New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-22
COURT RECORD.
TUESDAY, APRIL 81, 1874.
United States Supreme Court.

| United States Supreme Court.
The following decisions were rendered
April Is:
No. 247. United States VS.. heirs of lime
rarity.-Appeal from the Circuit Court OF
| Louisiana. This was the reversal Of de
cree aaJudging parties represented by the
| appellees entitled to certain land in Louis
lana under Spanish patent issued TO one
Ramos, the court holding that the claim
attempted to be set up by the petitions in
! the case can not be sustained. Mr.. Justice
| Hunt delivered the opinion.
| No. 2j2. United States VS.. Herron.-Error
! to the Circuit Court for the District of Lou
lslana In this case the government sued
on the official bona of one Collins, Heron
being surety. The defense was a dis
| charge under the bankrupt act The court
| below sustained the plea AID the judgment
was accordingly. The judgment is here re.
| versed the court holding that discharge
| under the bankrupt act does not bar deb;
due the United States. This conclusion is
| sustained by the uniform construction OF
similar legislation in this country and in
England. Mr.. Justice Clifford delivered
| the opinion.
Supreme Court.
REHEARINGs REFUSED.
No. 5000. Police jury Of Natchitocbes vs.
D. H. Boult.
No. 5O09 W. G. James vs.. John E. Breaux
No. 5052. Mrs. Julia Scott va. the World.
No. 5055. New Orleans Canal and Banking
Company vs Linn Tanner.
No. 5c5e Police jury Of Rapides vs.. Eu
gene r. Biossat.
No. 5O35. John C. Dunbar VS.. W. j. S.
Johnson.
No. 5O37. Minerva NJ. Cavit We. Joseph
Hoy.
No. 5o2s: Police jury of Natehitoches VS..
D. II Boult
No. SOIL. Succession of Antoine Decuir.
No. 500. Leon Ferrier vs.. Antoine De-
cuir.
No. 1870. Anne Ford vs.. Anne E. Kit
tredge.
No. 5lO7. Mrs. Abigail Williams vs. Mrs.
Sarah A. Williams.
No. 1895. C. S. Sauvinet vs. T. L. Max
well.
No 5ol2. Bridget Boekel vs.. Joseph Rud-
man.
Superior District Court.
State VS.. Charles Clinton and Antoine
Dubuclet.-On motion Of the Attorney
General to confirm the default. On trial
The following petition was fled:
City Of New Orleans VS.. l. w. Patton,
criminal sheriff Of Decentralization al.
leges that during the year 1873 the defend.
ant presented bills for fees and services
and collected a large amount of money;
that large proportion of the amount is
TOR fees unauthorized by law; that it was
agreed between plaintiff and defendant
that these claims were to be judicially de-
termined, otherwise no bills would have
been paid; and that the illegal charges
paid amount to $l2,920 80. A detailed bill
of January, 1873, is filed. and a statement
OF the amounts Of the months of the bal
ance Of the year. In the statement for
January the account shows charges for no.
tices of trial, security, calling, continuance
ard discharge on bond, bringing and re-
manding, cab hire, capias and copies of
sentence, al of which are alleged illegal
and unauthorized.
First District Court.
INFORMATIONs FILED.
Assault and battery-Celia Gallup, Frank
Pepe.
NoLLE PRosEQCI ENTERED.
State VS.. Theo. GeOrge.-Vagrant.
TRANSFERRED
State VS.. Ed. Brown.-Carrying 2 concealed
weapon.
State VS.. Ed. Brown.-Larcenv; guilty.
State VS.. John Martin and Joseph Tur-
guilty.
Fifth District Court.
Louis A. Moritz vs.. Louisa Diepert.-Pe-
tltlor OF habeas corpus for plaintiffs minor
child. Anna, aged ten years. Defendant
had been married to petitioner, but separ-
ated by decree of divorce. The child, her
'tepdaughter, he'd been in her charge ever
since. The father was alleged in the an
,wer to be Of intemperate habits. The |
court refused to take jurisdiction of the |
ease, as the Second District Court already |
lad cognizance, and the writ was dis |
charged.