New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-15


Two THE HONORABLE f. H. DURELL, JUDGE
l. of the District Court Of the United States for
the District of Louisiana, sitting in bankruptcy:
TIE petition OF E. E. Norton, of the city of New
Orleans, herein appearing as the assignee in
bankruptcy of the estate of Joseph G.. Ellis
bankrupt, respectfully represents that among the
assets surrendered by ths bankrupt, and belonging
to the aforesaid estate "a bankruptcy there is the
following described real estate situated in the State
Of Louisiana, in the PARISH of Orleans, to wit
One lot of ground situated in the First District Of
the city of New Orleans in the square bounded by
st. Charles, Terpsichefe, Carondelet and Mel
pOmene streets measuring twenty eight feet five
inches front on St. Charles street, by one hundred
and ten feet deep, with improvements, consisting
of twO.story dwelling house (framel, known as
No. 397 st. Charles street
One whole square of ground In the First District
of the city ofNew Orleans, beng the square bound
ed by Common Gravier, Clark and Genois Streets
and subdivided int thirty two lots, measuring
wentyeight and thirtytwO feet front each, by
depths of one hundred and twenty to one Que hun
dred and forty feet according TO plan by z. Reizen
stein, dated January 30, 1869.
Your petitioner further represents that the said
hereinbefore described real estate is, appears OF
record, incumbered and charged with the following
hereinafter specified mortgages, judgments, liens
and privileges resting thereon. to wit
Mortgage in favor of j. NJ. Kern for $4826 SO.
Mortgage in favor of Thouy Lafou for $3.50.
Mortgage il favor of D. Pipes, ST. for $500.
Mortgage in favor of Charles T. Nash tor $4,000
Mortgage il favor of H. H. Stanley for $3.50.
Mortgage in favor of Thouy Lafou for $4,000.
Mortgage i'll favor of Mrs. Caroline E. Potter
marriage contract
judicial mortgage in favor of Columbus Reed for
1922 81.
Judicial mortgage in favor of C. E. Girardey
Co. for 1927 IS
Judicial mortgage in favor of city of New Or
leans for $3.50 3732.
Judicial mortgage in favor of John s. sterry for
$500.
Privileges in favor of State of Louisiana for
SIG.
Privileges in favor of Draining Company.
And your petitioner further represents that it ia
impossible for him to determine the validity OF
said membranes and the amount due thereon;
that he not ascertain the value of said property
hot oDlf
holding said security, as provided in section twenty
of the bankrupt act of 1867. And that it is neces
sary in order to ascertain the value of said prop
ertY, and for the due, proper and speedy admins
tratOn of said estate, and for the interest of the
creditors therein that said estate be sold at public
auction, free and clear of all membranes. Thai
all said Judgments, mortgages, liens and privileges
recorded against said property be Cancelled and
erased 80 that your petitioner can convey clear
and unincumbered title to any purchaser thereof
reserving to said j. NJ. Kern, Thouy Lafou D. Pipes
Sr., Charles t. Nash, Henry Fl. Stanley, Mrs Caro-.
line T. Potter Columbus Reed c. E. Girardey &
Co., city of New Orleans, John s. Sterry, State of
Louisiana, Draining Company, and to al other
persons, all their rights in law to the proceeds
of the sale Of said property upon the distribution
thereof.
Wherefore. your petitioner prays that he may be
ordered and authorized to sell said property above
described at public auction, free and clear from all
membranes. That all said Judgments, mort;
cages, liens and privileges recorded against said
property be Cancelled and erased so that your pc.
titioner can convey clear and unincumbered
title to any purchaser thereof, reservlng to said
]. NJ. Kern, ThOuy Lafou, D. Pipes, ST.. Charles T.
Nash, Henry Fl. Stanley, Mrs. Caroline E. Pot
ter, Columbus Reed, G. E. Girardey & Co., city
of New Orleans, John s.. Sterry, State of Louis
lana, Draining Company, and to all other per
sons, all the rights in law to the proceeds OF
the sale of said property according to their rank
40 pay AUG. DEB B. HUGHES, Attorney.
On motion of Augustus De B. Hughes attorney for
T. E. Norton assignee, and upon suggesting to
the court that he has filed in this court the fore
going petition, it is ordered that. NJ Kern, Thouy
Lafou, D. Pipes, ST., Charles T. Nash, Henry H.
Stanley, Mrs. Caroline E. Potter, Columbus Reed,
C. E. Girardey & Co., John S. Sterry, city of New
Orleans, State of Louisiana, Dra3ning Com
pany, and all other parJies in interest, do show
cause upon the third Monday of November,
A. D. 1872, at eleven o'clock a. NJ, before this
court, why the said petition should not be granted
and said property sold as prayed for and why all
membranes recorded against said. property
should not be Cancelled and erased.
and it is further ordered that notice of this
ThOuy Lafou, D. Pipes, ST., Charles T. Nash Henry
Fl. Stanley Mrs. Caroline f. Potter, Columbus
Reed, G. E. Girardy Co, John 5. Sterry, city of
New Orleans, State OF Louisiana Draining Company,
and all other persons, by serving copy thereof
upon them, their agent or attorney, or by
said assignee publishing copy OF said Deti.
ton and order three times the New Orleans
Republican, a newspaper printed in New Orleans
Louisiana, the last publication to be made at least
five days before the day of hearing.
E. H. DuRELL, Judge.
A true copy:
j. A. CHARBoNNET, Deputy Clerk.
CLERKS Office New Orleans, June 3, 1872
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