New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-03
Court Items.

John j. Harmon, has been suffering from
severe illness and unable to attend court.
Yesterday he put in an apperaace and an
that he felt better, and everybody
was glad to hear it.
In the Superior Criminal Court, the three
cases Of false imprisonment and oppression
in Office have assumed new phase. The
pleas Of not guilty have been withdrawn
and plea in bar to the Indictment allowed
to be filed.
Judge Atocba has passed sentence in one
of the false imprisonment cases against
police officers. 1t seems severe one con-
sidering the excellence Of the officers
previous reputation for faithful perform
ance Of every duty assigned to him. But
it is well understood that the reputation
that Judge Atocha will establish will not
be tainted with too much leniency, and
those who are convicted will be compelled
to suffer the proper penalty violation Of
law should always receive.
The Superior Criminal Court having ad-
journed to Thursday, Judge Abel will hold
court the first three days Of the week.
We are glad to be able to announce that
Judge Lynch, who has been suffering
severely for many days, has nearly re-
covered and will certainly take his seat to-
morrow morning. t-
The clerks Office of the Fourth District
Court has been compelled to dispense with
the services of Messrs. F. T. Palms and F.
BoisdOre, the summer business not warrant
ing the employment of so large force.
These gentlemen are in every way COM
petent to fill the positions they have oc-
cupied and the sole reasen of their discharge
is the necessity of reducing expenses.
Their relations with Mr.. De Blois and their
fellow clerks have been of the happiest
character and the separation causes regret
on all sides. Mr.. Boisdore has been in the
Office about one year and made many
friends by his devotion to business and
courteous attention to attorneys and other
patrons of the court.
The habeas corpus case in the Fifth Dis.
trict Court Friday evening was a peculiar
one. April 80 the steamship Liberty ar
rived in New Orleans from Cuba. and was
boardedIby Special Officer Pierson in search
Of Antonio Caro- Manuel. A dispatch had
been previously received from Havana te
Don Carlos Pie, the Spanish consul, con
veying the information that Manuel, pay
master of the Spanish army, had a6scondeC
with so 900 Of Spanish money. The con
sui made request Of General Badger tina,
the man should be arrested ON arrival. Of
fcer Piersor, having good description O.
him, easily found him under the name o
| Joaquin Rodriguez, and locked him up il
the second precinct station. He immedi
ately applied for writ Of habeas corpus
before Judge Cullom, who made it return
| able at three o'clock. No Manuel appeared
at that time for the very good reason tha
| be and the Spanish consul wer
investigating trunk which h
had brought with him. 1t ha'
| the 100000 in Havana money, worth abOu
fifty cents OF the dollar, and ffty-tw
doubloons. 1t seems to have been proves
that Manuel admitted the $4,000 was tn
embezzled amount sought for, but stuc
out strong for his fifty-two doubloons. Th
consul gave him these and his trunk, pai
his attorney pretty little fee, settled
modest claim Of salvage and left Manuel i
Jail.
These were the operations going on q
three o'clock, and SO the case had to b
continued till p. NJ. At that hour. o
investigating the case, there being no ali
davit, warrant nor any document asid
from the simple request Of the consu
Manuel was, Of course, discharged by Judg
Cullom.
He allowed no grass to grow under h
feet, but went for the holders Of the $50, ,0(
he began to think he had given up to
easily. He has made an affidavit chargin
the Spanish consul, Superintendent Badge
who refuses to deliver the money on til
order of court, and Officer Pierson, wit
robbery.
| Drs Samuel Chopin and Cornell,
Beard having sued the Levee Company
the Superior District Court for $43, 200 Fl
damages done by the overflow to the Gre
cent plantation, owned by them, caused
the levee, as they allege, not being kept
the repair the law requires the company
maintain. An opportunity is offered to te
the new law, which expressly relieves Il
company from liability. Act No. Sc, a
proved March 9, 1874, in consideration
the reduction of the rate of certain tax
from four to three mills, repeals paragray
five Of section two of the act Of Februal
20, 1871, which made the company liable.
The jury commissioners, Colonel w:
Smallwood and Gardane Casanave, Est
, have drawn from the box for the panel
the Fourth District Court, to report on Il
seventh instant, the following nance:
Joseph Schwartz, II. Shepherd,
E. S. Keep, L. Gagnet,
A. Dejoir, =. A. Haber,
, II. Richardson. f. FOrcheimer,
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