The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-19
THE COURTS.
TUESDAY, Jan. IL, 1876.
u, A. CIRCUIT COURT.

Hon. w. i. Woods, Judge, present.
The Grand Jury made their report
and. on motion of the Assistant Distric
Attorney. were discharged until Wed
ncsday next.
The case Of Norman Whitney vs.. the
Phoenix Insurance Company was taken
up and was being tried wheH our re
case was filed IN the Sixth District
Court on the 29th Of October, 1873; then
IL was transferred to the United States
Circuit Court, under an act of Congress
approved July ~, 1866, entitled IAN act
for the removal Of causes In certain
cases from the State courts"
SUPERIOR CRIMINAL COURT.
Present, Hon. Hiram Steele. Judge.
State W.. Ketty Mccoy, charged with
shooting with u dangerous weapon, with
intent 70 kill. Verdict Of the jury
guilty"
State VS.. Geo. Morris The prisoner
having been convicted Of murder. was
brought before the Bar and sentenced
10 be hung.
In tho following eases appealed from
this court. the judgments OF the Court a
q'ta were affirmed, and tho certified
DEGREES OF the Supreme Court were filed
to-day: State VS.. Jno. Harper, State vs..
State vs. Jules Pons, alias Il. Robinson,
State w. VIM Woodworth and Mary
McAuley, State VS.. Moses Harvey, State
vs.. jacques Dalma and Guillaume
Blessy, State vs. Dock Martin, State VS..
Jules Pons, alias Il. Mairaire, State vs..
Geo. Fritz. alias Fry and +. O'Brien,
State Va. John Owens.
In the following cases the judgments
Of the Court a qua were reversed: State
vs.. Etienne johnson: State vs. Gus
Anderson State vs. Laurence Williams
State VS.. CASTOR L.aiche.
A witt OF habeas corpus was sued out
from this court returnable tomorrow
at 10 a. M, on the petition Of Alfred
Shelby, Of the parish OF Grant, who is
held on bench warrant from this
court, when Hon. G. II. Braughn was
the Judge thereof, issued on the afll-
davit OF j. w. Cullum, OF Grant parish,
who charged the said Shelby with the
crime Of murder in Grant parish, and
that an indictment was pending before
the Ninth Judicial Court, wherein the
crime OF murder and that he had fled
from Grant to this parish.
Petitions by his attorney, j. b, Wal
lace, that he Is deprived of his liberty by
VIM. Pagan, Criminal Sheriff; pat he
Is and always has been willing II stand
his trial; that he Is the 4proner
Of the parish of Grant and
that j. w. Cullum was illegally ap-
pointed sheriff inee lieu Of J. b. Mccoy,
who was suspended. that he believes
that said Cullumheglects and refuses to
take your petitioRer to Grant parish in
the functions Of said Office, with the
thereof.
In thN case of the State VS.. John Nc
indicted for murder, the Grand
Jury fSlnd true bill.
FIRST DISTRICT COURT.
Present, Hon. T.. Abel, Judge
State VS.. Alphonse Bennett-Prisoner
charged with petit larceny, was put
upon his trial, and the jury found him
guilty. A love Of smoking made him
to his own two boxes of
cigars. Query. As he was In the en-
ploy of the prosecuting witness, might
not the charge have been Breach Of
.rust?"
State VS.. Eugene Jordan, charged
with assault and hattery-Verdict OF the
jury: Guilty"
State vs., Henry Clay, same charge
Verdict; Not guilty"
State VS.. Mary Mullen, charged with
mistrial.
State VS.. Lizzie Wallace, charged with
mot guilty."
SECOND DISTRICT COURT.
Present. Hon. A. l.. Tissot, Judge.
Succession Of John Heileman, the last
will land testament was probated,
md George Aicklea recognized as uni
,ersal legatee and put in possession of
Ill of the property of the decedent.
The succession of Mrs. Ann Fry en-
gagged the attention Of the court from
about IL III. to the adjournment Of court.
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT.
Present, Hon. B. l.. Lynch, Judge.
Marie Josephine LaSalle, husband,
IS. Pierre Nongue.-In this suit, APP
,ealed to the Supreme Court, the decree
If that court reversing the judgment OF
his court was filed and made a part Of
he minutes.
Pempsy Sanders VS.. Henry Patterson,
her husband-The default taken in this
'ase was confirmed, and the plaintiff
separated in property from her said
The Louisiana National Bank VS.. Mrs.
:: Il. Zacharie ct al.-Judgment for the
plaintiff as prayed for,