New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-14
The Courts,
TIE LOST FOUND.

TIE LIST FOUND
Our readers are aware that on the 5th of No.
vGmber last the otftre Of the New Orleans Savings
Institution was entered and robbed of nearly
$4,000 in United States treasury, national bank and
city notes. An advertisement has also appeared
ia the city papers, signed by DR.. A. T.. Howe, an
nounCiDg that his wifa had found large amount
oG money, whchsshe was ready to return to the
owner on proper proofot property being adduced.
The New Orleans Savings Institution has institu-
ted stit ~ the Fourth District Court, asking for an
order Of seqpestration against 3hs money. The
order was granted but DR.. and Mrs. Howe refused
to obey it, A rule was therefore taken upon them
on Monday, 7eturnable yesterday, to show cause
why they should not obey the order of the courts
or be punished fog contempt.
Yesterday DR.. Howe appeared in court, accom-
panied by Lis ooansel, Mr. Sheldon, who read thss
answers of Dr. and Mrs. Howe, who. both State
that they have not and never had the money los3
by the Savings Bank and therefore meant no con =
tempt to the court. He admitted that, as tlsd r.
advertisement showed Mrs Howe, had fo1nh q
large sum of money, but it was impossible. ! or
them TO produce the identical money claimed BY
the banh,- Messrs. f.. A. Bradford and Thpm las
Alien Clarke, for plaintiffs maintained than the
amount which the defendants had found sh0 ufd
be seauesteRed subject to the decision OF the
court.
Judge Theard said plaintiffs claim ms ,ney
which, they alege, Yves stolen from ttsm, and
/ is now in possession, Of the detendants;; any
other parties have any right to 1t let them inter.
| venet meanwhile there isno reasonWhy tbs, money
should not be placed IN the hands of the sheriff
until the court decides to whom it belangI The
|
bond, and the money will be. kept in baaS bV the
| shari8,H He therefore ordered that the rule be
coatinned until II &c oek this morning, and that
| by that Tins the dc ,dGnts hand over TO the
sheriff the money which thay have teaIld, or, be
| iRlpfisOne & fOr contempt.
FIRST DISTRICT COURT.
The following cases came up in this eoua4 yes
terday, Judge Abel presiding:
Edmoad DAILY, boy about sixteen yearssef age,
was br9nght to the bar to be trisd for tho larceny
of ten dollars, from one William Wilson, in July
last. The sheriff reported that Wilson coRl noe
be found, and the district attorney entered noHa
proS54HG} Whereupon the prisoner who h3 heea-
i'll jail four months, was discharged, with az
mo9ition from the judge to avoid doing nythihg
y hereafter that would bring him before tb corLts
e as a culpTt, advice which he promised 0 heed.
Marcas Parker, negro, was put. ca mis- trlsl for
II stealing eight hundred pickets yal1 I'd ct eighty
d dollars, and the properly of G. B. ~ odwelh. phe
e jury being unable to agree were discharged, and
Y the prisoner remandedfor anotho trial
D. &ulle pFOSeqlli Was entered II the cases OF Jos.
As Rudman, negro, informed agF INST for stealing
pair OF boots worth eighteen dollars, from John
=, Thompson; and Dennis Gor .ng negro, informed
Of against for the larceny Of property valued at ten
dollars from Mary Ann 81 lilivan.
I'd James Murphy, tleaIo the larceny OF pothFt, o
book containing one hnr dred dollars, from lsaoea
"' Duncan, was acquitted
r. William Johnson, negro, was tried and found
= guilty Of stealing .hrty. dollars from II.
7e Wenger.
l0 Henrietta jack .on coored was convicted Of the
le larceny OF qua nifty of wearing appaTel, te Pr
n perty Of Marie rrepagnier, co0red but with re-
Oh commendab0 Il to the mercy Of the court, py tne
10 jury. ~. ,..aon,, oe
A Derb E, informed against for the lar larceny o.
m about D 5e hundred dollars worth OF NY So So0aS
of from store of D. Il. Holmes, on oaI@t y
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