New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-25
COURT RECORD.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER "a, 1875.
United states Circuit Court.

United states Circuit Court.
Presentation. W. b. Woods, circuit
judge.
The court adjourned till January 10.
Superior District Court.
State ex rel. Attorney General for F. E.
Dumas We. Thomas Carey.-Relator asserts
he was commissioned tax collector OF the
Third District and is disturbed in his Office
by defendant. Prayer to quiet title to
office.
Francis E. Dumas VS.. same.-Iulunctlon
against interference in the office of tax col
lector of the Third District issued on bond
of $3.50.
Alexis Dumestre We. Jerome Hanley.-ln.
junction on removal OF two gangways on
the Jackson street ferry allowed on bond OF
$500.
superior Criminal Court.
CONVICTED.
Grand larceny-Pauline Bell and Della
Davis, charged with stealing. November 20,
1875, on Basin street, from W.. L. Grady,
SlQG, and two rings, valued at sil,
TRUE BILLS.
State Us. James Wood.-Willfal perjury.
Bail $1,000.
State VS.. j. j. Martini. Altering a re
ceipt for goods. Bail $1,000. 3 Publishing
as true, etc. Bail $500.
NOT TRUE BILL.
State vs. Josiah tisk.-Willful perjury
Charged with perjury before Judge Exams
and the grand jury on the eighth OF Sep
tember, 1910.
State vs. James Fordyce.-Murder. In
dicted by the Frank grand jury" on the
fifteenth of April, 1873, for the killing of
William Forester, on the twentieth of Feb
ruary, 1875. at the corner of Magnolia and
Melpomene streets, and the old indictment
quashed few days ago.
SoLLE PRosEQUI ENTERED.
State VS.. John Kerrigan, ex-tax collector
of st. James parish.-Emb bezzlement. Ger.
tifcate of Auditor produced that accused
had fully settled his accounts.
MOTION.
State vs. Dido Baptiste ct al.-Murder.
Counsel for defense appointed by the
court, moved to have his name erased from
the record, as he did not wish to compound
felony. The life insurance companies
who had aided first in the prosecution of
the accused (who were charged with the
drowning Of Antonio Caraffa, in the LAX 4,
on the thirteenth of August, 1872, whose
life they insured for 100000, had settled"
with the accused. who had lately been re.
leased upon their own bond, for $500, and
| a promise of n0lle prosequi, and then had
| withdrawn the policies from the record
| Motion granted,
SENTENCE.
Robert Mahop. convicted of carrying a
! concealed weapon, ten days in the Parish
| Prison.
PETTT JURY.
| The petty Jurors for December were dis
| charged Tor the term. The case of Earle
and Garvey, fixed for December y, went
| over by consent.
| GRAND JURY.
The grand jury brought in their final re
| port, and were discharged.
ADJOURNED.
The court adjourned until the third o
| January, 1876, when the petty jury for Jan
| uary will be impaneled, from which Judgt
| Steele will select grand jury to serv'
during the first three months of the comins
| year.
| First District Court.
| NFoRMATIoNs.
| Assault and battery-T. G. King.
| Petty larceny-Mary Montague, Johl
Sullivan, Frank Yaeger, E. c. Wheeley.
| Cruelty to animals-Andrew Sinat, La
| mena Vega and John Bostick.
| Second District Court.
The Introduction of Isaac Chandler i
| asked.
| SUGGESTIONS of Charles Boulard Elodi
Arroial, widow of Thomas F. La Vile
| beuvre; Marks Gerghen, Widow Marcl
| Cuvel, and Mathilda Brown, widow Of kar
| Stoltz. opened.