The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-09
SEIZURE OF ARMS.
Kellogg .Confiscates Private Property.
An Outrage on Our People.

Between the hour. of; and I o'clock yester-
day afternoon. Special Officer Pecora. accom-.
panied by Ruiz. arrested at the "orneG OF
Camp and Canal streets furniture wagon.
said to be loaded with guns Their authority
for thi. action was q warrant sworn t" by
Special Officer Smith. to the effect that SAID
guns we're intended for riotous purpose. and
to be used in the commission Of a breach OF
the peace 1t wa. issued from Judge Nc.
Arthur's Court.
The wagon AMI AL parties then repaired to
the Central Poic. St ltion, where the gun,
were delivered to property clerk Furnace.
Later in the day Constables Ryan and flur.
ley called upon Furnace with the following
writ Of sequestration:
STATE .E LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS.
CITY Of New Orleans.
II. Constable Of First Justice Of Peace for til.
Parish Of Orleans, Greeting:
Whereas Armand Guyol hath this day declared
on oath before this court, that A. ). Badger and
A. pccOra have III their possession, and which
they illegally retain at Davidson Court, III this
city. twenty four mu-kets with bayonets, known
AS Pru-sian muskcts and one thousand car
tridges, containing charge Of powder and
.onlcal leaden ball all the property OF aant, OF
the value Of (s92) nlnety-two dollars, afilallt
AYERS amicable demand and refusal to deliver
that he has good cause TO fear that the property
will lie removed or concealed by the defendants
tAlrln. the pendency Of this suit. You are there
fore commanded to sequester sid property as
above described and to take the same into your
possession until further order OF the court.
Witness: W. L. Houston,
First Justice Of the Peace for the Parish of Or
leans.
New Orleans. Septcmhers 1874.
W. T. HoySToN, FIRST Justice Of the Peace.
After reading the above. Furn stated t"
the .onstables that. aS he hid no receipt for
the guns from Gen. Badger, he could not de-
liver them up. Ryan and Hurley then waited
on Capt. Schneider. Chief of Detectives. and
presented the writ to him. Schneider stated
that he had no knowledge of the whereabouts
of said guns, and moreover, if he did. he
would not to give them up, and would refuse
to obey the mandate from Judge Houston '
court.
About 10 o'clock the constables succeeded
in tindin. Gen. Badger, and served the writ
on him. The latter refused TO comply with
the demand made. stating that the property
was in the hands OF Judge Macarthur. He
added however, that he would answer the
citation.
Fully convinced that nothing but contempt
was evnced for the order from the FIRST jus.
tees Court, the constables left and took up a
stand near the station, determined to await
further movements on the part of the police.
1t is rumored that further seizures have
been made of guns and ammunition by the
police. to such a value as VIII Justify the inter-
ference of higher court, and from good au'
thority we learn that writ of seIuestratioll
L.. aoryoJ 70 dow from M.
Sixth District Court. presided over by Judge
Saucer.
In connection with the above, those v'o
lowered around the Central Station last night
might have noticed an unusual increase in the
police force at headquarters. men having, been
withdrawn from their beats. 1t IL to be pre-
sllmed that they were there to guard then
illegal seizure, but against whom these Vrepa
Iations were made is still u mystery.