The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-06-22
DISTRICT COURT.

Fifth Week---ConYiction of the Remain
ing Arrieux Murderers and of Mike
Tillman--Close Of the Criminal Bust
ness.
At a late hour this Saturday night
another busy week of the pending
prolonged session of District Court
came to close, and the special jury
empanneled for the week was dis
charged, having fulfilled its allotted
term ofserVice. We append a com
plete report of the business tran
sacted since last Monday morning
CIVIL MATTERS.
j. Mcdonald Us. Mrs. G. Coughlin,
widow of Matthew Coughlin suit on
a promissory note for $1,000; plaintiff
failed to appear, either in person or
by counsel the case was taken up
pursuant to assignment, and after the
evidence had been adduced, Judgment
was rendered in favor of defendant,
dismissing plaintiffs claim.
Town of Donaldsonville as. Fred
erick Fobb, B. Rybiski and Mrs. NJ.
Israel ; judgments by default set aside
and leave granted defendants to file
answers.
P. F. Alleman u.s. Francis Gomez !;
argued by counsel and taken under
advisement; decision will probably
be given on Wednesday next.
Richard Flower g. Co. as. j. Morti-
mer Landry fixed for trial on Friday
next, 26th inst.
G. A. Johnson, Felix Braud and
Auguste Bercergeay Us. the Town of
Doualdsonyille; fixed for trial on
Wednesday, Goth inst.
v. Maurin, Widow Vileor Dugas
and just. 0ubre as. the Town of Dom
aldsonville fixed for trial on Friday,
26th inst.
Adele Pedesclaux, wife of R. P.
Landry, as. Margaret G. Legare; by
agreement of counsel this case was
assigned for trial ON Thursday, 9th
inst, and the clerk directed to notify
Mr.. f. P. Poche, the Judge al hoe
appointed to preside in the case.
Octavie Williamson, ar, rs. George
B. Webb, mar; judgment for plain
tiff decreeing separation of property,
dissolution of community of acquets
and gains, and for S4865, with five
per cent. interest from December "a,
1869.
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
State Us. Alexander Tumblin tried
on Monday aud accused found guilty
of inflieting wound less than mayhem
with a dangerous weapon; counsel
fled motion for a new trial, which
was overruled. If the court sentences
the prisoner to imprisonment in the
penitentiary, an appeal to the SUI
preme Court will be taken.
State as. Thomas Ryan, convicted
of murder, without capital punish
ment; motion for new trial over
ruled. The Judgment overriding this
motion is published in full elsewhere.
No appeal to the Supreme Court will
be taken, as counsel for Ryan share
in the general impression that their
client was very fortunate to escape
capital punishment; if a new trial
was to take place he might not fare
so well.
State Us. Richard jones, burglary
and. grand larceny; entering the sugar.
house of DR.. Edward Duffel in Febrn-
airy, 1876, aud stealing therefrom cop
per pipe valued at about $500. This
case was tried on Monday, r. N. Sims,
Esq, Judge ad hoe, on the bench.
The jury remained out all night and
came into court Tuesday morning to
report that they were unable to agree
and ask to be discharged. The Judge
I'D hoe granted their request and a
mistrial was sentered, the first that
has occurred in this parish for many
years. 1t afterwards leaked out that
the jury at first stood seven to five for
acquittal, but that Tuesday morning
one of the seven signified a willing
ness to convict, thus making the jury
tie. 1t was also freely reported that
the mistrial resulted from the machi-
nations of certain individual called
as a talesman, who displayed the
most open disregard of the evidence
and declared the moment the jury
retired that he was there for the pur-
pose of clearing the accused. Under
the lead of this party the colored
members of the jury, with one excep-
ton, stood obstinately for acquittal,
despite the fact that conclusive evil
dence of the guilt of the prisoner had
been adduced ON the trial. The case
was reassigned for to-day, and strange
to relate a second trial has had SINH
lar conclusion, the jury again being
evenly divided and reporting to the
court that there was absolutely no
prospect of their reaching a verdict.
1t is matter of wonder to US how
fair ,ninded and intalliUenf men can