The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-04
THE COURTS.



4 DECISION INTERESTING TO paopEh y
-, - ..rus AND REGULATING THE DUTIES q
lio.D ,asrns Ar TAX SAIEs..Jmdge u. "
p ,,,,n of the Fifth District Court. yes
Ooli, us morning. rendered a decision
Mla"ii interesting to property holders
wy ', lille of the cause was Joseph lie
Ihe, VS., xs Joseph Billingsby. II seems
Wv, nnly taxes for one year were ~.
fha ~. v" property, and II. was sold for fonl
on m,' taxes. and that the amount reall,
years a. sG 2b. and was purchased by
dllo,, w" 20 whom Reboul rendered
b,l'u' pr t6c redemption Of the property
w ,Hich Billngsby had paid the tas
70, ,nsnr st05 50. Under the conditions o.
col'ec',y; of sale published by the tar
", ln,nr no could not collect more than
rc pl y ns hc only offered IL for sale ~
w. ~ one years taxes due on IL, and
hsvihnthb No other costs on after It was put
plle, -" aale. Tho Court said a man 4
Up ~, could not be taken away from
wopw,,hout a proper color OF law, and
hllp . ~ tbr duty Of u party purchasing al
W., s.Ie 10 ascertain the exact amount
mA Tho same. and therefore com.
uue ,dad Bllingsbv to accept the
l n.ao,'nt rendered by Rcboul aud return
Kim Kim the property. A.. -
ahi lnE White vs. Myra Clark Gaines
bnsy' s,,rrties TO the United States Dis.
aI'u nn,,rt was granted. Judgment In
!Iis sr n plaintiir was rendered In the
psw ssr a. Catherine Hankel vs. Joseph
l,aan MAIN. for q separation OF prop.
W. snd 5000 interest and cost.
ef,. she matter of Joseph N. Showbern
I'm Prathcr for 1903 50, interest
WI 'sl coat With privilege on the proper
~ attached and the plea In reconvon.
,Ion was dismissed.
W. ~ NV ,he case Of A. Agar vs.. Kain 81
ia Exception Of II. q. Ayrich to sup
aaIIssmental petition maintained with
~'' SUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT.
The motion Of the, defendant In the
osse 81 the State car re-. Attorney General
.nd Il. Dumas W.. Thos. Corey to have
s ,bs casc fixed for trial and n jury sum
"%,ncd 10 determine IL, was taken up by
,he Court. Mr.. Cotton, on behalf or the
a,torney General, moved to strike out
,Ss clause praying fora Jury, which
~ VA overrulcd and the motion granted,
,ns case 20 be fixed for Monday week.
The Slaugbtcrhouse case went over
~ npicrcnce until Thursday.
''Ihe motion to bond the injunction In
Tho casc of the State ca rel. Attorney
r"neral and T.. d. Dumas vs.. Thos.
Corey WAS refused.
vi" In Tho case Of the Levce Company vs..
charles Clinton, etc, q motion by de.
i.ndnnt's counsel was fled for necessary
DELAY. An exception was filed in the
case az A, Bohn vs.. James nj. Hogan, ct
Ala reciting the fact, that the suit is
rrye,naturely brought. A new suit was
Md by PLAINTIFFS counsel, entitled
VIM. Hogan vs.. The Bank OF America,
Xxx nature Of which Is as follows: Plain
Mn alleges that he took u note to the
hank 10 discount. and the teller told
Mn 10 wait until November 20. 1875,
md the bank would discount IL on that
data. Ne saw an entry In his book 70
Ina effect that the bank had made the
discount. A very short time after
ina bank suspended and he was not
wid the amount on the note which the
bank held, and still continues to hold,
and he alleges, that the teller knew
mat the bank was insolvent and would
not pay the said note, wherefore he was
guilty Of fraud.
SUPERIOR CRIMINAL COURT.
AZ the opening of this court yesterday
morning the following Grand Jurors
we're drawn: Il. y. Willett, foreman
Rufus y. Hickey, Jno. King, Charles
joubert, +. Il. Parmele, o. q. Blondin,
MIR. Creigh, Oscar Elmorm Jno. w.
Fairfax, Vim. II. Finnegan, Paul Bruce,
Tim Doherty, John Astreda, J. w.
Smith Gustave Laurer, Leon Pasthiel.
The Jurors to try felonies and INSIDE
meanors were also drawn.
Notions for new trials were made In
The cases OF Della Davis and Pauline
Bell, charged with grand larceny, which
we're fixed for to-day.
A motion to quash the indictments
against ]. Davis and j. Ross Stewart,
charged with bribery, and Il. w. Devices,
II. Matthew'S, j. Jones Yorke and Il.
R RAY, Offering 10 bride members of the
House OF Representatives. These are
members Of the Hahn House, who are
indicted for trying to secure corruptly
hinnncnce OF other members OF the
sane House. The Attorney General
thinks that every effort will be made
BY the Radicals 10 prevent those
parties from being convicted, and says
that he will experience the greatest diff.
caky In securing their conviction.
These motions to quash will come up on
Nonday, Jan. 10.
The case OF p. J. Sullivan, charged
With assault and battery, is fixed for
trial on Wednesday.
The case of Thos. Gallagher, charged
With carrying a concealed weapon, was
Indefinitely postponed.
A verdict Of guilty was rendered
against Paul Brown, charged with as
sault aud battery.
James Duffy, convicted OF carrying q
concealed weapon, was sentenced *
! ten days in the Parish Prison.
Judge Steele delivered a lengthy
charge to the Grand Jury in regard tc
their duties. He said ii was their duty
INST to ascertain, before Investigating
scase, II the Court had jurisdiction, and
ln1 they were to especially inquire into
lae ofenses of carrying concealed
Weapons, bribery, raising unlawful as
seMblies and disturbances, and other
srave offenses.
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