The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-23
DISTRICT COURT,


Cases fixed for Next Week.
Promptly Monday morning Judge
Morris Marks assembled the bench and
Deputy Sheriff Israel opened the reg
ular June term of the District Court
III formal manner. There was the
usual attendance of attorneys, and
the beaming countenance of the States
counsel, District Attorney Earhart,
illuminated the East end of the
court room.
| The Judge selected Mr.. Camille
Comes to act as foreman of the Grand
Jury, and the Sheriff drew the names
OF fifteen other persons from the Jury
panel, who were duly sworn as Grand
Jurors, and after being charged by
the presiding officer, retired to enter
upon their deliberations.
The list of petit jurors was then
called and they were discharged until
Wednesday morning The commits
sions of the Judge and District Attor-
ney, signed by Gov. Nichols, we're
ordered to be spread upon the min
| utes.
The remaining time of the Court
during Monday and Tuesday was oc-
cupied with preliminary motions in |
civil suits, the arraignment of ac-
cused in criminal matters and the |
assignment of their cases for trial.
On Wednesday the following cases
were disposed Of:
State. as. Lee Reynault, charged
with assault and battery upon his
motler-in law; accused wasarraigned,
plead guilty, and on account of ex-
tenuating circumstances and the good
character of the accused, the court
let him Oft easy, with forty-eight
hours i'll the parish Jail.
State as. Moses Harrison, charged
with biting and disfguripg Henry Nc
Gowan. These men had tussle in
Port Barrow on Christmas day dur
ing which Harrison exhibited cam !
propensities by chewing the {
end of McGowan's ear. The jury
found verdict of guilty, but Mr..
Pugll, counsel for accused, filed mo- !
ion for new trial, which was argued il
'y counsel and taken under advise !
nent by the court. il
State as. Gusta Haines, VIM. Pack,
Ransom Brown, Nelson Duplantier. h
Ross Jenkins and Richard White, ac- l
used of committing an assault upon n
samuel Macklin with intert to kill. a a
This was Il difficulty which occurred p
t a ball on the Riyerton place in P
iPnl. 1t WIS charged that Macklin q
ndeavored to createsa disturbance in II
he ball room, and he was assaulted y,
y several parties ant. pretty badly :,
urt, the chief wound being hole in al
Is skull made by a blow from a pl
Ieee of cast iron, evidently an iron ne
OF or fragment thereof. When Il
'nrt adjourned the jury were still
ut and shortly after dark they left J,
.aled verdict with the Clerk of Court. 16
hlch was opened next morning and &C
ad as follows: Richard White, Ross 60
guilty Gusta Haines, VIM. ~
lek, Ransom Brown, Nelson Duplan- of
er, not guilty. Jno. A. Cheevers.
So, counsel for accused, gave notice
at he wonld file !, motion for new TIL
i;d in the case ofWhite and Jenkins. the
Wednesday three criminal cases
ere disposed of. In the matter of
'bert Carter, accused of stealing Jol
lift wood, the jury acquitted Phi
d in the case of Napoleon Oliver, f IN
arged with a similar offense, .the Re
urt instructed the jury to acquit :
thout leaving their seats, which
S accordingly done.
State rs. Abraham Todd, for assault +
and wounding Stephen Brown in 20 :.
} neck with hatchet, at the Boy II
4 plantation, some two months :,
ce. Theevidence of accused's guilt To
$ as clearly proven by his own
'nesses as BY those of the State and
jury found verdict accordingly, di
the Court chose to be merei- W v
as Todd has several motherless scri
ldren who require his care and ea ~
lection. The sentence was thirty
s Imprisonment in the parish Jail.
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