No. 36 An
street, by boring the panels
Of the front doors with a large size
aueer. but were unsuccessful in each
one Of their attempts. The supposItion
is that they were frightened of by hear
ing the approach Of the officer.
An Attempt to Mnzzle the Press.
The following order will explain it
self
To all Stations:
whom you may find Offering or exposing
for sale any obscene book or paper, par
ticularly the newspaper known as the
Chicago Street gazette, or the Sporting
GGzette. You will also use your utmost
endeayors to ascertain the party or par
lies who write for the said paper from
this city. Should you make any arrests,
report the same to this office at once.
ISipnedI w. +. Loan,
Superintendent Metropolitan Police.
Assaulted with a Champagne Bottle.
About O'Clock Wednesday night a
difficulty took place between Louis
Johnson and his wife Emma, at their
residence on CadiZ street, between
Tchoupitoulas and Jersey, which result
ed in the husband being assaulted and
dangerously wounded in the back OF the
head with a champagne bottle IN the
hands Of his wife, who was arrested
The wounded man Was attended to py
Dr Croker. who pronounced his wounds