New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-23
NEW ORLEANS FRIDAY DECEMBER 23 1870
amputated above the knee. Plaintiff claims

amputated above the knee. Plaintiff claims
$50, 900 damages.
Suit was originally instituted against the
City Of Jefferson, prior to its annexation to
the city of New Orleans. After the act of
annexation, plaintiff filed q supplemental
petition, claiming that the city Of New Or.
leans, by the act of annexation, became re-
sponsible for the obligations of the late City
Of Jefferson.
Defendants, by the Assistant City At
torney, filed certain exceptions, which
amount to o general denial.
Witnesses we're examined and the ease
went over.
Fifth District Court-The Donaldson
willie Murders.
The State vs.. Parish of st. Charles.-In
answer to the petition of J: C. .lOlivier, Celes-
tin Olivier and David Fisher, accused of
the murder OF Judge Lawes, asking for a
writ of habeas corpus, on the ground that
they have been illegally arrested by Henry
OMaher, purporting to be the deputy
sheriff of Ascension, Judge LeaumOnt
ordered the writ to issue as prayed. To
this writ the Sheriff now makes return that
he was unable, after diligent search, to find
Henry O'Maher, and that he had left the
parish.
The meaning of this return of the Sheriff
is that at the time the writ was sued out the
deputy sheriff of Ascension got wind of the
habeas corpus, while he was on his way to
the Henry Tete, to proceed with his prison
ers up the river. As he had no wish to be
detained here he continued to elude the
search that was made for him, and doubt
less by that time had reached his destina-
ton.
Tac Interpreter OF Dreams in CexPt.
Among the causes ceLebrcs which are now
dragging their weary length along before
Judge Theard, is that of a suit for divorce
brought by Nine. Black, the Indian Astrol-
ogist, the interpreter of dreams, the aston
isher of thousands, and the revealer of the
hidden mysteries Of the past, present and
future.
Lockwood, and denies that claimant has
ever acted as a good husband by giving her
maintenance or support. The defendant
admits having neglected to do such duty {;
in fact, denies having ever been married at
all says that there must have been some
mistake-that he was married to some one
else. and consequently the trannuilizer of
husbands and wives and the rccOnciler Of
separated lovers is compelled to resort to
the prosaic method Of suit to establish the
justice of her cause.
Both the party claimed as husband and
the descendant of Pocahontas were pres
ent on Tuesday in the Fourth District
Court, though the case 04 the seventh
daughter OF the seventh daughter of the
seventh son, born under the planet Jupiter
was no further advanced than the taking
down OF heavy mass of evidence.
The State of Louisiana Sues George w.
Carter, Inspector OF Stock.
In the Seventh District Court, Judge
COllens. suit has been instituted by James
Graham, Auditor of the State of Louisiana,
VS.. George w. Carter, who holds the ap-
pointment OF Inspector of Stock under the
provisions of the act of the Legislature, No.
1lS passed in 1869, for the sum of $2600
Mr.. Graham alleges, in his petition, that in
accordance with the provisions of the act
the inspector should pay over to the State
quarterly One-half Of the amounts received
by him for inspecting cattle, at the rate of
ten cents per head.
That from the first of June, 1869, to the
thirtieth of September, 1870, Carter in
spected $1,000 head of cattle, for which he
received the amount Of $500, and that he
has not only failed to pay over the half Of
said amount to the State, but he has also
failed to make any quarterly reports. as re-
quired by law.
That although required by law to give
bond, the Secretary of State has informed
Mr.. Graham that Mr.. Carter has never given
any bond at all.
AnllcaDle demand 1Or the payment Oh the
said $1,000 not having been acceded to by
MIR. Carter, Mr.. Graham brings the suit in
question.
Injunction gainst the Metropolitan Police.
Judge Dibble, of the Eighth District
Court, having been asked to grant an in
junction to restrain the Metropolitan Police
from interfering with certain milkmen, pc
titioners before him, issued an order calling
upon the board to show cause this morn
ing why the injunction should not is
sue as prayed for. In the meantime he has
granted restraining order to protect the
milk vendors until the rule for injunctiO is
passed upon.
Suit for False imprisonment, Slander and
Malicious Prosecution.
James Gardiner has entered suit in the
Fifth District Court against s. Desutta, in
which he claims damages in the amount OF
$4,000 for alleged false arrest and impris-
onment, slander and malicious prosecution
on the part of defendant.
Suit Agninst the City.
John Petrie has entered suit in the Fifth
District Court, Judge LeauRont, against
the city of New Orleans, for the recovery
of 1888, amount of one months salary due
Coroner Roche, of the First and Fourth
Districts, which claim was first sold to John
Brette, and subsequently transferred to pc
titiOncr.