New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-12
THE COURTS.

As an element in the practice. it may be
as well to state that the contending parties
in many cases are to show cause in the Su-
preme Court, on the twenty-trst, why their
appeals should not be dismissed.
The case of Lockwood against Zuntz, q
writ of certiOrari was served on the Clerk of
the Seventh District Court, calling for q
correction of his certificate, which specified
that the record contains true and correct
copy of all the proceedings had, documents
filed, and evidence adduced:" when, the
truth is, that no documents were fled, and
no evidence reduced to writing on the trial.
The case Of w. H. Pemberton against
Taliaferro, Wells, and others, was submitted
on briefs, and the case Of George Swan
against John b. COuret was submitted after
argument.
Cases were called in the Third, Fourth.
Sixth and Seventh courts Yesterday, and
the usual throng of gentlemen Of the bar
visited each Of these tribunals in success
sion.
In the suit of John T. Michel against
Theodore Judd and others, in regard to the
sale of the Magazine street railroad, the
plaintiff AYERS that he became the owner by
virtue Of two legal adjudications, made to
him on the same day, by the Sheriff, which,
according to the exception of the defend
ants, tried yesterday in the Fifth District
Court, is legal impossibility. Mr.. Sauvi-
net, the Sheriff, excerpts to the jurisdiction
of the court, on the ground that the subject
judgment by the Seventh District Court.
United States Cemmissioner's Court-Ku.
Klax Case.
Before United States Commissioner We'll
Ter was tried the case Of the State VS..
Shelby Sheriff of Grant parish) and seven
others (an white mem, the alleged facts in
which are as follows: On the night Of the
first instant, at twelve o'clock, body Of
eighty-five armed men. mounted on horses,
proceeded to the residence Of Judge w. b.
Phillips in the town of COlfax, where they
took the premises by storm, shooting and
instantly killing MI. White (residiD9 with
Judge Phillips), after which they applied
lighted torches to the house, burning it to
the ground. Judge Phillips managed to es-
cape to the woods, and, making his way to
this city, made deposition under which
Shelby, O'Quinn, Houston, Nash, Penn, and
been of the party, were arrested
and taken before Commissioner Weller
on the third instant, the case being con-
tinued pending the arrival of witnesses,
who reached here yesterday. One witness
Isaac Williams) testified that or the night
in question, while proceeding homeward,
he was captured by eighty-fve armed
horsemen, each of whom had his left arm
bound with white handkerchief. who
forced him to 60 with them to Phillips
house, whereupon White being called out,
he was shot dead by Nash, and then the
house fired as above stated.
Another witness Robert Williams) stated
that about two weeks previous to the MUIR
der he heard Shelby offer a cOlored man
$500 if he would kill Judge Phillips.
Owing to the mass Of testimony to be in
troduced, the case was continued until
Monday morning at ten o'clock, the prisoner
being remanded without bail
What the exact nature Of circumstances
which led to the outrage. is not quite clear,
although Judge Phillips stated that Hous-
ton had promised to make clean breast of
it, and expose everybody. provided the
charge against him would be dismissed. He
must have repented his intentions, as up to
yesterday afternoon he made no sign"
and consequently it may be inferred that he
prefers to take his chances.