New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-21
COURT RECORD.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1873.


leans National Banking Association, v
Louis Schneider George Jonas and Patric
lrWln.-OratOrs complaint sets forth thu
he was appointed receiver of the New @
leans National Banking Association; thu
September %. 1873 the said association Wa
IN an lnsolvent condition; that October
1873, 1t absolutely failed: that October G
passed into the hands OF your orator. tina
! between these dates the officers of the a.
ISOLATION distracted unlawlulv from tn
! assets or the association S2Js III 50 an,
| placed the same in the custody of defend
ants, who refuse to deliver them to YOU
| orator; that the aid of this court is required
to compel the defendants to discover wha
| property they have of the association ant
what they have done with il; that defendant
| claim some title to the said property al
| pledged to them, with the right to sell tn,
SAID assets and apply the proceeds to the
| payment CT certain class Of creditors; thai
defendants, at the time they took these as
| sets, knew the association was bankrupt
| that said defendants claim the right t.
| select such creditors as they prefer; that
| your orator has the ri ght to administer on
these assets, and if defendants are allowed
to assert their pretense of title, they will so
administer as to cause an unjust preference
of creditors; that the title set up by defend
ants is null and void, because said title and
possession was unlawtully obtained, not
only alter said association had committed
various acts of insOll ency, but when the
officers were contemplating insolvency, and
SO transferred said assets to defendants.
with view to prefer one class of creditors
contrary to section tifty-two of act OF Con-
gres5 of June 3, 1864: that said defendants
claim they can sell the said assets, and dis
burse the proceeds without the knowledge
of your orator, and that they will so de-
prive the creditors Of the association of
their equal share unless they are restrained
by order OF court; that your orator has de-
manded these assets, but they refuse to de-
liver them.
In consideration whereof the defend An Is
are desired to answer the following inter
rogatories:
1. Whether it is true that you or either
OF You have had in your possessions and con
troll the bills, notes and securities named
and set forth in exhibit "A" annexed to
this bill. or some portion thereof If yea,
state when the same came into your posses
sion, tor what purpose, and what interest or
right to the possession or control thereof do
you claim to possess.
,. Whether you claim the right 70 SELL
collect or otherwise convert the said secur-
ties, being a portion Of the assets of the
New Orleans Banking Association, and ap-
ply the same or the proceeds thereof to the
yea, state when and from whom, at what
time and in what form or manner you &C
quired said authority?
5. Whether you or either of you have col
lected or sold any bond, bill or note placed
in your hands by said New Orleans Bank.
ing Association or any of it's officers, since
the twenty fourth day of September, 1872
If yea. state in what manner you have dis
posed of the proceeds Of such collection or
Sala apH TO xrbor, tba
and for what purpose or consideration.
!. Whether you have now, or have at any
time since the twenty fourth of September
1873, received from the New Orleans Ma
tional Banking Association any other or
different bills, notes, bonds or other securi-
ties than described IN exhibit "Ap If yea,
state the date when received, what security
and i'll what maAney you have disposed of
the same.
Your ora Cor prays for the writ of injunction
to restrain them during the tendency of
this action from disposing in any way Of
the said assets for their own benefit or that
OF any one else; or from converting to their
own use the proceeds or mixing them with
their own funds, or from removing them
beyond the jurisdiction of this court.
Aud further prays that pending the mo-
tion for such Injunction restraining order
may be issued to the same effect.
lNht III tEeI llal mo ~ Gc
ordered to discover and fully account for all
said assets, and that they may be collectively
and severally ordered to deliver the same
30 your orator, to be marshale6 with the
dssets OF the association and administered
Oh by the receiver.
Supreme COust.
The court this day appointed the fellow
ing committee - examine applicants for ad.
mission to tie bar during the present term:
Judge l.. Z. Merrick, chairman; John Fin
ney. ESD. Judge !. s. Whitaker, G.. A.
i5reaux. Esq. Judge G. Duplantier. Judge
w. ". Howe. John II. New, Esq, Z. EeT-
mudez. Esq. II. b. Kelley, Esq.
Eirss District Couss.
lSFoRMATIoNs FILED.
Assault and battery-John Carrigan. Pa.
Burke. two cases: Francis Edwards, Jr,
Henry E,icdof and Henry Landreher.
Charley jackson.
Assault BY w!.fuIly shoetin: as-Thomas
Gordon.
Carrying concealed wsapons-Georse
Jackson.
Larceny-Louiss Nixon. Dan Butaes.
Dan Glrich.
NOT \ sRUg BILL.
State W. u. +. ves.-Manslaughter.
TRUE i,ILL.
State vs. Josephine Hay.-Larceny.
SoLLE PEOSEQUIs ENTERED.
State -. Z. b. alias kinch Malone.--l:ur-
,lary and larceny.
State We Susan McNulty.-i4arceny
State Us. 4. Cartwright and 4. MeSa-
aara.~-Assanl: and battery.
MISTRL.L.
state Va. 4. Cartwri.ht.-Falsei mpri.on.
nent. The jury. being unable to agree.
seyo discharged.
State ~. Pat McGuye.-Assauis Ani bat
cry. Guilty.
State vs. Mary .Iackson.-Asssu!t and
battery. Not guilty.
State vs.. OctavIa Wilson. - Larceny.
iuilty.
State y- James YIilliard.-As.auit viii: a
dangerous weapon. Guilty.
State W. Fred Auerpole. Assault by |
s;gIiuliy sh'otin. ~. Not guilty.
.EsVEscED.
STATE vs. Jacss Heating. Obtaining money |
'ndcr false pletenses.--Iwo years II State !
Fifth District Court.
T.. Il Gillespie, Seth bradford subro.&eed. ]
a. Mechanics and Traders Insurance Com I
for plaintiff for $2H5. r..
estin. defendants unconventional demand. !
meteorological and River Report.
The signal service United States army, !
eports, tor The benefit of commerce. The !
ranorl .pJ woo ar ~ !