The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-10
no. ron BAT0N ROUGE.
Twenty~nlns jail Birds Migrate to that
CITY in Charge Of Capt. Cain.

Yesterday, an invitation having been ex-
tended us by the courteous Capt. Gain, we
seeing twenty-nne convicts shackled and
handeuffed for the Pententiary.
Tn nearing the prison large crowd Of anx-
ious spectators could be seen gathered about
the prison door, waiting to catch glimpse OF
the couviets as they emerged from behind tho
prison walls to enter the wagons that were to
convey them to the steamer Natchez.
At 8 o'clock the voices Of the yard captains
could be heasrd yelling, "A-ll of You got
In YOUR e-s-El-s.
This command had hardly been given when
SEQ prisoners disappeared from the yard into
their respective cells. The clerk Of the prison
jumped In the yard and called out the names
OF the prisoners who were 10 DO trensported'
entered the uil-pen, where burly negro,
armed with a pontlerons siedge-hammer, stood
waiting to shackls him.
As each was ornamented with his shackle
and haudcuff he withdrew into the hall SO MS
to give space to the next individual who was
to accompany him on his tour to Baton
Rouge.
This business was gone through with until
the whole batch were harnessed.
As the crimes ofthese men are Of old date,
and no doubt forgottenby the public wegive
q reaume OF their doings while free men:
The worst in the. lot was John W. Nc
was convicted on March. 13, 1877. for the at
tempted assassination Of Thos. Devereaux,
and goes up To the Penitentiary for seven
teen months. He then returns and goes into
year for the attempted assassination q d
man named Wilde, In the parish Of st. Ber-
nard.
The next deserving Of note Ia the celebrated
burglar Jack Hart veil, who WIS convicted OF
robbery and sentenced to seven yenrs' hard
labor.
joe Robinson visits Baton Rouge for five
years on the charge, Of burglary. This is the
second term that this Individual will have
Matt Malloy, alias Pat Malloy, another
thief whose mug has figured consDicuously
n the rogues gallery, was convicted on
larceny, and on March 90 1877, of petty lar-
ceny, and will remain in Baton Rouge for
three years and six months0
NJ. Gallagher, for breaking and entering
gerous weapon, Is destined to remain In the
penitentiary during his natural life.
Alfred Baptist (eolored) grand larceny,
seven years.
man and then stabbed him to death with nm
oyster knife, was convicted of manslaugtater
and sentenced to five years In the Peniten-
tiary.
William Peterson (colored), for crime against
nature was convicted on November "a and
sentenced for life.
Dennis Perry. u negro stabbing with intent
to commit murder, five wears.
oiDiSt WELSH |CDlDLttlJ, DuGSibIy Hllu BIhIlu
larceny, sixteen years.
William Smith (colored) petty larceny, five
years and six months.
Moses Eli, a moke, larceny, two years
John Mitchell (coored), larceny, one year.
Charles Clark (colored), petty larceny, six
teen months.
Geo. Stevenson fcolored) receiving stolen
property, one year.
Vim. johnson (coloredD petty larceny, eight
months.
Frank Eastport, petty larceny, one year.
Pat Hannigan, petty larceny, six months.
Fred Bellows alias Belleau (coloredj petty
larceny, one year
John Burch, petty larceny, two years..
Henry Albertine, petty larceny, eight
months.
Michael Lee, alias Cronan, petty larceny.
eight months.
Henry Woods, alias Chas. johnson fcolored}
petty larceny, six months.
ST. Peter Joseph alias Joseph (colored) petty
larceny, eight months.
Sol Smith. petty larceny, two years.
Frank France. petty larceny, one year.
Geo. Coleman, petty larceny, eight months.
Sidney Jeffards, petty larceny, eight
months.
Chas. Williams, petty larceny, one year.