The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-23
THE COURTS.
United States CircuIf Cnurf.


| Judge Woods discharged the Grand Jury
yesterday until January 4.
Shook Il Palmer VS.. W. ]. Cogswell ct al.
Mary A. Lott VS.. Louisiana State Lattery; II.
| II. r iney y Co. VS.. Ranger, Fatman &
Co. For want of time the Judge ordered that
the motions and exceptions in above cases be
continued until Friday, Oath inst, at II
o'clock.
United States vs.. G. w. Carey ct al same
VS.. same. This case WAS continued for want
of time, till January Is, 1876
Mary R.. Montgomery VS.. Henry Samory-
This case was called up for trial yesterday,
and the Court took time to advise. =
Liberman & Co. VS.. Fred. Henke-The jury
impaneled in this cause, having remained in
deliberation until yesterday, at 4 p NJ, were
brought before the Court by the Marshal,
when, it appearing that it was an utter i'm
possibility for them to agree on a verdict, it
was ordered by the Court that they be dis
charged from the further consideration of the
case, and that a mistrial be certified in the
premises.
The petit jury were yesterday discharged
until to-day, at ii o'clock.
Superior Criminal Court
CONTINUED.
State VS.. Henry Watson, colored, charged
with setting fire to the house No. SO Girod
street. on the night OF July 26rh, 1S75.-It
will be remem bered that little colored girl
living in the house at the time of the fire, was
SO severely burned that she afterwards died
from the effects of her injuries. Fixed for
Monday, January 10th, 1876
State vs.. Ignacio Santa Cruz, alias Papera
Verdi, Manuel Orduna and Antonio Perez
charged first with breaking open and entering
with intent to steal; second, grand larceny
The accused are the Italians who are
charged with stealing d quantity of jewelry,
ETC., from the Cont Veranda Hotel on the
night OF November ~, 1874. Continued in
definitely.
sagne. Charged with burglary armed with
a dangerous weapon. Indefinitely.
MOTIONS.
State VS.. Jean Mandere. Charged, first, with |
forging an order for the payment of money;
second, publishing as true forged order tor |
the payment of money.
q. Schmidt, Esq, counsel for defendant |
filed motion to postpone the case until |
some future day Iii. being fixed for this morn
lng), on the ground that the accused was
needed as a witness in one of the civil courts |
in case in which he is interested.
State VS.. j. Davis, charged with bribing
member of the House of Representatives,
etc. Chas n. Luzenburg, E,q., attorney for
defendant, fled motion to quash the infor-
nation filed by the Attorney General in this
case, as he Che Attorney Gener.l) was with
out any authority in law to institute this
prosecution by way Of information, the
statute under which this prosecution is insti-
tuted, directing that such prosecution shall
be by Indictment wherefore he asks judg-
ment of this honorable court on such lnfor-
nation, and that the same may be quashed
and the accused discharged without any fur
her plea on his behalf.
State VS.. j. Ross Stewart, charged with
oribing member of the House OF Represen-
atives, etc, and who is under arrest by virtue
Of an information filed by the Attorney Gen
sral on behalf of the State. Mr. Luz snburg.
counsel for defendant, filed motion in this
case, in which he moves that the Court ought
lot to have maintained any action or iuris-
fiction in said case on such information. as
he Attorney General was without any author
ty in law to institute this prosecution by
way of information etc. Wherefore, defend
mt prays that said information may be &
Iuashed, and he discharged, etc. Il
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