The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-02-23


, business being presented for consider
: alton, adjournment until Wednesda,
was ordered.
, On Wednesday the following mat
tiers were disposed of:
! State rs. Eictorine Alexander, as
sault and battery upon Eliza Taylor
the State witnesses failing to appear
and accused demanding trial, the
Court ordered that she be discharged
and verdict of acquittal entered
Attachments were issued for absent
witnesses.
State Us. Henry Cook assault and
battery upon Daniel Wright the
testimony showed that Wright was
really the aggressor in the matter,
and that he left the parish just after
the difficulty occurred. Mr.. Cook was
acquitted.
State rs. Francis Willis, assault and
battery accused was arraigned and
asked for jury trial, wherefore the
case was sent to the District Court.
State Us. Ellen Burnside, assault
aud battery when the case was
called neither the accused or the wit
nesses were present, and attachments
were ordered to issue.
Court adjourned to Thursday and
upon that day considered the follow
ing matters:
State cs. Augustus Montero, PIE
Iiminary examination for biting aud
Sitting the nose of Camille Franklin
examination continued OH account of
absence of prosecuting witness, for
whom an attachment was issued. He
was arrested and confined in Jail yes
terday, aud will be arraigned Mon
day for contempt of Court in failing
to obey the subpoena to appear on
Thursday. 1t is said that he received
$40 to make himself scarce, and if
this proves to be the fact, the Parish
Judge will no doubt consider the cir
in fixing the penalty for
contempt.
State as. Ellen Burnside; accused
and the prosecuting witnessesi'p pro
duced on attachments, the former ex-
cused for non-appearance the pre-
Vious day on account of illness, and
the witness fined. SIS and costs. The
case was then settled by nolle pros,
upon payment of costs. One of the
being still absent, a second
attachment was issued, returnable
lext Monday.
The old charge against David
Nhite-accusing colored woman
# poisoning one Peter Baptiste-was
and dismissed. Baptiste
lied natural death, of consumption,
nd White denied that he had
sserted that any one poisoned him.
wen if he had, the recourse of the
'arty accused wonld be civil action i
Or SANDER. District Attorney Ear , ,
art explained to the Court that he |
ad the matter examined merely to ,
scertan if there was probability of I
olson having been administered to Il
'aptiste. !
The charge of rape pending against c
like Tillman had been fixed for ex- r
but was indefinitely post
oned by reason of the absence of the t
70 most important State witnesses, !
hose removal to st. James parish is b
fact which did not become known f
} the officers in season for the SER e
ice of subp9nas. The examination il
i'll probably be reassigned for some q
ay next week. The criminal docket v
aving been cleared as far as posi-.
le, Court adjourned until Monday,
hen civil business will be trans y
cted. Judge Maher will continue
he term to suit the convenience of l
5torneys who have cases which they +
esire to bring to an issue. 5,
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