New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-16
THE COURTS.
United States Circuit COurt-HOn. w. b.
Woods, Presiding.

| George Holman vs.. MallnSel w hlte anG
others.-Thc court was occupied through
| out yesterday with this case, which has
| already consumed two days sitting. The
court adjourned without it's having been
submitted to the jury.
| Judge Woods delivered several oral de
cisiOns. the nature of which will be found
| below:
| James C.. Wingard Va. the Steamboat
Iatan-Appeal from the District Court
Woods, J. This is an admiralty appeal
| from the decision of the District Court Civ
| ing judgment against respondents for one
| hundred and four dollars and twenty-seyen
cents. 1t seems from the record that the
| first decree, rendered by the District Court.
| was for fifty dollars A motion for a new
| trial was made and decreed upon, and on
| the rehearing the court rendered decree
for Sl04 y.
| The suit is brought to recover for plaintiffs
wages If the case were IA new one, and
never tried before, should feel some doubt
how it should be determined. The testimony
seems to be- Oh the questions in controversy.
quite at variance. but my inclination would
be to decide in favor OF the libelants. AS
the case is, think the opinion of the Dis
trict Court is entitled to some weight in
deciding the contest. The case was twice
heard below, and twice the decree was rem
dered in favor Of the libelants. After these
peard here. l think appeal in admiralty
on these small amounts, established where
an action is brought to recover wages, ought
to be discouraged. WILL therefore, affirm
the Judgment of the court below, deducting,
however four dollars, and render decree
here for one hundred dollars, with interest
from the twenty sixth February, 1869, at
five per cent.
Kittridge & Folsom VS.. steamship Daniel
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suit brought on atfreightmcnt for the loss
of part of certain goods shipped by the
libeants on the steamship Daniel Webster.
| have examined the testimony, and think
the case Of libelants is clearly made out.
They establish. beyond all controversy. the
fact of the shipment OF these goods on the
Daniel Webster. III good order, and adduce
the fact that, while the box was in possession
of the steamship it was opened, and part of
its contents lost. am satisfied with the
amount of the decree rendered in the court
below, and render the same here. namely,
$l35, with interest.
Commercial Insurance Company of Gin
cinnati va. Steamer c. d.. Jr.. and owners.
In this case. brought before him on appeal
from decision OF the United States Dis
trict Court before the war Judge Woods
delivered decision, orally, IN favor OF the
company and against the steamer for the
sum of $2269 SO. with five per cent interest
from February II, 1859
The cause of complaint was the sinking
by c. D.. Jr., on night i'll August or Sep
tember. 1858. Of the tiat-bOat Delta, III front
of the Manning plantation, near Donaldson
vile. and the consequent destruction of a
part of her cargo-a lot OF machinery and
castings for Il saw mill shipped by the Com
mercial Insurance COmpany-valued at
$.o69 So Want of the usual precautions
was proved against the c. d., Jr., and the
District Court rendered judgment against
it, The Judgment OF Judge Woods. i'll favor
of the libelants, affirmed that OF the District
Court.
Criminal Cases set in the United STATES
Circuit Court.
The following is the order in which the
criminal cases i'll the, above court are set
down for trial. for which We are indebted to
Mr. j. DevOnshire, assistant clerk of the
court:
March 6-Cntcd States w. Frederick Il.
Seymour. indicted tor assault and battery
on the high seas.
United States VS.. Hays. Hardy. Took ct
ais. indicted under the civil rights bill
United States vs. Eugene Tisdale. indict-
ed for e1nbezzlement.
March limited States VS.. w. G. Mank.
indicted for embezzlement.
United States vs.. Vincent. indicted for
passing counterfeit money.
United States vs.. Joseph SalvO alias Leon,
indicted for passing counterfeit money
March S-United States VS.. Oreste Casa
blanca. indicted for passing counterfeit
money.
United States vs. John c. Forbes ct al.
indicted for conspiring to detraud the
revenue.
March 9-United States VS.. Patrick Meat
lv, indicted under civil rights bill.
United States vs. Frank de Paola, in
dicted for passing counterfeit money.
United States vs. Antonia Gregg, indicted
for cOunterteiting.
March l0-United States VS.. p. Harris.
Indicted for counterfcitinS.
United States VS.. Il. X. Smith, indicted
for perjury.
United States VS. Nicholas Dalliah. in
dicted for passing counterfeit money.
March l3-United States VS.. Perry Fuller
r. s. Spronle. NJ. Dinkelspicle ct ais, six
indictments for co nspiracy under the act of
March =, 1867.
United States VS.. Perry Fuller. James S
Clark and others, ten indictments tor same
offence as above.
United States vs. E. j. Wenck ct al, in
formation for running one illicit distlllery.
March ii-United States vs.. w. Hop
kins, information for running an illicit
dstillery.
United States VS.. Joshua w. Buck, i'll
dcted for le,ssing counterfeit money.
United States VS.. Benjamin Burch in
dicted for passing counterfeit money.
March IJ-Unitcd States VS.. Robert w.
Taliaferro. indicted for embezzlemcnt.
United States vs. Robert w. Talatcrro,
indicted for embczZleMent.
United States VS.. William Hanchett, in
dicted for cOunterfeiting.
March l6-United States Vs. Oscar Boom
er indicted for cOunterfeiting.
United States VS.. August Renenberg, in
dicted for violation OF internal revenue
laws.
United. States vs.. Walter Hendricks, in
dictcd under civil rights bill.
March l7-United States VS.. a. b. Mitch
ell. indicted for violation of internal revenue
laws.
United States vs.. o. II. Gruber, four in
dictments for conspiracy to defraud the
revenue, under act of March ,, 1867.
United States VS. Rane C. Hutchinson, in
formation for violation OF internal revenue
laws.
March 20-Cnited States vs. Pedro Orial,
information for violation OF internal reve
nue. laws.
United States VS.. f. Scarbruck and Will
liam l.. Sg,lires. indicted for Obstructing the
passage Of the United States mail
United States vs.. John Thompson. in
dicted tor abstracting letters from New Or
leans pOstotficc.
March 2l-l-nited States vs.. George w.
Stone and Hiram V. Aulger, indicted for
passing counterfeit money.
United States vs.. Adolphc Turpin. in
dicted for passing counterfeit money.
March :s!-United States VS.. Leon Meyer,
indicted for violation of the United States