The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-21
The Courts.
Superior District Court.

In the case OF the crescent Clty UaS LiSHt
Company VS.. the New Orleans Gas Light
Company, Judge Hawkins, of the Superior
Court, rendered a lengthy decision, of which
we can at present z i've only the gist. After
denying The right of Intervention on the
part of either the State or city, the Judge
declares the act of the Legislature of 1850,
extending to the defendants the privilege OF
manufacturing and vending gas in the city
of New Orleans, for twenty years after the
expiration of their present charter in April,
1873, to be constitutional and valid, but
denies to them the exclusive privilege of SO
doing. The following is the concluding
para graph of the decision:
From these considerations it appears
that the exclusive right of the plaintiff to
make gas in the city of New Orleans is void,
because there is no public necessity for it.
The Crescent City Company has the I'M
doubted right to make and vend gas from
and after the date at which their rights
accrue, and to that extent their charter
appears to be good and valid. The de-
PENDANT has the same right by the extension
of their charter for twenty years, with the
exclusive privilege taken away.
"Judgment for defendant"
A large number of inteIventiOns have been
filed in this court against Auditor Clinton
and Treasurer Dubuclet. Among them we
fad the following:
Petition of B. Bloomfield, for printing
done for the State, S6e IS.
According to act No. SO of 1874, i. e., APP
preparation to cover eticencits now exist
ing and due, remaining unpaid for the
maintenance Of the State during the years
Of 1874, payable upon the approved account
Of the Governor, according to law, the neces-
sary amount is hereby appropriated" Henry
Street claims some $4,000 for advances
made by him in supplying deficiencies in
the maintenance of the militia. Another
10y the same for amount due him for furnish
ing five bundled uniforms for First Brigade
of militia.
Petition of Intervention of Charles Fl.
Merritt for SLAB: w. H. Hyatt and T. f..
Dorr, each $500 for services rendered as eX-
perts in Treasurer's and Auditors offices.
j. w. Madden, for stationery furnished
the State, $3.50
The petition of intervention of II. c.
WarInoth, late Governor of this State.
against Injunction restraining the Auditor
from rembursing him to the amount #
5000, for money advanced by him while iii
office for the service and benefit of the
State.
the Superior Criminal Court.
This court met yesterday at II NJ. From
the panel Judge Atocha selected the follow
ing jurors to serve as grand jurors, for the
term Of three months: j. J. Warren, fore
man: Messrs. William H. Barstow, James
Demorell, w. H. Wick, John McQuinn
Henry Camp, j. X. Small, Gustave Cheval
Tier, r. NJ HARRISON, Aristide Mary, O. Be
lot, p. b. S. Pinchback, t. B. Stamps, J. A.
Braseman, =. Werlein and Joseph Bowling.
Judge Atocha charged them at some
length as to their duty as jurymen, and the
eases over which they had jurisdiction. Fl,
spoke strongly against the practice of carry
ing concealed weapons, and said that he
would deal severely with all who might be
found guilty of that otfense.
A rule was ordered entered that the
amount of bail fixed by judges OF municipal
ourts should be accepted by this court. and
that in case there was no bail the District
Attorney, on filing the information, should
move to bond in such amounts as he thought
proper.
On motion of the District Attorney in the
case against Charles Watrigant and Wallace
Wood, charged with embezzlement, noUe
prOsequi was entered.
+. A. Adams, Esq, on displaying his docu-
ments, was duly admitted to practice before
this court. He is the first and only member
of the bar who has as yet been admitted.
The Grand Jury was discharged until Fri
day, and the court then adjourned until
Wednesday next.
From Yesterdays Evening Edition.l
First District Court.
Several abject specimens of humanity
were brought to the bar to answer to charges
If, to them, serious import, but to the public
IT no interest. There were some that threw
themselves on the mercy of their "peers"
md some that displayed their reliance OIL
he clemency of the court by pleading
guilty." and when these-all of them
we're again consigned to 7" limbo" csm-
nenced the
CALLING OF THE JURY,
which the commissioners had selected to
serve for the balance of the present term.
The following, who had been summoned,
to their names and were duly Ell
oiled: Thos. l.. Macon, j. F. Wild, Chas
\. Phillip, j. DejOur, A. Bacas, Chas.
'rados, L. NJ. Scott, B. Beer, Spencer Field,
J. A. Fitzpatrick, James Avery, r. Y. Black
md Peter Ross
Attachments were ordered against the
OllOwing, who did not answer: B. H. Flas-
'oller, B. J. West, c. f. Slayback, A. Thomp-
on, w. Care. S. Cambon, j. Wackerbarth,
!. A. Atkinson, w.. J. Barrow, A. DeBlanc.
When this report closed the court was en-
,aged in ordinary business.
Second District Court.
Judge Tissot to-day renders judgments in
avor of the defendant in the suit of Mrs |
josephine Howell ct ais, heirs of Dubois vs.
Mrs. Charlotte Cronan, administrators of
succession of Denis Cronan.
Fourth District Conrt.
Judge Lynch devotes his attention to-day
O the trial OF promissory note cases.
Fifth District Court.
The day will be devoted to the trying of
note cases.
Boswell one asked johnson if there was
% possible circumstance under which sui |
ide would be justifiable.