The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-07
w. MICAWBER.
Warmoth- Wicklife Imbroglio.
THE WHOLE MATTER IN A sNARL--JUDGEs AMI
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE BREAKING LAM
cEs-THE AUDITORS OFFICE UNDER
LOCK AND KEY.

The Warmoth- w ickliffe imhroglio il
getting decidedly mixed up in the courts
and developes new and startling features
so rapidly that it is with great difficulty
one can comprehend or keep the run Of
the affair.
We published in our edition of Sunday
morning the announcement that an ipjunc.
ton had been issued by Judge Collens, oil
Seventh District Court, restraining Delas.
size, Southworth and Cain from interior
} ing with WicRAfe, and forbidding Delas-
size, the appointee of the Governor, from
performing the duties of Auditor.
Yesterday morning, upon a petition pre-
scented by Delassize through his counsel,
Wicklife was enjoined by Judge beaumont
of the Fifth District Court, from interfer-
ing with Delassize, and from exercising the
functions of his office, and Delassize au-
thorized to act as Auditor, notwithstand-
ing injunction issued by the Judge of the
Seventh District Court This breaking
OF lances by the two judges of the Dis
tIict Courts was the theme of converse
ton upon the streets, until new phase
was given to- the imbroglio by the reap
pearance of Wickliffe in the character of
criminal prosecutor-the field Of action
having been transferred to the precincts OF
the First Justices Court Judge Saddler,
Julia street.
Here about noon Wickliffe appeared
with his counsel, Col. A. P. Field, and
made an affidavit charging Mesrr. South
worth Delassize, Cain, McDuff and Spe-
cial Officers Boullosa aud Dumas, with rob-
berry, thus instituting a criminal prosecu-
ton against them. Justice Saddler there
fore issued warrants against the parties
named, which were served Mt once upon all
Of them, by Deputy Constable Dean, ex-
cept one Of the special officers, who could
not be found. The Deputy Constable
locked up the Auditors Office after the
arrests of Delassize, and carried the KEYS
to the Justices court, where they still re-
main.
The parties named in the affidavit men.
toned above all appeared before Justice
Saddler and gave bond to apper when call.
ed upon for trial. In the meantime, the
action taken by the Justice of the Peace
having come to the ears of Judge Leau-
mont, OF the Fifth District Court. he at
once issued an order for the arrest of Mr..
Sadd!er, the constable and deputy consta.
BILE OF the Court, and Wickliffe, for con-
tempt Of Court in disregarding the orders
OF that Court, as embodied in the injunc-
ton.
The warrants of the court were served
upon Justice Saddler and his constables
about 4 o'clock, and they were at once
taken down to the Cor1t- House build.
ing.
Shortly after their arrest; Wicklife
went up to the Justices Court to see the
Justice, and he was there arrested and
taken also to the Fifth District court
room.
Judge beaumont, who had gone home
to dinner, returned about o'clock, and
released the accused, upon their parole, to
appear before him this morning to answer
to the charge of contempt. ~
And so the matter stands at the present
writing. What new developments to-day
may being forth no one can venture to
predict.-1N. O. Picayune.
THE FIRST RouND.lThe first round
between General Grant and the politicians
in Congress has been fought. We were
disposed to champion the General, but we
must confess that the result of the first
blows is decidedly damaging to him. We
may say, indeed, that he retires to his
So'uS. AAOHA SuO CcuIcT VI Lue TlOQ, In / ,
which he so lately ashied his castor" with
such gallantry, with his eyes BACKED and {
with wind broken.
He proposed to get along without the !.
especially with those who are
n Congress belonging to his party. He
lid not consult with them in his Cabinet {
selections, and his appointments fell like a
hunderbolt upon them. But the politi.
'ians, as soon as they had recovered from
heir surprise, rallied. They set their q
Wits to work, and rendered the formation t
It the Cabinet. as General Grant desired it
For short time the General ;.
ppeared disposed to give them a great
'attle. We were in hopes that he would s
hight it out upon that line if it took all
ummer." Relying upon his reputed
ugnacitty, we confidently expected it. il
But the blows which have been given t
i'm on the first round appear to have dis /;
oncerted him, and the man whose watch
'ord was 'no surrender" vas compelled to
urrender his dearest friend, Stewart, and Q
erhaps others of his Cabinet to the VEN q
eance OF the politicians ~ Cincinnati !,
inquirer.
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