The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-06-15
DISTRICT COURT.

I4X6Q 1Of NeXt W66hs
District Court opened Wednesday,
pursuant to the adjournment Of the
5tI inst, and sessions were held that
day, Thursday and yesterday, when
adjournment until Mondaw next was
ordered. During the sittings of this
week the following matters were con-
sidered:
Walter Pugh Us. DR.. Robert Lawes
ct ais, return day for commission to
take testimony of N. Fl. Rightor ex-
tended to.20th inst.
Town of Donaldsonville Us. Fred
erick Fobb, William Klopmau and B.
Rybiski, defaults set aside and leave
granted to file answers.
Eize Gaudin ct ais, Us. Olphida Le-
Blanc, wife of Hubert Treble, ct ais;
r. N. Sims, Esq, Judge Gd hoe, on
the bench ordered that plaintiffs
attorney be authorized to withdraw
original record of act of sale upon
filing certified copy thereof.
Zuberbier & Behan as. John P.
Harp; Judgment by default against
defendant.
Matilda Position Us. Mary Jane
e
Cantey and John D. Centey; tried
eontradictorily and taken under ad-
visement.
P. F.Aueman as. Francis Gomez
evidence adduced and case continued
for argument exception fled by
defendant on ground of prescription.
j. Mcdonald Us. Mrs. C. Coughlin,
widow of Matthew Coughlin; part of
the evidence adduced and case con-
tinued to Monday, 18th.
James Teller Us. J. B. Sandlin, Eliza
Maurin, curatrix; judgment for plain
tiff for $3.50 with interest at eight
per cent. per annum from January II,
1877.
E. p. Delavallade as. w. Fl. Letch-
ford & Co. ct ais, injunction suit;
defendants exceptions tried and taken
under adVisement; trial of case on
its merits continued indefinitely.
The cases of G. A. johnson, Felix
Braud, V. Maurin, A. Bercegeay, Mrs.
Vileor Dugas and Just. 0ubre Us. the
Town of Donaldsonville, which had
been assigned for trial on Thursday
and Friday, were not called up, by
reason of the absence of counsel for
plaintiffs.
CRIMINAL.
State Us. Mike Tillnan, rape the
court appointed E. N. Pagh, Esq, to
defend the prisoner accused was ar7s
raigned, plead not guilty, and the
case was fixed for trial on 'puesday
next, 18th inst.
State Us. james Warner, assault;
fixed for Monday, 18th.
State Us. Alexander Tumblin, shoot
ing with intent to murder; fixed for
Monday, 18th.
State as. Louis Butler, perjury
nolle pros. entered and new informa-
ton filed accused plead not guilty
and the case was fixed far Saturday,
22nd. In the original information
the accused was charged with falsely
swearing before the Parish Court that
a certain written agreement was not
read in his presence, whereas the fact
is he testified that the agreement was
not read in the presence of Frank Ell
lis, an accused on trial for obtaining
money under false pretences. The
new information corrects the error
made in the first.
State rs. Geo. Brown, murder, fixed
for Tuesday, 18th.
State rs. Thomas Ryan, convicted
of murder without capital punish
ment: motion for new trial argued
and taken under advisement. A de-
cision will probably be rendered on
Monday.
State Us. Richard Jones, burglary
and larceny Judge Duffel recused
himself by reason of relationship to
the party injured, aud appointed r.
N. Sims, ESQ.,, Judge ad hoe; case
fixed for Monday, 18th.
The trial of the remaining accused
in the Arrieux murder case, Fountain
Banks and Octave Lauve, will on
Monday be fixed, and doubtless the
time selected will be either Wednes-
day or Thursday. With the cases
| ahove noted djSnased of tho orin,ino1