The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-09
THE COURTS.
limited State. Circuit Court.

United States Circuit Court.
Judge Woods made q rule yesterday that
hereafter all rules and exceptions be fixed for
Saturday of each week.
In the case Of Bennett, Slocum 4 Fowler
VS.. Jno Bowie and wife, judgment was rem
dered against defendants for S5O1.
The rule for an injunction in the case OF
John j. Anderson vs.. the Board Of Audit
came up this morning j. Q. A. Fellows, Esq,
appearing for the complainant; w. 5. Bene-
dict and Alfred Shaw, Esq, for defendants:
Mr. Fellows stated that the Judge had
already passed upon the laws involved in the
case in the suit of H. S. McComb VS.. the
Funding Board. He then recapitulated the
several sections of the several statutes bearing
particularly upon the question at issue, and
explained what class of certificates came
within the provision Of the law.
The defense denied the jurisdiction of the
court and the truth OF the allegations OF the
bill.
Alfred Shaw, Esq, then read the return Of
the defendants.
Judge Woods stopped the reading and said
there was no return necessary to o rule, ana
that affidavits only were necessary to sustain
q bill for an Injunction and to contradict 1t.
Mr. Shaw then resumed, and said that COM
plainant asked an injunction on the ground
that in some distant contingency he might be
injured and the value of his bonds affected.
There are many decisions of the United
States Courts, he said, which efectually settle
the point. 1t is not enough for the danger to
be a remote one, it must be imminent and
certain. He then went on to deny the Juris-
diction of the court, because complainant IN
his bill had not set forth that the damages he
fears will amount to five hundred dollars.
This case is an attempt through the pecu-
liar jurisdiction of this court to control the
officers of the State of Louisiana and does
not belong to this court In the allegations
of the bill sset forth that the Legislature has
no right to make any addition now to the State
debt. He then said that it could not be pre-
sumed that the Legislature of this State
would for moment attempt to create debt
beyond the constitutional limit.
He argued at length upon the right of the
court to enjoln on facts alleged, board cre-
ated by the State Legislature. from examining
the bills sent to it by this branch of State
government The bill extended too far. 1t
prevented the examination of bills. He said
in these times it behooves bondholderS to be
careful now from the way times are drifting.
1t does not become them to be too agrees
sive, for the tendency of jurisprudence now
is to limit their extortions. 1t is an error
that the outstanding revenues or unpaid taxes
Of the State are more than exhausted. He
was still arguing when the report closed.
closed their arguments, the Court took the
matter under Amusement.
Superior C1uiminai Court.
Only cases of minor import occupied the
attention of the court yesterday morning.
Assignments Pleaded not Guilty-Dcck
Evans, robbery; Cubit Foster, assault; Ed. j.
Baptist and Robert Campbell, carrying con-
cealed weapons
Arraignment-P Pleaded Guilty-H. Clifford,
assault and battery; pleaded guilty to as
saul!.
Motion for Bail-Anatole Jacquet, murder.
Motion for new trial-Wm. Burke, con-
victed of manslaughter, fixed for Saturday,
April 18th.
Cases Continued Henry Nolan, breaking
and entering shop in the night time With
intent to steal, fixed for April 18th; Edward
H. Marks, burglary; Lucy Wilson, grand lar
ceny, and Carrie johnson, continued indefi-
niteiy.
Nolle Prosequi-Wm. Newton, carrying
concealed weapon; Lawrence Hall, assault;
Lawson Hall, stabbing with intent to murder.
Tried-Camille Sam, carrying concealed
weapon, verdict guilty; John Bradley, assault,
verdict not guilty; Joe Jones, assault, verdict
guilty.