New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-17
THE COURTS.

The firm of Packwood & Brother have
been accused of getting credit within three
months of going into bankruptcy. Inc am
daylt recites that Richard L. PackWood u
G. Ii. Packwood three months before the
the filing of petition IN bankruptcy
against themselves, under the false color
and pretext Of carrying on business ana
dealing as grocers in the usual and ordinary
course of trade. obtained on credit from de-
ponent, Schmidt Il Zeigler, a large guam
tity Of merchandise, consisting OF coffee,
starch, Yeast powders and articles usually
kept and sold in grocery and provision
store, of the value Of at least $1,000, with IN
tent to defraud the owners thereof respect
lively, knowing themselves to be bankrupt
and insolvent, contrary to the statute.
That petition has been filed against said
Packwoods. in the District Court of the
United States for the District of Louisiana,
PRAYING that they may be adjudged to be
bankrupt. which petition is still pending III
said court.
Therefore complainant asks that said
Richard r. PackwOOd and Il. IL. Packwood
NAV be dealt with according to law.
The defendants are bound over to appear
and answer the charge before United States
Commissioner Weller on Tuesday next,
Commissioner Loew not taking cosnZauce
OF criminal charges.
In the suit of G.. Thompson against the
steamer Great Republic, the assessors are
ordered to report by this morning.
The liOeants recover judgment from the
steamer Ida, sum of money, which is to be
divided among five claimants, and the sale
of the steamer ordered.
The Cuited States District Court has Or
dered compromise iE the matter Of Thorn
hill & Co. against the Bank of Louisiana,
on the suggestion of Messrs. +. K. Norton
| and A. Miltenberger, assignees in the case.
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| Richmond. in the United States District
| Court. bv the owners of the Sabine, who
| claim that the Richmond ran into and sunk
| the Sabine at Twelve Mile Point. on the
| eleventh of February last, entailing loss
| of $37 900. value OF the boat, freight ard
stores Oh board.
Judge Emerson, of the Third District
| Court, on an appeal from justice Of the
peace. ruled that Messrs. Drumm and
| Handley, of Mechanicsvile, opposite Jack
son street, on the Algiers side of the river,
| had no right to collect wharfage, though
| they claimed to derive their right from a
contract with the town giving them pro
prietary interest in the batture. The
steamer Trenton tested theDrights, mas
much as there is no wharf thereab bouts. bat
only the banks OF the river.
In the suit before Judge Duvigneaud, OF
John Sexton against John McMahon, the
following opinion was pronounced:
The plaintiff claims from the defendant
as natural tutor of his child, Ellen Nc Mahon
$799 l6, for clothes, wearing apparel, board
furnished, schooling and school books paid
for by him for the minor within the three
past years. The tutor. in answer files a
general denial. The testimony shows the
correctness Of the plaintiffs claims. The
defendant pretends that the plaintiff was to
/ provide the minor with all her wants, etc.
that he asked for the child Liinsel
to live with him and his wife in
Cincinnati, they having no children;
that the plaintiff wrote several letters
to him, in which he alleges all the
facts stated by defendant as regards the
clothing, board schooling, etc, 70 be fur
nished to the minor at his own expense, but
the letters were not produced on the trial OF
the case. and therefore that testimony OF
the defendant is not supported by any Other
evidence. The law does not presume thai
any one is ready to give or donate unless
evidence shows it clearly. The whole o
plaintiffs claim can not be allowed; it mus
be reduced to the revenue OF the minor dur
ing the period at which the disbursements
were incurred for the benefit of the minor
The evidence shows also that the tutor ha
paid for the minors property the sun
| of sl0l 20. Judgment in favor OF piaInut
| far SJf2 20