New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-05
THE COURTS.
United States Circuit Con

The undersigned, grand Jurors of the
United States of America, duly empaneled
and sworn, in and for the district Of Louis
lana, II conformity to the fifth section OF
the act of Congress, entitled an act to en-
t0rce the provisions Of the fourteenth
amendment 20 the constitution Of the United
States and for other purposes approved
April 20, 1871, seVerally did, under cath
and IN open court. denose and say
That he has never, since the twentieth
day of April, a. d. 1871, within any State
or Territory of the United States, directly
| or indirectly, cOunseled or advised or un-
| Lawfully aided any combination or con-
| spiracy to oyerthrOT, or put down, CT
| destroy by force the government of the
| United States, or to levy war against the
| United States, or to oppose by force the
| authority Of the government OF the United
States, or by force, intimidation or threats
to prevent, hinder or delay the execution of
any law Of the United States, or by force
to seize, to take or possess any property OF
the United States, contrary to the. authority
thereof, Or by force, intimidation or threat,
to prevent any person from accepting or
holding any office o. trust Or place
of confidence under the United States. or
from discharging the duties thereof or 0y
force, intimidation or threat 20 induce any
officer Of the United States 20 leave any
State. district OF place where his duties as
such officer might lawfully be performed.
or to injure him in his person or property
on account of the lawful discharge Of the
duties Of his office, or to iniure his property
30 as to mOlest, hinder or impede aifn III the
discharge Of his official duty, or by force,
intimidation or threats to deter any party
or witness ID any court of the United States
from attending such court, or from testify
ing IL any matters pending in such court
fully, freely and truthfuIv, or to injure any
such party or witness in his person or prop
1r+y- %y.+l i,
testified, or by force, intimidation Or threats
to influence the verdict, pregentment
or indictment OF any juror or grand |
juror N any court OF the United States or |
to injure such juror in his person or prop |
eTty, on account Of any verdict, present
ment or Indictment lawfully assented TO by |
him, or on account Of his being or having I
been such juror, or cOnaDired with others, |
or gone in disguise upon the public high !
ways, or upon the premises OF another for |
the purpose, either directly or indirectly, |
OF deprlving any person or class OF persons |
Oi equal privileges or iGnInunItes under the |
laws. or for the purpose Of preventing and |
hiudering the constituted authorities Of any
State from giving or securing TO all persons |
within such State the equal protection of
the laws, or cOnspired with others for the
purpose Ct IN any manner impeding
h!ndering, obstructing or defeating the
due course OF justice in any State or Ter !
ritoTy, with intent TO deny to any
citizen OF tfe United States the d.
and equal protection Of the laws yr to
iniure anT person or his rropentr ior law
fully enforcing the rights OF, "-Ay person or
class Of persons to the eG2ai projection OF
the laws, or BY f0prc intimidation or
threats 20 prevent oily citizen OF the United
Sto,es lawfully entitled TO vote from giving .
as support or advocacy n lawful manner
toward or in favor OF the election Of any
qualified person as an elector Of President
or Vice President Of the United States, or
8s o member of Congress Of the United |
States, Or to iniure any such citizen i'll his
oerson or property on account Of such sup ;
DOIt or advocacy.
Signed G. G. Steever, Daniel Berry,
Fred. Camerden, John ). Wells. Robert B. |
AucOin Charles POtthUtf, John q. Fleming,
Felix a Dumas, j. Doize, George w. Man
,on. Eustace s. Golsan, J. j. irby. J. B.
BaudUC, jules A. Blanc, J. c. Morris.
Everett Zane, E. B. WhecIOck, John Klein. !
James Wallace, Joseph II. Wilson.
United Stutes COu1missios1er shannon. !
United States VS.. Alexander ". Weems- !
The affidavit against the dete ndanG dis I
loses that being a commissioners Of election l
# the parish of St. Tammanv. he refused to
ascertain, announce and declare the result !
# the election and to issue the necessary |
documents IN relation tLe9age. Examin.
Sti0n waived. )
United States rs. Tl0mss 5. Brady :
The affidavit disClOses that, being q com. q
missioner Of registration o! the parish of I
east Baton Rouge, he combined and con b
piTed with Blanchard and ether evil dis t
'osed persons, to deprive large number OF v
egal voters, say twelve or fifteen hundred. g
rem registering and voting in that parish; 3
nd further combined 70 commence an en- Il
irely new registration previous to the cleo '
ion; also charges Brady With having at
aTious times BillfullT omitted TO register 8
lrge number of voters: and further, that
e Intentionally neglected 20 afford an oD
0rtunity and time to 1900 persons to re- Il
i8ter; aud further, that Brady and Blan- G
hard during these times particularly On
he day OF election, refused to receive, count
nd certify the votes OF large Number of
Oters Examination waived. I
United States vs. f W, Gickoi.-The d
ffidayit of Abraham BeCks, Who lives at Il
10. 255 St. Phillip street, sixth ward Of Or il
cans, and has lived there since January 10,
363, and who has lived il the State since Il
347, disclOses that about a month before II
lection he went to the registration office II
nd handed the defendant his registration IL
aper of 1870, who said, cts all right" and al
anded it back. On the day OF election the
refused 10 receive his vote,
nd said that he could not vote On that
aper. He repaired to the United States
larshaHs office, whence somebody went tG
it'll him. Then Mr.. Nichols SAID that he
ad issued a duplicate, and refused to adj H
it his vote, which was thereby lost. Ex-
ninati0n waived and the case committed. q,
United States VS.. Martin Gewinner-The ~
fdayit by William Wright shipping !;
against the defendant, =
closes that he signed shipping ar ~
cies on the Northampton for Liverpool az
Id return, during a term OF eight months, -
Id on the twenty-fourth of November, two ~
lys after the articles were signed, he re- fo
sed 10 go. 4,
Eighth District Court, b,
After the opening of the Eighth District tn
ourt yesterday morning, Mr.. John Ray, of
unset for George E. Bovee presented the az
flowing motion: hs
State ofsLouisiana ex rel. George E. Bovee fl
!. F. j. HerrOn.-ReIator in the above
titled case herewith presents the mandate
ID Judgment Of the Supreme Court of the
ate of Louisiana, rendered in the above
titled case, and rendered executory, and
at a writ issue to the civil sheriff to cause
i'd judgment to be executed after all neces- fir
TT orders, JOHN RAY. in
Attorney for Reiator -
General Harry 7. HAYS nov rose, and tn
i'd to the court: mi
As Glaicu8 curi1- l desire to state that the M.
cison in question was rendered only on
lnday last, and hence the legal delay not
wing elapsed, it is not final, and therefore
Ut honor can not well take action il the St
7uli8es. wi
dr. Ray-H it please your honor, there -,
: been fled a written consent to waive 49,
2 usual delay. However, there is the no
.ndate Of the Supreme Court and your COZ
nor can't we'll go behind that, rio
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