The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-17
CITY ECHOES,

There being no cases the Police Board did mol
| meet last evening.
J. e. Wallace was yesterday sent before the
| Superior Criminal Court by Judge Smith, under
| bonds, for carrying eonoesled weapon.
John KuBdert, who was crushed by q locomo-
| live in Morgan's depot on Wednesday. ed
Thursday night ut O'Clock from the effect of his
injuries.
Tuesday evening lot OF boys were seen carry
ing some lumber away from the Jackson Railroad
depot. As the officers approached the boys
dropped their booty and fled.
Mr., II. b. Bdgeworth who was reported In
Thursday DEMOCRAT "a having been arrested al
the suit Of Seth Trufant for embezzlsment. was
discharged by Judge Miltenberger. Mr.. Trnfant
having withdrawn the charge after stating that
the matter had been satisfactorily settled.
Two negro women, named Julia Rosalie and
Virginia Brown, were lodged in the second Pre-
premises Of Mary Young. corner Of Magazine
and Gsepnie streets, and also with having wear
ing apparel In their possession supposed TO have
been stolen.
VIM. Smith, native Of Germany, came in last
evening on Morgan's railroad with bis hand bad
ly crushed. He received the injury while work
ing in DIR. u. M. Boykin's sugar mill. about four
miles from Homer La. He was conveyed to the
Charity Hospital from the Third Precinct Station
in the charity wagon, as he was too weak from
loss Of blood TO walk. Ho ia 43 years Of age.
ceived, arrested fugitive from justice named
Steven johnson, negro, who had committed
some depreciation on the Belair plantation. When
the accused was brought to the Central Station
two revolvers were found in his satchel. The
police have not yet been informed of the crime
tho accused committed.
A ReustabOut's Fate.
At about half-p past O'Clock yesterday negro
named John Rogan, while rolling cotton on the
afa Nat all fall int ~.
and drowned. There was no chance TO save the
unfortunate man, as he did not come 10 the sur
face at all. The body was not recovered.
Is 1t OD0nnell's Hat?
Some few days ago the DEMOCRAT chroncled
the mysterious disappearance Of young man
named VIM. O'Donnell, under circumstances
which led his family to believe that he had COM
mitted suicide. The lost has not been found,
but yesterday hat was brought to the Second
Basin Sunday morning by an unknown man and
left at the cofee-house corner OF Calliope and
Liberty streets. The hat, although not yet
identified by O,Donnells family, answers to The
description OF the one worn by him when he left
his home ON Liberty street.
Found Under Suspicious Circumstances.
Last night about haf-past 10 O'Clock the
shadow Of the form Of somebody on an adjoining
roof looking through the windows of the Academy
OF Music was discovered by the bows in the gal
lery. The alarm being given, Officers Sullivan
and Coleman started in pursuit and found that
the man had retreated to the roof OF the st,
Charles Theatre. Manager Strong WAS aroused,
and search inaugurated over the roofs, which
finally resulted in the arrest of boy EMPLOYED in
Housah's jewelry store named VIM, Jones.
William plead in extenuaton Of his presence that
he only went up there to see the show which he
had been doing for some time past. His excuse,
however, availsd him naught, as he was sent to