The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-11-20
LOCAL XATERS. ,


The Sixth District Court, opened its>
ession at the Court House, in this ciq ION
yesterday Monday morning) the 10th.
Judge WIZ. B. ROBERTSON, Presiding
The Grand Jury was impanneled and
sworn. The Judge in his charge to the
Grand Jury; said that it was tieir duty
to report to him, all parties known to
them, as havine-coutrary to law, bet on
the recent election. The Petit Jury was
impannelled, and discharged, until Thurs
day morning next, at 10 o'clock.
Justice WALKERS Court in the Second
municipality, was the scene Of intense ex-
element on Saturday morning last;
complaint having been logged with him. a.
a conservator Of the public peace, by Mrs.
h, the lady proprietress Of Har-
per's Restaurant, under the Hill. The
charge was of very grave and serious
nature-if it does not turn out to be q
capital offence; and to the effect, that T..
Esq, had on Saturday night previous, the
18th inst, entered the Restaurant afose-
said, at about the 18th hour OF the night
and in his efforts to get out lof his mistake
no doubt went into the boudoir, OF the
lady aforesaid, and then and there used
lang age to her .(she being awake) alike
unbecoming to him as gentleman, and
disrespectful to the lady aforesaid-that
she babe him depart IN peace, which he
resolutely refused to do, whereupon she ran
to the front gallery of the house and cried
Sire (which frightened the aforesaid
T. -, Esq, ana he vani shed under
cover OF darkness.
Madam made charge Of assault " with
evident intention at battery. S. s. HALL,
ESQ.,, retained for Plaintiff; J. W. JONES
ESQ, for Observation-Disclosures Walkers
large and airy court observation-disclosures
twenty witnesses summond-.all sworn
and testified 70 as much Of the truth as
was known to them-testimony on both
sides closed. Counsellor Hall, opened the
pleadings in an eloquent speech OF half
hours duration, in which he dwelt partic-
ulsrly on the virtuousness Of virtue refer.
ring in his speech, to the following author
tiles: " Hooker's Nia P,ias," The New
Liquor Law" Va;temere and Guizot,"
"Code Of Practice" "vatel's Law of Ma
tions,"" Plutarch's Lives" Plato's Cor
gias" also Moreau Lislet and Phillips
newly bound digest Of Laws" After this
all hands looked upon it as q hard case. I"
Mr.. Jones, rose-Jones was brief in the
de4nce-said he could not say much with
out invalidating the testimony Of the prin-
cipal withess-was in no humor to speak
and would therefore submit the question.
The result was, that T. J. Esq was firm.
ly bound over in the sum of two hundred
dollars with surity to keep he peace, and
to appear before the Sixth District Court,
to answer.
REMOVAL OF THE SHER1rfsOrrrcE.
The Sheriff yesterday, moved bis Office
from the narrow contracted little room
in the Court House. to a large and
commodious room in the East wing
Of the Parish Jail, whcrc-either Mr..
Babin himself, or one of his Deputies
may be found, anytime during business
hours. The present court house, is
getting to be entirely too small for
the business Of the Parish, were not
the Parish so much in debt new one
should be built. The Jail. comes up
to the wants of the times in size.
70 Delinquents, owing Taxes. will
not offend Mr.. Babin by calling at bis
@There was a meeting called for
Monday night. at the Capitol to or.
ganize young mems Lyceum. A
good move. Could one Of the MANY
unoccupied rooms in that building be
had. as place Of resort for our young
men, who desire to study. and improve
their minds by debate and discussion