The Donaldsonville chief., 1877-12-22

the finding of true bill against Henry
Thomas for the alleged murder o.
Harry Glasper. Thomas was ar.
raigned and plead not guilty.
All these cases will go over until
the next session of court, together
with the Hugh Miller, Pierre Butler
and Arrieux murder eases, and q
number of other matters on the crimi-
nal docket which will not be consid-
cred at present.
Pat King was arraigned and
promptly plead guilty of taking two
coats from Buffers boarding house,
saying that he was intoxicated and
didn't comprehend what he was about.
| He will be sentenced to-day.
Misses Marie and Lucy Guedry
waived right of jury and were tried
by the court for pelting their neigh
bors, the Seeligers, with brick bats.
Lucy Guedry was acquitted, there be-
ing no evidence against her; but the
proof of Marie's guilt was clear, and
the court so decided. She was noti-
fed to appear this morning for SEN
| tence.
Fred Thomas was tried yesterday
| tOnpbInr oh ~ III
battering Scott Minor, at the Bowden
place. The jury were out but few
moments, returning with a verdict of
guilty. Thomas was condemned to
pay a fine of SO or be imprisoned in
the parish Jail fifteen days. The fine
is yet unpaid. We give the names of
the jury in this case, merely to show
what excellent stuff our iuries will be
made of under the wholesome laws
now in force: VIM. Klopman, John
D. Cantey, L. P. Oberkamp, John
Soirez, Harris Heath, Hypolite Rod
rigue, Homer Cire, George Jones, Rob-
ert Whitesides, Reuben Smith, John
T. Nolan, Jr., and J. E. st. Martin
eight white and four colored men.
Considerable surprise was created
among those familiar with the case, by
the finding of the Grand Jury-not
true bill-in the matter of the charge
against George Brown of assassinating
Anthony Williams at the Richard Nc
Call place. The preliminary exami-
nation of this case before the Parish
Judge elected very strong circustan-
tial evidence of Browns guilt, and
several witnesses swore to the dying
declaration of Williams that he had
seen Brown standing under the peca n
tree from whence the fatal shot was
fired. Perhaps, however, new evil
dence was elected, pointing to the
innocence of accused. Brown was
released, and was profuse in his
thanks to the Judge for ordering his
restoration to liberty.
A subpe na duces tecum directing
Coroner Roche of New Orleans to |
produce before the Grand Jury the |
proceS Uer6al of the inquest held upon
the body of John Evans, resulted in
the arrival of the document by yes
terday's mail. The Grand Jury will
consider this paper in their investiga-
ton of the Thos. Ryan murder case,
and will report their finding to-day.
Their final report will also be
presented at the same time, the Judge
having notified them that Court will
adjourn for the term at the close of
to days session.
Two cases are fixed for trial to day:
Charles May, convicted of setting fire
to DIR. Legare's dwelling, and granted
= new trial, and Jasper Gross, ac-
cused of stealing hoe, two monkey
wrenches and several other articles
from the Doctors sugar-house.
In our next issue we will publish
the Grand Jury's report and give
synopsis of to-day's business before
,he Court.
THE SUGAR CROP.-A continuance
If the warm, unfavorable. weather
Turing the past two weeks capped