New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-15
THE COURTS.
United States Circuit CGurirlsGn. W. Il
Woods Presiding.

THE COURTS.
United states Circuit Ceuri-Is0n. w. Il
Woods Presiding.
The Grand jury of the Gulte3 States ap
pcarcd yesterday, and delivered, through
rlieir foreman. several prrsentments. attel
50 doing they were. on motion OF Assistant
United States District Attorney Gurlrv
discharged until Thursday, the twenty-third
instant
George Holman VS. Maunscl White and
cthcrs.-Testirnonv was being taken in this
case. which turns upon Il certain contrac:
alleged to have been entered intH by thc
lat" MaunScl White, i'll conjunction With
others.
The Steamer Saratoga vs. 433 bale. oi
eottnn-IhS case WAS IN action 10 recover
the freight on i.}S bales Of cotton. conveyed
HY the hhelaut from Shreveport 70 New
Orleans. iii April. i>ti,; The charges Mere
paid by libclant. the charges 50 paid bcin.
alleged to he S2Gn..., O.
w II. Gil! interviews ana claims - bales
OF the cotton as his property. 1orcibly and
Illegally. and without ms consent taken
from his plantation i'll Red river county.
Texas, and removed To Shreveport. lie
notified the libclantS that tliS cotton be
Nnged 70 him, and warned tt"n N"t 10 pay
the charges thereon. on the ground that III, V
Were Illegal and cXorhit4Ir, describing. al
.
from his possession.
The libciants on thciy side, presented the
question that the cotton w.ts seized by
1urnhuli as treasury agent. and conveyed
to Shreveport as abandoned or captured
property. under tll,. operation Of the tilSt t
section OF the act of March l.. 1852.
The court. i'll is decision delivered yestoi
day. did not find any proof OF the alleged
fact that the cotton had hrcn either alb, Il
IL, Il t,,.il y,
clear case of Illegal seizure OF the property '
CT !! citizen. after the war :!ad closed IoI
some time, and no expenses incurred III
transporting the cotton, under such Illegal
seizure, could be binding upon GIL, who
had protested troEl the beginning against il.
and explicitly provided. when they did
seize it. that lihelantS should pay none ot
the charges so incurred. liIe decision con
cludes as follows:
II an satisfied. from an inspection Of this
record, that the cotton oI claimant WIS not
seized in good faith by the treasury agents,
1t was an attempt, but too common in those
times. to take the property OF the citizen
under the prctcXt OF Selling it as govern
ment property. i'll order that il might hc
bought at a price below its real value. Tie
persons engaged i'll this enterprise failed.
They can not charge the expenses Of their
unlawful acts upon the owner OF sthe prop
ei.H' uo1 .!n any 'ii. "i.V pay S'''' .A
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Decision OF Judge Dibbic.
African Methodist Episcopal Church ".
Adolph Zcnur ana otllrrS.-,)oln Lew is and
eight others instituted this >uit. claiming
to be the board ot trustees ot the corpora
ton named an plaintiff. IheN obtained an
injunction from the Seventh District Court.
where the suit was brought. 10 restrain the
nine persons Madc defendants from acting
as trustees. or attempting 10 c"ntr"l The
temporal and spiritual affairs oi the church.
The issue viii appear from ii statement OF
the history of, IAiS religious organization.
gathered from til" plcadings and evidence.
The African Methodist Episcopal Church.
as a party to this suit. Is a corporate body.
having local organization and d"lnIclIe.
a. viii hereafter appear. Bat the sane
name is owned by Il rcli li,tiol.~ denomination
extending throughout :! majority "f the
States ii the tM.on. 1tlis church has an
episcopal government. similar IN form 10
The Methodist Episcopal Hurrh in the | nj
ted States and tn" Methodist Church South.
Boti the Southern hranch and the African
hlanrl, are shoots from the "thcr
When slavery Wa> the rE-iug power III
our country. the oppression ol ttlat race
VINO were ilciu n h"n,:a@e was iftt a. We'll
III the lcll1!"i'> ae IN the social ana poltlciti
relations. IAtE were not peTnltted i"
worship TOD c'."cpt EuGcT the t.ltr!:t.e OF
the white race.
III Fhlladclrhia certain cn!"reh hrth"-
dlst1 >ucce"d' III establishing an inue-
rcnGrnt 'otlel,. NHich nr'aHi' tt' i,HC!'iS
OF the drn"hluatiun whose name nave
given. 1t G!e" Hhth 1t has become - power
III! "H"1hlZati'h.
1 CLEAN THESE idNH from me tft'dt" MS
tory offered IN evidence Tor a puipoSe
they are necessary 70 a clear understanding
OF the case al pai.
he tIi'ttlcc shows lhat some 'ihe prior
10 OctoDcr' '>tN' " ll''hl"ti "i c"i"Ic" Mc'n
odlst>, Wi.o "ttc not 'efln!ltea 10 maze lhc'f
own ministers III me chi'rcteS "i,uer tne
)lrlS"utlioh % me 'it'''''IHt Shtuch oo!''h'
formed a c"h@le@"lion ana htld Ici!Slo
services III ii Gus o.i hitit street. III tliS
city. ihrF tafifu ihehlSei'tS' ana h'i"
adopted lhc ulScIl'iiht VI me M AlFicdi Htlh-
odIst Episcopal tEurth. ihe congregation
WAS composed i'"lAtil'hih",riS o1 Hi'N"S
and ire" C"iofeh persons ii3StiiilohH "l
kaVthai, fnN' ana "i AtrS}
tnc day, III october lS'o III" Wh":e con
@rega'l"n VII arrested ~ III" p".i'c
authorities "i IN" "Ity. lh,'E were taken
bct"r" magistrate. ont released. mere
upon Ten lIee persons iroi'i '!i' ,"l'7 l'i
employed an attorney VINO ulalt'd i'i lil'li
an act nt incorporation. winch theE Sl%hrd.
and which was subsequently app'"Ved py
the District Attorney ana the governor Oh
The State, and enrolled Ill tne olhco ol me
Secretary o1 STATE, IN ACCORDANCE Win the
law relative 10 tie Organization o. corpora