New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-20
THE COURTS.

Fifth District COurt-The BOvee Case.
The opening of this court yesterday at
traeted large assembly to hear the YER
dict of the jury in the case of BOvee vs..
WarmOth ct ais, suit for SIS, 900 damages
The case went to the jury at halfpast
three o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the Sher-
if being instructed to keep them together
until they returned verdict. They had
no refreshments during the evening and
night, and we're hungry yesterday morning,
when they were taken to q restaurant and
furnished with a breakfast After they re-
turned to the court, they asked further in
struetions from the judge and retired to de-
liberate.
At halfpast one o'clock Yesterday after
noon the jury came into court and reported
that they were unable to agree. ThereupOn
they were discharged from the further con-
sideratiOn Of the case.
Sixth District COurf-The Louisiana state
Lottery Company.
The suits instituted by the Louisiana
State Lottery Company against +. A. Con
zales and +. A. DesfOrges, wherein plaintiff
claims heavy damages, alleging that defend
ants have sold Havana lottery tickets in
violation Of the privilege or monopoly
granted to said Louisiana State Lottery
Company, have been continued till NoYem-
Der next.
Seventh District Court.
William s. Pike VS.. New Orleans, Baton
Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad Company
w. s. Pike is the owner of the Baton Rouge
and Gross Tete road. AS such he made a
contract with the Baton Rouge and Vicks-
burg Railroad to form part of their road
for, 100000. Defendants declined to COM
plywith the contract. Pike brought suit, 4
and has obtained judgment in his favor,
ordering defendants to comply with the
contract.
Eighth District Court.
Thomas Scott Barton has applied to this
court for q writ of mandamus to compel
the president and secretary Of the Marine
Dry Dock and Ship Yard Company to trans
fer seventy-seven shares of the stock of
said eOmpeny to him, having purchased the
same from the Factors and Traders In
surance Company. The Marine Dry Dock
Company refused to make said transfer,
and hence this suit.
Henry G. DObsOn and John Nj, Weyser
have also applied for a mandamus on the
State Auditor to issue warrants to them for
$1,000, for services rendered in recapturing
one Beaver an escaped criminal.
On the twenty-seventh of March last, |
Messrs Heidenhain, Swords, Mansion, Rey, |
George and Guttierez, State Board Of As |
SCISSORS, brought suit in this court, claiming |
from the State $47 464 80 as a commission |
of five per cent on S949, 2S6 l6, comprising |
an assessment for the purpose of levying a |
tax of six mills, according to section eight |
of article No. A. Of 1871, and known as the |
interest tax. They prayed for the writ Of /
mandamus TO compel the Auditor to issue |
his warrants for the amount claimed.
The Auditor answered that REALTORS have /
been paid in full for assessments made dur
ing the year 1871, the sum of $ll4,g78 65,
and that that amount was in full cOmpensa-
ton for their services.
After the usual legal delays, Judgment /
was rendered on Saturday last, granting
the application of the assessors, ordering
the Auditor to issue his warrants for the
sum asked for.