New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-24
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
THE COURTS.
secnnd District Court.


The SUGGESTIONS of John Franklin and
Howard Dudley Smith haye been opened in
this court.
United States District Court.
By Judge Durell, sitting in chambers, the
following DEGREES in bankruptcy were pro
nounced:
JIM. White having prayed to be adjudged
q bankrupt, it was decreed that he Tile the
echedule within five days from the date OF
judy ment. 1t appears a petition was filed
against White on the thirteenth of March,
1872 He was then decreed a bankrupt on
the thirteenth of June. The decree was
subsequently set aside, and the case rein
stated for trial. Subsequently the bankrupt
filed an answer admitting that he was a
bankrupt.
The commercial firm of J. B. Vanhorn &
Go. were adjudged bankrupts on the petition
Of Howe & Hubbell.
A rule is made absolute on Charles Leoz-
auO, sheriff Of Lberville to show cause why
he should not be punished for contempt OF
court, and it is returnable on the second OF
November,
The case of the United States vs.. George
Washington and others represents that the
defendants banded and cOnspired together
with Asa Fellman and others, to prevent
and hinder Jacob FeIlsher and others from
exercising theiS constitutional right TO labor
for hire
Asa FeIlman and others are charged, in
another attidavits with banding and CON
spring together.
Richard Chamberlain is also charged with
the same otfense,
All OF the above difficulties took place on
the steamer Lizzie and will net be tried
until the geturG OF the steamer from Pen
'sacola.
United sqarea Commissioners WeIEer's
The coui9 room OF United States Commits
gioner Weller was crowded by men and
women interested in the case Of the men in
the emDlOv of the Portable Railroad Com
panv who struck for higher wages on Mon
day morning last and who, not content
with threatening those who expressed a.
willingness to work, actually assaulted and
severely injured one u Lnelr co-laborers,
Ss;ttrsssn..ger Dloodsell. The accused, four in
number-Wi lillian Wheeler, john White,
- Hammerslv and - Williams we're
brought into court about one o'clock, and
the examination commenced, District At
torney j. w. Beckwith representing the
government A number of witnesses were
examined, and a clear case of conspiracy
was made out. 1t appears from the test5-
mony that the plea for striking had been
previously arranged, and it was we'll IN
derstood that no one should be permitted
per day.
In pursuance OF this agreement Shey Of
dered BlOOdsell, whe was the Only man Of
the entire party with sufficient nerve 60 act
independently OF the strikers, to desist from
working, and upon his refusing to comply,
assaulted and beat him. Jhey boldly as
serted that any man who dared to 90 to
work should die, and warned the foreman
not to interfere, or he would get hrrS.
Hearing that a party Of men were still aS
work on Canal street, they marched in
BODY, with their shovels and other arms,
to that point, and made the men there knock
off, reiterating their threats to kill any man
who worked for less than S3. They as
gaulted BlOodsell again at Canal street, and
inflicted a dangerous wound on his head.
The questions OF District Attorney Beck
with were pointed, and elected the above
facts in q few moments, one of the witnesses
for the defense admitting incautiOusly that
the men had determined that no one should
work for less than the price agreed upon
among themselves.
Commissioner Weller Listened attentivefy
to the case, and when the examination of
witnesses was concluded, said that this WAS
unQuestiOnably clear case of conspiracy
and came under the law of the United
States which guaranteed to every man the
right to labor and to Tx price for his Ia
Dor. This would be a free country, ino
deed" he said satlrlcally, III a man could
not be protected in the right to earn bread
Tor his family" He wished the accused 20
understand, and all those in the sound Of
his voice to understand that this interior
ence with the laborers who are willing TO
work would not be tolerated for moment
That, while he recognized the right OF La
borers to demand what they pleased for
their labor, he would punish, in every case,
those who we're proved to have interfered
with men who were working for any price.
In default Of $500 bail, three of the &C.
cused were sent to the Parish Prison TO
await trial before the United States Dis.
trict Court.