The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-04

Kew Fsaturss-writ Of Prohibition, Rtc.

The following new features In the imbfoglio fela-
tive to the possession of the auditors Office were,
by an unlucky mishap, left out Of yesterdays
CRsecEST. but 40 they present interesting details
We give them thi: morning to our reader r,;, ~
wicklife visited the auditors Office, ct the corner
of Royal and Cont streets. Al be arrived on the
second floor he was met by three police Officers,
and the following conversation ensued:
Mr.. Manifestations leone to make 10 q
peaceable way demand Of my ONCE"
Of6oer-"Ihe governors order ID 10 obey the or.
ders of Mr.. Delsssize.n
One Of the officers then walked into the audi
tors Office and aeked Mr.. Delassize il Mr.. Wick.
answered In the affirmative, and the officer
returned with the message to Mr.. Wicklif1e. An
other Of the officers remarked that according to
the governors order Mr.. wickliie ought not to be
allowed to come mp stairs. Mr.. wickliffe, how.
ever. walked In and formally demanded possession
Of the Office Of Mr.. Delsssixe.
Mr.. Delassize-"I have received the keys from
the sheriff and cannot give up the ofice to MI:
Wfckliffe. Will you obey tho order OF the court I"
At this juncture Mr.. Jas. Graham, notary public,
was in an adjoining room. in his official CO.
pscify taking an inventory, etc., Of the effects OF
the Office.
Mr.. Wichlae then read the injunction issued by
Judge CoIlens. of the Seventh District Court, en-:
joining Deassixe from exercising the functions OF
auditor.
Mr.. Delsssize-" Mr.. wicklins, your office Is
on the other side."
Mr.. Wickliffe-"T This Il my office.n
Police Oficer-"I don't like TO lose my daily
bread. was put here TO let nobody in:"
Mr.. :Dela:sizeI(To police ohicer)-" You are
Mr.. Wcklife-" Here's the order Of court,
Mr.. Delsssize-" Show me the order Of the
sheriff and will give you your office."
N. wickIifie-" Then you won't leave until the
sheriff orders you outW
Mr.. Delassize-" NoW
An old, bald headed gentleman, very much ex.
cited, stepped forward and was about ventilating
his feelings. Mr.. Wickli1e addressing him. said !:
" You mind your business 10 and. ''The police
are here under instructions from the governor, are
they not?"
Mr.. Delassize-" No, STRIP
Police Oficer-"O, yes. Mr.. Delassise. By or.
der Of the governor he put me here yesterday
and also the day before"
Mr.. wickli1e-" You are In command here"
Officer" No, siri"
Mr.. 6outhworth appeared.
Mr.. Delassize--"Mr. Wicklife, leave the office
and leave the keys OF the Office with Judge Lean
mont, but cannot leave the of1oe in our pos
session."
Mr.. southworth to Mr.. Delsssizs-"whss are
you talking sboutw
Mr.. wickliGe then repsired TO the sherifs oface,
where the following took place:
Mr.. Wieklife-"I have just come from the ONCE
OF Mr.. Delassize and here 10 the order or the
Seventh District Court. have read 1t to him and
he says that he will not give mp the office unless
he receives an order from you"
The sheriff remarked that he could not serve
the order. But If he got an order directed to him
by the court, he, the sheriff, would execute II.
Mr.. Wickre then went to the residence Of
Judge Collens and informed him Of how matters
stood, but the judge said that he must wait until
this morning for further action.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Wckliffs, through his
counsel, Senmes q Mott, appeared in court, and
fling an affidavit applying to the circumstances,
moved that L. J. Delassize show cause on
the 9Th instant why be should not be
punished for contempt In violating the
order Of the Seventh District Court. and why
the sheriff of the parish Of Orleans shall not put
the plaintiff. Wicklne, In possession Of the books,
papers and muniments OF the auditor Of public
accounts.
This " as Immediately followed by q motion of
W. b. Hunt, Esq. on the part Of Mr.. Delassize,
upon which ii was also ordered that Wickliffe,
plaintiff, In Injunction, show cause on the 6th at
10 O'Clock, why the injunction Issued should not
be set aside.
During the day, on motion of Messrs. semmes
and Mott counsel for Mr.. Wickliffe, the Supreme
Court ordered thar writ Of prohibition issue
restraining and prohibiting Judge beaumont, Of
the Fifth District Court, from proceeding any
further in the matter.