New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-25

lacted or demanded until the license is is
sued. Injunction issued.
New Orleans Mechanic Society vs.. City
Of New Orleans. prays that
certain judgments III the Eighth Dis
trict Court be declared null and void.
First District Court.
State VS.. A. Marquee and g. Renaud:-
Perjury and obtaining money under false
pretenses. Plea of not guilty.
diet, not guilty.
State vs. Emil Harper.-Carrying con-
cealed weapons. Canias issued.
State vs.. William H Page.-Murder. Yer
dict, guilty of manslaughter. Sentence,
two years hard labor in the Penitentiary.
State vs.. John Bush.-Perju jury. Nolie
proserui entered.
State vs.. William Smith.-Sew trial re-
fused.
1SFORMATIOSs FILED.
State IS. Mack, assault AID battery: State
SO. Joe Harvey. Thomas Franers. Mary
johnson and Caroline Wood. larceny; State
vs. Peter McDermott, assault with danger
Gus weapon: State vs.. john Brooks, alias
Brewster. false imprisonment: State ys.
Peter Alvaney and John Mullins. keeping a
banking house and game: State vs. Bill
Smith alias John johnson. burglary and
larceny; State VS.. +. Fahrenholz. burglary
and larceny.
State We. Michael Moran.-False I'M.
prisonment and assault and battery. Yer
diet guilty. Sentenee-twenty-to -four hours
in Parish Prison.
State ys. Christian Russeli.-Assaul: and
battery. A true bill.
State rs. II. NJ. Riddie.-Murder. Not a
true bill.
State vs.. J. ethancouIt-Assault and
battery. Sentenced 70 pay the costs of
prosecution or be imprisoned twenty-tour
hours in the Parish Prison.
State rs. Albert Miller, alias St. Clair
Embezzlement. Sentenced to six months
in the Parish Prison.
State IS. John Latitte.-Larceny. One
year in the Penitentiary.
fourth District Court.
ThOna. J. Semmes vs.. Edward W. Bur.
bank.-This is a petitery action instituted
Burbank. both of whom reside in this city.
The plaintiff alleges that he is the sole
owner and absolute proprietor Of. a certain
lot of ground in the First District of the
city OF New Orleans. in the square bounded
by Annunciation. s.. Thomas, Edward
and Benjamin streets. said lot being the
front part of a lot designated by the mum.
ber fifteen on plan drawn by B. +.
Nichols. architect. dated May 81 1858. and
uci)Oslitu III Tie OlECC vi - ". Cidi &,
notary public. in this city, as plan No.
POS; that the fr,nt part of said lot owned
by petitioner measures TWENTY-FIVE feet ten
n hes three lines front on Edward street.
by depth OF sixty feet, and was acl ured by
petitioner from Mrs. Abigail L. Slsrk, by
an act of exchange passed on the May 10,
1888, before d. l.. Ricardo, notary public.
Petitioner AYERS that on the seventeenth
of June. 1865. Edward w. Burbank unlaw-
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session Of said lot and the buildings thereon.
and has ever since withheld and now un-
lawfully withhoids possession OF the same
from petitioner.
Petitioner prays that said Burbank be
cited. and that after due proceedings petit
TONER be adjud ,ed the lawful owner of said
10: OF ground and improvements. and enti-
tied to the possession thereof. and that said
Burbank be decceed TO surrender posses
sion to petitioner. and tnat the sheriff do
put petitioner IN possession.
The answer OF the defendant admits his
possession OF the property claimed and
described in plaintiffs petition: that he is
the owner and pOssessor in good taitn OF
said described property. Under an adjudi.
cation made 20 him on the fifteenth of June.
1863. by ithe marshal of the United States
for the Eastern District of Louisiana. in
virtue of writ Of re,,ditio,si e1pol.as issued
by the United States District Court in the
silt entitled. The United States vs.. six
lots of ground. the property of T., J. Sem.
mes" numbered .6li of the docket of said
court.
Further answerin g.defendant.says that the
said I. j. Semmes. at and subsequent to the
seventeenth OF Juiy. 1862. did act as menu
DeI o. Congress OF the go called Confederate
States of America. and which fact respond.
emf pleads IN bar 10 the presen, suit of T. J.
Sennes. in virtue of and in accordance
With -ha nrov,sions Of .he act of Cnngrass
and snecIallv the fifth section thereof an.
titled An act TO suppress insurrect1on. 70
nunish treason. to seize and conisca-e th.
proner.v of rebels. and for other purposes-::
snnroved saventeenth of JI-Iv IS65 tha.
sad T. !. Semmes is one of thr nerso-,s
described in the said fifth section of said acf
of Cougre tha, said T. j. Semmes. sub.
seouentIv TO the said seventeenth of JnIr.
heino a cirizen of the State Of Lonisiana and
rasi,fen. therein as slso wh;ie temnnr,r;Ivin
the state of Viroini, was euoaged in armed
rebellion agains, the government of the
Tn;,od S.o,o, o,d -; anI 49, ,:J
rehaI;on aud 5iI no, ua an" 10 .;d S.
nance and assisr saiJ reheljion and return
70 hi. alleoiance 70 tha I-nireJ Statee
within sixty days af,er nubIic warning and
nroriamatiHp 1nJv ,y;van and n,aGa or ~.
twan+v.t.tb of JnIr ISG., LI. ,L. presiion.
of fhe Tinted states and wb;c; fsnt
resnondent nleais in iar TO the nresent
anil in rirtIe of and in accord.nrra ,ri-b
The nrnv;sions and sr,ecis,iv ne sixth sac.
tinn Of said ac, Of Congyess annrovad
Inv y isl, and tb.. ia ,,,ocip ,na,io,,
of tbe said Pres;jen, of The I-n;tad Stsre.
Of .JnIv55 Isf5. and rho Safan5aut alas
rha, said r. 7 Semn,e. IA ono Of tba nor,
sons described in said sixth section of sa;d
act Of Congress Dafanda,t nrars " ~. .
nla;ntitfs net;t;n, and c'ain h hpSSs S;s,,;ss sna
With costs 'A ''-'' ~''''A' ~ o''Al'9seo
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