Stray Court Records
Criminal Courts, 1820-1920s
Separated records from the following criminal courts: Criminal Court of the First District, First City Court, Second City Court, Superior Criminal Court, Justices of the Peace, Recorders’ Courts, Second Judicial District Court, Criminal District Court.
Researchers should note that some criminal cases were tried in First District Court; separated records from First District Court are indexed with Civil Courts.
Researchers should also review the Additional Criminal Court Records that were separated from their court of origin. These are indexed and housed separately from the Stray Court Records and include Police Courts, Justices of the Peace, and Recorders Courts.
| Court | Docket Number | Title | Date | Description | Notes | Box | Folder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth Recorder's Court | State vs Mike Siebert | 1888 | Charged with the murder of Richard Jenkins. Includes the affidavit and testimony of five witnesses, including Siebert. Also includes the Coroner's proces verbal of autopsy. Also includes the seven-page judgment finding self defense and discharging Siebert. | 28 | 19 | ||
| First District Recorder | 98018 | State of Louisiana vs Thomas Farley | 1853 | He was accused of stabbing Catherine Howard with intent to kill. Witnesses are named, but no testimony is included in the record. Included is a note from the Parish Prison stating that Farley had been incarcerated. | 16 | 21 | |
| First District Recorder's Court | 1865 | Mittimus for William Smith to be brought to Parish Prison for safe keeping until he could produce bail of $1000. He was accused by Dr. J. P. Barbot with burglary and larceny. A note on the reverse shows that Smith was dismissed in the following year. | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 8 | 26 | 2a | ||
| First District Recorder's Court | State vs Charles W. Cammack | 1870 | Extensive testimony of several witnesses in a murder case. The victim was John Nixon, who was shot on the sidewalk outside the Boston Club following an argument inside. | 31 | 6 | ||
| First Recorder's Court | State vs M. Benner | 1879 | Transcript of extensive testimony on the charge of fraudulently concocting facts regarding the condition of the Citizens Savings Bank (Benner was the cashier). The case went up to Superior Criminal Court. | 30 | 33 | ||
| First Recorder's Court | State vs Lott Bradley | 1880 | Affidavit for insult & abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. Also included are appearance bonds and lists of witnesses for both the state and the defense. | 30 | 23 | ||
| First Recorder's Court | State vs Miles Diskin | 1881 | Testimony of seven witnesses in the murder trial of Diskin, accused of killing John Driscoll. | 31 | 2 | ||
| Criminal District Court | 1884 | Manuscript map of the area bounded by Philip, Chestnut, Felicity, and Annunciation Streets, filed in evidence in an unnamed case. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 22) | 32 | 34j | ||
| First Recorder's Court | State vs John Wolts and Norman S. Andrews | 1886 | Charged with attempted arson. Includes statements of witnesses | 22 | 8 | ||
| Criminal District Court | 1881 | Three-page special report of the Grand Jury on the discharge of waste from factories. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 12) | 30 | 12d | ||
| First Recorder's Court | State vs Mary Carroll | 1893 | Mittimus in default of fine, sent to jail for thirty days for disturbing the peace. Also a release order, apparently freeing her from jail on the same day | 20 | 14 | ||
| Criminal District Court | State vs Thomas J. Mooney | 1885 | Indictment for assault & battery. Accompanied by a communication from police officer J. H. Shafe to the Grand Jury, accusing Mooney, who was Judge of the Fourth Recorder's Court, with calling him a son of a bitch and punching him in the face outside Rooney's saloon on Patterson Street. | 29 | 15 | ||
| First Recorder's Court | 1050 | 1877 | Undated envelope marked, "Ten cents, evidence in case of Jim Barnes, assault & battery." Found empty. | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 9 | 26 | 20f | |
| Criminal District Court | 1887 | Judge Joshua Baker's manuscript charge to the Grand Jury | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 1 | 23 | 3c | ||
| First Recorder's Court | 1333 | State vs William Surgi | 1890 | Envelope marked, "3 bills." Includes a receipt from Mac. Blanque, Family Groceries, Wines, Liquors, etc., 231 Poydras, showing cash received from George J. Freise on five occasions in 1889-1890. Also includes two separate receipts from later in 1890. | 26 | 17 | |
| Criminal District Court | 1891 | List of cases allotted by Judges Marr. Includes names of accused parties, charges, jail/bail/blank, and section allotted to. | 1890-1891 | 29 | 9 | ||
| First Recorder's Court | 1457 | State vs C. W. Johnson | 1890 | Several contracts between the Crescent City Clothing Club and named individuals. The Club was to include twenty people who paid $1 each week and, in return, were to receive a suit of made to order clothes each week. Also included are several slips identifying recipients of suits and inviting prospective members to visit them and gauge their satisfaction. Also included are several numbered coupons, each with a contract number indicated. The contracts identify the members and give the occupation and address of each. Accompanied by an envelopr marked, "Evidence, State vs C. W. Johnson, obtaining money, etc." We know from newspapers that Johnson was manager of the Club. Also accompanied by an envelope addressed to Rev. D. S. A. Mahony in Chicago. | 26 | 12 | |
| Criminal District Court | 1891 | List of cases allotted by Judge Marr. Includes names of accused parties, charges, jail/bail/blank, and section allotted to. | 29 | 2 | |||
| First Recorder's Court | 1591 | 1891 | Envelope marked, "H. C. Roeth, evidence." Includes a receipt for payment of $25 by Louis Seiffert on May 26, 1891 to Southern Rail Road & Telegraph Co. Also includes another receipt, May 26, 1891, for payment by Seiffert of $50 for membership in a course of instruction in Railroad and Commercial Telegraphy, signed by H. C. Roeth for the Southern Railroad and Telegraph Instruction Co. | 26 | 21 | ||
| Criminal District Court | 1891 | List of cases allotted by Judges Baker & Marr. Includes names of accused parties, charges, jail/bail/blank, and section allotted to. | 29 | 7 | |||
| First Recorder's Court | 1687 | 1891 | Envelope marked, "Mader Kahn, evidence." Includes a check drawn on the New Orleans National Bank for $50, payable to Mervine Kahn and signed by W. W. Duson & Co., November 26, 1891. | 26 | 16 | ||
| Criminal District Court | 1891 | List of cases allotted by Judges Baker & Marr. Includes names of accused parties, charges, jail/bail/blank, and section allotted to. | 1890-1891 | 29 | 8 | ||
| First Recorder's Court | 2661 | State vs M. T. Walker | 1894 | Documents in an envelope marked, "Private papers of Emiely Socha, 4 doc, M. Walker, 2661." Includes a list of six witnesses (names, occupations, and addresses) to be summoned to appear in court. Also includes three signed documents relating to the adoption, in Galveston, Texas, of Orcilla Wyman, daughter of Rudolph and Maggie Wyman, by Julius and Caroline Socha, and for change of her name to Emilie Socha. | 28 | 15 | |
| Criminal District Court | 1891 | List of cases allotted by Judges Baker & Marr. Includes names of accused parties, charges, jail/bail/blank, and section allotted to. | 29 | 6 | |||
| First Recorder's Court | 2943 | State vs Charles L. Johnson | 1894 | Evidence from an envelope so marked. Includes a subscription memorandum for one copy of the Soard's New Orleans City Directory for 1895 (price $6) for A. Clason & Co., 827 Union (a cotton firm) and a letter from Johnson to Soards applying for a job (on Fabacher's Restaurant & Hotel letterhead). | 28 | 14 | |
| Criminal District Court | 1891 | List of cases allotted by Judges Baker & Marr. Includes names of accused parties, charges, jail/bail/blank, and section allotted to. | 29 | 5 | |||
| First Recorder's Court | 7802 | State vs J. R. Alcee Gauthreaux | 1880 | Affidavit charging him with breach of trust and embezzlement. Gauthreaux was Civil Sheriff of Orleans Parish. Also included is #7803, carrying the same charge, but with different particulars. | 28 | 10 | |
| Criminal District Court | 1891 | List of cases allotted by Judge Baker. Includes names of accused parties, charges, jail/bail/blank, and section allotted to. | 29 | 4 | |||
| Fourth District Recorder | 2702 | State of Louisiana vs Jean Marie Barthel | 1853 | He was accused of keeping a coffee house and billiard table on Magazine between St. Mary and St. Andrew without a city license. Three witnesses are named, with a note that they were from the Magazine Market, but no testimony is present in the record. The Recorder sent the matter up to the First District Court. Barthel's attorney argued that the license ordinance was unconstitutional. | 16 | 17 | |
| Criminal District Court | 1891 | List of cases allotted by Judges Baker & Marr. Includes names of accused parties, charges, jail/bail/blank, and section allotted to. | 29 | 3 | |||
| Fourth District Recorder's Court | State vs Nicholas Gorman | 1869 | Charged with arson of a stable. Included are the affidavit, statements of witnesses, and witnesses' bond. | 31 | 8 | ||
| Criminal District Court | State vs J. T. Massey | 1891 | Documents from an envelope (with Clerk's Office, Criminal District Court as the return address) marked, "J. T. Massey, #1219_" Includes items from the Pullman's Palace Car Co.--passenger checks, porter checks, occupancy reports, and form no. 19s. Massey is indicated on the items as a conductor. The items have information about berths, including names of some passengers, on routes between St. Louis and New Orleans during 1889-1891. Discrepancies between the conductor and ticket agents appear to be at least part of the issue at hand. | 29 | 19 | ||
| Recorder of Municipality No. One | State of Louisiana vs Charles McLenn | 1845 | Warrant on the complaint of J. B. W. Jourdain that McLenn disturbed the peace and threatened him. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 9e | |
| Criminal District Court | State vs Numa Dudoussat | 1894 | He was a member of the City Council charged with bribery over a barroom permit. Included is a small bit of testimony along with city documents from the permitting process. | 31 | 25 | ||
| Recorder of Municipality No. One | State of Louisiana vs Ann Owens | 1846 | Signed (with X) statement of Michael Foley that Owens had stolen items including flannel shirts. The document is damaged with about half of the information missing. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 9f | |
| Criminal District Court | 1896 | Act of sale, tax bills, tax receipts, and a fire insurance policy for a house on Force Street between Elysian Fields and Frenchmen Streets. Jane Holloway was the owner. Notes on the documents indicate that they were filed as evidence by the state. They were signed by A. J. Desmond, clerk of Criminal District Court. The number 2648 also appears on one of the items. | 30 | 28 | |||
| Recorder of Municipality No. One | State of Louisiana vs Mrs. P. Maher | 1850 | Warrant for Mrs. Maher for stating falsely under oath that J. M. C. Brady was indebted to her for $100. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 9a | |
| Criminal District Court | State vs Charles Murphy | 1900 | Bill of information for perjury in the First Recorder's Court | 22 | 7 | ||
| Recorder of Municipality No. One | State of Louisiana vs Carleton S. Morrell | 1850 | Signed complaint of Samuel Schleiger that his five-year old daughter dropped a picayune in front of their house on Front Levee between Crossman and Canal. When she picked the coin up, Morrell claimed that it was his and brutally assaulted and struck the child. On the reverse of the page is written a short "poem:" There's grace in your step/And a smile in your eye/There's a hole in your arse/And another nearby (August Ohse). | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 9f | |
| Criminal District Court | 1906 | Letter to Judge Joshua Baker from Mac Wallace in Angola, October 30, 1906, asking that the black stetson hat, evidence in his trial, be returned to him. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 10) | 30 | 10j | ||
| Recorder of Municipality No. One | State of Louisiana vs Elie Deron | 1851 | Signed statement of Captain John Youenes that Deron set fire to the house he occupied on St. Louis between Dauphine and Burgundy. He included details of his investigation of the fire, including the fact that Deron had insured his furniture for $7400 when Youenes considered it to be worth no more than $4000. More than a dozen witnesses, with their addresses, are listed on the item. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 9h | |
| Criminal District Court | State vs James Nailor | 1919 | Bill of exception #5. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 12) | 30 | 12h | |
| Recorder of Municipality No. One | State of Louisiana vs Richard Peters | 1851 | Signed complaint of James Hart that Peters stole a gun from him. Hart was employed by Mr. Dwyer in his clothing store at Conti and Old Levee Streets. Dwyer is listed as a witness. The case was sent up to First District Court. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 9b | |
| Criminal District Court | State vs Stanley Margiotta | 1922 | Written charge to the jury. Margiotta was accused of murder. | 29 | 12 | ||
| Recorder of Municipality No. One | State of Louisiana vs William Clifford and Gassy Jack | 1851 | Warrant on the complaint of Jane Stubblefield that the two men came to her house on Circus St. and stole a gold breast pin, a silk cravat, and $12. Also included is her signed recognizance for her to testify against Clifford. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 9d | |
| Criminal District Court | 1924 | Documents from an envelope with Clerk of Criminal District Court's return address and marked, "Special Petty Jury ordered, May term, 1924." Included is an extract from the minutes of the court, May 5, 1924 listing names drawn from the jury wheel but not found by the Sheriff. Also included is another extract, dated May 15, 1924 commanding the jury commissioners to draw a Special Petty Jury of seventy-five persons. Also included are two copies of the jury list for the May 1924 term. | 30 | 6 | |||
| Recorder of Municipality No. Three | State of Louisiana vs Frederick May | 1837 | He was accused of assault and battery on Shubel Crowell and Manuel Francis. | 17 | 2 | ||
| Criminal District Court | 1924 | Documents from an envelope with Clerk of Criminal District Court's return address and marked, "Special Petty Jury ordered for January 1924." Included is an extract from the minutes of the court, January 7, 1924 listing persons not found by the Sheriff and otherwise removed from the jury wheel. Also included is another extract, dated January 7, 1924 commanding the jury commissioners to draw a Special Petty Jury. Also included is a handwritten list of names not found, moved, and out of the city. Also included are twenty-three individual jury notices with names and addresses and, in some cases, notes such as "excused," etc. | 30 | 9 | |||
| Recorder of Municipality No. Three | State vs Sargeant | 1839 | Signed statement of Samuel Dowry charging Sargeant with taking, without authorization, property belonging to the vacant estate of Oscar Lake. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 21) | 32 | 33g | |
| Criminal District Court | State vs Elizabeth Williams | 1924 | Accused of grand larceny. The record includes testimony of two witnesses from whom a sapphire and diamond pin was stolen. | 33 | 13 | ||
| Recorder of Municipality No. Three | State of Louisiana vs John Thomas | 1846 | Signed affidavit of Joseph Salvatory, a corporal of the night watch, that Thomas gave him "a blow in the mouth with his fist" on Mandeville St. between Moreau and Victory. Three witnesses, with addresses, are listed. The case was sent up to First District Court. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 9c | |
| Criminal District Court | 222 | State vs Bertha Washington | 1918 | Charged with the murder of Bertha Butler. Documents from two envelopes, one from the Coroner's Office marked, "PV of Bertha Bell, #222" and the other marked, "Fourth, December 31, 1916, State vs Bertha Washington (colored), murder, abandoned, April 30, 1918." Includes the homicide report, December 31, 1916; proces verbal of autopsy, December 31, 1916; and statements of three witnesses. | 29 | 27 | |
| Recorder of Municipality No. Two | State of Louisiana vs Casper Houth | 1837 | He was accused of stealing a pair of pistols, six razors, and fifteen knives from the auction store of J. C. Cash & Co., next to the Atchafalaya Bank on Magazine St. | 17 | 3 | ||
| Criminal District Court | 289 | State vs Robert Green | 1918 | Charged with the murder of Walter Lewis. Envelope (with the Coroner's Office for a return address) marked, P-V of Walter Lewis, #289, State vs Robert Green, murder." Includes a letter from the District Attorney, March 1, 1918, to the Judge of Second City Criminal Court, suggesting the amount of bail to be required. Also includes the Coroner's autopsy protocol, February 18, 1918. Also includes an envelope containing the 38 caliber bullet found in the body of Lewis. Also includes the following documents found in an envelope from the District Attorney's Office: homicide report, February 18, 1918; supplemental homicide report, February 19, 1918; and signed statements of Green and three witnesses. | 29 | 26 | |
| Recorder of Municipality No. Two | State of Louisiana vs William Marre | 1837 | Two signed affidavits of Margaret Talles that Marre stole from her domicile at 129 St. Charles, $37 in banknotes and notes of Municipality No. Two. The case was sent to the Criminal Court. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 10b | |
| Criminal District Court | 375 | State vs Fernand de Rance et al. | 1881 | List of witnesses for the defense (with addresses), list of jurors (February 1881 term), and opinion of the Court on defendants' motion for continuance (due to the illness of a witness). | 29 | 25 | |
| Recorder of Municipality No. Two | 1845 | Warrant on the oath of Michael Berry that William John Johnston perjured himself in the case of State vs Patrick Gorman. See also Box 14 Folder 16c. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 10d | ||
| Criminal District Court | 375 | State vs Fernand de Rance, et als. | 1881 | Challenge to the array of tales-jurors and the Court's order for the list to be quashed and replaced by names to be chosen from the jury wheel. | See also Box 30, Folder 16 | 28 | 11 |
| Recorder of Municipality No. Two | State vs Clark Deason | 1846 | Bond for appearance of witnesses to testify against Deason, who was charged with attempting to pass a counterfeit check. Also includes what appears to be a list of additional witnesses. | 28 | 6 | ||
| Criminal District Court | 863 | State vs Israel Bush | 1922 | Written charge to the jury. Bush was accused of murder. | 29 | 11 | |
| Recorder of Municipality No. Two | State of Louisiana vs John Thailiars | 1846 | Warrant on the oath of William Cutts that he was assaulted and beaten by John, whose surname he did not then know, on Circus St. near Canal. A physical description of John is included. John's surname does appear on the reverse, along with a note that he came into court and gave himself up. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 9j | |
| Criminal District Court | 1496 | State vs J. P. Wall | 1891 | Includes documents from First Recorder's Court #1523, State vs James A. Speirs. Speirs was accused by Wall of malicious trespass in the town of Tangipahoa and with fleeing from the town to avoid prosecution. The affidavit in that case shows that Speirs was discharged. Also included is a telegram from Wall asking the Chief of Police in Tangipahoa to hold Speirs (as an absconding debtor) until he (Judge Wall) arrives by train. Apparently, the documents were used as evidence in prosecuting Wall for false imprisonment and perjury (they were in an envelope marked, "#1496, J. P. Wall, false imprisonment & perjury). | 29 | 21 | |
| Recorder of Municipality No. Two | State of Louisiana vs A. Harper | 1847 | Signed statement of Thomas Boram and William Austingstall that Harper stole a keg of lard from Boram's flatboat. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 10a | |
| Criminal District Court | 2386 | State vs Jake Sheard | 1882 | Order granting an appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court in Opelousas | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 3 | 23 | 7h |
| Recorder of Municipality No. Two | 1850 | Recognizance of Patrick Cosgrove for assault and battery. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 10c | ||
| Criminal District Court | 4941 | State vs Arthur H. Pichon | 1922 | Written charge to the jury. Pichon was accused of murder. | 29 | 13 | |
| Recorder of Municipality No. Two | 1850 | Recognizance of Marcella Maher for perjuty | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 9i | ||
| Criminal District Court | 4971 | State vs John H. Thompson | 1884 | Envelope marked, "State vs John H. Thompson, papers for Capt. Henriques." Included is a manuscript copy of the articles of incorporation for Union Sons Relief Association of Louisiana (1880). Also included: report on the organization's finances (1880-1884); agreement for payment of promissory notes (1880); manuscript minutes of the organization's meeting of February 18, 1884; a printed act of incorporation for the organization (1870); and a printed advertisement of a "Reward Contest" at the organization's hall, 128 Perdido Street, November 24, 1883. | 31 | 16 | |
| Recorder of the First District | 8175 | State of Louisiana vs Fred Backhouse | 1871 | Affidavit by William Schullrz charging that Backhouse erected a stand outside the Dryades Market and sold fish in violation of city ordinance. | 19 | 10e | |
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs Catherine Long | 1820 | Recognizance of Long, charged with assaulting and beating Lucy Shelby. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 8c | |
| Criminal District Court | 7204 | State vs Christian Nielsen & Richard H. Osborne | 1922 | Written charge to the jury. The defendants were indicted for murder. Also includes special charges submitted by the District Attorney and a list of witnesses, with addresses. | 29 | 17 | |
| Recorder of the Third District | State vs J. C. Hetzberg | 1873 | Signed testimony of several witnesses in a case involving the forgery of city licenses. Also included is a license for 1873 marked, "Forgery Altered License." | 30 | 1 | ||
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs John Colbert, f.m.c. | 1820 | Recognizance of Joseph Capdebo and Leonard Wiltz to appear and testify for the State against Colbert for assaulting and beating Capdebo. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 8a | |
| Criminal District Court | 9567 | State vs Jacob Marcello | 1924 | Relative to the Supreme Court's recall of writs of mandamus applied for. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 24) | 33 | 2i |
| Second District Recorder's Court | 1866 | Investigation of the fire which took place on Royal Street, No 69, occupied by Mr. Marmu on the night of the 12th of May, 1866. Includes narrative report of the testimony of several witnesses (not exact transcriptions) including Marmu, who operated as a photographer in a part of the three-story building, and other occupants. A good amount of detail is included in the report. | 29 | 1 | |||
| Criminal Court of the First District | 1831 | Recognizance of Theodore and Ferdinand Dubois, charged with assault and battery | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 8h | ||
| Superior Criminal Court | 1875 | Order of the Court for a special session to be held on September 22, 1875. | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 9 | 26 | 20d | ||
| Second District Recorder's Court | State vs John Moore | 1872 | Signed depositions by seven witnesses relative to Moore's attempt to register to vote. | 33 | 9 | ||
| Criminal Court of the First District | 1831 | Bond for Choutoun Louis Montesquieux to appear and answer to charges that he assaulted and beat Louis Lioutaud. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 7b | ||
| Superior Criminal Court | State vs J. W. Hunsucker | 1875 | Order for release of the accused from custody. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 23) | 33 | 1c | |
| Criminal District Court | 11272 | State vs Paul Henry | 1923 | Two letters to the Judge from the Coroner, stating that Henry (aka Paul Falcher) was sane. The number 10792 also appears on one of the letters. The second letter is also signed by two other doctors. | 22 | 11 | |
| Second District Recorder's Court | 1494 | State vs L. V. Coiron & Henry Clark | 1869 | Charged with non-payment for a meal at the St. Louis Restaurant (75 & 77 St. Louis Street, Joseph Foster, proprietor--bill attached to the record). Included is Foster's testimony and appearance bond for First District Court. Apparently the charge against Clark was dismissed while Coiron was prosecuted in the higher court. | 31 | 20 | |
| Criminal Court of the First District | 1831 | Bond for Joseph Descoudreaux for insulting and threatening two wite men. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 7c | ||
| Superior Criminal Court | State vs William Von Sacks and Oliver Murphy | 1877 | Charged with breaking and entering in the daytime and grand larceny. The case began in the Second Recorder's Court and went up to Superior Criminal Court. Includes lengthy testimony before the lower court as well as the Louisiana Supreme Court's opinion on appeal. | 26 | 6 | ||
| Criminal District Court | 11499 | State vs W. I. Kahn | 1923 | Order that the jury's recommendation for suspended sentence be made part of the verdict and for the District Attorney to show cause why the suspension should not be granted | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 3 | 23 | 7e |
| Second District Recorder's Office | State vs Elizabeth Clark alias Thisbe Martin (fwc) | 1854 | Complaint of Noel Bernoudy against Clark for harboring a runaway slave, Catherine, who belonged to him, but had been hired out. | 32 | 11 | ||
| Criminal Court of the First District | 1831 | Bond for William Bell for assault and battery on Ursin Laurent. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 7d | ||
| Superior Criminal Court | State vs Ed Howell | 1879 | Motion and order for the Constable of the Second Judicial Court to deliver a pistol to the Court as evidence in the Howell case. | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 7 | 26 | 1j | |
| Criminal District Court | 13117 | State vs Gaspar Birbiglia | 1923 | Motion by the District Attorney to correct the erroneous commitment that previously had been certified by the Court's Minute Clerk | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 5 | 23 | 9a |
| Second District Recorder's Office | 2955 | State vs John Williams | 1868 | Deposition by Andreas Frey charging Williams with stealing a sausage worth 75 cents from his stall in the French Market. The matter was sent to First District Court where it was dismissed. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 14) | 30 | 14h |
| Criminal Court of the First District | 1831 | Bond of Thomas Fisher for larceny, assault, and battery. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 7j | ||
| Superior Criminal Court | 1880 | Bill from Lightning Job Printing Office for printing four-hundred jury lists for the month of June | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 8 | 26 | 2e | ||
| Criminal District Court | 13295 | State vs Leon Gayle | 1923 | Order for his release after the affidavit for "shoot and dangerous wound" was dismissed | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 3 | 23 | 7d |
| Second Recorder's Court | Undated note to summon a single witness in an unidentified case. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 28) | 33 | 22e | |||
| Criminal Court of the First District | 1831 | Bond of E. H. Ridgway, Barney Highland, and William D. Anderson for appearance before the Court to testify for the State in the case of Augustus Carr for larceny. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 7g | ||
| Superior Criminal Court | Invoices from various suppliers of stationery and other items, 1877-1880. | 32 | 15 | ||||
| Criminal District Court | 15568 | State vs Frank H. Litollf | Motion (undated) for transfer of the case from Section A to Section C due to Section A being on vacation | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 1 | 23 | 3g | |
| Second Recorder's Court | State vs Marin Louis and Francois Bares | 1878 | Testimony of two witnesses in a case of assault & battery. The accused were discharged and the matter sent to First District Court for prosecution of the two witnesses. | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 7 | 26 | 1i | |
| Criminal Court of the First District | 1831 | Recognizance of James Purdy, Owen Lloyd, Samuel Jobson, John Kelly, and George Davis to testify against Micael Morgan for assault and battery on Purdy. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 8i | ||
| Superior Criminal Court | Form, signed by Patrick Bolton, deposing that he is a citizen of the U. S. and a member of a volunteer fire company in New Orleans. Also noted is his address, number of years resident in the city, and the name of his fire company. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 10) | 30 | 10a | |||
| Criminal District Court | 16422 | State vs Peter Lakash | 1923 | Charged with violation of Act 139 of 1921. Included is the testimony of two police officers regarding the sale of home brew beer. Lakash was found guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and serve ten days in Parish Prison. | 33 | 14 | |
| Second Recorder's Court | State vs Caroline Sanders and Charles Gore | 1879 | A perjury case that was sent to Superior District Court. Included are: a) the bill of information (damaged), b) a letter from the Judge to the District Attorney stating that he did not find sufficient evidence but was unwilling to assume responsibility for dismissing the matter, asking that it be submitted to the Grand Jury, and d) testimony of six witnesses | 24 | 5 | ||
| Criminal Court of the First District | 1831 | Recognizance of Adolph Flechieux, charged with stealing demijohns and bottles from Leriche. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 8f | ||
| Superior Criminal Court | Report to the Judge from two physicians, following their Court-ordered examination of Curtis F. Lewis, who they found to be "non compos mentis." | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 13) | 30 | 13b | |||
| Criminal District Court | 16712 | State vs Charles Rainey et al. | 1923 | Motion for appeal to the Appellate Division of Criminal District Court | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 2 | 23 | 6c |
| Third Justice's Court | Signed statement by Joseph Kutcher that he was naturalized in 1863, but lost his papers and now wants to reregister. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 11) | 30 | 11a | |||
| Second Recorder's Court | State vs Ernest Sentner | 1880 | Affidavit of John Shyrock for larceny of a skiff. Also includes the affidavit of Mrs. Shyrock. Sentner plead not guilty and the case was sent up to the Second Judicial District Court for the Sixth & Seventh Municipal Districts. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 24) | 33 | 2d | |
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs James Connor | 1831 | Recognizance of Daniel Chace, James Taylor, and John Adams as witnesses for the State against Connor, charged with larceny. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 8d | |
| Superior Criminal Court | 1874 | Unsigned order of the judge (to be entered in the minutes on October 23, 1874?) for the clerk to furnish to the Registrar of Voters, a list of persons convicted of crimes debarring them from the right to register to vote | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 7 | 26 | 1a | ||
| Criminal District Court | 19964 | State vs Mrs. Doctor J. T. Steward (alias Sarah Shepley) | 1924 | Motion and order for a lunacy commission to look into the defendant's sanity. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 24) | 33 | 2h |
| Third Justice's Court | 1874 | Oath of John Maghar that he lost his Union Army discharge papers but desired to become a citizen. Probably related to his interest in registering to vote. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 15) | 32 | 27h | ||
| Second Recorder's Court | State vs Edward Boutte | 1882 | Thirty-seven page transcript of testimony by several witnesses on a charge of inflicting a wound less than mayhem with a dangerous weapon with intent to kill. The case went up to Criminal District Court where Boutte was discharged after it was determined that the shooting was accidental. L. W. Pellissier was also involved initially, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. | 30 | 31 | ||
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs John Berry | 1831 | Signed (with X) statement of Catherine Munhall that she and her two-year old infant were assaulted and beaten by Berry. Three witnesses are listed. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 7e | |
| Superior Criminal Court | 1874 | Requisition for blank books, seals, stationery, etc. for use of the court. Filed with B. Bloomfield & Co.'s account for sale of those items. | 16 | 27 | |||
| Criminal District Court | 19964 | State vs Mrs. J. T. Stewart alias Sarah Shepley | 1924 | Motion on behalf of Dr. J. T. Stewart suggesting that his wife was suffering from some form of insanity and that a lunacy commission be appointed to examine her | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 5 | 23 | 9b |
| Third Justice's Court | 1874 | Oath of James Short that he lost his Union Army discharge papers but desired to become a citizen. Probably related to his interest in registering to vote. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 15) | 32 | 27g | ||
| Second Recorder's Court | State vs George Covet | 1891 | Envelope marked, "Evidence," along with two items, marked A & B. "A" is a scrap of paper, embossed "Idlewild" with the note, "Gus Hall, Court." "B" is a business card for Mme. Boudro, Artificial Flowers and Wax Candles, 161 Royal St.," with several names written on the reverse. | 26 | 14 | ||
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs Jose Perez | 1831 | Signed statement of Alexander J. Hahn, living on board a flatboat just above the steamboat landing, that Perez stole from him a watch, chain, and seals valued at $30. A witness, Alexander Campbell, from the same flatboat, is also listed on the page. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 7h | |
| Superior Criminal Court | 1874 | Deposition, April 30, 1874, of F. Morris Chester seeking admission to the practice of law in Louisiana as an American citizen who studied and practiced law in London, England. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 13) | 30 | 13c | ||
| Criminal District Court | 26780 | State vs C. J. Buckholtz | 1898 | Record of amounts received by Buckholtz while he was Financial Reporter of Eagle Lodge No. 2519, Knights of Honor. The record shows names of members and amounts in various categories. A second list includes names, addresses, and dated reference to receipt books. | 29 | 14 | |
| Third Justice's Court | 1874 | Oath of Henry Binger that his Union Army discharge papers were in possession of the bounty or claims office in Washington. Probably related to his interest in registering to vote. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 16) | 32 | 28a | ||
| Second Recorder's Court | 1898 | Letters in support of the release of Albinne Labeau/Lebauve. One is from the Coroner to the Judge, noting that the man was insane, but inoffensive. Another was signed by seventeen people, including Mayor Walter Flower, urging his release on the grounds that he was "sick and impecunious," not a vagrant. Labeau/Lebauve was also known as Joe Jackson. | 22 | 9 | |||
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs Patrick Durel, f.m.c. | 1831 | Signed statement of Frederick Sommers that Durel had called him "a damned son of a bitch" and other insulting things. Two witnesses are listed on the document. Also included is an order to the Sheriff to hold Durel and bring him before the Court for insulting a white person. A note on the reverse states that Durel had gone to St. John the Baptist Parish. | 14 | 18 | ||
| Superior Criminal Court | 1874 | Oath of office, Lionel Adams, Deputy Clerk, December 15, 1874. Also signed by John Fitzpatrick, Clerk. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 13) | 30 | 13a | ||
| Criminal District Court | 27914 | State vs William Williams | 1898 | Record of sale by the Criminal Sheriff of property (lots in the square bounded by Water, Tchoupitoulas, General Taylor, and Austerlitz) seized in the case. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 14) | 30 | 14e |
| Third Justice's Court | 1906 | Note signed by Mrs. Frank Burck giving the liberty of leaving the state for thirty days to Timothy Callaghan, December 5, 1906. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 12) | 30 | 12b | ||
| Second Recorder's Court | 1899 | Oath of office, Warren S. Williams, Affidavit Clerk. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 28) | 33 | 22g | ||
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs Philip Nott | 1831 | Signed statement of Francois Sainte Pe, overseer of Dugue Livaudais's plantation in Jefferson Parish, that two of Livaudais's slaves stole beef or pork from the plantation and brought it into Faubourg Lafayette where it was found in Nott's possession. The statement was made before Horatio Davis, a Jefferson Parish Justice of the Peace. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 7i | |
| Superior Criminal Court | 1874 | Letter to the clerk from Octave Daliet, U. S. Supervisor, Seventh Ward, October 13, 1874, regarding the voter registration of Joseph Baro. | 31 | 14 | |||
| Criminal District Court | 29471 | State vs Thomas Jones | 1899 | Fragment. Information for inflicting a wound less than mayhem, etc. He plead not guilty, but the jury convicted him as charged. Eight days later, the verdict was cancelled and a new trial granted. The new trial appears to have been continued indefinitely | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 3 | 23 | 7c |
| Third Justice's Court | 1417 | J. H. Sherman vs Charles Otto & Augustus Reine, his security | 1853 | Claim of $50 for rent of #17 St. Charles for the month of February (bill attached). Two witnesses are names, but no testimony appears in the record. Judgment was for the defendants, but Sherman appealed, apparently to the First District Court in suit #8813. | 17 | 30 | |
| Second Recorder's Court | 1899 | Oath of office, James O'Connor, Stenographer. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 28) | 33 | 22i | ||
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs William England | 1831 | Signed statement of William H. Whittaker, Robert Mitchell, and Andrew Grierson that they were assaulted and beaten by England. Mitchell and Grierson were ship masters. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 8b | |
| Superior Criminal Court | State vs Edward Coleman & Patrick Dowling | 1874 | Judge's charge to the jury in their murder trial. | 33 | 11 | ||
| Criminal District Court | 31461 | State vs Horace Phelps | 1901 | Sheriff's return on execution of a capias for the arrest of Phelps on a charge of rape | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 5 | 23 | 9d |
| Third Justice's Court | 2711 | Benjamin Taylor vs R. Steptoe | 1867 | Claim of $60 for thirty-three days of work at $2.50/day. Steptoe replied that he owed Taylor only $15 for twenty-five days at $1.50, less $22 already paid. Judgment was for the plaintiff, but Steptoe appealed to the Third District Court | 17 | 8 | |
| Second Recorder's Court | 1899 | Oath of office, Gaston A. Lanata, Bond Clerk. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 28) | 33 | 22h | ||
| Criminal Court of the First District | 1832 | Bond for the appearance of Alexis Celestin (fmc) charged with striking an individual with a sword and wounding him in the face. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 22) | 32 | 34b | ||
| Superior Criminal Court | State vs G. W. Garrison | 1874 | Letter from the Foreman of the Grand Jury to Judge Atocha requesting the attachment of several witnesses. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 11) | 30 | 11c | |
| Criminal District Court | 31461 | State vs Horace Phelps | 1901 | Petition and order of the Court for the appointment of counsel to represent the accused. The Court named J. Madison Vance to be counsel. | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 3 | 23 | 7j |
| Third Justice of the Peace | Undated testimony in the investigation of a fire at 196 Dryades Street. The court is uncertain. | 31 | 5 | ||||
| Second Recorder's Court | 1899 | Oath of office, Henry Andry, Sr., Chief Clerk. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 28) | 33 | 22j | ||
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs J. W. Melder | 1837 | Two statements, one signed, of Louise Barth that Melder refused to pay her full price ($4) for clothes she had washed for him. He then beat and choked her. The name John Vincent also appears on one of the items, possibly a witness. Melder lived on Levee St. near Spain. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 7f | |
| Superior Criminal Court | State vs Jacques Dalmar & Guillaume Blessi | 1875 | Bill of exceptions on a charge of murder, based on the absence of a witness where a deposition had been allowed as evidence. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 14) | 30 | 14i | |
| Sixth Justice of the Peace for the Right Bank of the Mississippi River | 1865 | Mittimus for Charles Cutler alias King to be brought to prison for safe keeping until called by First District Court for horse stealing. | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 8 | 26 | 2b | ||
| Second City Criminal Court | State vs Frank Forrester | 1899 | Police Department evidence tag (February 15, 1899--Fifth Precinct) in State vs Frank Forestirei for shooting with intent to kill. A note on the reverse reads, "Discharged, February 21, 1899." Also included is a receipt for an Iver Johnson revolver, evidence in the case. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 11) | 30 | 11j | |
| Second Recorder's Court | 790 | State vs Simon Smith | 1882 | Affidavit for the murder of Harriet Peterson. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 10) | 30 | 10c |
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs Leopold Lavigne | 1837 | Recognizance, charged with assaulting and beating. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 8g | |
| Superior Criminal Court | State vs Martini & Baptiste | 1875 | Rule to have the two tried after having been in jail for three years, or released | 24 | 4 | ||
| Criminal District Court | 35745 | State vs William P. Barstow | 1900 | Motion and order to allow the defendant to leave the state for sixty days on business. Attached is the consent of the bond security, with the District Attorney's approval. | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 4 | 23 | 8a |
| Seventh Justice's Court | Isaac Bloom vs Frederick Schonekas | 1872 | Petition for an injunction to prevent his property from being seized and sold to satisfy a judgment in Schonekas vs Bloom, #443 in the same court. Also includes the answer of Schonekas. The Third District Court apparently heard an appeal from the original suit. | 31 | 27 | ||
| Second City Criminal Court | State vs Percy C. Kidder | 1916 | Correspondence, homicide report, Coroner's inquest, and statements of witnesses to the murder of Adrian "Puggy" McMahon | 22 | 5 | ||
| Second Recorder's Court | 990 | State vs W. H. Matthews | 1889 | Evidence in the case, comprising two receipts signed by Matthews for a Wheeler & Watson Sewing Machine, along with a memorandum of understanding between Matthews and the Wheeler & Watson firm for payment of commissions for sale/rental of their machines. | 30 | 29 | |
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs J. A. Tocca | 1844 | Recognizance of Tocca, charged with "opposition to law." | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 8e | |
| Superior Criminal Court | 1876 | Bond of J. W. Hunsaker for his appearance before the Fourth Judicial District Court in St. James Parish on a charge of embezzlement and breach of trust. Accompanied by a bench warrant for Hunsaker's arrest and an order of Fourth Judicial District Court for return of the warrant. Also includes an 1876 letter from M. Marks, District Attorney of the Fourth Judicial District Court to John McPhelan, enclosing papers in the suit and asking him to "give it your attention and wake them up." | 28 | 3 | |||
| Criminal District Court | 36983 | 1909 | Petition (copy) and order that testimony be taken from Divers, who was being held as a material witness, in the case of State vs Dinah Ford, for stealing $27 from Divers. The Ford case was in First City Criminal Court | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 3 | 23 | 7i | |
| Seventh Justice's Court | State vs Harriet Campbell | 1878 | Charged with perjury in State vs Adam Yancy. The Court ordered her to post bond before the Second Judicial District Court | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 6 | 25 | 3a | |
| Second Judicial District Court | State vs Joseph Brown | 1878 | Extract from the minutes regarding attorney H. R. Seale who borrowed the record in the case before the Seventh Justice of the Peace and his failure to return it so that the Brown case could proceed. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 13) | 30 | 13i | |
| Second City Criminal Court | 1917 | Three letters, with evelopes addressed to the Judge of the Court, all attesting to the good character of Walter Mavor. The letters are from St. Clair Adams, January 4, 1917; D. B. H. Chaffe, January 2, 1917; and the secretary of the Pickwick Club (where Mavor was employed), January 7, 1917. | 29 | 28 | |||
| Second Recorder's Court | 1108 | State vs Louis Durand | 1889 | Envelope marked, "Evidence, bigamy." Includes two letters from Durand in 1885 and 1886 addressed from Algiers to his wife Libby. Also includes another letter to Libby from New York. Also includes a copy of the marriage certificate from 1889 for Durand and Amelia Hesse. Also includes three envelopes, two addressed to Mrs. C. L. Durand in Brooklyn, postmarked New Orleans, and one to her in Charlestown, Massachusetts, postmarked New York. | 26 | 26 | |
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs James Jones | 1846 | Affidavit for continuance of trial pending arrival of a witness on behalf of Jones. | Part of the "Miscellaneous Documents" sub-series | 19 | 7a | |
| Superior Criminal Court | 1877 | Rules of practice for the Court. | 31 | 15 | |||
| Criminal District Court | 37119 | State vs Vincent LaRocchi | 1910 | Appeal from Second City Criminal Court. The defendant was charged with practicing veterinary medicine without a license. The lower court ruling was reversed. | 29 | 10 | |
| Seventh Justice's Court | State vs Mr. [John C.] Miller | 1879 | Affidavit for interfering with an officer along with his appearance bond. The case was sent up to Second Judicial District Court. | 30 | 25 | ||
| Second Judicial District Court | State vs Stephen Adams | 1879 | Affidavit by Adams, who was sentenced to jail until court costs were paid, that he has no means to make payment. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 13) | 30 | 13j | |
| Second City Criminal Court | 4407 | State vs Joseph Pelligrini | 1902 | Request by Frank James and Frank Schaefer to withdraw charges, and Pelligrini to withdraw counter charges. On the reverse is an unsigned note, "If you stop here when you go to dinner I will give you something to gargle your throat." | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 1 | 23 | 3h |
| Second Recorder's Court | 1208 | Envelope marked, "J. M. Bodeon, 2 checks." Includes a note, "J. M. Bodeon, petty lcy., 2nd Rec. Court." Also includes two checks drawn on People's Bank of New Orleans, both payable to "Myself," one for $50 dated November 1882 and signed "Marie Jean" and the other for $100, undated and unsigned. | 26 | 22 | |||
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs Richard Green, f.m.c. | 1827 | Involving the theft of wine and Green's possession of the stolen property. Included are signed statements of several witnesses. Green appears to have been claiming that he had not stolen the wine, but had purchased it. | 17 | 29 | ||
| Superior Criminal Court | 1877 | Order for a commission on lunacy to examine Isaac Chandler to determine if he had recovered. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 20) | 32 | 32h | ||
| Criminal District Court | 40243 | State vs George H. Leidenheimer | Undated motion to withdraw the record for one day. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 24) | 33 | 2b | |
| Seventh Justice's Court | State vs Ed Hickey | 1879 | Affidavit for false imprisonment as charged by James Howarth who Hickey had arrested for possession of stolen property. Also included is Howarth's signed statement and Hickey's appearance bond. The matter was sent to Second Judicial District Court and was later dismissed by the District Attorney. | 30 | 24 | ||
| Second Judicial District Court | 0 | State ex rel Edward Thomas vs Criminal Sheriff | 1879 | Petition for habeas corpus to secure the release of Thomas from Parish Prison where he was being held as dangerous & suspicious on a mittimus from the Eighth Justice's Court. The mittimus is also included. | 31 | 11 | |
| Second City Criminal Court | 5824 | 0 | |||||
| Second Recorder's Court | 2708 | State vs Charles J. Raymond | 1894 | Documents marked as evidence in the case: letters from Louise M. Poree to Raymond. The case went up to Criminal District Court where it was nol prossed. From newspaper articles, we know that Poree accused Raymond of abduction. The couple married in 1895. | 31 | 1 | |
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs Edward Cannon | 1839 | He was accused of stealing a shirt and a pocket handkerchief from Jean Montel, whose signed statement before the Recorder of the First Municipality is included. It names other witnesses, but none of their testimony is present in the record. | 16 | 18 | ||
| Superior Criminal Court | In the matter of the appointment of a Commission de Lunatico Inquireado in the case of Charles F. Lewis | 1877 | Motion and order (unsigned) for a lunacy commission to determine whether or not Lewis should remain detained in the Louisiana Retreat. Also included is a letter from Lewis inquiring about the Commission's report. | 33 | 15 | ||
| Criminal District Court | 44429 | State vs Mrs. R. Norman | 1928 | A letter fro Maison Blanche Co. to Mrs. Norman regarding the return of a sewing machine left at her house for a demonstration. Also included are two registered mail receipts. The items were in an envelope marked with her name, the case number, and the note, "nol prossed." | 32 | 19 | |
| Seventh Justice's Court | State vs Frank P. Haas | 1879 | Affidavit for assault & battery along with Haas's appearance bond. | 31 | 12 | ||
| Second Judicial District Court | 0 | State vs Henry Mentz | 1880 | Charged with assault & battery. Includes a list of defense witnesses (names and addresses), a bond, and a capias | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 6 | 25 | 3b |
| Second City Criminal Court | 5824 | State vs John C. Richardson & Theodore Thomas | 1903 | Charged with grand larceny ($30 in currency) from a barroom at 1632 Orleans St. Included is the testimony of four witnesses. | 28 | 8 | |
| Second Recorder's Court | 6173 | State vs Ray C. Terence | 1888 | Charged with breach of trust and embezzlement. Included is the 32-page testimony of several witnesses. Also included is a note with the names and addresses of state witnesses. Also included is an appearance bond for Terence. The matter was sent up to Criminal District Court. | 30 | 4 | |
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs John B. Noland | 1842 | He was charged with harboring Hannah, the runaway slave of Domingo Cazales, and Matilda, a runaway slave belonging to the estate of Joseph Chave. Included are signed statements of several witnesses, some of whom noted Noland's claim that Matilda was free and had her papers. He plead not guilty to the charges and the matter was later nol prossed. | 17 | 34 | ||
| Superior Criminal Court | 1879 | Note from the Committee on Contested Elections to the Clerk of the Court, May 5, 1879, requesting that he bring the ballot boxes for the Fifth Ward to the Committee room. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 12) | 30 | 12i | ||
| Criminal District Court | 44610 | State vs Loretta Fritz | 1916 | Order to deliver a watch and chain to James Hamilton. Also includes a note regarding an apparent earlier court case (First City Criminal Court #39613) involving Fritz and Sophie McClaw in 1915 and their sentences of ninety days each. The latter is written on the reverse of a wanted poster, with photos, for Andries W. Staples. | 28 | 20 | |
| Second Justice of the Peace | 7078 | George Barrett vs Capt. Gregory and owners of the steamer Belle Creole | 1849 | Claim of $85, balance due for his service as a carpenter (account attached to the record). | 17 | 7 | |
| Second Judicial District Court | 0 | State vs Ferdinand Meyers, Robert Campbell, and Edward Hughes | 1878 | The Grand Jury's indictment for conspiracy to commit murder | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 6 | 25 | 3c |
| Second City Criminal Court | 12771 | State vs Joe Dolves et al. | 1907 | Charged with murder. The cover sheet indicates "Abstract of Record," but the document appears to comprise only transcripts of testimony from several witnesses. The other defendants were Frank Bangard, Peter Testivient, John Schwartz, and Lewis Freitag. They were accused of murdering Daniel Hauck on Villere Street between St. Louis and Conti on August 3, 1907. | 29 | 18 | |
| Second Recorder's Court | 8419 | State vs Fernand de Rance, Armand de Rance, and Henry de Rance | 1880 | Affidavit for the murder of E. C. Mix (the case was sent to Criminal District Court for trial). Also included is a list of witnesses with addresses. | See also Box 28, Folder 11 | 30 | 16 |
| Criminal Court of the First District | State of Louisiana vs James D. Mix | 1844 | Opinion of Judge Canonge on a motion on arrest of judgment. Mix was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. | 18 | 14 | ||
| Superior Criminal Court | 1880 | Bills from various stationers for stationery, printing, etc. Also included are bills from Mark Breeden, Jr. for services as a phonographer in several criminal cases. Also included are bills for other expenses of the Court during 1879-1880. | 26 | 19 | |||
| Criminal District Court | 48615 | State vs Joseph August alias Suit Case | 1920 | Letter from August in "Parish Jail" asking for the return of property (clothing and cash) taken from him by police. Also included is a court order for the property to be returned, accompanied by a list of the items at issue and a receipt signed with August's mark. He was imprisoned for breaking and entering in the day time and grand larceny. | 33 | 16 | |
| First Justice's Court | 1860 | Judgments in several suits brought by individuals against the Steamboat Ashland, its captain, and owners. | 32 | 10 | |||
| Second Judicial District Court | 0 | 1871 | Printed petition of Nathan Schwab regarding his removal from office as Sheriff of Jefferson Parish. His election and removal from office took place in 1868, this document is dated, on the reverse, 1871. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 14) | 30 | 14b | |
| Second City Criminal Court | 23679 | State vs Adolph Susslin | 1912 | Demurrer of the defendant | 20 | 13 | |
| Second Recorder's Court | 11043 | State vs A. S. Dupaquier | 1893 | Bill of exceptions expressing the defendant's continuing argument that ordinance #6596 was unconstitutional | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 4 | 23 | 8i |
| Criminal Court of the First District | 48 | State of Louisiana vs Jacob Haight | 1834 | Signed statement of Harris Blood, before Mayor Denis Prieur, that he had hired Haight to watch hay on the levee with orders not to sell any, but Haight did sell eight bales and kept the money for himself. The case number (48) is questionable, but does appear on the reverse of the document. | 16 | 13 | |
| Superior Criminal Court | 285 | State of Louisiana vs George Rainey | 1874 | Information for carrying a concealed weapon. He plead guilty and was sentenced to twenty-two days in Parish Prison. Also included is a transcript of Sgt. D. S. Gaster's more detailed testimony before the First Municipal Police Court (#1379). | 15 | 40 | |
| Criminal District Court | 49112 | 1920 | Three appearance bonds for T. C. Anderson for violations of the election laws. | Also #49113 and #49114. | 28 | 17 | |
| First Justice's Court | State vs Michael Condran | 1871 | Charged with perjury stemming from the suit of J. J. O'Hara vs Michael Condran, #6880 in the same court. The affidavit notes that Condran was committed to First District Court for trial. There is also a note by the clerk of that court indicating that the matter was dismissed on May 4, 1872. | 30 | 5 | ||
| Second Judicial District Court | 846 | State vs Mike McDermott and John Thomas | 1877 | Order for release on their own recognizance after being charged as dangerous and suspicious characters. | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 6 | 25 | 3d |
| Second City Criminal Court | 35567 | State vs Henri Dumoret | 1919 | Charged with violation of Act 270 of 1908 which abolished cisterns. The documents deal with Dumoret's request and subsequent court order that the sentence against him be suspended. Also includes a document relative to the case being appealed to Criminal District Court #47674. | 29 | 23 | |
| First City Criminal Court | State vs Edward J. Demarest | 1906 | Charged with paying a lottery prize. Included is the demurrer and plea of the defendant. Apparently he claimed that since the Premium Bond Plan essentially was a lottery, he should not be prosecuted for doing the same thing that the State was doing. | 30 | 8 | ||
| First City Criminal Court | 1913 | Note from Dr. J. Laurans certifying that Charles Ferran was ill and not able to go out. Attached is a subpoena for him to testify. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 23) | 33 | 1j | ||
| First City Criminal Court | 1917 | Affidavits in eight cases involving failure to remove cisterns as required by law. The names and addresses of the accused are included. | 30 | 7 | |||
| First City Criminal Court | List of witnesses (names and addresses) to be called for the defendant in an unidentified case. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 28) | 33 | 22d | |||
| First City Criminal Court | State vs A. J. Bernard & Jonas Jones | 1905 | Charged with grand larceny (stealing a mule). Includes statements of several witnesses. Bernard, a white man, was discharged. Jones, a black man, was sent up to Criminal District Court #33775 for trial. | 29 | 16 | ||
| First City Criminal Court | State vs Otto Lyncker | 1909 | Motion by the defense attorney that the defendant be allowed to travel to Chicago to take care of business. Accompanied by a note of permission from the surety for the bond. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 12) | 30 | 12g | |
| Second Recorder's Court | 11043 | State vs August P. Dupaquier | 1893 | Defendant's plea in response to an affidavit for violating ordinance 6596 by refusing to furnish a sample of milk, arguing that the law was unconstitutional. | 33 | 17 | |
| First City Criminal Court | State vs Lawrence Herbut | 1910 | Motion for a new trial, that was granted. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 11) | 30 | 11g | |
| First City Criminal Court | State vs Adam Heffner | 1913 | Note from the clerk that Carrie Mosely and Grace Mack, material witnesses in the case, are to be parolled only on an order from the Distict Attorney. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 12) | 30 | 12e | |
| First City Criminal Court | State vs George H. Leidenheimer | 1913 | Letters from Benjamin T. Waldo, one to Judge John B. Fisher and the other to Edgar M. Cahn (who Waldo believed to be Leidenheimer's attorney), asking for a continuance of the Board of Health prosecution due to illness in his family. | 30 | 21 | ||
| First City Criminal Court | 1914 | List of open cases, October 1914. | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 8 | 26 | 2f | ||
| First City Criminal Court | State vs George Woods | 1914 | Letter from Woods' attorney, Edward A. Parsons, requesting that the trial be put offf to another day. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 12) | 30 | 12f | |
| First City Criminal Court | State vs Charles Grey | 1915 | Affidavit for assault and battery. | The page is torn where the docket number would appear | 22 | 4 | |
| First City Criminal Court | 1916 | Letter to the Judge from Anthony Wagner, May 2, 1916, asking to discontinu his affidavit against Ben Wintzel for assault & battery. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 12) | 30 | 12c | ||
| First City Criminal Court | 28628 | State vs Julia Hall | 1912 | Order for the transfer of the defendant to Charity Hospital for treatment and return to Parish Prison. A note on the reverse indicates that she died in the hospital. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 24) | 33 | 2j |
| First City Criminal Court | 29406 | State vs G. H. Leidenheimer | Undated answer of the District Attorney and the Attorney for the State Board of Health to the defendant's application for a bill of particulars. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 23) | 33 | 1i | |
| First City Criminal Court | 29432 | State vs J. Thusell | 1912 | Motion for a new trial. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 11) | 30 | 11f |
| First City Criminal Court | 37366 | State vs John Fabacher | 1915 | Accused of violating Act 62 of 1914. The record includes a notice of trial addressed to Fabacher at the Rathskellar, 410 St. Charles. Also included is the demurrer of defendant, claiming the act's unconstitutionality and asking that the charges be dismissed. Also included is a letter from Fabacher's attorney asking for a continuance due to illness. | 33 | 7 | |
| Criminal Court of the First District | 96 | 1841 | Order for the Sheriff to demand payment of the judgment and court costs from William Cockburn and Michael Kearney. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 22) | 32 | 34g | |
| First City Criminal Court | 48229 | State vs John Schneider | 1918 | Affidavit for taking bets on races. The matter was transferred to an unidentified court under docket number 39908 and appears to have been settled on January 9, 1919. Also includes Schneider's appearance bond for the First City Criminal Court proceeding. | 29 | 22 | |
| First City Criminal Court | 52579 | State vs Walter Baker | 1920 | Request by Baker, and a court order in response, for the return of $60 that had been attached in the case. | 30 | 32 | |
| Superior Criminal Court | 323 | State vs Alexander Newton | 1875 | Charge to the jury. | 30 | 30 | |
| Criminal District Court | 49300 | State vs Felix John Birbiglia & Charles Jones Zaldnka | 1920 | Death warrant for the two men. | 32 | 13 | |
| First Justice of the Peace | State vs Marshall Green | 1868 | Charged with stealing corn. Includes statements of several witnesses (and a related bond), constable's bill for costs, arrest warrant, and Green's appearance bond. Accompanied by an envelope suggesting that the matter went up to First District Court, with a note by an Assistant District Attorney relative to the charge. | 26 | 5 | ||
| Second Judicial District Court | 1938 | In the matter of the Board of Commissioners of the Second Drainage District | 1878 | Regarding opposition to the assessments to support drainage in the District. Included is testimony of the keeper of the Metairie Cemetery relative to drainage or lack thereof in the burial grounds. Also included is a detailed statement of opposition from Thomas J. Durant | 13 | 49 | |
| Second City Criminal Court | 35577 | State vs A. Bauden | 1919 | Charged with violation of Act 270 of 1908 which abolished cisterns. The documents deal with Dumoret's request and subsequent court order that the sentence against him be suspended. Also includes a document relative to the case being appealed to Criminal District Court #47673. | 29 | 24 | |
| Second Recorder's Court | 11451 | State vs Joseph Louque | One of several identical pleas by defendants seeking dismissal of charges based on a claim that portions of a city ordinance dealing with "sale of produce by the gardeners of the city" was unconstitutional. The other case numbers are 11396, 11397, 11554, 11553, 11555, and 11486. The other defendants were Jake Funk et al., Julien Baradat et al., John L Sarradat, Jacob Funell & Peter Kocke, William Terpernette, and Louis Kientz. | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 5 | 23 | 9c | |
| Criminal Court of the First District | 104 | State of Louisiana vs John McDonald | 1837 | He was accused of stealing a load of planks. | 16 | 31 | |
| Superior Criminal Court | 407 | State vs Thomas North | 1874 | Motion for bail on the grounds that "the evidence on file does not make proof great or presumption strong that accused is guilty, as charged, and on the further ground that the docket of the court is too crowded to permit a speedy trial." | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 13) | 30 | 13f |
| Criminal District Court | 49436 | State vs Ada Williams | 1929 | Copies of two marriage certificates for Williams, one in 1917 (to Jerry Dent) and the other in 1922 (to Lawrence Page). Found in an envelope marked with her name, the docket number, and the charge of bigamy. | 32 | 18 | |
| First Justice of the Peace | 2698 | Maggie Seymour vs J. W. Frellsen | 1878 | Involving attempts to collect debt and judgment. The constable active in the matter, P. D. Carstens, signed several documents. No details of the debt are included in the record. | 15 | 30 | |
| Second Judicial District Court | 1938 | In the matter of the Commissioners of the Second Drainage District | Undated bill of exceptions of several defendants in the matter. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 13) | 30 | 13h | |
| Second City Criminal Court | 44439 | State vs Albert A. Silva | 1921 | Fragment showing the decision--discharged--on a charge of assault & battery | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 2 | 23 | 6f |
| Second Recorder's Court | 14442 | State vs J. Paysson | 1894 | Bill of exception based on the claim that ordinance #7860 (CS) was unconstitutional. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 24) | 33 | 2g |
| Criminal Court of the First District | 121 | 1841 | Order to the Sheriff to demand payment of the judgment and costs in an unnamed case before the Court from P. S. Sherwood and Eliza Procter. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 22) | 32 | 34a | |
| Superior Criminal Court | 1067 | State vs Thomas Houlihan | 1878 | Extract from the minutes showing the judgment against Houlihan and his sureties for failure to appear to answer an indictment for murder. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 14) | 30 | 14g |
| Criminal District Court | 49640 | State vs S. Giacona | 1929 | Counsel's request for continuance of trial for grand larceny and possession of stolen property | 20 | 15 | |
| Fifth Justice of the Peace | State vs Curtis Harris | 1868 | Charged with perjury in a case before Judge Eugene McCarthy. Includes the charge, a motion by the defendant to First District Court for the case to be discontinued, and signed statements of several witnesses. Accompanied by an envelope with the names of witnesses and marked, "Dead docket." | 28 | 22 | ||
| Sixth District Recorder's Court | 1475 | State vs David Johnson | 1870 | Warrant and affidavit for larceny. The case was dismissed. | Miscellaneous documents--Folder 9 | 26 | 20b |
| Criminal Court of the First District | 9488 | State of Louisiana vs Vincent V. Terry | 1843 | He was accused of assault and battery on G. A. Crowell by hitting him with a cane. | 16 | 25 | |
| Superior Criminal Court | 1488 | State vs Thomas C. Anderson et al. | 1878 | Lengthy but incomplete transcript of testimony by several witnesses in the case.The are no indications on the documents to identify the court or case number, but it is clear that it deals with at least a portion of the matter involving fraudulent publication of election results in Vernon Parish. | 31 | 9 | |
| Fifth Justice of the Peace | State vs Rose Reynolds, Priscilla Doulon, and Mrs. McGhann | 1874 | The three women were charged with using abusive language towards Dan Sullivan. The Justice of the Peace ordered them to pay court costs and give bond, or go to jail. An unsigned statement appears to allege extortion by the Justice. Accompanied by receipts for payment of the detailed court costs. | 28 | 4 | ||
| Third District Recorder | 1081 | State of Louisiana vs Francois Vigeureux | 1857 | He was accused of stabbing a man to death aboard the ship Wurtemberg. Included is the signed statement of Officer E. Roth recounting details of the incident. Other witnesses are named, but no testimony is included. The matter was sent up to the First District Court. | 16 | 22 | |
| Superior Criminal Court | 1569 | State vs Mortimer Carr | 1877 | Replication by the Attorney General of Louisiana to a plea filed by the defendant. | Miscellaneous documents (Folder 24) | 33 | 2f |
