New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-01
COURT RECORD.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 81, 1874.
Euperior District Court,

| Superior District Court.
City OF New Orleans praying for the ex-
| preparation of LAID for the purpose of
| widening Poland street.
| The land in question is on the lower side
| of Poland street, is sixty Ieet wide, extend
| ing IRON Peters street to DolhOnde and
| the property of Patrick Irwin. The verdict
| is as follows:
We, the jury. value the property expro-
| pIlated, after having inspected the prop
| erty and after hearing the testimony in the
case, we come 10 the conclusion that the
property is, in our estimation, worth the
sum OF $1,000.
Ordered, That the value of the property
be fixed at $4,000 and adjudged to belong
70 the city OF New Orleans on paving Z.
Irwin .aid sam OF 5000 in :ull OF all
claims .or damage.
First District Court.
INDICTMENT QU4sHED.
s.a.e vs. Harry Lott and Julien Neville
Obtaining money under false preteEses.
EAII. FIND.
stat. vs. Philip Embezzle.
State 70. Morgis T'olf--As.sul: and bat
terry; 5000.
INFORMATION FILED.
false nprisonment-P. Ryan.
Carrying concealed weapous-PniGp Pc
:rovich.
Embe.-lemen. Philip NcKenna. Wallace
Wood.
Lareny-josiah Humphreys, William
Hall, Joseph Moore.
Assault and hattery-Eucy Jones, John
carrigan, Ed. Garner. Jacob Levi. Tony
Long. Bengamini. Charles Sweeney.
SENTENCES.
VALERIE Smith, assault and battery. tven-
i ba p.,i-I, 40.
from first imprisonment.
John Johnson, larceny. cen days IN the
Parish Prison.
Thomas Sweeney, larceny eight months
in tie Penitentiarv.
VERDICT.
STATE w. Raphael Serpas and louis Lou
dovich Murder and accessorye Not guilty.
SWORN IN.
Mr. Z. w. Hamilton, appointed deputy
by Sheriff l. W. Patton. Was sworp in by
the clerk.
Second District Court.
Succession OF John Friess opened
Fifth District Court.
Margaret Dopp VS.. Oliver Rose-Suit Tor
breach of promise OF marriage. Plaintiff
alleges that defendant promised, Novem
Der -. 1873, to marry her on January ID,
1874; that the promise was well known;
that she was put TO unusual expense on ac-
count OF said promise; that she has fulfilled
all her obligations 10 defendant; that he Is
d man CT wealth: that he, without reason,
refused to fulfil his promise and still re-
fuses. wherefore she claims damages OF
$4,000.
sixth District Court.
Mississippi Valley Transportation Com.
papy rs. George A. Fosdick & Co-Plain-
tits towed. lat owners risk, cargo from
Eicksbu consigned TO defendants, for
$780, The barge, on arriving at Greenvllle,
Was in .eaky condition. tugboat and
men being employed to keep her stoat.
The ccnsignees were not present to receive
she barge. and she was towGd 20 New o.
Leans. Inc SonsiGnses and owners were
notified OF her arrival. ana proceeded 10
Greenvilie after she barge had been lowed
to New Orleans. The plaintiff do not 80.
pear - have beer quality oi negligence. II
would have been imprudent to have allowed
the barge 80 remain a: Ersenyills. at an
unsafe place. and not a landing. Ia.
owner knew o. lie! arrival aud di,. Aoc pro
ceed 20 he. till .tte, notice. He had sutii-
cen: Interest 80 have dictated TO A!IR :ae
necessity o: proceeding to her.
Judgment fog plaintiff. Tor $500, and the
expenses incurSet. ssecOaveHt!Jaa. dc.
napG dismissed.
s.Oe q. r.
81 'i.e ANIMAL ca,nm nn;ca.cn os .le
X. X. Grand Lodge. !. .. q. F., OF the
State OF Louisiana. held on tie tventy-sey.
emil. day - January. ISL. tie following
officers were elected %nt. installed 20 serve
Cor the ansSin. year. viz
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