The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-22
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
a LUDrCROus TERMINATION OF A
JUDICIAL INFAMY.


turc abolishing the Superior District
Court.
Kellogg held this act In bis possession
all last summer, With the INTENTION IN
case Radical Judge was elected, 10
veto the bin and thus retain . political
instrument on the bench.
m was for this the court was created
under Warmoth's administration ana
continued under Kellogg. Ii was one
of the infamies OF the Radical reign In
thia gtste. Nearly ell the villainy OF
that party has received judicial sanction
In this court. and confirmation In tho
anualiy infamous Supreme Court pre-
aided over by Chief Justice Ludeling.
The vile tricks and lodges TO continue
and preserve this court for these pur"
poses hHve been among the most un"
biushing acts OF this party. When, by
constitutional election, an honest gen.
tlsman and able jurist was chosen by
the people to succeed to the hrst APP
pointee to this bench, who had proved
bold and efficient tool for the Radical
party, Kellogg's Legislature pushed
through an aot OF the Legislature re-
pealing the aot creating this court and
establishing IL under u new name. with
all It's old and enlarged Jurisdiction.
This not displaced the honest gentle
man who had been elected TO the judge
.lltp by tho people, and made way for
Tho immortal Hawkins, q half.orassd
partisan malignant, who for some two
or three years held sway on this bench.
Hawkins. however, did one good thing,
He got the Radical thieves by the ears.
split them into rings and disgusted
enough of them TO induce such Radicals
TO concur In the aot Of the Legislature
OF last winter TO abolish the court.
The not not having gone into effect by
virtue OF Kellogg's trick OF holding Ii
over until long after the Novembe cleo"
ton, n very competent and honest gen"
tleman was again elected to the judge
ship by tho people.
This would never do for Kellogg and
his rasoally followers. And 80. whom
the Legislature met Kellogg returned
the act 10 his or raokard's Rump which
immediately, In contempt OF oil consti.
tutional forms, elioiting the denunoia-
tions OF several members OF the body.
pushed Through the act creating the
ao.oallcd Superior OWL Court. as
substitute for the Superior
District Court, giving 1t largely ex-
tended powers. and q jurisdiction
never before conferred on any judi
dial tribunal In this country. To this
court that learned pundit, Alfred Shaw
was appointed 10 judge. and that faceti-
GUS raconteur and astute politician, COL
Jack Wharton, was appointed clerk.
But the authority and legality OF such
a tribunal was too thin to deceive any
one. aud when Shaw attempted TO take
possession or the bench he was politely
bowed outot the room by enc OF Sheriff
Handy's deputies, whilst Col. Jack
Wharton, 10 clerk, with broad grin
and one Of his invarlable sallies Of jocu.
larity. suggested TO Shaw not to make q
fool OF himself by getting mad and
talking iight, and, whistling to his Spitz
dog sire, departed In the jollest humor
TO the State House.
Hero cigar shop, In the basement OF
the State. House, was taken possession
of by the officers Of the superior
Civil Court" an elevated chair with u
4, high back was hired from u neighbor-
Ing barber. shop. IN empty wine barrel
was loaned by that genial vendor OF the
best French brandies and wines, Brula.
tour, and thus fully equipped the
Superior Civil Court was announced as
In full operation. and Brother Shaw
Rssuned the BARRIERS chair and pro-
ceeded TO iasGe various writs OF quo
warranto, mandamus, orders OF con-
tempt. certiorari, Of cetsra. which, in
default OF the Sheriff, he having been re-
moved from office by Shaw, were given
10 o newly created Sheriff. Bourges,
who has taken much superhous trouble
to dispatch said writs to various parties,
by whom said missions have been found
useful for cigar lighters.
No one has ever answered such wrlte
or made any appearance In said court
The whole community Is In contempt
OF the authority thereof.
And now comes the browning act Of
It's desolation and extinction In the de.
cision OF the Supreme Court Of Louisi.
ana, to the effect that the PRONUNCIATION
OF the law abolishing the Superior Dis
trict Court. recently made in the Official
journal by virtue OF an act OF the
Nichols Legislature, was a legal pro
mitigation. and, consequently, that the
Licholls Legislature Is the Legislature
OF the State, and that no act OF the
Packard Legislature has any validity
The Superior Civil Court" therefore
has no existence