New Orleans Republican., 1877-05-05

In the Gaines cases the final hearing on
the masters report Is Fixed for May II.
The demurrer in the Bellocq- -Noblom
cotton cases was argued Thursday and
taken under adyisement.
Judge Billings, in the bankruptcy case
of Bayly & Pond, has denied the rule of
Paul Fourchy for leave to prosecute his
judgment Also ordered that any creditor
may apply to the court for the setting
aside of the composition, and for an in
junction to restrain Mrs. Pond from ex-
ecuting the judgment obtained against
her husband in the State court.
In the case of p. Brennan ct al. vs. E.
A. Yorke ct al, it is decreed that one-half
the salvage money received by Th. Nc
Clellan from the ship Charles FL. South
ard, be divided between the tugboats
Phillips, Equator and Lone Star.
In the Circuit Court Judge Billings has
made the following order:
Geo. A. Kelly VS.. Phil Ell. Sheridan, W.
II. Emory and P. r. DeTrobriand; t, R.
Vaughn VS.. same; James Jeffries VS.. same,
three cases. 1t appearing TO the court that
this suit against officers OF the army of the
United States, wherein the plaintiff
claims of the said defendants the sum OF
100000, III each case, as damages
for alleged unlawful acts of violence and
assault, and that j. r. Beckwith did,
under instructions by telegraph, Of the
seventh of January, 1875, and bylletter of
date first of March, 1875, from the Attor-
ney General of the United States, assume
the defense and file answers on the part
of said defendants, and otherwise prepare
for the trial and defense of the same, of
$500 for the services of the said attorney
in the said cause lin each case) would be
just and reasonable consideration.
In the United States Commissioners
Court, before Judge Southworth, the
creditors of A. 7. Bennett & Co., Messrs.
A. j. Gomila, Joseph Dunbar, John Bark
ley, Isidore Hernsheim, John 1. Adams,
Thomas Smith, NJ. E. Garvey. j. w. De-
marest j. A. Girdner, James L. Rodd,
John j. Barr, Leon Queyrouze and j,
Merilhle, appeared by affidavit, charging
that they were adjudged bankrupts April
z, 1877, on their own petition; that they
proposed q composition of twenty-five per
cent; that within three months of the
commencement of bankruptcy proceed
ings they obtained merchandise on credit
with intent to defraud, to the value of
S65,000, and disposed of them otherwise
than by transactions in good faith. Ex-
animation was waived, and A. 7. Bennett
and Pickens G. Bennett held in $4,000
to answer at the present term of the Cir
cult Court for violation of United States
Revised Statutes 5l32, the sureties being
Sumpter Turner, John Colder and Thomas
f. Cullen.
In the Superior Criminal Court the fol-
lowing sentences have been passed by
JHdge Whitaker:
Michael Abadie, manslaughter, killing
Gabriel Pene, June 25, 1876, at thl
Slaughterhouse-ha labor for life.
Bill Nelson, manslaughter, killing Sa-
years hard labor and 81 fine.
Michael Monier, rape on Fanny Sch0rn,
aged eleven years, at No. IL Toulouse
street-deatb
Besides this man, the Picdyuae re-
ports, there are now in the Parish Prison
awaiting execution
Edward Coleman, murder of his friend,
Charles Behrens, April 12, 1874, at No. Is
Peters street, under peculiarly blood
thirsty circumstances.
George Morris, murder of Sarah Jones,
November 80, 1875, at No. 253 st. Louis
street, stabbing her through and through
the body and finally cutting her throat.
Adrien Eveque, murder of Richard
Francois, alias Poucette, February 6,
1876, at the corner of Claiborne and
Ursulines streets.
Bill Williams, alias Whisky Bill, muir
der of Alex White, April 16, 1875, on
Franklin street, between Girod and
Lafayette.
D. R. Henderson, murder of Alice
johnson, April 16, 1875, at dance house
No. 207 Bienville street.
Joaquin Caransia Forenza, Manila
man, murder of his wife, January 16,
1876, at No. 1873 Bourbon street.-This
was case of jealousy, and the murderer,
after stabbipg his wife to death, covered
her body with clothes and slept beside it.
In the morning he attempted to kill
Raphael Gonzales, at No. $50 Royal
street. He confessed every circumstance
to Judge Staes and desired to kill himself.
Besides, there are murderers from other
parishes: Guiduy, of st. Landry; Rous.
seau, from Calcasieu, and Ferdinand,
from Plaquenines.
Edward McVey and Paul Taylor have
been convicted Of robbing a sailor, Thom-
as Williams, April 6, near the French
Market; Joseph Bataille has been acquit-
ted of the murder of Andrew Benito, June
4, 1876, at No. 20 Hospital street; Thorn
ton, alias Hunter, convicted of burglary
at No. 121 Perdido street, March s, and
Sam Chancellor of grand larceny of $I07,
March Is. @
Judge Monroe, of the Third District
Court in the case of F. Huffner VS.. News
boys Lodging House, has decided that
the prescription on the note for S55S.
dated November rs, 1869, was not in
terrupted by executory proceedings in the
Superior District Court on an order of
December 8, 1874, they not having been
based on a demand in conformity with
law.
The injunction suit in the Fourth Dis
trict Court against the vouchers for mile.
age and per diem of those members of the
Legislature who were refused seats ap-
pears to have been failure, the docu-
ments having already passed beyond Judi
cial action by being accepted from tax
collectors.
Judge Rogers, of the Fifth District
Court, has pending before him the old
suitof Alfred Marehand VS.. Warner Ven
Norden and the Mexican Gulf Ship Canal
Company.
RandalI's Chances.