The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-06
THE COURTS.
Fifth District Court.
TWO STRAW 4

TWO STRAW B0NDsMEN SENT TO JAZZ.
1t will be remembered that on the 10Th day of
Sepsens Der last, Philppi Mar -oudet filed suit in
the Fifth District Court against one Victor Fettel
praying that a writ Of sequestratiOn issue, di.
rooted to the Civil Sheriff OF this parish. COM
mapdiDg him to sequester aud take into his pos
session u certain garden IN the. square bounded
by Claiborne, Esplanade, Kerlerec and Robertson
streets.
Upon the sheriff seguesteripg the garden the
defendant, through his attorney, fled motion
to bond the property thus sequestered, which
motion was granted by Judge 1issot, who fixed
the bond at $780, aud J. B. Laurent and Louis
Rogeon became the sureties on said bond.
II seems that . forthcoming bond must be
sworn to by the parties becoming surities to the
effect that they are wor over ami above the
amount Of said bond after the payment of all
their debts and liabilities. SO, accordingly, on
the Is h of September the two sureties appeared
before Capt Paul I. Abadie chief deputy clerk
Of the Fifth District Court, and signed the bond,
each becoming surety in the sum OF 5000.
When the oath as to their beng worth the
amount and over for which they were about to
become surety was administered to them they
not ouiy said that they were worth that amount,
but evsn over the sum of 1920 between them.
Counsel for plaintiff, on the 10 h OF Septem her
feeling that h,s clients rights were not safe with
the sur ties, filed rule sgiinst the sheriff to
show cause on the 5h OF October, 1877, at IL
O'Clock 3. M, why said sheriff should not be held
liable for the amount of SAID bond on the ground
the law required
The Civil sheriff, in response to the rule filed
agsins lin. through bis cnief deputy, WIN Walsh,
sunimOped the suretles on the forthcoming bond,
FOR the purpose OF testing their soivenoy and
making de Tense.
Yes erday mornipg the rule came on for trial
ana the fret witness pat on the stand, on behalf
OF the sheriff, was Louis Rageon, one Of the sure
ties, vino being sworn, said That he had signed
the bond III this case; that he owed 5000: mort
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State taxes; that after these deDts were paid he
was not worth $1,000; that he had other debts
amounting to couple Of hundred dollars; that
he owned house aad lot assessed ut $1,000; that
he had not single cent in the world.
J. B Laurent was next examined, and his state
ment was thai he was not even worth the sum
for which he had signed the bond.
Judge Rogers expressed determination to
commit the men at once, but Deputy Sheriff
Walsh went over to Magistrate Mltenbergef's
court and made an affidavit against them, charg-
ing them with perjury, and they were invited to
Capt. Keileys headquarters.
Rev. James Beattle and his wife have filed a
suit against John Leeds, who resides in the State
OF Come cticut, for the of $780, alleged TO be
due on q certain promssory note secured by
mortgage on the property situated a the corner
OF Delorl and Foucber streets.
Petitioners aver that said John Leeds has
properly rights credits and effects in the posses.
sion Of this commercial firm of Leeds & Co., and
also OF Charles J. Leeds, OF this city. Petitioners
pray for writ OF attachment az ainet all the prop
erty Of the said John Leeds found within the
jurisdiction of this court, ard that said CONNER
ciai firm of Leeds u 90. and Charles J. Leeds be
made parties hereto by process Of attachment.
Also that said mortgage be recognized and en-
forced by Judgment.
The attachment was issued upon petitioners
giving bond in the sum OF sl4, 82n. The securities
on the bond are JOS. G. Morris, George o. sweet
and Vim. T. Hardie.
Ia the case Of the Merchants Mutual Insnr-
ance Company vs.. the Empire Packet Com pany,
the defendants yesterday filed an opposition ask
ing for an iDjunctioa to restrain the Merchs nts
Insurance Com panv and Thomas Fl. Handy from
proceeding with the execution of writ of tieri
fciae, and with the seizure and sale of the claims
OF defendants under policy OF insurance for the
sum of 5000 on steamboat Emrire Parrish, the
policy payable to tbs Peoples Bank in case IF
loss to the extent OF 1880. Also all the rights
and interests OF said defs ndants in eut against
The Union Insurance Company. The injunction
was Issued on bond Of $500, A. P. Kip, j. A.
Kendlg AID Joseph David securities.
superior Criminal Court,
In the case OF the S ate vs. Geo. Mslonev.
charged with carrying concealed weapons, the
jury, after having been locked up sll ri bit. re-
turned into court ard, sitter caring that il was
impossible for them to agree, were discharged.
PLEADED GUILTY.
Robert McGee, charged with carrying con-
ctaied weapons. He cha med that he was 9
Custom-House officer when arrested. and was
ssn.enead g pay 9 90 or thirty minutes 10 the
LII 7isls, charged with grand larceny