New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-20

by Judge more accustomed to the wager of battie'
the matter excited considerable interest Those who had
hitherto him eased in of proof in times
parade Drawing the dangers of storm and sunshine felt
natural desire to how wrappngs of ermine would sit
upon him-how he would balance the scales Of justice
who had been Issued to ceave with the battle axe-how
be would parry the hrusts the fierce points the right
and left cuts and twirl the redr-mOulees to ward of
attacks in the rear, from doughty knights Of the long
robe, - and so forth and
The opposing forces marshalled under the gener
ashp of several distinguished warriors of the legal corps
and the siege continued with undated fury through
days Thsattacking squadrons sprung several legal
mines under the statutory fortress wherein the Judge had
enrenched himself but they all azzed out without doing
much damage Hot volleys too of wit and
poured into his entertainments, but the paper pellets
mostly rcoeheei fell short of ponis blanc. Some one
suggested the proprety of putting the matter to test Of
the lar but retreaed from this position the sug
geson that this code did govern in GIRL Courts
Finally the battle brought to close by third div
sion of subsheritfs and Deputy Clerks who made
mendous elarge-of eosts-invoving both parties in
commonruin
The following is the award of the tribunal as furnished
from the records,
srArr OF LouIssNAFhh District Count Of Netr Orleans
hereby certify that on the 18th day of June 1853,
Judgment entered in this court in the suit of Eliza
beth Piper the Keeper OF the House of Refuge upon
the application for haJsds in the words and figures
following. to-wit
The petitioner Elizabeth Piper, natural tutrix has
sued out this writ in order to obtain the release of her
daughter Catherine Taylor aged fourteen years from the
House Of Refuge wherein she has been committed by the
Recorder of the First District Of this city juvenile
yagrant.
It i. in proof that Elizabeth Piper the petitioners mo-
Their is notorious bad woman. keeping dsorderly bro
hel st John street. There is question that upon
an application to proper tribunal and in due course
law this Elizabeth Piper, might be deprived Of
her natural guardianship her daughter by virtue
article 325 Of the code which declares that persons of
had ha 81
ship
but the attention OF this court must be confined the
points at issue in this which may be found within tho
legitimate sphere of this high constitutional remedy.
The girl Catherine Taylor arrested and brought to
tie guard house on the 9th of june at midnight in
papy with her sister Nancy Taylor ewd and aban doned
woman, living with her in the house with their
mother There much disorder prevailing in the house
aud policeman McGnn testified to the scandaous prac-
tees which had been carried in that house for several
months by the inmates.
There is no doubt in the mind of the court that the law
and evidence Of the fully justify the Recorder
sentence and the commitment by him issued against
Catherine Taylor
conduct the part Of the girl Catherine Hawn
teshes that her you2g spirit has successfully resist
have besieged her within that den Of vice and ntamy
which she inhabited along with her mother
The prisoner, although innocent Of any offence perpe
trated by her individual self is fortunately for her
future happiness placed within the purv.w Of the
sautary provisions of the law approved LIST june 1906
l aud 2 which condemn u vagrant any person
found sleeping in suspicious or disordrry
place.
She may therefore be lawfully condemned as Mt
innocent it may perhaps be said but still juvenile
grant.
The Recorder by virtue of this law has been enabled
to throw this unfortunate girl the broad
charity intended by the humane provisions Of the act of
1873 vestng the Municipalities of New Orleans with
power to place juvenile Migrants in the House of Refuge
where under the patronage Of hghninded and viruous
ladies-uuder the direction Of Commissioners presided
over by worthy citizen, james saul-the juvenile
Migrants instructed in such branches OF usefu
knowledge be suited to their and
The humane and cviizng tendencies Of the age have
created this institution, which doubt will wrest from
life of degradation and infamy and restore to practices
of honest and Industrious existence myrads Of young
and unfortunate creatures, placed in a situation anal
ogous to that Of Catherine Taylor It indeed straDg,
that court Of justice would. for the sake Of
naneing techniralitins' disregard the position
letter and spirit Of most benefcent ard humane egs
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Il is therefore aduigel aud dccrepd that the petition
in this be dismissed with and that the said Ca
herire Taylor be decreCd remain in the House Of Refuge
until the period hXoI W the act of S4S and that th
President OF the said House Refuge be specially in
ructed ard authorized under the direction Of the Re
corler Of the First District to place the said Catherine
Taylor into the hands Gi Of her respectable and
p5pte relations Of Tennessee VINO may claim the saiC
minor and furnish bond and security that she will b
properly educated and maintained and who shall fur
nil. also to the Recorder proper vouchers Of hts respect
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Ia testimony whereof have hercunto set my hand an
affixed the seal Of the said court the city New
leans this eighteenth day Of June, in the year Of
Lord thousand eight hundred and ftythTee and il
the seynnty-seyenth year Of the Independence Of tn
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srrHES BARoS. Deputy Clerk