New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-12

PROVISIONAL SEIZURES AND ATTENDING
ABOMINATIoNs. - The REPUBLICAN has
gwen Its readers some particulars Of the
seizure of F. p. Benedict's household goods,
etc., by constable of the Third Justice
court for debt, notwithstanding the 5000
exemption law. Mr.. Benedict made afida-
Wits against the constable and two deputies,
had them arrested and the case will soon
be examined before Judge NJ Arthur. Mr..
Benedict has the following explanation to
make to the public:
/ did not take advantage of a certain law, to
defraud my landlord of his rent money, or to
make an affidavit against a constable and his
deputies, for lseizing my tools, implements and
furniture necessary to carry Oh my trade. On the
hrst OF December last I rented house for the
from an agent. The rooms of said house were in
per-hangers and whitewAshers, in order to make
the Of sad house the for
to the landlord among which were three large
panes of glass in the show case which were
broken. called the attention of said agent to
this fact, and he told me that he would see that
everything was made right. Confident in his
meantime paving the month"; rent "A it became
due But at last got tired of waiting. and on the
twelfth Of April last I notified him to have the
said glasses put in within reasonable time as it
was a nuisance TO my business. But instead of
answering my note he sent a squad of deputy con-
ments and furniture under provisional seizure.
thought it very hard, but yet not wishing to 60
to any further trouble. went to the cOnstsbles
Office and released the seizure by paying the
amount claimed, with costs. then received from
the hands Of deputy consts BILE notice signed by
the agent, to vacate the premises l then occupied,
at the expiration of the month-April last-and in
oder to do SO, L sold nv bed and other articles
which were exempted from seizure even before
the enactment of act No. II, to enable me to pay
the current month and remove my shop to some
other place. Two days before the month was out,
here came again that same crowd of deputy con-
stables, wagons and al. This time they seized
and carried away my tools, implements and furni-
ture under another writ of provisional seizure,
notwithstanding my objections to the contrary:
Now. I ask why all these seizures were made, If
not because l refused to repair the house for
which A. B. Mitchell is the agent. The affidavit l
made against the cOnstables, case between
Benedict and g. r. Snaer, constables and deputies,
is question involving the interests Of every poor
man and woman throughout this State whose
misfortune is, to rent q house. i was about to
say more, it is question to be decided, whether,
after six years of legislation We the poor people
of this community without regard to race color,
shall find ourselves at the same place where the
war found US, twelve years ago. That is to say
possessing right that rich man is bound by law,
to respect. This is the proper light in which every
poor man should view my course in this con.
troversy Had availed myself of the prote ctiOn of
act No. II. at the first seizure, my children would
not have been wanting for bread to-day.