The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-06-01

read. The case was fixed for trial yes
terday, but was continued until next
term, the Arfseux case being on trial.
Resuniing oa1 usual method of re-
porting the proceedings of the court,
we present synopsis of the cases
disposed of during this week:
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
State Us. Edmond Coleman, charged
with shooting Wilson CAREY with in
sent to kill; the Ssalezmitnesses were
not found, and the accused offering
to plead guilty of assault and battery,
the plea was accepted by the State
and the court sentenced the prisoner
to imprisonment in the parish Jail two
months. This light penalty was i'm
posed by reason Of accused having
already undergone several months
confinement.
State Us. Louis Lefort and Sam st.
Martin; continued indefinitely, All i'm
portant State witness being still
absent.
State rs. Wilson Jessie, shooting
Eugene Tircuit with intent to MUIR
der; the trial of this case occupied
the entire session of Monday and it
was about half an hour after midnight
when the jury returned with quail
fed verdict of guilty of inflicting a
wound less than may hem with dan
gerous weapon with intent to kill.
The evidence was all circumstantial,
but was very strong and well con-
nected. The Judge sentenced the
prisoner to confinement in the
peDitentiary two years at hard labor,
the maximum penalty allowed by law
under the verdict returned. Motions
for a new trial and in arrest of iudg-
ment were made and overruled, and
a suspensive appeal to the Supreme
Court granted, returnable at Monroe
in July.
State as. Clay Cushingbury, horse
stealing; after the evidence for the
State had been addaced, the District
Attorney entered nolle pros.
State as. Thos. Ryan, murder of
John Evans; this case was fixed for
Tuesday, but continued to Wednes-
day to allow time for Deputy Sheriff
Israel TO return from New Orleans
with Coroner Roche and City Physi-
clan Beard, By whom the death Of
Evans and the cause of death were to
be proven. On Wednesday the case
was taken up and continued all that
lay and until Thursday night, when
The jury returned verdict of guilty
without capital punishment. A mo-
ion for a new trial will be filed, but
will doubtless be oyerruled, when
,he case will go to the Supreme
5onrt on appeal. The sentence to be
passed BY the District Judge, nnder
he law, must be life imprisonment in
,he penitentiary. The testimony elici-
ed on the trial of this case demon
'trated that the killing of Evans was
! premeditated murder, perpeCrated
Without provoeati0n at the time of
he commission of the deed. Able
counsel defended the accused-Messrs.
llsley, Augustin and Cheevers and
10 means were left untried to show /
hat he acted in self-defense or in
ear OF receiving great bodily |
farm from Evans; but there was
10 adequate evidence to support this
heory, and it is presumable that the
ury decided to qualify their verdict
'ither from a sense of mercy or be-
anse they We're opposed to capital
State as. Alex. Tumblin, shooting
With intent to kill; continued until
Iext term.
State IS. james McGrew, larceny of
shotgun placed on the dead
Iocke., the accused having emigrated
o parts unknown.
The case of Wilson Childress and
aaron Carter, on trial for the murder
+ Narcisse Arrieux, at Colomb's
tore, December 81, 1876, was fixed
Or Wednesday, but could not be
aiken up until yesterday morning,
wing to the unexpected length of
he Ryan case. The entire day was
coupled in empanneling jury, aud
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