New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-15
THE COURT.
Sixth District ('Ourf,

+. l.. Jewell vs.. J. NJ Wells and Dcn.
Cronan-ln this case the petitioner, r. l..
Jewell. says that j. Madison Wells and
Denis tronan. both of whom reside III the
parish ri Orleans, are justly and truly in
debtcd unto your petitioner in the sum ot
five hundred dollBrs the former as principal
and the latter as security for this. 10 wit:
That on or about the second day of January,
1853 the said j. Madison Wells filed his
petition in your honorable court praying for
writ of seuuestration gain-t tho property
OF your petitioner, whbh said writ was
accordingly granted on his furnishing bond
with security in the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars, TO secure your petitioner against all
damages in case ii should afterward appear
that the writ was wrongfully obtained;
that such bond was furnished with the de-
PENDANT Denis Cronan as security.
Petitioner alleges that the writ was
wrong fully and Illegally obtained, and that
this had been so decided by this honorable
court on rule to set ii aside, Of date Jan
nary Il. 1870
He shows that III the execution thereof
said Wells caused the New Orleans Com
me,riai Bulletin, together with all the lN-
lures types, etc. thercunto belonging, MANI
the property of your petitioner, 70 he
seized by the Sheriff of the parish OF Or
leans 1t a late hour on the Saturday follow
ing said second Of January, 1863. and IN
thereof on the Sunday and Monday morn
ing5 following: that he acted herein mali
ciously, and for the purpose of intlicting on
your petitioner az much trOnb!c and dan
age a. he possibly could. He AYERS that.
by said action on the part of the said Wells.
he did suffer damages in various ways. hunt
ing up at such an unreasonable hour 4 pe,-
son to sign his bond of release, finding the
Judge to grant an order, the Sheriff - take
at m 10
aside and in divers other ways-in the sum-
Of five hundred dollars.
Can't Pay His Taxes.
The following petition has been addressed
to the Clerk of the Third District Court III
answer to demand for a tax on a State
license:
"NEw ORLEANS, November 9, 1870
Il was notified last Friday or Saturday 10
appear in the Third District Court, or de-
liver answer within ten days in regard to
the nOn-payment of my State license for
1870, as barber or my property would be
seized and shop closed. [ AIN making
scarcely enough to eat and pay my rent,
and often fail short in both. being fire.
quently compelled TO live in the market on
twenty cents per day, in this way trying 10
meet my rents. l have not made enough
clear money i'll three months to buy me even
a pair of shoes. Ii | had the money. would
willingly pay my license. shall pay ii as
soon as possible if | am let alone |
do not own any property at all,
except a few razors and brushes
that l work with. The furniturc
and everything else in the shop belong to
to Mr.. ---. / rent the use of them
by month or week. as l may wish. All the
articles belong to Mr.. ----. and he
pays taxes on them. If Won close Inc up
shall not be able to pay my license. II YOU
let me alone | will try and pay soon ~ |
can. hoping in few weeks that times will
get better.
am sorry can't pay you, bu; it i. just
as tell you. Yours respectfully,
J. r. MARABLE,
No. 60 North street.
st. Mary's Market. New Orleans.
To the Clerk of the Third District Court.
Seventh District Court.
George Jacobshyer vs. City of N"w Or
| eans.-Thls is a suit for the ownership and
possession of a lot of ground in the Sixth
District, which has been sold for taxes.
Plaintiff sues for the right of redemption.
Eighth District Court.
NJ. Duncan VS.. Mary Duncan-ln th. 60 Sc
plaintiff alleges that he il the owner et
certain lot of ground and the dwelling house
thereon, in this city, which i tenanted hy
John Blois He alleges that the defendant
has collected one months rent OF the house.
claiming 10 DC inc owner thereof; that she
is not the owner, and asks that she be en-
oined from prosecuting suit for the rent
of the property which she ha- brought III the
Second Justices Court, and enioiued from
instituting any other suit against the said
John Blois for the same cause Of action OF
any other thing connected with tn" SAID
property.
The Contested Election.
Thomas L. Maxwell. Candidate for tle
office of Sheriff of the Civil Courts for the
parish OF Orleans, and Captain Tobin, who
was a candidate for the post of Sheriff of
the Criminal Court, have both filed pet
tons in the Eighth District Court, asking
iniunctions against Governor Warmotii and
the commissioners of election, restraining
them from making election returns. judge
Dibblc issued q rule niSi rcturrahle on We'd
nesday.