New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-15
COURT RECORD.
NoNDAY. JUNE "a. 1875.
Superior District Court.

MIS-. 5. II. Smith VS.. New Orleans Uni
sersity.-Petition for Judgment on tw,
notes, daled May 80 1873, for $2lOO each
with a credit of $780, signed and indorso.
by Cyrus Bussey as president, and secured
by mortgage on property in square bound
ed by Camp, Race, Coliseum. Felicity, ant
Orange streets.
Thompson & Seymore vs. City Of New
Drleans.-Suit for $40, 100 for 300 tons OF
ballast. taken since 1873.
superior Criminal Court.
SENTENCED.
i'aui Duverne, embezzlemen, of watch
ct - from Mrs. j. A. Breaux. one year.
TRUE BILL.
State vs. Charles Clinton, Auditor.
!. MisdemeanoI in office. Neglectino and
refusing, on June l, 1874, to issue to N, w.
Travis a warrant for $500. Bond $500.
= MisdemeanOr in office. MisaDplyipp
$1,000 of public funds, taking them from IL g
special levee fund and creditiDg the same
10 the general fund. Bond $4,000.
:. ExtOrtion under color of office. ~.
fnandng and receiving from n. w. Travis,
as his fee for issuing q warrant, June !.
1874. the sum of SjO0. Bond $1,000.
!. Embezzlement. December 81. 1877, Of
10000 of funds OF the State of Louisiana.
Bond $50
The bonds were signed az follows: The
s!o,eoo by LAFAYETTE Folger. Albert Bald
win and Joseph Hernandez: the $4,000. $1,000
and $500 bonds by n. c. FOiger. Edward
Fulton and John e. Bach.
State vs. James Connors-Murder. Kill
ting ct George Banks. May q. 1871.
ON TRIAL.
Joseph p. Hcrnpr. Esq. presiding. Judge
Sraushn Reused.
State VS.. A. NJ. Dupar. e, al-Murder.
Oa trial.
First District Court.
INFoRMArIONs.
tniawfuliy keeping and opening private
Market.-Noel Larasgue. +. LaDarge. De
sire Gregoirc. Louis ilervey. Sylvan Bal
Vile. Pierre Abadie. F. Arliq ue. Belaue
Martin, F. Commange. Eugene Dar,igue,
Narcald Zacharie. Jean MARI.
second District court.
Succession of DIR. w. N. Mercer, Ac-
count ut Pierce Butler approved, and sue,
cession ordered to be distributed accord
ingly. Oppositions Of Celestine Eustis. |
Antonio de Ximines. Ellen Cammack, HIS |
wife, Anne Ellen de X!mines and Wilmer |
Shields dismissed.
fourth District Court.
ID. X. Carroll vs.. John Peti:.--.,udgmen,
Tor plaintiff for $4,000.
sixth District Court.
Judge Saucier delivered the following
opinion:
Julius Levy vs.. Wallace 4 Co. ct all
Plaintiff claims from the defendants. in |
solido, the sum OF $4,000. for damage done
TO his reputation. bushes. and property.
by the wrongful issuance OF q writ of at |
tachment. under which his entire stock in
trade was seized and removed BY the
sheriff.
On the twenty seventh August, 1873. the /
Wallace a D., brought suit !
against the plaintiff. claiming from him the |
amount of note made by him to their
order for $3.50. and alleging under oath that ,
plaintiff had mortgaged. assigned or dis.
posed OF. or was about mOrtgaging etc. his
property. with intent to defraud his cred
tors, or give an unfair preference to some
If them: and making oath further that he {
lad converted or was about to convert his i
property into money. or evidedces OF debt.
With intent to place it beyond the reach of &
lis creditors. they sued ont the writ Of q
attachment complained OF. c
On rule taken by plaintiff the writ wa. a
ct aside. defendants failing entirely TO sup '
)rt their affidavit.
The writ of attachment was wrongfuily | a
ued out. Plaintiff had dealt with defend.
nts for about year. and TO the amount of q
bout Sl2Oo. He cal risd on a small business 4
nd had established corresponding line of a
redit. He was good and solvent. Beyond II
small indebtedness TO one of the CITY b
anks. resulting from overdrawing his &C
punt. which was settled AMIGA bly,. and the | 9,
aim of defendants for $l6o. he had no | W
liability. His stock in trade, q,
as worth over 500 0, and he owned real | D,
1 ate worth about $4,000. 10
The statute of 1868, providing for two al d,
tional cases in which creditor may OBJ OF
in the attachment of the property Of his ia
'btor. does not purport TO relax the | re