New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-18
Court Items. .

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First District Court yesterday morning g
caused large crowd to assemble liz the
courthouse, filing the courtroom to over
/ flowing. The case of Shoenhausen being
still on trial, the Attorney General moved
| that the Burgess case be continued to Mon.
day. MIR. Whitaker objected, as, if the case
was brought up on that day, he nigh, be
compelled to offer an affidavit for further
! continuance. On Wednesday he would be
prepared The Attorney General said he
wasn't afraid of popular opinion, but public
justice required that the delay should be
no longer than Monday. The case wa. ac-
| cordingly fixed for that day.
Mr.. Whitaker then disclosed a little pre-
ceeding which let's light on the way such a
case might be- managed if less honorable
counsel were concerned in 1t. He lad
learned Of is from his associate. Mr.. Dals-
heimer. who was sworn at his request, and
stated substantially as follows:
.. Al the Crystal Palace, Wednesday night.
he noticed John kerrigaD, a juror. follow
ing him about; afterward John A. BIet:e,
an officer of Justice Staes' court came and
''FKIEND DALsHE1wEg-ta am hard. Shall
be over tomorrow. A. JUROR
~ know who. Please 20 tear this up
"a FRIEND"
He was talking to Mr.. Manning a, :he
time. and showed the note to him. Kerri.
gan said he wrote il, and asked tha: i:
should not be used against nim. Mr.. Dals.
heimer told him he certainly should use it
and had him and Brette arrested.
Officer Brette desired to be sworn. and
said he had not known the contents of the. |
note when he delivered il.
herrigap admitted in court that he wrote |
the note. He was placed under $1,000
bonds, and bis name was stricken FROM the !
roll. -su.I.f -
After this little Incident the Burgess. es
wers taken out of the court room. The !
crowd set up yell, and some called to
take shen out" but, escorted by their |
counsel, sheriff, deputies and squad Of po.
lice, they reached the Parish Prison. !
In the Shoenh ausen case q little incident |
which tested the sympathles of !!
the crowded sudience. Maggie Priest, after
cestifying that she had seen the accused
take the money, said she had not told Keith,
Or father, that she had attempted to deceive !
him by saying she knew nothing about IT,
In the opinion of the Attorney General this
was enough to. warrant 9 motion for her
detention. Counsel for accused, as such, |
lad no objection, but desired to know what
OF! Much argument and some sharp talk
was INDUCED in by both sides, during which
he girl sat on the witness chair. Her tears,
md the fact that even if she had concealed
he crime at first, she had disclosed !.
where itvould do the most good" va.
'nough to eulis; tho sympathies 9: sll in
lee behalf.
Judge Abell admitted Che right Of the
Attorney General to make the motion, bU: !
doubted II this was case TO which the law
would apply. Whether it was knowledge !
+ law OF his kind heart that infuen ced him
+ not ID not material. He refused the mo- [
ion, and received the approval of all the
pectators, at least, who thought Colonel
'ield was rather hard On the most material I
Witness he had produced.
NE. Jacob Haberlia a. last procured Sc [
nxity which Capitals Tobia vas willing to
cceps. Mrs. Franc ois Clay signed his bond
ft4r satisfying che vigilant captain that =.
he bad more tina q four times the amount !
unincumbered real estate, and Captain
obln proposes that every bond shall be a. :
Avent While he occupies his position.