The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-25
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ned beneath the incubus OF the BANK
Court. Lawyers spoke in bated
"a in n, of the eno~mities practiced there ana
the IS victims otested and bewailed ~
THE :. 1t really y smed that there was no
vbss lp on earth for as against this CHASTITY
n cookery OF justice, and there was not a
- urnal in New Orleans, if we except the
imesrnder it. rormer management, bold
Robert true enough to the peoples IN
tfuenoe Of denounce the Universal Assignee
eleven he system of highway robbery pfac-
street. in his office. The Times
NV dearly for it's temerity IN
rov.alting the purse proud assignee and MS
anc. friend, his alter ego, Dureli, ana
4. ION found itself captured and thrust into
i,e ."black hole' of bankruptcy, whence II
a s.u, never since fully emerged. Finally
Joining yer, spite of the long silence OF the
,,a.r.nca md of the bar-the bar which owed
the emit, duty to itself, as well as to the peo-
work ar combat this monstrous sarcasm on
and shess-the Congress Of the United States
n. US an investigating committee whose
taineo ace it was to examine thoroughly into
under acts Of Durell and the uni
to-day al assignee and to take, testimony
pied ching their completely in schemes OF
.o".a uder. The committee came and took a
chant. inc Of testimony, which il it did not
on fur.eed in establishing completely between
in the ell and Norton, at least proved the
dolar'krupt Court to be quite as rotten as had
sna' supposed. The committee occupied
ma 4 as ct the St. Charles Hotel, and their
dollar t,edings were canvassed daily in the
Delansnda and ON the streets, but save an oc-
Ave thonal squib in the 'oicayune, which
a0lal'w no light on the subject, the paper:
'- as quiet and nppdaeeSmonstratiYe
s ,2; stsss, ,tst'ag ssss on At
n. &, n.r,es. and not an investigation
'in.o ooef the most monstrous wrongs and
hiaeousisbtmares that ever inflicted al
sounuy, without driving 1t 70 oespera-
ton aniOlence.
n. w,ra ~, ...other hysterioHly ST.
.hont = 10 this morning herprise OF the
=. Mary street. the premises d laying beioAS
ored families and owned by MI .stimony taken
-. .ntire,y consumed by the o,ars
vas emu I.s.vot,a insurance c. orleans papers,
.s,a;,,n, onc..,ory frame ho,d every werd VI
was owned by Mr.. Hacker at all, or copleo
Mutual Insurance con 1.55ns thereof as they
mated at $780, The, - hurt the delicate
Co... ~ s,e-ssould not hui' 1n0
A uiies of Norton and DurelL
IN "a word of the robbery Of Wyche y
nl; not syllable that could by any
sslty excite the ire Of the v'cseron' 81
rs sp gained access to the columns .
Asy rlish journal in this city, ana I'm
\iwere left to draw the inevitable con
IN that those who controlled thos
a SIS were actuated either by fear
pers,l interest Unfortunately some Oh tn
ie iours are involved in litigation, ana
1y NAV that fear Of an unfavorable decisio
4. Tin IL, little cases" exercised q po'ei
& ilal iuence in the course they pursue
+ We mld dislike very much to think s
Fl but is. perhaps, the most charitable 60
trucn to place upon their actions
y, Thfact is patent, and known 10 u
m Y rorltbat whereas almost every paper
81 as untry, Of any standing, has
as 'spunl in fitting terms the in'qnltles
ti-Haa.e hkrupt Court the journals OF ~
,sies since the demise OF tho hera
u Heep shamefully silent.