New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-11

a CASE OF CoNrEMpT-Judge .Mc4rttur.
Superintendent Badger and Captain Gurus
I0Dyisonea.-Ouu OF the seizure OF arms at
NJ. 80 Canal street have grown some side
issues which have proved quite interesting.
Judge Houston, who is captain general OF the
F;rs: Jasr:ce Court. located some where on
julia street, Issued some sort Of writ com.
hardin. Judge Macarthur, Superintendent
Badger and Captain Curtis. Metropolitan
property clerk, 80 &c something or not TO
&c something. The gentlemen mentioned
believed that they understood their business
much better than any justice of the peace.
so paid but little heed TO the summons, not
that thew wished to break any law. out
because they believed they could attend
to their own affairs without the assistance
o: petty officials. For this opinion they
were yesterday ordered to appear before
the awful dignity OF the aforesaid court.
and answer tor contempt. They went to
Julia street. and, by the aid of guide.
found tie court. When inside the portals
OF that tribunal the justice informed them
why they had been brought there.
Tie court had issued writ of se4uestra.
ton at the instance of Messrs. FremauS
and Guyoi. to obtain possession OF three
cases OF guns taken from No. ~ Canal
street, When a deputy constable had
called on Detective Pecora for the property,
he plainly made reference to his superior
officer. superintendent Badger. When
Badge. was found he declared that the
cases were not in his keeping, and that he
had passed them over to Judge Macarthur.
Judge McArrher said he held the arms.
then deposited with Captain Curtis, prop
ertv clerk. to be used as evidence IN SUIT
tAen penGing against Messrs. Guyol and
Eremaux. and therefore declined TO give
them UP until ne saw lit. Or words 70 that
effect.
MIR. ". L. Whitaker appeared as attorney
for the accused, and other attorneys ap-
peared for the claimants OF the arms. Con.
siderable legal talk was INDUCED IN, and
tie court read prepared decision. which
must have been written many nours before
the case was heard-sOmethlng like the
green Arkansas Judge, who declared that
his mind was made up before hearing
word from the defendant. The now thor.
ovcnlv BUNDLED prisoners asserted that
they had not entertained a particle OF con-
tempt for the court IN this case, but the
Justice could not take that in, therefore
issued his e0ict tnat Messrs' M Ma ;,,'
Badger and Curtis must suner IN
pr.soament for the term of twenty-tour
weary hours. The party then ad,
iourued t. q neighbOring saloon, called
for cigars, got lemonades, and then
rode down to the Parish Prison, in custody
OF deputy constable. They had not been
inside that grim old Jail many minutes
in great haste. waving a sheet OF parch-
nleut which he shouted was pardon. and
that the hanging must be postponed. The
document was scanned by eager eyes, and
when deputy sheriff spoke up and said
that the dusty courier had spoken truly, the
wofrI trio brea.hed once more. Badger
fslt Of hi. neck, Macarthur called for a glass
Of ice water, and Curtis inquired for
The three freemen then sethought them
Of Official duties to; be performed. SO hastily
returned to their several ofhces' not even
thinking that they owed many thanks to
Governor Kellogg for his clemeney.
ended this re- h for a geesen 5seH
sn d;snosed. thev could have detied the court
Or paid no attention to it: 1t looked queer
the gentlemen named do quietly submit to
Imprisonment at the hands OF tribunal
which could not for mcmept enforce its
orders had the defendants been inclined to
E.kick." c
During the trial quite number of persons
attended, but there was no demonstration