The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-06-14


Edward Thomas, Alfred Samson,
Wilson Simons, Horace Simmonds,
Jesse Scott, James Robinson, Dick
Richards, Milley Robertson, Simon
Rodley, Douglas Rogers, Joe Lyon,
David Alexander, Henry Clay, Henry
Cow, Prince Curtis, Fleming Harding,
Jonas Hudson, Thomas Hall, Abra-
ham johnson, William Johnson, Jonas
Henry, Olmsted Pinckney, Martin
Robinson, Lewis Alexander, Vincent
Atkinson, Joseph Carlos, John Coco,
Gideon Calillan, Jack Hall, Betsy
Hunter, Henry Harrison, Abram
Johnson, Robert Jackson, Frank
Aroe, Horace Jates, Ermantine and
Ursin Black.
Nothing could be more unfair than
the structures upon the Parish School
Board contained in the report Of the
Grand Jury. The statement that the
School Board "has grossly neglected
its duties is q fabrication conceived
in a spirit of personal dislike for the
members Of tho Board, and uttered
with the intention of prejudicing the
minds of the State and Division Sup
and the uninformed pub
lie in general against them and thus
probably securing some changes in
the membership that would be palata-
bic to the individual who led tho in
telligent Grand Jury by their several
noses and kindly concocted the report
to which they attached their names.
While it is true that "no schools have
been opened since last October" and
that there was "Eot cent in their
treasury" at the time the Grand Jury
reported, there il no reason to be
found in these facts for the, assertion
that the School Board grossly neg
lectcd it's duties. The indebtedness
which has been hanging over them
prcciudcd them from opening schools
and mourning additional obligations,
either in justice to themselves or the
needy teachers to whom they were in
debted for services rendered. The
action of the recent Tax
Collector in Withholding the school
tax from the educational treasury so
long time embarrassed the Board
considerably, and tended to produce
the inaction which has been most un-
justly termed by the Grand Jury's re-
port "gross neglect of duty"
PARISH COURT.-A session of this
court was held Monday, Judge Chez
vers presiding, and the following cases
were cOnIlUcfcu:
Everett Lane rs. j. NJ. Lamare
Judgment by default.
w. T. J. Davis rs. Albert Brandy
Ct ais, false imprisonment; Judgment
by default.
Jean Fitzgerald rs. Jos. Gonzales !;
Judgment by default.
Lucien Gex as. A. & =. Plaisance,
Judgment by default.
State Us. Ben Hill and Harland Tay-
lor, information for assault and bat
terry filed; accused not answering,
bonds forfeited and bench warrants
issued for arrest.
State as. VIM. Bell same as above.
State Us. James Chapman, larceny;
same us above.
State rs. Isaac Brown, assault and
battery same as above.
State as. Allison Lang, information
for larceny accused waived arraign-
ment, case fixed for June 10th.
State Us. Albert Williams, informa-
ton for larceny; accused arraigned,
plead not guilty, case fixed for June
10th; bail allowed.
State Us. Geo. Taylor, larceny; ac-
cuscd plead not guilty, case fixed for
June 10th; bail allowed.
State as. Sylvester Lcmieux, lar
ceny; accused discharged and bond
cancelled.
State rs. Geo. Taylor; information
for larceny; accused plead not guilty,
case fixed for June 10th; bail al
lowed.
State as. Ellen Comtois; nolic pros
State rs. Marks Kelly: nolte pros.
Court adjourned until Monday next,
the 10th instant.