The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-20
dav, and in the meantime Frank is at


large on bond.
State as. Oscar Major, for larceny.
Oscar was charged with stealing one
dollar in fractional currency from the
till of Mr.. Clement Boudreau's store,
in Donaldsonville. A clear case was
made out by the prosecution. A nice
little job had been put up on Oscar.
He having been suspected OF coca
sionally laying unauthorized hands
upon the money drawer, watch was
set for him and he was caught in the
act. The jury were not long in find
ing a verdict of guilty, and the pris-
ooer WIS remanded for sentence.
State as. Lawrence Peterson, ac-
cused of maliciously shooting a mare
belonging to NJ, Landry, in McCalI'S
pa,tdre. Accused waived jury. After
the evidence of the Staie witnesses
was he.rd, the District Attorney
abandoned the prosecution and tue
court gave judgment of acquittal.
State vs. Minty Sanders, for assault
and battery upon Odele Dugas. An
other sccimmage between colored
girls. The case was l!ied without jury,
and Minty was adjudged guilty as
charged. The sentence was q hours
imprisonment in the parish Jail in de-
fault of S. fine. Being financially
bankrupt, Minty went to prison.
State Us. James jerry Sullivan.
| Accused, Town Constable, was charged
with assault with a dangerous weapon,
his official baton, upon Hon. John A.
Cheevers, Mayor, the difficulty occur
ring upon the public square last Sat
ur,lay. The Constable insnlted and
abused the Mayor with more energy
than elegance, gesticulating with his
stick and threatening to club his honor
g all over town" if fooled with to an
indefinite extent. The jury came to
the conclusion that accused was guilty
of assault, and he was ordered to APP
pear next Saturday for sentence.
State rs. Elizabeth Ricard, an insig-
nifcant little affair of assault and bat
terry, in which two colored women
were involved, the accused being now
sick in bed. The District Attorney
en- tered noIle pros.
State as. James Citizen, for assault
with dangerous weapon, gun
AEcide Montero and 0zeme Gomez,
the prosecuting witnesses, stopped
under Citizens pecan tree while re-
turning from d hunt, and picked up
pecans. Citizen came along and seized
the guns Of the hunters, which were
lying on the ground, broke one and
with the other is said to have made
hostile demonstration towards Mon
tero and Gomez, who vamoosed the
vicinity. After half an hours consul.
tation the jury brought in verdict
of % not guilty." and accused was dis
: charged.
State as. Isedore Thomas, for lar
ceny of a pair of shoes belonging tx
Joseph Fitzpatrick, living on Ashlant
plantation. The evidence of Isedore'
guilt was clear, aud the jury SO con
cluded. Accused was remanded tt
Jail to await sentence.
State as. Nancy Washington, TO
larceny of clothing belonging to Mar.
Landry, at the Mccall place. Tn
prisoner took several articles from
clothes line at night, and was caugh
in the act, tho clothing being subse
quentIy discovered concealed upoi
| her person. Jury trial was valves
E and the court adjudged the accuses
, guilty, remanding her for sentence o.
Saturday next.
, The case of the State gs. Wilso
, Jessie, charged with shooting Nh
Eugene Tircuit, overseer on Burn
+ sides Ascension place, was fixed fo
+ to day, but owing to the absence .
, important witnesses was continue
indefinitely.
There are thirteen criminal case
q fixed for trial next week, the mos
. important of which are as follows:
y NondGy-Stato Us. Henry MeGowal
o assaulting and woundi ng with knit
K State Us. Scip Smith, rape.
:. Tuesday-State as. Nelson Carte