The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-27
THE TENSAS CASE.
THE GRAND juicy IMPEACHED-MO-
TION IN ABATEMENT.

Although the case against the gentlemen from
the parish OF Tensas was fixed for IL o'clock
yesterday. 1t was o'clock before counsel could
be heard. the attention Of the court being occu-
pied with the argument In the case of the estate
Of William Gayle vs.. the estate OF Oliver ?. Nor
gan. a suit of considerable i'm portanee, In which
a large sum OF money Is involved.
At the time named, however. the Tensas case
was called, and counsel presented the following
PLEA IN ABATEMENT:
United States vs.. L. Vincent Reeves ct ais
Aeeye no Tbo osme Iae yans
Oordill. Theodore o. Sachre, Alexander Cohn,
4. Quitman Munce. Geo. O. Goldman. Henry
S eng tei y9hn W. hlghtor john U HENDERSON,
above entitled cause. and for plea In abatement
say that said indictment ought to abate and be
quashed. because they say that Z. =. Becntel
was duly summoned az Juror Of tho United
States. In and for the district of Louisiana, In
this court, at and for the November term. 1875.
q said court and on the eleventh day of De.
duly impaneled. sworn and charged as grand
Juror OF the United States in. aud for said oils,
November term. 1876 and that he acted and
served as such grand Juror Up to and including
the twenty seventh day OF April. 1877.
And, further, defendants say that afterward
the said p Ii. Beehtei was summoned as Juror
Of the United states In and for said district
OF Louisiana. and OF said court for the Novem.
IL.
December, 1873 being day of said term. was
imDaneied, sworn and charged as grand
Juror of the United states In and for said dis
trict. and OF said court, for the November term
1878. and acted and served as such grand Juror
from that time up to and including the first day
OF March. A. ID. 1879; that the said summons
impanellng and service last aforesaid. z. Il.
Bechtel within Two years Of and from the sum
mons impaneling and service first Aforesaid,
and at said November term of 1873 OF said
court. and on said fourteenth day of December.
1878. and from that date up TO and including the
by section 8l2 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States. disqualified TO act aud serve as a
grand Juror Of the United States as Aforesaid,
Ia said district, and In and for this court at this
term.
That said Indictment against the defendants
term, to wit. the November term. 1873 of this
court, and was In this court duly fled at this
term of court. A. ID. 1872 by the grand Jury ofthe
United States. impaneed. sworn and charged
In and for this court December a. 1878, for said
November term of this court, and said T. IT,
charged. as Aforesaid. Of said grand jury. when
SO found and presented said indictment: that
by reason of the said disqualification of said +.
Il. Beehtel the said grand jury which found
and presented said indictment. was illegal and
said Indictment is null and void and this these
pray judgment of this court that said indiet-
ment abate and be quashed.
There was also the same plea made as regards
the qualifications Of J. b. Glaudin another of
The grand jurors.
The pleas we're signed by W. F. Melen. J. G.
Hawkes.. julius Aroni and d. @. Labatt.
The papers we're ordered fled and the case
was continued until IL O'Clock this morning.