The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-19

Without hearing the argument lor the
State, the Court decided that the commit
ment was regular and proper in form aud SUBJ
stance.
cit was issued by the Judge of the First
Metropolitan Police Court, an officer having
authority to act as committing magistrate in
cases of embezzlement, the offense charged in
this case.
This is as far as this court has authority
to inquire under examination of the writ Of
habeas corpus.
1.-THE grounds urged for the the release Of
the prisoner may come up on the final trial,
but can not be consid red now"
The Court said further that if the case was
on trial it could be urged that thesoffense had
been committed in the parish OF ST. James.
and if proven the accused could insist on
trial in that parish.
The writ was refused and Kerrigan re-
manded.
An attempt was made by the reporters to
obtain statement from Kerrigan, who during
the proceedings had 'sobered up to some
extent.
Lowell instructed him to say nothing to
the reporters, but, notwithstanding, he stated
that he had been robbed of $22, 600 in money,
all in $1,000 bills. He was taken to the dock,
and from thence to thu Parish Prison.
Court Officer Houlihan, for whom capias
had been issued, YVES brought in and arralgned
for contempt of court. He pleaded that he had
intended no contempt, and that in obeying
the order he was acting as an officer OF the
court He was sentenced to imprisonment
| for five days.
After the court had adjourned, BULLETIN
reporter started out to, if possible, obtain
particulars that would establish probability
of the truth of the statement of kerrigan that
he had been robbed, or contradict it. The
result of his inquiries is as follows:
| Kerrigan was brought into the First Pre-
cinct Station on Sunday night by Special Off
GERS Kahn and Hennessey. He was locked up
without being searched, and was in short
time released (by whose authority could not
be ascertained), and left the station in COM
pany with parties whose names could not be
learned, and that was the last saen OF him by
parties at the station until yesterday morning,
when he came up to it in cab, accompanied
| by Mr. Si5kron.
He changed thousand dollar bill which he
took from his pocket by itself, and paying the
driver, put away the change.
He was placed in the dock, and during his
confinement was visited by his counsel, by a
number of friends and by several politicians
and gamblers.
He was, as above stated, remanded to the
Parish Prison, and events as above recorded
TRANSFERRED.
After the writ had been served on Officer
Houlihan, and by him treated with contempt,
Chief Clerk of the Court Creagh gave orders
that Ksrrigan should be taken to the Parish
Prison, sent for cab, and detailed Officers
Houlihan, Stone and Maurice to accompany
him.
The cab driven by Tom Digby left and
Kerrigan reached the Parish Prison in about
1.-THE condition in which he reached the court.
As soon as he got inside the prison he said
he had been robbed. His chain was hanging
from his vest pocket and he asked for his
watch. One of the officers stepped from the
cab and gave it to him.
A receipt was given, and Kerrigan was
pla ,ed in charge of deputy to be conveyed
to the Superior Criminal Court. While on
his way to court he again stated that he had
been robbed.
i Our reporter called at the Parish Prison to
see Kerrigan, but he was asleep, and 1t was
thought best not to disturb him.
At late account last night Houlihan was
still in confinement.