The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-16
THE CITY.

home, in one of the country parishes, o.
Monday, and on the same evening started on
for q walk on Rampart street, Second Dis
trict, with $50 in hie pocket, and on arriving
, at No. 139, between St Peter and Toulous
. streets, was inveigled into Clara Woods noto
2 rious den by one of the inmates. named Car
RE Smith, who managed to rob him OF hi
Il wealth. Devan, as soon as he discovered hi
4 loss, bolted out of the house for polic1mal
!; and had Carrie arrested and locked up NTH
:; IRENE Station. When he discovered that thu
, money had disappeared, he again repaired t.
. the den and threatened to have every one il
the house locked up. Clara Wood found ou
that he was In earnest and returned the
! money.
FIRE IN ALGIERs About half past O'Clock
! Tuesday night fire broke out in the one
story frame building on ak, between Valette
and Oliver streets, Algiers. owned and occu
, pied by Mr.. Edward CahilL The house was
, entirely consumed. The fire communicated
, to the adjoining one story frame house, owned
!, by Mr.. Cahill, and occupied by James Finley.
This building was also destroyed; loss about
$500. The buidings were insured in the
Merchants Mutual Insurance Company for
$1,000. The furniture was insured in the
same company for $500. The flames thence
spread to the adjoining one-story frame build
ing. owned by Mr.. Norton. and occupied by
Anderson Brown and Napoleon Anderson.
This building was damaged to the amount of
about $500. No insurance. Cause Of fire is
unknown.
LARCENY. A young man named David
Richardson sneaked into the domicile of
Mr. John McGinnis, corner of Julia and
Waters streets, Tuesday morning, after being
put out of doors a few days previously
and ordered to keep away, and while
/ ~ o~o okto al N Unit He
was handed over to police officer, who
lodged him in the Central Station, charged
with trespass and attempting to commit a
larceny.
CHICKEN TH1EF.-Moses Eli, the notorious
chicken thief, who has been plying his nefa-
| rious occupation for some time past, in the
Sixth District, without detection, was at last
brought to grief Tuesday night, when he was
discovered climbing over the fence of Mr.. E.
Williams's house, corner of Coliseum and
Leontine streets, by Officer Smith, with a sack
full of that gentleman's chickens in his pos
session. He was locked up in the Seventh
Precinct Station on charge of larceny.
ENTERING About o'clock Tuesday even
ing young German named Frank Hyel
boited into the residence of Mrs. Morris.
on Claiborne street, between Laharpe and
Lapeyrouse, without knocking, and being
asked to leave violently assaulted and beat
Mrs. Norris who had him arrested.
LARCENY. Mrs Charles had Mrs. Cathe-
rine Gibson arrested at her domicile, corner
of New st. Bernard and Josephine, on a war
rant, charged with larceny. Mrs. Gibson was
placed in cell at the Washington Square
Station.
Coal on ExpLos1oN.-About half past
o'clock Wednesday morning, coal oil lamp
exploded at the residence OF Joseph Wallace,
corner of Third and Hillery streets. The
damage. Insured in the Crescent Insurance
Company for $780, The police looked for
sample of the oil, but came away without it.
LARCENY OF CoAT.-Dan Bray, young
man that claims to have no occupation, was
run into the Central Station at the solicitation
of Mr.. A. Chapsky, who charges him with the |
larceny of coat valued at SIS.
EMBEzzfEMENT Thomas Poree made |
an affidavit Tuesday before Judge Staes, of
the Second Municipal Police Court, which |
caused the arrest in the courtroom of one A. |
Masse, for breach Of trust and embezzlement.
TEE POLICE BoARD.-Dr. J. B. Cooper
City Physician and Police Surgeon, was
arraigned before the Police Board yes
terday ON the complaint of DR.. A.
Chastant, Coroner, who charges him with
neglect of duty and incompetency. The Board
heard the evidence of Mr.. Washington Boylon
and several other parties on the charge Of
neglect of duty and the case was taken under
advisement. The charges of incompetency
were postponed in order to give experts time
to examine into the matter. DR.. Cooper ap-
pointed two physicians and DR.. Chastant two
10 act as experts in this case and report the
result of their examination to the Board rs
soon as practicable.
A COLLISION. Wednesday afternoon about
half past 3 o'clock, span of horses attached
10 carriage belonging to George Cite,
took fright and ran away during
he temporary absence of the driver. The
carriage came in contact with cart at the
corner of Erato and Prytania streets, throw
ng the driver to the pavement and
severely injuring him on the foot. The in
ured man was conveyed to his residence by
MS friends. The carriage was slightly
damaged.
Two CONFIDENCE MEN ARRESTED. About 5
o'clock last evening two we'll known conf
dence men, named George Melvin and Jack
Leary, were arrested at the corner of Decatur
md Toulouse streets by Capt. Malone, Chief
If Detectives, and taken to the Central Sta
ion charged with being dangerous and sus-
3icious characters. The police have been :
oosing tor these two men for over two
months; and yesterday was the FIRST time they
we're seen.
BURGLARY. About 8 o'clock last night the
residence of Mr.. Paul Deckerman, No. 60
Adelaide street, was entered from the rear by
'ome unknown thief, who removed quantity j
If clothing from the armoir and piled them {
Up ready to carry away, when he was discov-
red by one of the inmates, who fred two !
hots at him without effect. The thief sue
'eeded in making good his escape. s
ACCIDENT ON THE CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD J
About o'clock yesterday afternoon colored
named Bush Marshall, employed as laborer
It Lee station on the Chattanooga Railroad,
line miles from New Orleans, had his right
eg broken between the ankle and knee by
he falling of tree which he was cutting
Town to make ties for the road. H, was
brought to this city on the $50 P. NJ. train
md sent to the Charity Hospital.