New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27
Court Items.

Associate Justice Bradley. OF the supreme
Court, leaves the city to-day.
There was considerable stir around the
the Superior District Court room yesterday
morning, before the hour of opening court.
It had been reported, and was subsequently
found to be true, that Governor Kellogg
had appointed General Hugh j. Campbell
Judge of the court, vice B. L. Lynch, re-
moved. Before nine o'clock, Captain Law
lor, with . number Of police officers, in
plain clothes. walked into the court
room, and took possession. Soon after.
Judge Campbell made his appearance. and
quietly waited in the room for the time to
open court to come. Judge Lynch came
later.
Mr.. Wurzburger, chief deputy of Sheriff
Waggaman, with his counsel. Hon. John
McEnery, came up stairs and consulted .
short time. General Campbell directed the
police to remain outside of the courtroom,
but to still remain in possessions Mr..
Wurzburger soon after told Captain Law.
lor that as sheriff he was in charge Of the
courtroom, and the officers must 60 away.
Captain Lawlor said he would first see
General Campbell, and doing 80, was told
to acquiesce in the sheriff order and retire,
which he did.
Matters remained very quiet then for
some time. There was large crowd out
side, but none were permitted to enter but
the sherif's deputies. Inside were Judge
Lynch, talking quietly with Colonel Nc.
Emery ut the bar, General Campbell seAted
at the window, Clerk John Burke, Deputy
Clerk P. E. Burke, . couple Of reporters,
all waiting for developments, and three
deputy sheriffs, with Mr.. Wurzburger, all
looking pleasantly at the rest.
The position was this: Judge Lynch was
holding the office of Judge Hawkins, to
which he had been appointed by acting
Governor Antoine on the latter's death.
General Campbell was holding the commits
sion of Governor Kellogg to the same office
and had fled the oath in the Office of the
Secretary of State. Judge Lynch had
evidently no intention of vscating and the
sheriff proposed to recognize him only as
the presiding officer.
The matter was settled by General
Campbell, who, rising, said to Mr.. John
Burke in an undertone that for that day he
was to recognize Judge Lynch as the judge
of the court and then walked out of the
court room.
Mr.. Burke seated himself at the desk
and told Mr.. Wurzburger he was ''ready,'
who then asked for the minutes. Deputy
Clerk Burke then brought them in, and
the doors were opened to allow members OF
the bar and others having business to enter.
Court was opened and the minutes read
as usual.
Colonel McEnery then referred to the
somewhat extraordinary proceedings Of
the merniug, and stated that as the attor'
| ney of the sheriff he had advised him to
uphold Judge Lynch as the presiding
officer at all hazards. Since giving that ad
vice he had been fortified by letter from
the Attorney General of The State, which
was spread on the minutes and will be
| found IN the Court Record.
Some motions in private cases were then
| made.
Judge lynch took the opportunity to
thank the sheriff for his sensible conduct
| and assure all that he should resist any
encroachment on his legal rights, and
through him, wrong to the public, to the
| bitter end.
Judge Billings will hear, in the United
| States District Court to-day, the motion fol
an Injunction in the case Of Durant Daponte
| Va. Louisiana State Lottery Company.