The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-07-02
The Assumption Shrieyalty.

with Coroner Pugll. vino is Rec9gnized
as Acting Sheriff, Notwithstanding, the
Writ Of Error Granted by the U. $. SUI
preme Court.
Epsilon Mn, New Orleans correspon
dent IF the CIuEr, furnishes rs with the
suhjoi,lcd recital of latest developments
in the Echcverria casc:
On tile oath Of June counsel for Thos.
b. Push, Coroner Of the parish of As
sumption, filed q lengthy petition, COZ
cr;ng about twenty four pages Of legal
cap, in the Clerks office Of the State
Supreme Court, in which WAS narrated
i'll detail the cyentful history Of the CON
test for the Shrieyalty of the parish Of AS
sumption, concluding witlrthc following
prayer:
Wherefore, premises considered, petit
toner prays that this honorable court
order that said Asthnr f. Knoblocli,
Judge of the Twentieth Judicial Dis
tr!ct Court i'll and for the parish of AS
sumption, and said Arthur j. Eschey-
crria, Of the parish Of Assumption, do
show cause why they should not be pun
ished for fragrant and open contempt of
the appellate jurisdiction Of this honor
able court, committed by them as above
set forth.
[NoTE.-Thc contempt consists in disrc-
gar,iin. the decision OF the State court Dust
ing Echcvcrria, WHO subsequently obtained
a writ OF error, acting as q superscdeas,
from the United States Supreme Court
Petitioner further prays that this hon
orablc court issue and grant writ Of
prohibition restraining and prohibiting
said Arthur Z. Knobloch, Judge, and
said Echcvcrra from doing any act or
causing to be done any act Of any nature
or kind whatsoever which will invade
the appellate jurisdiction Of this court
and to alter OF effect the legal result and
state Of facts existing 1T the time Of the
granting by said District Judge on the
Bird Of June, 1881, of an order requiring
said Echcycrria to deliver and turn
over to the petitioner the books, keys
and documents belonging to the Sheritf7s
Office OF the parish # Assumption,
(Which order was fully executed Oh the
day OF its lendition), a suspensiye APP
peal having been taken and perfected
by petitioner from the sO-called rescind-
| ing order granted by said Judge Oh the
3rd june, ISL, which so-called yescind-
ing order petitioner prays to be declared,
for the reasons above set forth, an abso-
lutte nnllity. That said District Judge
and said Eclieverri:l be prohibited from
interfering, impeding or obstructing, i'll
| any shape, manner or form, petitioner in
| the full exercise and discharge of lis
duties OF Coroner OF the parish of AS
| sumption, acting Sheriff by reason of the
| final Judgment of this honorable court in
| said suit No. Sl2' and Of the law iii such
| cases made and provided, and that said
Judge be further restrained from grant
ing any order touching the subject mat
| ter Of the first order granted by him on
the Bird June, 1881 and petitioner .prays
for all, general and equitable relief
On June 25th Chief Justice Bclmudez
issued the following order:
1t is ordered that the defendants show
cause on the first Monday Of Novembe,
| next, i'll New Orleans. at IL o'clock A. NJ
why they should not be punished for a
contempt ct the authority of this court
and why the relief asked should not b.
granted. 1t is further ordered, that al
alternative writ of man,lamus issue dis
prayed for, directing the defendants t.
comply with the prayer of relator
or show cause to the contrary on s;i
day and hour and at said place. 1t i.
further ordered, that tue defendants bt
restrained rs prayed for, until the further
order of this court.
In obedience to the above order ant
on the day it was granted, writs of man
danns and prohibition and a copy of til,
petition Issued from the Supreme Cour
and were served on Judge knob!och b,
Sheriff Thcophiic Ihlbodaux, Of the par
ish of J4afnulcllr, on the 9th of June
aud on Arthur Eclevcrlil hy Octav
Simonenna, special constable of tn
eight, ward Of the parish of Assumption
on the same day.
These writs bear tho title "No. 1917
The State OF Louisiana IL rel. Thos L
PnYll, Acting Sheriff parish Of A-snm1
lion, -. The Judge of :As Twcntiet
Judicial District ct n7s.,' and are diret
ted : 10 the Judge Of he Twentieth judi
cial District Court, parish Of Assnmptio,
and Arthur Echcvtrria." The origina
reads as follows:
Whereas, Thomas B. Pn.h. NJ. D.. Co,
otier ana acting Sheriff of the parish {
Assumption, State Of Louisiana, has thi
: day filed a petition i'll this l:onnrabl
court, praying for wrirs of mandarin
;au prohibition against you in the cas-
entitled State cr rel. W. L. Howell, hi,
| trict Attorney, pro TEN, rs. Arthur Ec.ie,
erria and numbered 2l9:> on the .Iockt
of the Twentieth Judicial District Com
for the parish of Assumption, and til
, court having ordered said writs to issue
Now, therefore, you are commanded i
the name of the State of Louisiana an
of this honorable court, to show ca,,s
, on the first Monday Of November mex
, in New Orleans, at II O'Clock a. NJ, VIII
vo, should not be punished for IL con
,r,nnt of the authority Of this court an
l why HE relief asked by the rela tor her,
: in, should not be granted.
;, You are further ordered to rccogniz
Thos. b. Pugh, relalor. as Coroner and /;
, such acting Sheriff Of the parish of a
, sumption. until the vacancy in said o
:, ticc he filled in the manner and foam l.,
uulrrd by Law and to obey and rcsp'
the decree Of this court i'll the case
e the State er rel. W. L. Howell ct al. T.
Arthur j. Eclcverria. No, o123 of IL
docket Of this court and to transfer an
deliver instanter to said relhtur all I'll
l books. seal, muniments. records, etc
$ p.rtainining TO said office Of Sheriff, an
ia deliver without delay TO said relate
: the room in which the said Sheritf7s o
5 flee is kept OF show cause to the contr;
5 ~ on the first Monday Of Novemht
next. III New Orleans. at IL o'clock 4. \
and yam and zach Of You: are hereby +,
strained and prohibited from doing an
act or causing to 'e done any act Of al
,,.t.,r. ~ kind Wllat sneNer Which vi