Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-01-06
The District Court.


An amateur reporter has kindly
furnished us with the following racy
sketch of Court doings, and we think
our readers will agree with us, that a
professional one could not have done
it up any better.
The District Court in session during
this week has dealt out a considerable
amount of fines and penalties to often
ders, in a small way against law and
order. Among this class the following
cases extracted our notice,
State VS.. William Winchester-De-
PENDANT had been employed as a coach
! man, aud while thus employed in
moment Of inadvertancy stole two
pair of pants, belonging to his en-
ployer. The latter whilst having the
reputation of enjoying a joke, could
not see the act of William in that light
a consequence OF which William was
ked to account for this little eccen,
tricity. On his trial he did not attempt
to deny the soft impeachment, but
threw himself on the mercy of the
Court. William has ten days given
him in the Parish Prison, in order
that he may have time to consider
what are perquesites before seeking
further employment.
State VS.. Alfred Raymond, (accused
of assault)-Alfred Raymond, who
may be called the man of many wifes,
not content with the society of two or
three females, who in Court acknowl
edged his fascination, sighed for one
more fair one to conquer, and unfor-
tunately for one Louisa who is the
complainant in this case she was the
one so selected. Circumstances favored
the amorous Alfred as the complainant
and he, lived under one roof. We may
suppose, for the evidence in this case
is circumstaEtial and somewhat con-
fused, that Alfred asked the fair
Louisa to be his'n, and that she much
to his establishment and disgust to have
refused, most lovers under such cir
cumstances would have given up, com.
mitted suicide, or sought new object,
but Alfred who appears to be above
the common weakness Of humanity,
determined what inclination would not
accomplish, other means should. AL
fred then called to bis aid knowledge
of occult sciences such as Voud0uism
SC. in which he seems an adept, secret
/ powers as aiding him to get in
her room, chloroformed her, and in
the solemn hour, when church, yards
4 yawn, &C., practiced on her rome un.
! holy act as q preliminary step. Com.
plainant on awakening discovered
something wrong, hence Alfred the
suspected one was arrested. Alfred OF
course on his trial pleaded innocence
but the naive testimony ofthe witness
es afforded some innocent mirth to tho
Court, also made Alfred's case loOl
bad, SO Alfred got ten days in thu
Parish Prison there to;prosecute nm
disturbed his scientific researches
On Alfrcd's restoration to liberty VI
may anticipate an interesting seque
to his attemps which we may conclude
have been as yet but preparatory.
State VS.. Henry Jacksonville De
PENDANT fond of shooting NATURAL.
slept into store and gotta gun, bu
} being somewhat forgetful omitted tina
, which to the Store keeper is the mos
! interesting part, Of the ceremony, t.
wit payment for the same. Defen
: dant being somewhat confused on hi
trial regarding dis possession Of til
, aforesaid article goes TO Jail tor twenty
. five days, time sufficiently long "
trust to enable him to understand bel
5 ter in the future the system Of trade a
!, usually practiced. ff
State VS.. Spencer Williams Th
: Defendant ike Tom the Piprr's so
E stole pig and away he run, but Will
8 the fate of the aforesaid Thoma
], spoken of in this legend is wrapped !
s obscurity, that Of Spencer is not, fC
7 he goes to the Parish Jail for ten day
! to reflect upon the vicissitudes I
: human bite.