New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-27
THE C0UKTs.
yu,t.d States Circuit Court

JGuge w OOuS, lht newly dpJ''AbtCN J4h5c
of the Circuit Court for the Fifth District
and State Of Louisiana. yesterday took his
seat on the bench in this city, with Judge
Darrell. The appeal docket being called and
cases fixed for trial, the cour- adjourned.
Habeas Corpus Case.
D. II. C. Hughes, E,q., attorney At law,
yesterday made Application 10 Judge Cooley,
of the Sixth District Court, for s. writ OF
habeas corpus, in behalf OF Gustave Locourt,
who WAS imprisoned by order Of Recorder
Weber Of the Fourth District.
Il appears, By the affidavit made By Mr..
Hughes, that the prisoner had given bond,
with approved security, in The sum Of $1,000,
had been released accordingly, and subse-
ouently rearrested by order OF Recorder
Weber. The commitment states that the
prisoner is charged with persistent and con-
tinuous and aggravated disturbance Of the
Deace.n the fact being that there is "a lady
in the case.'' Judge Cooley held that the
commitment was Informal, and therefore
ordered that the prisoner be discharged.
Eighth District Cours.
State ex. rel. John Lockwood VS.. Ship
Island Canal Com pany.-ln this Case, Oh
motion of c. koselius aud j. D. Hill, Of
C unset Tor respondents, it was ordered
that George E. Brott, president of the COM
pany, produce in court on the twenty-sixth
instant, the books and papers showing the
OrGADlZa ION ana WCIkiHE Oh me COLIDhDy
H. S. MCComb VS.. Jackson Railroad Com.
panv. In this case, No. 20 of the docket of
this court, Major New yesterday morning
made q motion to dismiss. This is the case
in which the plaintiff asked for q mauda.
mus directing the President Of the Jackson
Railroad to transfer on the books OF the
company the eighty thousand shares of
Sock lately owned by the city and pur.
chased by McComb.
Eighth District Court.
G. E. Sheridan vs.. James Graham, Audi
! torn this case Judge DIOble recuSed
| himself aud appointed E. @. Billings, Esq.,
| Judge al hoe, to preside in his place.
| Piaiutiff asks a mandamus compelling the
| Auditor to issue & warrant for the payment
| OF II salary. and being asked whether he
| held any office Of trust or profit under the
, State during the month of April, 1870, an
| swered, Yes sir, | have been Adjutant
General OF the STATE for some time, and
which office | consider ore of considerable
| '.trust. -" for have trusted the State for my
! salary for some tlme.n This reply threw the
reporter off his balance, and we have hence
| been unable to learn what decision wa;
made in the case.
| In the case of J. P. Casey and others
against the State Auditor, to compel hun to
| issue TO them certain warrants, the State.
through its Attorney General, filed petl-
| ton OF intervention, claiming that the reia
| tors III this suit are no longer the Assessors
| for the parish of Orleans, the Governor hav
ing appointed John ". Swords, Henry Held
enhain Henry L. Rey and Joseph Mansion
| and who have been duly qualified, and are
now in the exercise of the duties OF sale
| Board, respondent AYERS that if the demands
| of REALTORS be due at al, (Which he denies,
it can only be due, and paid TO the Board
Assessors in Office as an advance upon run
ming and contingent work, and that as th'
REALTORS herein are no longer the Board o
| Assessors for the city Of New Orleans. thu
most they can claim would be settlemen
of such sum as may remain unpaid to then
upon final settlement with the State. Re
spondent, however, specially denies tina
anything is due the REALTORS in any manner
whatever. He therefore prays that TIT
maldamus be refused.
| Legal Holiday
AL the District sCourts and the Unitet
States Courts, stand adjourned to-day, t
enable the judges, clerks, sherl1o ana law
yors, 10 attend the fair grounds.
Admitted to the Bar.
JOAN D. Freeman, Esq, late attorney gen
eral for the State of Mississippi, has beel
licensed to practice law, by the Suprem
Court Of Louisiana, and has taken an ofilc
in this city. General Freeman 1s racy All
fluent speaker.
Sixth District Court-ChBrge of EStcr
Anna u. Jennings vs.. j. L. Montieu.-lI
this case claimant AYERS that she is tn
widow aud Administrative of Needler X
Jennings. and that Joseph l.. Montleu
lately Treasurer of the City of Jefferson, !
indebted TO her in the sum of S2l3 IL TO
this: That on the first Of December, lo6e
she applied, through her agent, to said Mon
tieu to-pay certain taxes due to the City 9
jefferson, on property owned By Needler 4
Jennings.
That said Monteu refused to sign and dc
liver the tax bills unless petitioner Woul
pay additional, illegal and extortionate fees
, costs aud charges to the amount OF S203 81
} Petitioner alleges that the property take
) had been advantageously sold, the purchas
ers were demanding their titles, aud the ex
; hibition of the tax receipts, and petltlone
Was compelled to yield and to pay, unde
protest. the amount so Illegally demanded
} Petitioner asks Judgment for the amour
alleged TO have been SO illegally paid ).
Forman, plaintiffs attorney.