New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-31
COURT RECORD.
TUESDAY, MARCH 80. 1875.
United States (,frcui. Cou-,

United states Circuit Court.
Present - Hon. W. B. Woods, c;rcui
judge.
John j. Anderson vs. the Board of Audi,
Charles Clinton ct ais.
On plaintiffs bill in chancery, settip
forth that be is the owner of four bonds
under the act Of January 5, 1874, called tn
funding law, due in 1914; setting forth th,
law, and that the consolidated bonds ara ;
contract with the State; that the appropria
ten bill of 1875 established Board O
Audit, composed Of joint committee O
both houses. with the Attorney Genera
and Auditor, to examine the obligations o
the State, prior to January l, 1874; that th'
bill is contrary to the constitutional lin
i,atiOn Of the debt; that the amount o
outstanding warrants is in excess o
back taxes due prior to January l, 1874 O
which there is any possibility of collection
that by section seven of the act of Marcel
q, 1875, sum of $500, 900 was appropriated
out of said fund derived from back take,
for the purposes of the act, which was al
attempted increase of the State debt, il
violation of the constitution and withou,
legislative approval OF any portion OF the
| pretended debt to be acted on by the board
of audit, and all in violation of the contract
| with the holders of the new bonds: thai
the board are proceeding to audit and reg
| lister accounts, and the Auditor will ISSUE
| warrants under the bill, and prays for an
| injunction, which is issued in the following
order:
Whereas, 1t has been represented unto
us in our said Circuit Court. on the mart o1
John J. Anderson, in bill in equity lately
exhibited against you and each of you
touching certain matters and things therein
set forth; and
Whereas, The Hon. William B. Woods.
one OF the judges of our said court, upon
due consideration thereof, has made and
allowed an order in said cause whereby you
and each of you are required to show cause
on the eighth day of April, 1875, at II A.
NJ, why an injunction should not issue as
prayed for in said bill.
And whereas irreparable injury might
happen during the pendency of the said
motion tor an mi junction, the said Judge has
made and allowed an order restraining you
and each Of you Immediately and forth
with, and during the pendency of said mo-
tion for an injunction to the full extent
and effect as prayed for in the said bill Of
complaint.
Now, therefore, in consideration of the
premises, and of the allegation in said bill
contained, you, the said Board of Audit of
the Floating Debt, Charles Clinton, Auditor
OF Public Accounts: w. w. Wharton, l.. J,
Souer and A. P. Field, your agents and
attorneys, clerks and servants, and each of
you are hereby commanded and strictly
enioined, under the penalty of the
law, that you and each of you alb
solutely refrain and desist from in
any manner "doing any act under
said act entitled an act making appropria-
tions. ETC., approved March 81, 1875, except
such portions thereof as are contained in
the first and second sections, from auditing
and regulating any portion OF said pre-
tended floating debt" and ''from issuing
warrants therefor, and from exchanging or
attempting to exchange said warrants if
issued, now or hereafter. for the consoli.
dated bonds authorized to be issued under
said bill of complaint, until the further
order of the court
Messrs. B. F. Flanders and Joseph H.
Oglesby were appointed jury commissioners
and ordered to oe notified.
James Levi vs.. New Orleans Mutual In
surance Company: same vs.. Home Mutual
Insurance Company: same VS.. Union In-
surance Company.-Suit on insurance poll.
cies OF steamboat Sabine. sunk twelve
miles above New Orleans by collision with
steamboat Richmond. On trial and con-
tinued to allow amended pleadings.
Superior District Court.
George II. Braughn. ESQ.,, presiding in
the absence Of Judge Atocha.
State VS.. Charles kain.-Carrying con-
cealed weapon, pistol. Nolle prosequi
entered.
State Va. William Burke.-Murder; kill
ing of John Keegan, on Rousseau street,
November ?, 1874. Defendants exception
to the competency of the court, alleging
Judge A. A. .Atocha to be the only ouly
judge. oyerruled, and the follow
ner. William Manthey, E. l.. Cope, NJ. i.
Joubert, John Vagts, Hy. Wassen, L. A.
Vale, Joseph Wagner, John E. Rengstorf,
ID. Armerland, L. Timkin.
First District Court.
INFORMATIONS.
Petty larcepy-Dan Crowley, William
Newton. Thomas Cox, William Henry,
Joseph johnson.
Assault, etc-Pat Kelly. Charles Rob.
bacher, JEFF Wells, Robert Hanly.
=, Breaking and entering, etc.-William
Spellman.
Representation Povler.
NoLLE PRosEQUI ENTERED.
Assault and battery-Henry Rsis, S.
Mccarthy.
PLEADED GUILTY.
Petty larceny-James Smith.
ACQUITTED.
Petty larceny-Mrs. Cameron, the jury
lot leaving their seats.
CONVICTED.
Petty larceny-Hiram Thompson, Lewis |
Johnson, Bill Haines, Caroline johnson.
Assault and 'battery-Marie Louise.
SENTENCED. |
James Costello, assault, ETC., one day;
Charles Buckman and James McFadden,
'etty larceny. ten days each; John Owens,
ETC., one year; Julia Simms, petty !
arceny. six months.
Second District Court.
SUGGESTIONS of Marie Louise Beauchamp,
wife of Francois Pascal, Robert John |
Woods, Mathew Duffy and Elizabeth Duffy
'orn kiernan, opened.
Fifth District Court.
Proctor & Gamble vs. Bostick g. Cohen
sule to dissolve attachment set aside.