The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-26
CITY ITEMS.

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CITY ITEMS
round under suspicious circumstances.
Etienne Guillauma was arrested in the
State House by Officer Walsh and
locked up in the Third Precinct, charged
with being in the building under sus-
picious circumstances III Walsh would
only arrest and lock up all the sus-
picious characters that are daily found
In the capitol, what q blessing it would
be to this community.
Henry Davis was found on the prem
ises of Joseph Loebstein, 81 Bourbon
street. and for not being able to give an
account Of himself he was incarcerated
in the Third Precinct.
Refined UP.
VIM. Bellup was booked in the Third
Station, charged with having a horse in
his possession supposed 10 have been
stolen.
Family Jars.
| James Hodigan got fighting" drunk
Friday and attempted to end the earth
ly career OF his better half, Mrs. Hodi-
gan, but a peeler putting in an appear
ance broke up the little family fight and
lodged the belligerent James in the
Second Precinct, charging him with be-
ing the life of his wife.
Perjury.
Catherine Bonner, aged 10 years,
spent Friday night in the Seventh Pre-
cinct. charged with wilful and corrupt
perjury.
| Larcenics.
Richard Whiteside being in need of
covering for his pedal extremities lar
cenicd u pair of shoes from Peter
Icechc, for which he was duly locked
up in the Central Station.
! Moses Winfield languishes in the
| Fourth Station, charged by DIR. Will
liams with the larceny of n lot Of furni-
ture volucd ut Si3 Go, and five hogs
worth $50
| Assaulted and Robbed by Negroes.
About half past 3 o'clock Friday night
Mr.. w. 4. Posey, while on his way
home, was set upon at the corner of
| Napoleon Avenue and st. Charles street
| by two negro men; one of them assailed
him with "a club and struck him fell
| ing lick over the head. while the other
stabbed him in the thigh. They then
| robbed him OF small amount OF money
| and escaped. Mr.. Posey recovered suf1i-
| GENTLY to make his way home, where he
was taken charge OF by his family and
DIR. Carter called in to attend him. The
are very dangerous.
The same night the residence OF Mr..
Il. Clauviere was also ransacked by bur
glars who managed to escape with !
coat, gold pin, pair of sleeve buttons,
marked II. CO 2 cravats, pairs OF
pants, 2vcsts, a pair Of shoes md pair
Of spectacles. The thieves effected their
entrance by climbing the gallery posts
and then passing through one of the
front windows.
The burglars, not being satisfied with
this successful haul, passed along the
gallery and over several partitions that
separated the different houses until they
reached the dwelling OF Mr.. Lucas, No.
lO1 Charities street, and effected an en-
trance in the same manner by raising
one Of the front windows. Here they
succeeded in stealing l gray coat,
pair OF pants and forty dollars
in United States currency. These vo-
taries Of darkness evidently spent some
time at this house as one Of them un
dressed himself and put on the stolen
clothes and left his own behind The
thief's clothes were yesterday taken to
the Third Precinct Station.
Midnight visitOrs-They Made several
Very successful Calls on sunday Night.
Burglars seem to be having a high
fact that the detectives have been busy
at work in trying to rid the city Of these
midnight visitors. Friday night the
residence Of Mr.. J. j. Weckerling, at
the corner of Magazine and Delord
streets, was entered by thieves, who sue
ceeded in getting away with the follow
ing articles, to wit One gold open
faced watch (No. 67OS), one gold chain,
one pair OF boots, one pair OF pants and
a coat.
Two Youths that started TO Travel the
the Rocky Road to Ruin-They are
Captured in st. Louis and Brought
to New Orleans in Charge Of Dctcc.
tive.
Yesterday, by the / o'clock jackson
train, VIM. Little and James O'Mealle
were brought to this city from St Louis
by Detective Pierson, charged with hav-
ing, on the 10th inst, stolen $4l00 in
United States currency from the resi-
dence of Mrs Madden, at the corner of |
Constance and Gaiennie streets. They |
were Immediately taken to the Central
Station and locked up. Detective Pier
son also brought with him $500 of the |
stolen money, 1913 having been retained |
by the Chief Of Police of st. Louis as ex-
penses for the capture of the youths,
and 1882 the urchins spent themselves,
making total of $4100.
A DEMOCRAT reporter visited the boys
at the First Precinct and received from
them the following statements:
VIM. Little, who is II years of age and
the eldest of the two was at first rather
backward in making a statement, but
after some coaXing said that he had
been living with Mrs. Madden, and had
seen her several times go to a bureau
and get some money out Of one Of the
lrawers. Wanting some himself, he
made up his mind that he would take
some at the first opportunity, and on
he evening of the 10Th he entered the
Dom while the family were at dinner,
md robbed the bureau, then started for [
Town town, when he met his friend
lanes O'Mealle, and after explaining +,
matters they agreed to knock around I'M
il the following day and then leave for
It. Louis. Friday night, which was the I,
9Th, they stayed about Poydras and st.
charles street for while. then went to
keno-house, but did not play for fear
hat some one would see their large
mount of money. They took lodging
hat night until the following day when
hey went out to the lake, and did not :
eturn until evening, arriving in town =
ust in time to catch the jackson train.
nd started for st. Louis On arriving
q that city, they made the acquaintance s
t an IriShman who. discovering thew u