The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-09
THE CITY.

THE CITY.
IUvENILE SNEAK THHvEs.-About III ocloc!
Wednesday morning, two white boys sneaked
into B. 4 W. Croner's dry goods store. No.
lat Canal street, and stole Q valuable piece Of
lace, valued at $12, off the counter. They
succeeded in making good their escape.
LARcENY.-Jesse Smith was confined in the
Central Station last evening by virtue OF 9
warrant taken out by John Barrett. charging
him with the larceny of lot of shelving. etc.
He was arrested at his domicile, corner Of
Front and Gaiennie streets.
WARD THE ASSASSIN. W. Ward, alias
Mcclure, the assassin, who attempted TO Kill
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Devereaux a few weeks
ago, and who had his hand ampdtated last
Thursday at the Charity Hospital, is doing
well and should be sent to prison without
delay. An affidavit has been made by Mr..
Thomas Devereaux, charging him with
capital offense, that of shooting at with IN
tent to commit murder while lying in wait,
and now that he is out of danger his place is
in the Parish Prison.
LARcENIEs-It is alleged that Moses Whit
field stole gun belonging to DR.. Williams,
and likewise Joe Gual stole pair of dumb
bells from the residence of John Bennett,
corner of Orleans and Claiborne streets. They
were both housed in IRENE Station, charged
with larceny.
HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-The notorious A. O.
Christopher was locked up at $50 o'clock
Wednesday morning from the corner of Bur-
gundy and Toulouse streets, at the solicita-
ton of Mr.. Patrick Bolan, who accompanied
him to the station and charged him with as
sault and battery and robbery of $40.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.-About o'clock
Wednesday morning the premises of Mr..
Brown, 225 Gravier street, was entered by
three unknown colored thieves by climbing
the gallery post and raising the window. The
inmates were aroused and the thieves sue.
ceeded in making good their escape without
carrying away anything. Mr.. Brown fred
several shots at the thieves without effect.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES A German
baker named Henry Rich WAS found slowed
away in the boat house corner of Levee and
Enghien streets, at 4 clock Wednesday morn.
ing by Officer O'Rouke, under very suspi-
cious circumstances, and was locked up in
the Washington Square Station.
GRAND LARcENY.-Constable William Ames,
of Thompsons court. Algiers, arrested Nat,
Sarah and William Humphrey, at their quar-
tors, on the Oliver Plantation, ON q warrant
taken out by Mrs. Emily Brazier, who charges
the Humphrey family with the larceny of
Sf4O in currency. They were lodged in the
Eighth Precinct Station.
WouNDNG.-Mr. J. L. Brown made an aft.
davit Tuesday before Judge Evans, which
caused the arrest and incarceration of Henry
Woods in the Second Precinct Station on q
charge of assaulting and wounding him.
Henry was hauled in from his domicile, cor
ner of Magazine and Delord streets.
STOLEN PRoPERTY.-Alice Codix was taken
up Tuesday morning at her residence. on
Cont street, between Dauphine and Bur-
gundy, and marched to the Third Precinct
Station, where she was locked up to answer q
complaint lodged against her by Mrs. Lee
bond, who charges that she has lot of wear
ing apparel in her possession, knowing the
same to have been stolen.
The KILLING OF ReBERT HARRIs-The case
Of the State vs.. Thomas Devereaux, charged
On the affidavit made by Sergeant Chaumette,
from information received, with shooting and
killing ex-Detective Robert Harris, ON the I'd
INST, at the corner of Carondelet and Com
mon streets, was called this morning before
Judge Evans and continued until Friday next
1t noon. The prosecution asked for the con-
Elnuance on account OF absent witnesses.
FIRE ON MAGAZINE STREET. half
past 8 o'clock Tuesday night FIRE was dis
covered in the upper portion of the kitchen
Of the two-story frame building No. 514
Magazine street, occupied by R. ]. Woods.
The fire was extinguished by the police and
citizens without the necessity of sounding
IN alarm. Damage trifing. The fire origi-
mated in barrel containing old clothing.
MINOR NorEs.-A woman. named Mary
Kelly, AZ years old and native Of Louisiana,
vas sent to the Charity Hospital sick and
destitute, from No. 102 Rampant street.
The unoccupied house, No. 296 Peters
Itreet, has been left open for the last two
weeks. They police report that it is resort
or vagabonds and thieves.
Mr. Pat Donovan caused the arrest of one
Henry Edwards, Tuesday, at the corner of
Saennie and Annunciation streets, charged
With the larceny of some meat.
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