New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-16
COURT REPORTS.


Before CommissienenshanuOu The follow.
ing cases are reported
United States vs.. Philip A Work. This
was charge made by Henry Hammond, a
freedman, against PhiligA. Work, the clerk
OF the steamboat LottaRana, for an assault
AID battery with an intmt to kill
The facts as deyelopsd by the evidence
were that on the second day OF May instant
Hammond went to the stambGat LOttawana
with package of gOOdssnd some bills of
lading in his hands fq the purpose of
shipping the said goodA and OF having the
bills of lading signa by the clerk
Of the boat, who was the defendant in this
case; that when Hamndad came on board
OF the boat he went totne clerks office
and on presenting himsef to Work he was
accosted by Work with tlli salutation cake
OF your hat, sir.h Hahmond said Il DO
rot take of ny hSsss Il Il tishdiHg to my bu,i.
ness Work then sellh Hammond and
struck him three or iok blows with his
fists: pushed Hammond bward and down
the stairs OF the boat. tamnoud resisted,
when Work went baeltto tie Office, pro.
cured a revolver and rekrning threatened
to shoot Hammond or HoW his head of.
While hammond was Hitting OF the boat
Work struck and kicked Hammond.
Work, by some two h three witnesses,
endeavored to show tilt Hammond was
| insolent and disrespeott, and would not
leave the boat when dlaered TO do so BY
Work; that ne dlu not littempt to use his
pistol upon Hammond khat Hammond re.
| sisted when WORK was Fitting him of the
boat, and claimed th colored persons
transacting business viii him should pay
him due respect By dofIR their hats.
Hammond is an ed Hated and highly
respectable cOlored mdt and a norter Of
one OF the first mercantH firms of this city,
The Commissioner sdl the case TO the
United States District Clirt for trial.
United States VS.. Thofas Scanlon.-This
was charge against naulon, the third
mate of the ship ROche9 n, Tor an assault
and battery with an ttent to kill one
George G. Woelper, sd nan on board said
ship, upon the high seas
1t appeared in this q M that while the
ship was IN the british qAnnel on the night
OF the sixteenth OF tafuary last, while
Woelper was in the shit rigging obeying
some order relative td.i, Seanlou struck
Woelper three times Z nearly Knocked
him overheard, which f|astrop6e was pre-.
vented by Woelper hoA ag firmly to the
ropes; Scanlon at the "a te dime threatened
to stab Woelper and Sion knife into him;
the night when this ass it was committed
was dark and the wind w almost a gale.
The accused was ords q BY the Commits
sioner to give bonds $1,000 for his ap-
pearanoe and trial.
United States VS.. IhoHas Scanlon,-This
was another accusation against the third
mate Of the ship Roc ter for an assault
ana battery commtted BON the high seas
with a dangerous Weaan upon one Henry
IaIftig, another sealaansn said shin.
~ appeared IN inns cFe that the accused
struck the seaman Lult with a chain hook
some three times, inJurf Luitig severely.
This assault was conlINfted on the seven
teentn oi tepruary last hlle the ship was
in the British ehannelfen a voyage from
Liverpool to New 0Flea
The accused was orde@d BIZ the Commits
sioner to find bonds IN EnOO for his appear.
ance and trial.
United States rs. JIG. p, Hool, Jack
Thornton George Hick any and others.
This was case undr the civil rights
bill.
William b Phillips, aoyal citizen of the
United States, ana rdldent of the parish
of Rapides. charges the aboye-named
parties WIFE an assault " n intent to take his
LITE by coming TO his resi- nee on the twenty,
9Th Of April last with knns and other Gre
arms, and giving notice Ks him to leave the
parish on or before thh twenty-ninth O
April, or.they, the accused, would admin