New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-29
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL Of the UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
TUE COURTS.
sixsh Dfsrricr Eourt-H Heavy suit for Dam-
ares Against the sIaughterhouse Conn

Sixsb 7Dfafficf Court teHvy Sult TOT 4>6m
AGES Against the sIaughterhouse Com
paBy. 4cG11 "a,
In this court Pierre Cestac has entered 3
suit against c.. Cavaroc, William Pagan, L
r. Lemarie, e. +. Motion, Z. Gerard and
the Crescent City Live Stock and Slaughter
house Company, to recover 10000 as dam
aces for false arrest ON the charge of slar
cenv. preferred on July. 28s 1871 Petitioner
represents that he was arrested and incar
cerated in felon's cell for several hours
before he could obtain bond for his re-
lease. He claims that the aforesaid criminal
prosecution was made in malice, and with
intent to run him out of this community,
where hehas resided and enjoyed respect
for many years; and, furthermore, that he
was confined in a filthy cell, with criminals
of the slowest order, and the charge of lar
ceny was published in the city papers, all to
the great injury of the high credit and repu-
tation which, for twenty-five years, he has
enjoyed.
against the above parties, making the same
representations concerning himself and
claiming damages in q like amount.
Mr.. Weber has entered suit against the
eity to recover SAG 66, claiming the same
for salray as Recorder of the Fourth District
for the months of June and July, 1871. 1t
will be remembered that there is at present
right of Weber to said office. now held by
A. E. Billings. -
Eighth District Court-The Mandamus OF
The Governors Secretary upon Auditor
Graham-Is the Lieutenant Governor
Governor during Governor Warm6th's
Absences 49, ! -. - s.. (. T.
Among the distinguished visitors at this
court to-day was Lieutenant Governor
Dunn, drawn thither, no doubt, TO watch
proceedings in the case of 0. d. Bragdon,
private secretary to the Governor VS.. Au-
ditor Graham, in which the relator prays
for the writ of mandamus to compel the
issuance of warrants for salary during the
months Of April, May and June, 1871.
The respondent claims that Bragdon
should NOT be entitled TO his salary, mas
much as during the absence of Governor
Warmoth from the State ne (Bragdon1 re-
fused to obey the orders of acting Governor
Dunn, thereby forfeiting his right to his
Office and salary as aforesaid. 49, @
The case resolves itself into the question
as to whether the Lieutenant Governor, in
the absence of the Governor, can depose an
officer, and whether, under such circum-
stances, that officer can still continue to
draw his salary. = 1A-EsA
The refusal of Bragd6n to recognize the
authority of Governor Dunn arose in the |
case of an application tor leave of absence
by Colonel Louis Power, Clerk of the Fifth
District Court, which, upon being ordered
by Lieutenant Governor Dunn to make out,
Bragdon refused and left the city, entailing
upon the Lieutenant Governor, as he alleges,
the necessity of bursting open the Secre-
tary's room, and the appointing of some
other person to act in his stead. -
The case was, argued at length, after |
which Judge Emerson took the matter under
advisement, e-sf