New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-25
COURT RECORD.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE "a, 1874.
Superior District Court,

w W. Care vs.. New Orleans Canal and
Banking COmpany.-ActiOn of damages for
illegal protesting of note. Verdict 1cr de-
fendant.
State ex rel. B. Saloy vs.. L. Schneider
Ee1Sr o alleges an se on Hena OF
5000; Mrs. Chaiard, $4,000; A. Hesser,
5000, making $87 900, on which the tax is
$l62l for special and interest Of debt tax.
and $603 for current expenses: that by law
jury warrants Of the First district Court
are receivable for this latter tax; that June
90, 1874, he rendered $l622 in greenbacks
and $603 in jury warrants, which were re-
fused. and that maudamus is necessary
to preserve his rights.
Wallace Woods We. WcrF;upmen's
Bank.-Petitioner alleges owners Zip of
twent y-tive shares of defendant corpora
| ton stock; that the law requires the capital
to be 100000 paid Up within twelve
| months; that 5000 shares should be sub
| scribed for and paid up in frll; that this
| law hos not been compiled with; that the
law prescribing q rate Of eight per cent dis
count has been repeatedly violat ID; that it
| has not furnished the State Treasurer with
a weeF'v statement Of its business dene,
nor published monthly statements in the
| official journal; wherefore setitioner prays
that the charter be declared forfeited; that
commissioners be appointed to effect the
| liquidation Of the bank, and that it's assets
be distributed among the stockholders.
| The supplemental petition alleges the
affairs Of the bank have been mismanaged
| and it is insolvent; the interests Of it's cred
itOrs and stockholders are being destroyed;
that only $48, 900 Of capital has an existence;
| that notes given for stock and not paid
have been cancelled and returned; that it's
| current expenses are extravagant; that
these abuses are chargeable to the bad faith,
iucompetency, bad management and mis-
! representations of its managers, and prays
for experts to be appointed. Alfred Shaw
js appointed expert.
New Orleans City Railroad Company VS..
Association for Prevention Of Cruelty to
| Animals.-This petition is identical with
| that of the New Orleans and Carrollton
railroad, fled June II, and on it an lujunc-
tiOn is issued, restraining the defendants
from interfering with the business Of the
company.
superior Criminal Court.
Judge Atocha issued the following order:
The attention Of the police justices and
| justices Of the peace having jurisdiction as
committing magistrates IN the parish of
Orleans IS called to the careless manner in
which their clerks have been in the habit of
| taxing down the names ana addresses OF
witnesses in cases sent before this court tor
trial. In many cases either the addresses
| are not given at all, or are so imperfectly
or incorrectly given that the attendance Of
| the witnesses can not be procured and a
| failure Of Justice is the consequence. The
| responsibility for this is necessarily charge
| able 70 the magistrates themselves.
1t Is therefore ordered that the name and
| residence of each witness, who appears be-
fore committing magistrate IN case
| within the jurisdiction of this court, be
carefully noted in the papers as the law
requires.
CONVICTED.
State vs.. William Jones. burglary.-Only
one witness was examined, and the jury
returned verdict of guilty in five
minutes.
NOLLE PRosEQUI ENTERED.
State VS.. Mike Long.-Assault and bat
terry.
ARRAIGNED.
State vs. Jean Dias, embezzlement-Plea
Of not guilty.
PLEA IN BAR.
State vs.. E. B. Malone and Pat Jones
Motion to quash the indictment, on the
plea Of autre tots ocquit.
GRAND JURY.
State VS.. Thomas Vankirk, an officer of
the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals.-False imprisonment A true
bill.
State VS.. Luca Rabita.-Areon. A true
bill.
State vs. Jenny, alias Butcher.-Rape.
Not true bill.
ON TRIAL.
State VS.. Henry Hamilton and Jesse
Wood.-Murder.
First District Court.
SENTENCED.
Larceny-Lucy johnson, Bob Thompson,
each one year in the Penitentiary.
Second District Court.
SUGGESTIONS of George Huther and Julius
Hastett opened.
Fourth District Court.
William Smith We. j. Pelligrini-Suit un-
der the civil rights bill for $500 damages.
plaintiff having been charged one dollar for
a glass of soda water. Verdict of $50 dam
ages.
Fifth District Court.
j. Curtis Waldo We. Joseph Raymond
Petitioner alleges debt of $l5 900 for one
half interest in Second Street Market that
defendant, in consequence of plaintiff g
large business influence, induced him to
embark in the business Of building public
market; that defendant furnished the cash;
that plaintiff gave his time and industry to
the business from February, 1873; that the
city gave the right to erect the market; that
it was completed first of September, 1873;
that defendant purchased the land; that
the profits have been great, but defendant
failed to settle. Prayer for citation to an
swer inteIrogatories allowed.
The Temperature.