The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-20
DISTRICT COURT,
A Busy Week--Olearing the Criminal
Docket,

Judge Marks assembled the bench OF
the District Court Monday, and the
session was opened pursuant to last
adjournment. District Attorney Ear
heart was present to represent the
interests of the State, and Instituted
rigid search of the papers and rec
ords of the Clerks Office in order to
ascertain all the criminal cases pend
ing and fix them 70" trial This busi
ness occupied the Monday session,
after the reading of the civil docket.
No motions were offered in civil cases.
Court adjourned from Monday to
Wednesday,, but the session of the
latter day was also taken up in the
filipg of informations and assignment
Of criminal cases for trial. On Thurs
day trials were begun, and several
cases have been disposed of each day.
The unavoidable delay in the issue OF
our paper of this week, enables Us to
present statement of the business
transacted up to Saturday evening,
emitting reference to the minor cases
which have been merely called up
and assigned for trial.
State as. Pierre Butler. The Grand
Jury on Monday came into court with
an Indictment against accused Tor
murder, and the case was fixed for
Friday, the Goth inst.
State as. VIM Twiler ct ais, for re-
fusing to obey summons of James
Bailer, constable. This was an old
case and did not amount to much in
the beginning, so the District Attor-
ney entered nolle pros.
State as. James McGrew, for break
ing and entering the house of Louis
Cheveaux, gardener on the plantation
of Gen. Allen Thomas, with intent to
commit burglary. A jury was en-
panneled in this case, and after hear
ing evidence aud argument of counsel,
rendered verdict of mot guilty. There
is another charge pending against Nc
Grew for stealing gun belonging to
Mr.. Cheveaux, upon which he will be
arraigned for trial next Thursday.
State rs. Anderson Brooks, for as
/ sault with brass knuckles upon Flor
estine Colas, his wife, called. The
evidence did not prove the use OF
brass knuckles, aud the jury returned
verdict of guilty of assault aud bat
terry, ignoring the charge that II dan
gerous weapon was employed. The
Judge sentenced accused to pay IL fine
of $40 or suffer imprisonment i'll the
parish Jail 80 days.
State as. John Moor, for assault
with a dangerous weapon. pistol,
upon Ed. Michel at the Blue Bucket
Exchange, in Donaldsonville, upon
the 4th of November. The testimony
established row over game OF
cards in which the parties were about
equally the aggressor. The verdict
of the jury was not guilty.
State rs. Daniel Mason, charged
with assault and battery upon a fell
low laboreI ON the Racourci planta-
ton. This Was a trihing case, tho
men having quarreled and tussled {
little without inficting any damage
Daniel was acquitted.
State IS. JulieDne Theodore, for as
sault and battery upon Angelina Viii
son, In DonaIdsonville. Julienne an(
f Angelina, two young colored women
had a fight about a thimble an'
/ needle, and Angelina got the worst o
i it. The right of a jury was valves
and accused was tried by the Judge
t who pronounced her guilty. TIL
, sentence was S5 fine Or "a hours il
| Jail, and the fine was paid.
r Yesterday the Grand Jury brough
3 in a partial report complaining tina
the lessees of the river ferries refus
, to cross jurymen free of charge, as re
: CURED by their contracts. The lessees
/ Messrs. Bourgeois and Mousse, wer
summoned to appear in court thi
S morning, and explained that the
: deemed it incumbent upon them t
f cross jurymen free but one time bac
t and forth during the term of coar
e The Judge took a different view {
S the matter, and ordered that all jury
: men be crossed once a day each wa
: free of charge, upon application.