The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-10
THE Gun SEIZURE.
The Police Resort to the Law.
Hawkins Grants an Injunction.
Judge Houston Issues Il Rule Against
Badger ct ais. for Contempt.

Yesterday morning the Sheriff received from
the Sixth District Court writ of sequestratfn
for IS guns with bayonets, to be seIuestered
from Officer 4. Pecora, Superintendent \. 5.
Badger and Rudolph Curtis, property clerk.
Special officer Pecora wis just called upon
for the delivery OF the guns mentioned. He
replied that he seized them uLder warrant.
that they together with the warrant had been
turned over to Supt. Badger.
Badger being called upon, stated that he
turned all over to Judge Macarthur. The
property clerk being called upon, stated that
he held them under order, of Judge Near
thur, and exhibited an order Of the judge.
The order read as follows:
Mr. H. Curtis Property Clerk:
Iou Will receive and retain the firearms and
ammunition sized III the hands of A. Guyol and
l.. }. Fremaux to be used evidence ia the
ease OF said Guyol and Fremaux.
A. II. MCARTHuR,
Judg" FIRST District Metropolitan Court.
New Orleans. September 8. 1874.
tn. Judge Of the Sixth District Court in
structed the Sheriff. through his attorney.
that in case the property was SO held to report
the fact.
The Sheriff is now trying to find Judge
Macarthur, in order to make a demand.
The case of State VS.. Fremaux is fixed for
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
Up to "A late hour last evening the Sheriff
had not succeeded in finding Judge Macarthur,
to make demand on HIM.
Yesterday morning, about IL o'clock, the
constable Of Judge Houston's court served on
Judge McArthar and Rudolph Curtis property
-. IL mil, nj mt n
thus making them, together with Gen. Badger
and Detective Pecora, in the eyes OF the law,
parties to the suit. The constable then made
another formal demand for the guns, said de.
mand being retgsed.
On motion of Z. John Ellis JAS. Lingan
and g. r. Forman Of counsel for plaintiff
(liuyoD it was ordered that, as the defendants
Badger Pecora, Macarthur and Curtis refused
to obey the writ Of sequestratlon, issued III
this c.sc, and openly resisted said writ and
were in contempt Of the orders of the Hon.
First Justices Court, they should appear and
show cause 0 Thursday the 10Th day Of
September, 1874, at II o'clock, why they
should not be punished for contempt
The constable by $50 o'clock in the even
ing, had succeeded in serving the above on all
parties.
Now appears Judge Macarthur. through his
attorneys, Rice and Whitaker, and Henry c.
Dibble before Hawkins. Judge OF the Superior
District Court. in chambers, and prays for an
Injunction restraining }. }. Bren, clerk
Sixth District Court and hi, deputies, Judge
Houston. the clerk and constable OF the FIRST
Justices Court. ". L. Harper, Civil Sheriff,
J. L. Dick, chief deputy and all other deru-
ties. 4. Gtiyol. Leon J. FremauX their agents,
etc.. and Ellis Lingan and Forman, attor.
news. from interfering with Judge Macarthur
in the c,lsto iv Of cases Of firearms and amnlu-
milton seized III the case of the State vs.. Guyol
and Fremaux. i'll the suit now pending III the
First Municil al Police Court. until said case
shall h.,. been finally disposed Of.
This injunction granted, and so the case
nov stands IN i'll probability, tomorrow
will bring new developments, and this masked
attempt at GOVERN. up an outrage by legal
rro..sse. vii. be exposed.