New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-25
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ent. Chief Justice Ludeling and Associate
justices Taliaferro, Howard and Hennard.
William IL. Hunt presented q motion to
tx the ease Of the State of Louisiana TX
rel. P. II. Morgan IS. join. kennard aog
trial to-day.
Thomas j. Senmes, on behalf Of the dc
PENDANT, suggested that the ease be fixed
for Monday next, that day suiting the con-
yenien"e of counsel for appellant.
The Chief Justice stated that when the
motion was presented Thursday. the coun
Bel for appellant had made the same re
quests Counsel for appellee had the power
20 cause the fixing of the case Tor Satur
day, and might accommodate counset on
the opposite aide. and the court would Tx
the case for any day they might agree
upon.
Mr.. Hunt stated that no was not present
Thursday, and that this was the flrst lntl-
NATION he had received OF the request; put
as he always tried to Accommodate ms
b -otbers at the bar when it was within his
power, he should move that the case be
fixf on the day suggested by Mr.. SeuImes'
The court accordingly ordered this case
involving the right to the office OF Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court, to De
fixed for Monday next.
After passing upon other motions pre-
sented for its consideration, ana uIsposaiS
of the cases fixed on the docket OF the day.
the court adjourned until to-day at eleven
Superior District Court.
Dave e. johnson, owner OF share OF the
sapital stock in La Variete Association, mas
fled suit in this court against that associa-
zion claiming that he is entitled TO admi5
sion to the clubroOm and stockholders
seats, and has been refused abundance
therein.
He AYERS that he is stockholder of that
association to the amount of $500, and is
deprived of his rights IA such. lie praYs
that the Injunction Issue to the president OF
she association, r. NJ. Simmons, forbldding
and restraining the association and its OH
GERS from impeding or preventing him from
ENJOYING or exercising all his rights as
stakeholder and specially from refusing
him admission into the club-room, the stock
holders seats. and all the passages leading
aherete
GeorCr ". Carter, ESQ was admitted 20
practice 80 the bar. on presentation oil
certificate sromthe minutes OF the Supreme
sEourt OF The State OF Texas.
E North ,Gullom va. Charles LeatmOhs.-
This sases involving the rig ht to salary as
fudge OF ths Fifth District Court for che
tyenty7One dsysdrsIn che time Judge tul-
Tom presided by authority of . commission
from Governor Walmoth. until he was com
fnissione6 bD Governor Pnchbacks and
which had been paid 60 Judge Beaumont.
Mas discontinued on motion of plaintiff.
State OK rel. u. Bsuny ys. FraRk Pace.
Sr.-eIn this ease q motion 60 continue, on
she part of Telator. was cverruled, where.
upon tLT suit wac Withdrawn ty plaintiff
Second District GourSs
On che case of Jean Baptiste. curator, s..
succ assiOn of gyprien DufOur. plaintiff was
met with fhee &C ptioff that the court has
40 Jurisdiction of the cause, for the reason
shat Che heirs OF &C. DufOur have been put
On ND ha q
exception and the dismissal OF the ease was
0raye4 for bv defendant These proceed
ings are directed against ahe succession OF
Dufour through Mrs. Donnei as legal tntrix
of the minors Dufour and Gilmore Pierre
and George jean DutOur. az heirs OF
Cyprien DufOuro
Judge Tissot. after disposing Of the 1ues-
tOns presented, decided that there being
minors interested i'm this case the plaintiff
can proceed in nosOther court but this. and
ordered that the exception be dismissed.
The succession of Simon Lachs has been
UpeIed ~ this court.
fourth District Cosrt.
ir fhe ease ~ Sore & NegreT and
Gueble e. Nippert IS. T. valiant the rule
takcn by inteTven0r and third opponent tor
"btaining % new trial was dismissed.
Judge Cullom informed the members Of
Che bar that heres fteE no gentleman would
g.. allowed 90 come inside the railing to
speak Sc the chair while the court was in
session. Any remarks would be listened
." Offered in open court.
The Claiborne Parish Outrage-Cupture
and Punishment Of The Murderer.
The Claiborne .8droeate learns from Mr.
Peter Demetz. who was present at the time
of the capture of the murderer Of Ars.
Kidd. the following facts:
The news of the outrage on Mrs. Kidd
had after the discovery OF her body been
circulated through the whole country and
every body still kept on the lookout. AT
swO O'Clock ON Wednesday afternoon the
Sogro, Henry Moore, went to- the house of
Richard Green, colored, and having been
snformed by negro girl that no inquiry
had been made for him, he then went in.
As soon as he entered Green and his son in.
law Immediately captured him and sent
word of the fact TO John Coleman. Cole.
man thereupOn coming TO the scene, bound
ais prisoner securely to his horses tail and
earrid him of. He was accompanied by
Demetz.
When near the residence of the deceased
lady. near Tulip, he made several state
ments duplicating some other colored man,
but finally admitted that be was alone when
be first met Mrs. Kidd. He confessed to
the horse and to having outraged her.
He kept her with him from Monday even
ing until three q clock Tuesday, compelling
her to walk many miles through the woods,
the unhappy lady meanwhile begging for
her life, and which he promised to
spare Once in passing some children he
made her stoop down to keep from being
seen. He finally murdered her by striking
his victim back of the neck with n pine
knot. while she was walking in front, close
30 MIR. Lingston's place.
While Messrs. Coleman and Demetz were
ehus taking him TO deliver him to the au-
shOrities, which was some time after mid
night, the prisoner was fOrcibly taken away
from them by a very large crowd of black
and white. We have no further positive
knowledge of what TRANSFERRED, but a bright
fame which shortly after broke out left but
Sttle doubt that he was burned TO the first
.ine tree that his capters encountered
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