New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-03
COURT RECORD.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY /, 1876.
United states Circuit Court

United States Circuit Court.
Presentation. E. c. Billings, district
Judge.
United States VS.. Isaac Woods.-Jury
empanneled and dismissed. Peremptory ex-
ceptiOn argued and the district attorney al
lowed to amend the petition.
United States vs.. Mrs Julia M. Burns,
carrying on liquor business without pay
ment of license. Defendant acknowledged
indebtedness of $50.
]. P. Reynolds VS.. c. T. Howard.-Ver-
dict for defendant.
Robert Young Charmburg VS.. ]. B. Car
son and E. F, Herwig.-Verdict for plain
tiff for $1999 80. New trial for E. F. Her
wig applied for.
Superior Criminal Court.
PLEADED GUILTY.
William Taylor, of assault on Policeman
W. c. Hawkins, December %, 1875.
vERDICTs.
Pierre Baptiste, grand larceny of gold
watch and chain, valued at $l75, from Mr..
PoliOt, August ID, 1876. Guilty.
William Williams, burglary of residence
of Auguste Larrieux, corner of CarrolltOn
avenue and New canal, on the night of May
%, 1876, and grand larceny of $lO7 worth of
goods. Mistrial.
SENTENCED.
Carrying concealed weapons-John Fitz-
gerald, plea of guilty, s. or five days.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1877.
United States Circuit Court.
James l. Bradford VS., Pullman Palace
Car Company.-Damages tor non-comph-
Rnce with contract of through ticket to
Chicago by forcing change of cars at
Cairo. Default taken.
Superior Criminal Court.
State VS. Charles Carrying con-
State VS.. William Taylor,-Plea of guilty
of assault on Officer w. c. Mawkins. Sem
tence of $40 or ten days.
State vs. Thornton Raubiu.-Assault and
| battery on Officer B. Carr, July &c, 1873.
Verdict of not guilty.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8.
Superior Criminal Court.
MOTIONS.
Murder-State VS. John Gauss, indicted
for the killing of Nicholas Hoffman on the
second of January, 1876, in the Third Dis
trict. Motion for bail granted, and bail
| fixed at $4,000.
| victed January 26, 1877, of rObbing John
Kellett on the fourteenth of November last
of a gold watch, ETC., valued at $3.50. MI
tion for new trial refused.
| MFoRMATIoNs.
False imprisonment-Geo BOwser, two
| cases.
Assaulting police Oficers-Richard Della
more.
Burglary-Alfred Townsend.
Carrying concealed weapOns-Peter Bow
den, John Thomas, w. r. CartY.
Shooting, etc.-S. Timlln, shooting Frank
Meyers, corner of Calliope and Levee
streets, January Is, 1877.
SENTENCE.
Robbery-Mark Berwyn. Ten years Pen
itentiary.
| HABEAs CORPUS,
State ex rel. Thomas DOherty vs. G. C
Cain, keeper of Parish PrisOn.-Relator is
confined at the Parish Prison upon COM
mitment of Judge Armstrong, Fourth Po-
lice Court, who sentenced him for being
drunk and resisting q police Off
Ger to $500 peace bonds for si1
months or thirty davs, and fol
disturbing the peace, to S25 OF thirty days
which is, relator thinks-and his counsel Ii
of the same opinion-unjus tifable and con
trary to law. Writ issued, retuInable a
2P. NJ. Saturday, February 3, and subpeni
detces tecum issued to Judge Armstrong, Il
bring affidavit, etc., into court.
ON TRIAL.
Shooting with dangerous weapon, ETC.
Fred SOlan6, charged with shooting snC
wounding Numa Larose, December %, 1876
on Dryades street.