The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-07-03
DISTRICT COURT.

Second Week Of the June Term---Th,
Grand Jury file Report--Clearing thu
Docket-Adjournment until Wednes
day. tg asF*vtf
District Court has been in session
every day this week, and a large
amount of business has been tran.
sacted. Judge Flagg expresses de.
termination to clear the docket if il
takes all of next week and the week
after, and he deserves the thanks OF
the community for this resolution
An adjournment until Wednesday
next will take place to day, the Judge
and District Attorney each having
important business to attend to in
New Orleans.
On Monday the Grand Jury came
into court and submitted the report
which we publish in full elsewhere.
1t is a most admirable and exhaustive
document, and all who heard its read
ling characterized it the best report
ever made by any similar body in
Ascension parish. Messrs. Bernard
Lemann and Soaring Taylor, leading
citizens and property holders, are
said to have prepared the report, and
it does credit to their intelligence. The
Grand Jurors were discharged, after
receiving deserved compliment
from his honor Judge Flagg for the
thorough manner in which their ar
duous labors had been performed.
We present herewith a list of cases
which have been called aud disposed
of since our report of last Saturday !:
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
Frank and Charlotte Lewis, assault
with dangerous weapon with intent
to kill; verdict of guilty Frank was
sentenced to 30 days in Jail and 500
fine, in default of payment to stand
committed fors3O days more; Char
lotte sentenced to Is days in Jail.
David jackson, Moses Fortune and
others, assault and battery; verdict
of guilty against jackson; not guilty
as to the others; Jackson sentenced
to 80 days in Jail and s2Ofne.
Z, Henry Gay and Minnie West, in
formation for burglary, breaking into
store of S. Weinschenck, ETC.; Henry
Gay convicted, Minnie West acqnit-
ted. /
H"rtense Williams, larceny; not
guilty. u.~-
Joseph Carter, shooting at his wife
with intent to kill; acquitted.
Peter Sanders, horse stealing guilty.
Harrison Hill, assault and battery
guilty !; sentence, 80 days in Jail and
$50 fine, in default of payment to
stand committed for 80 days more.
Ben Bowling, assault and battery !;
not guilty. q
Louisa Walker, larceny not pros.
Antoine Barber and Joachim Grow,
larceny of drift logs; not guilty.
Chas. Oberhamp, Jr., assault and
battery guilty $40 fine or 10 days
in Jail fine paid. 4sY.-.
Rebecca Harrison, larceny of finger
rings not guilty. Is rss..:' "
David Watkins, larceny of goose
waived trial by jury guilty 10 days
in parish Jail. d"
Jules Ross, assault and battery;
guilty SIS fine or 80 days in Jail. A
new trial was granted in this case,
resulting in a second conviction sem
tence, $50 fine or 30 days in jail; ac-
cused went to prison.
The case of the State as. Felix Grow,
wherein the prisoner is charged with
murder for having killed Peter Wool
ridge in Port Barrow, during the
month of April last, was called for
trial on Wednesday,, and the conrt
room was crowded with spectators.
The trial was completed at a late hour
night and the case sub
mitted to the jury, who were locked
up for the night. Next morning they
we're brought into the court and the
foreman reported that they could not
agree, eleven being of one mind but
5he twelfth juror refusing to accede
20 the views of the majority. The
Judge sent the jury back to their
.oom, and in twenty minutes they re-
armed with verdict Of 9: guilty, with
,ut capital punishment" On Friday