New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-13
THE COURTS.
Eighth District C0urt.-The st. James
Chapel Case.

| Eighth District Court--The st. James
Chapel Case.
This case, which has occupied the atten-
| tiOn Of Judge Dibble at various times, was
set for trial again yesterday.
There was the usual large attendance of
the cOlOred members of the church as wit
nesses and spectators. The matter shows
no evidence Of coming to a close at present.
Eighth District Court.
Henry Bidwell vs.. Charles Cavaroc and
Bank Of New Orleans.-In this case pc
titioner AYERS that he is in possession, as
owner, OF a certain lot of ground, situated
in the square bounded BY St. Charles, Girod,
Carondelet and Lafayette streets, measuring
thirty -one feet - inches on st. Charles
street, by depth of one hundred and sew
enty feet six inches, between parallel lines.
Petitioner shows that he purchased the
property from James A. Sylvester on the
third of October, 1869.
He alleges that he has been disturbed in
his possession by the Bank of New Orleans,
which lays claim to the property and at
tempts to take possession Of it by virtue of
pretended sale made to said bank, for the
sum of $4,000, by Charles Cavaroc, who
represents himself as acting in the capacity
Of administrator Of the succession of Chris
tOval TOledanO, and who had the property
inventoried and sold as the property Of said
stract OF the claim of title Of the property
from the year 1904 to the year 1859, when
Mrs. Mathilde B. Delery became the pur-
chaser thereof, and now alleges that Chris
tOval TOledanO never had legal nor actual
possession Of the property, nor has he ever
been the real and actual owner thereof.
Petitioner alleges that the said Charles
CavarOc is proceeding to wind up the sue
cessiOn of Christoval TOleianO, and that
this property, which belongs to petitioner,
| and is in his possession, figures upon the
| tableaux OF said succession as property be
| longing thereto. and that the same is about
| being homOlOgated and the funds about
being distributed among the creditors. Pc
| titioner says that the Bank of New Orleans
| is about to proceed to take possession of
| the property as having purchased it from
| the succession.
| He AYERS that the said acts of Cavaroc
and the bank are illegal, and have dam
| aged him in the sum of $1,000, and that he
| is entitled by law to an injunction. He asks
that the defendants be enjOined not to in
| terfere with him in the possession of his
property, and especially from taking further
| legal proceedings relative to property in
the succession of Christoval Toledano, un-
| til the further order of this court. He also
asks that defendants be condemned to pay
him 5000 damages and $500 attorneys fees,
| and costs OF court. Judge Dibble issued
the injunction, fixing the bond at $1,000.
The Havana Lottery Cases.
| In these cases Charles T. Howard, as
| agent of the Louisiana State Lottery, asks
| that certain persons be enjOined from sell
ing Havana Lottery tickets in contraven-
| ton of the exclusive right Of the Louisiana
State Lottery Company to sell lottery
tickets in this State. George L. Bright,
Esq, made an argument in opposition to
the claims Of the company.
United States C0mmissi0ner's C0urt--The
Havana Lottery Dealers.
Yesterday j. T. d. Lefevre and A.
RichOux were arrested and brought before
United States Commissioner Grant, Oh
charges preferred by the officers of the
United States internal revenue service,
setting forth the allegation that the ac-
cused had sold Havana lottery tickets in
this city without paying the special tax
prescribed by law. Thursday morning is
fixed for the examination Of the cases.
Meanwhile, the parties were placed under
appearance bonds of $500 each. The United
States District Attorney appeared for the
government.