The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-02-28
The First District court,

The good people of this city were in hopes thai
the strange scenes recently enacted in the First
District Court, had been brought to close-thai
the curtain had finally dropped upon what would
have been the most exquisite farce ever played,
were it not for the serious consequences flowing
from 1t to the whole community; but it seems that
what has already taken place is but the prelude to
more important acts. Yesterday morning, the plain
tiff in the celebrated case of Jesse Mc4enry VS.
McLeane, ct al, entered the following rule against
the Sheriff:
JESSE MoHENRY Us. JAMES MCLEAN: G. Brown, AND
EEoRGr M stewart TT First District Court Of
plaintiff he aoys motion Of Jesse ed io
CoaI that on the 9Th Of November last he obtained by
above named defendants for the sum o. six hundred and
hy dollars that he caused legally to be seized certain
tanned order Of this Court. BY which Alfred Rousseau,
doIIa5s = ,Pd four doaboeas be Sheriff
H se Of a 5 Of the qds
G Sa ac; o. MS ge,a. eq dseteye Court
identical money nhiei eas in The Court as he nonsu Of the
detenaant S5erart to w four hundred and SIXTY fue
satisfaction ehe judgement confessed afcresGid and in
strict compliance of the letter of the order entered ND in
February and upon further suggesting to the Court hat
the sum aegeald is now in the hands Of the Sheriff and is
over to him because he adges that he did not receive The
same rom the Clerk of this Court satisfaction of TIE said
udgemen confessed and order entered up the 18th OF
February instant-Whereore plaintiff prays that the Sheriff
~ the pah OF Orleans show why he should not com
contempt Of the authority of this Court, the following
ministerial officer of this Court whose duty it is to
attend its sttings in that he give support to
the Court, and execute process orders judgements
the Of this so Gea the 0 sad
Sheriff was cognzant of the fact that the judgement con
essed as aforesaid was entered in plaintiff favor the
of hal of
vas made in his, plaintiff favor by which the Clerk was
directed to pay over 70 him the Aforesaid of money g.
to be paid aforesaid BY said CLERK to the plaintiff in this
case IN any oer than satisfaction of his plain.
IN s. Judgement without setting example Of insubo
to the Court lgant for the purpose of annnfng and
the effects Of judgement Of this Court That
Ct this Court in evadng its lawful order herenbefoe set
forth and have allowed said Clerk TO have made
said Sheriff s. That the Sheriff can in no case put himself
up as the abiter OF Legality of the orders of this Court
and that any order made in where this Court has
shields him from all damages for his ministerial off
Ger Wherefore the plaintiff prays that the Sheff Of the
ty Of this Court
The Judge expressed the hope that the Sheriff |
would pay over the money without the necessity of
further proceeding, and that his great popularity
would not induce him to take stand against the !
Court, etc. The Sheriff stated that he had good |
cause to show why the money should not be paid |
o the plaintiff, McIIenry, and that he would do so
his morning. At the opening of the Court, there
ore, new developments may be anticipated We |!
orbear all remark upon this subject, though it is
suggestive of many, until the issue is
made up, and some decision had thereon.