The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-26

W iinU.
The attempt tn depose Barney Lynch
as Judge Of the Superior District Court
eliminated this morning In one Of those
J high handed outraaes on the admins.
tration of Justice that charncterizes the
J political imposters Of Radical rule. Out
Seneeambian Lieutenant Governor. in
the absence Of his chief. broke up the
Fourth District Court ana remitted the
lltigants therein 10 future terms, In
order TO supply the great judicial
vacuum caused by the denth Of .Jncob
Hawkins. Judge Lynch resigned rs
the Judge OF the Fourth District
Court ito which he was nc yer electedJ
and accepted IN appointment to i'll the
vacancy thus created But Lynch tho
Il stolid partizan was charged with hay
ing occasional lucid intervals or con
scientious endeavors to do the correct
thing. Dibble rushed hence and Hugh
}. Campbell quietly pulled the wires,
and Kellogg ordered Barney to
STEP DOWN AND oUT
and make room for n more reliable tool
in the interest Of the purity. lynch
| could not see it, and
TLATLY REFUSED.
Yesterday the atmosphere surround
ing these political gladiators was cloudy
ana threatening, and IL was evident
that there was in contemplation
COUP p'ETAr.
This morning, shortly before II
O'Clock. Capt. Jawlor, with u posse Of
Metropolitan police, escorted the noble
form Of Gen. n J. Campbell. com
mander OF the State Kellogg militia.
into the Superior District Court room,
ana taking possession thereof, refused
admittance to any and all,
On being informed Of the situation.
CHIEF DEPUTY wUHzBEHeER
proceeded to tho courtroom and de
manded admission.
The Civil Sheriff was refused admis.
sion at first, but the warlke Campbell
finally reconsdered his opinion, and |
even went so far MS to call upon the
Deputy Sheriff to read his commission |
and kindly place him in possession Of
the judicial crmine. Deputy Wurz-
burger declined TO read any commission,
and declared that Judge Lynch was. so
far as he knew. the presiding officer Of
that court, and referred the
HERO or JANUARY 4. 1873,
to the legal adviser of tho Civil Sheriff
eov. JOHN NC ENERy,
the counselor OF the Civil Sheriff.
being called upon. informed the
Campbell that his title,
If any he had, to occupy the bench
Df that court was, perhaps. u
question more properly belonging to I
tho State judiciary than to the Metro
politan Police, and gently insinuated
hat Gen Campbell and his Metropoli.
I'M backers would do well TO
sKEEDDADLE,
At this interesting point, the worthy
ieputy sheriff raised his voice and spoke
TONES or AUTHORITY, Ha
commanding in the name of the State
II Louisiana, and OF the Civil Sheriff !
egally In possession ind custody of the [
'ivil court rooms, that tho intruders v
hould incontinently r
yAMOsE THE RANeHE.
His irate Honor. Barney Lynch, who :
howed evident symptoms OF q desire to v
DRAW HIS MUSCLE t
N the emissaries OF the ,is,lrper, was in q
ormed by Gov. McEuery that the Civil
'heriff would recognize him us Judge Of Q
hat court, wlereupon that .
NOBLE JtMsT .
{ once asoended tho bench with the Il
tride Of IL conqueror, while the late as
istant to De Trobriand in dispensing u
,gislators, with his posse Of police
WITHDREW TO SLOW MUSIC,
nd all was serene. ~ -
After the reading OF the minutes, Gov. !"
IcEncry explained to the court the
MORNINGS MYSTERY,
nd sustained the course he had advised
ne Sheriff to persue by the following I
LETTER FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. n
Nr,p hv,r II
ugene Waggaman Esq. Civil Sheriff. parish Of >, ~
So The removal Of Judge Lynch b
ON the Superior District for the parish "
Orleans by the Governor would be ol
unconstitutional MS well as an outrage d'
4 public order. / have examined the al
lestion Of the right OF the Governor to
'move Judge Lynch, and am satisfied T.,
lat his act in this respect is illegal, =" -
nd any order or decree that Judge -
ynch may enter Is entitled to and w
lould be obeyed and executed by YOU
! Civil Sheriff Of his court.
am. with the highest respect, your pt
oedient servant, A. p FIELD, pt
Attorney General. n
Which, at his request, was spread ci
pom the record to
1t is reported that Campbell and Kel- Ii,
gg have retired in w
SWEET COMMUNION dr
l the situation. 1t is not known Io
neither United States troops are to be az
He'd upon or not. 81
HOWEVER, BARNEY WAS HAPPY,
I'd at IL :45 he issued the following or by
r: al
SUPERIOR DISTRICT CoUgT
- New Orleans May 2s. 1915 4
The Civil Sheriff for the parish OF Or sp
ans Is hereby directed and commanded Cl'
guard the records OF the Superior
istrict Court for the parish Of Orleans,
ID to see that none OF the books, ar Ci'
ives, papers or documents pertaining 20
the same be removed from the court
ID clerk rooms OF said Court. Z
(Signed) 3. L. LYNCH, br.
dge OF the Superior District Court, Gu
parish OF Orleans.
Thus we have the great