New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-17
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rArveae NJ O. A. Weed
Yesterday morning, just before ten o'clock,
Charles A.. Weed, proprietor Of the Times
newspaper, and others who had been ar,
rested the previous evening, appeared before
United States Commissioners Urban, to an
swer charge msde By Thomas Stafford, for
an alleged violation Of the civil rights bill
h1ents OF the constitution Of the United
States. The parties were charged with as
sistiDg in carrying out the provisions Of the
slanghterhouse law, by Selling meat offered
for sale in market. which had not been
killed and inspected in the Crescent City
ughterhouse. ra "a -
On the advice Of J.. R. Beckwith, Esq,
William George, Thomas Isabelle and Cap.
tain Badger, each gave bond for $500. but
Mr.. @. A. Weed declined to do so, he pre-.
ferring 70 be brought before the United
States District Court on q writ of .habeas
corpus. 6a6 ds5Jg.sl z st4.is GT.
The Examinalioa Before uAge Darrell
About twelve O'Clock, Mr.. Weed, accom-.
panied .bv his counsel, G. Roselius and
William II. Hunt, appeared in court with q
petition for q writ of habeas corpus, as
follows: aH.t ~ 10 ~ az
Toths Honorable &. H. Dursll, Judge Of the Dis:
trict Court Of the United States tor the District
: The petition Of c. A.. Weed respectfully
shows and states that he IL held in custody
under awafrant issued by D. Urbrn, United
States Commissioner, for y pretended VIOLA
ton Of an act known as the civil rights bill.
Thathe is held in custody illegally and. with.
out any warrant In law whatever, and that
from the adidavit itself upon which he has
been Arrested, IT appears that petitioner has
done no aet In violation OF said law.
: wherefore, he prays that writ Of habeas
- a.. S. ~ han nvah ln
directed t0S. B. Packard. ESQ.,, Marehal OF
the United Etates for this District or to any
of his deputies, commanding him to pro
duce forthwith, the body Of your petitioner
before your honor, and that your petitioner
may be discharged from custody, and other.
wise right and justice administered in the
premises. G. A. WEED.
&. a. Weed, the above named petitioner,
being duly sworn, deposes and says that
the allegations in the foregoing pss WESn are
q Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
- CHARLES CLAIBORNE,
.a.l {. United States Commissioner.
(, Mr.. Weed. being in court the Marshal
made his return accordingly, and the
examination proceeded.
Mr. Roselius, on the part of Mr.. Weed,
opened the case, stating the substance Of the
affidavit of T. Stafford under which the arrest
was made. He stated that the offense charged
CONSISTED in the fact that the defendant
had attempted to prosecute his rights under
Slaughterhouse act. It seemed to him that
no argument was necessal , to show that Mr.
Weed was not acting in CONFIRMATION OF the
civil rights bill ID asserting his rights under
the Eisuphterhouee law. Especially was
this apparent from the fact that the Circuit
Court of the United States for the District
Of Louisiana had lately held that he had the
right to ASSERT the privileges granted by
~ He tken proceeded to read the affidavit
in full, made by Stafford.
Mr.. Roselius said that The acts complained
of were done, as stated before. IN pursu-
apee Of an act of the Legislature, and that
the act was done by the police inpursuance
Of an injunction from the Eighth Distrlc'
Court, - -, -,.s,. .-.,,-a,asxa.s
ference complained of, and on which the
defendant was arrested, consisted III enforc-
ing the injunction issued oy the Egaan
District Court, the recordof which SUIT wae
in evidence; that said suit was brought Dy
the Slaughterhouse Company, OF which the
petitioner. C. A. Weed, is member and q
director: and that petitioner signed the IN
junction bond in said suit; that said suit If
bending. and the Injunction is still pending
and in full force; that petitioner nae
no further agency in the matter. and thai
he was assisting in enforcing the inJunc-
ton ny the Metropolitan Police as set fortf
in the affidavit, but had no further agenc!
therein.
the manner of stating the facts, ana MI
Hunt then said it would be necessary to g
on with the testimony. tt1t
Judge Durell: Then the testimony INNS
| be taken before the United States Commls
sioner. and it would be necessary to adjourn
| the case until to morrow morniag.
BY agreement of counsel the case wa
postponed until this morning at ten o'cleck
and upon the suggestion OF william "a
Hunt, Esq.. MIR. Weed was discharged o.
his personal recognizance until the tim
fixed for the examination. G.- f