New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-23
COURT RECORD.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER -, 1874.
Supreme Court-In Chamber..

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State ex rel. Sam p. Blanc va. Judge
| Ot the Superior District COurt-Peti
| tioner prays tor writ OF mandamus and
| writ OF prohibition to compel the Judge OF
| the Superior District Court to allow him to
Intervene on behalf Of the city of New
orleans IN the case of the State ex rel.
Attorney General and II. II. Walsh vs. B.
r. Jonas. Mandsmus refused.
Superior District Court.
State ex rel. Attorney General and Il II.
Walsh vs.. b. +. Jonas.-This case came up
before a special jury. and, after argument
ny counsel and tne charge OF the court. the
jury rendered the following verdict:
We, the jury, find for the defendant. 3.
+. Jonas. unanimously.
D. POCHELr, Foreman.
S4thern and Atlantic Telegraph Com
pany vs.. New Orleans, Mobile and Texas
Railroad Company and Western Union
Telegraph Observation-Disclosures allege
that they are desirOus Of constructing q line
OF telegraph along the right of way OF the
New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad
Company, from the junction of said road
with Claiborne street to Pearl river; that
they have instituted proceedings for the
appropriation of tho right of way for that
purpose and have obtained the same. They
further allege that the said railroad com
pany ls common carrier between this city
and Mobile. and that they have aided and
assisted the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany by carry ing their poles and wires, ETC..
usefu! to the construction Uf line of tele-
graph; that the said company removed these
privileges from your petitioner Wherefore,
they pray for an injunction directed to the
New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad
Company, and the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, enjoining them from in
terfering with them in the building of said
| telegraph line. Injunction granted.
Superior Crininal Court.
SENTENCES.
James Kelly. robbery, five years in the
Penitentiary.
Thomas Banks. alias Tom Cat. burglary,
two years at hard labor.
TIME GRANTED.
ln the case OF Muses. Harvey, convicted
OF granddaughter, time for motion of new
trial was granted until the twenty sixth.
yERD1Crs.
ThomasJefferson, breaking and entering
a warehOuse-Guilty; recommended to the
mercy of the court.
Eli Lee. same charge-Not guilty.
ON TRIAL.
Ignatio Santa CRUZ, Manuel Orduna and
AutOniO Perez, grand larceny-Nine jurors
sworn in, panel exhausted, fifty talesman
oAOe AON w opk'chIS anu Aul1 pAUo1 ODt6luoO.
The case closed at ten O'clock. The jury
being unable to agree at eleven clock vas
locked up for the night.
First District Cours.
INFORMATIONs FILED.
Samuel Antoine, larceny; Louis RaIss,o.
receiving stolen goods
NOLLE PROSEQUf ENTERED.
7. GOmenez. Maria Williams. larceny.
vERDICTS.
Larceny-Lsura Harris and Charles ST.
monds. guilty.
Entering In the day time with intent.
etc.-Georgs Henry, guilty.
Assault and battery-Johnson Larkin,
guilty.
Second District Court.
SUGGESTIONS Of Ann Gilleese, wife OF
Thomas d. Caicy, John j. Naber, Mrs.
Mary Rennett. George A. Spitzfaden and
Maria Bruner- Chroney. wife Of George A.
Spitzfaden, opened.
Fifth District Court.
W. V. Bscas IS. Joseph Hernande. et al.
Judge Cullom decided that sureties on
sheriff's bond are bound in sOlido to the ex.
tent of the amount they bound themselves
for, and the defendants are estopped from
setting up inform alities in the eherif1's
bond and the manner of its acceptance bv
the public authorities Judgment for plain.
tilt.