New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-07

second District Court-successiOn OF j.
Nj. Lapeyre-AIr. Numa AvegnO and
Phillip Ii. FouEe. Public Administrator
for The Parish of Orleans, both Apply
TO be Appointed Administrator.
Pbilip B. Fouke, Public Admins traitor for
fhe parish OF Orleans filed, on the fourth
instant, petition in this court, stating that
Jean Martial Lapeyre, late a citizen of New
Orleans. died on the thirty-first Of August,
1871. at Pau, in France; that the deceased
has left no surviving widow or heirs present
or represented in this State, and no viii OF
said deceased has yet been exhibited or
found: that said deceased has left property
in this city and State which 1T is necessary
TO administer.
Mr. Fouke ends his petition, praying that
lie be appointed administrator of the sue
cession of said Jean Martial Lapeyre, and
SIS such put IN possession OF all property,
rights, moneys and effects left by said
deceased, and that an inventory be taken,
etc.
Judge Duvigneaud has appointed Mr.
Fouke administrator of the above success
sion. aud ordered that he be put in posses
sion of all the property belonging to the
same. J. Duvigneaud, attorney at law, will
represent the absent heirs.
On tile same day, the fourth instant, Mr.
John Numa Avegno filed petition stating
that Mr.. Lapeyre has been temporarily all
sent with his family in Europe, on account
of ill-health: that during his absence the
petitioner holds the power of attorney of
said John NJ. Lapeyre, and has been acting
and Is now acting as his agent and attorney
in fact and by virtue OF an act of pro-
duration before Selim Magner, late notary
public, dated the twenty ninth of March,
1870. That during the temporary absence
of Mrs. Angelina Avegno, wife of said John
NJ. Lapeyre, who accompanied her said
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her agent and attorney in fact by virtue OF
her procuration by act before Magner
notary, dated twenty-ninth March, 1870
Petitioner alleges that he is informed by a
cable telegram that said Lapeyre departed
this life at Paris, France, August %, 1871;
that the surviving wife and widow IN COM
munity of said John NJ. Lapeyre is duly
represented in the city of New Orleans,
and that the heirs Of age are present and
duly represented in this city. Whereupon
he Draws that he be appointed administrator
Of the succession Of John III. Lapeyre. i.
Judge Duvigneaud has decreed that the
above application for letters of administra-
ton on this estate be advertised according
law.
Dir. w. B. Koontz is the attorney. for Mr..
Avegno, and a lively fight is expected to
take place between him and the Public Al
ministrator
Fourth District Court.
r. Lafon, agent, vs.. Kate Wilson In this
case it was ordered, on motion of Fellows
& Mills, OF counsel for the plaintiff. that
Richard Devonshire, William 4. Wells and
Charles Litton, and Mrs. Kate Wilson, show
cause why they should not be punished for
contempt for fundamentally and illegally in
terfering with the Sheriff of this parish in
the discharge of his duty in executing the
orders of this court, and in preventing the
Sheriff from executing the writs of seques-
tration and provisional seizure issued
herein.
The party appeared yesterday morning
before Judge Duvigneaud, sitting for Judge
Theard, who after hearing hearing argU-
ments from Judge Randolph and Messrs.
Nix and Filleul, dismissed the rule.
Mrs. Kate Wilson, a beautiful widow
lady, appeared personally in court and
cheered with her presence the temple of
justice.
Eighth District Court.
a. Frelot VS.. the Crescent City Slaughter
house Company. In this court the motion
for an appeal from the injunction granted
was still being argued yesterday morning.