St. Landry democrat., 1879-11-01
District Court.

Tic Court met ON Monday. October .
eth, at 10 o'clock. Hon. &. ". Hnd-
speth, Judge, presiding. All the jurors
having answered to their names, except
such as sen, medical certificates, PROV
ing sickness, His Honor, after appoint
ing James N. White, foreman Of the
4: md jury, and ordered the drawing OF
the balance, which resulted i'll the 1oi-
lowing. to-vit: ca Meginlcy, o. y.
perrault, {. \. Ealcr, Etienpe Sjags'
VIM. Tate, John uudspcth. L"cicn
puprt, Wn. Godfrey, Henry Keller.
John B. Mccoy, Henry Fraser, Na,c:sse
Richard, Arthur Dai@le, Lewis Morris
and Camille Roos. The remainder OF
the jury were then discharged. The
grand jury then Withdrew to their
roo,ur and began their labors.
4 petition I'y members Of the Bar for
tie postponcincnt OF the trial OF civil
cases till the second Monday III De
reml'rr Wl3 granted by the Judge.
! Tuesday, October lS1h.~-Thc grand
! i,Ily through tiieil foreman returned the
| follow INK t}uo bills:
state Va. !.ucicn Stecn, assault Will
intent to commit rape.
State VS.. Lucicn Stern, assault witt
intent to commit rape.
State W. Simpson Miller, lHrrrnN.
State vs.. Albert Brown, larceny.
State vs.. Ben. Eohcrtson, lurccuy.
State VI. John Sirly, assault "n'
battery.
state vs.. ThOx. Siauo, rape.
State W. Adam Richard, hor2c stealth;
The district attorney ly instruction
from the grand jury filed information
against the following: parties. to-"it
Oliver and Eli Ch.vis, larceny. Jerr
NcCor and Mark Taylor, larceny.
"WEDNESDAY, October 29th.-Ihc tol
flowing prisoners were arraisned, plea
not guilty and prayed for trial by .ls,
- ,o-v:t: I.ucien Sleen, Ben. Robertson
Oliver Chevis, Iii Chcvis, Jerry McCo,
{ Mark Taylor and Thomas Slanr.
l. The following order was issued I
lis yIouor and ordered to be posted Il
:, in aud around the Courthouse:
II ORDER OF COURT.
II All ,cysors except officers Of Cou
Il are prohibited from carrying or weurIr
q ,ru,1ops. whether conccaie.t or not, il
:. side the Courthouse, during Tie session
-- of Court. -,
,Apv one violating this order. wiN
\: considered in contempt Of Court a1
~, treated accordingly and it is hcre'
TO made the duts of the Sheriff to asrs
ali parties violating this rule and bril-
- them before the Court without turtEi
=, order or warrant. This rule Will
n, r. ricidly int41ccd from and after Octou
he 30th, 1879.
IL Signed GE|. ": nIp~rETb:
Judge Sth judicial Dist. OF La
y true copy: ,,,
Ns Tu,'r,pA1, October 3t,th.-The sra
Of Jury through their foreman reported
following true bills:
II state Us. Francois Naslore, i.iurd
state vs.. Louie BelliodeaD, ma
lSf CtOusf1 halAtbso bHc So'E'
H. State vs.. Michel Falk, burglary a
. larceny.
Tho district attorney BY instructit
ia from the grand jury filed the follow
[. infoymations, tn-wit: Oliver aud
- Chevis, larceny, Co.
The follow ing parties were arralgi
: plead not guilty and prays for triHl
Jury: Oliver and Eli Chcvis t2> (
Francois Magloire and Adam Richa
4 petition from members Of the
in reference to the postpoEement
the trial of crilainal eases was read
taken under advisement by the 'ut
FRIDAY, October 3lst.--ln refere
to the petition regarding the trial
criminal cases, the Judge this morn
at opening of Court, refused opostp
the trial of the same, and annour
that tsle Court would proceed. His
rn.al for dong so we're:
lat. BECAUSE as the jury and HltDe
in criminal cases has already been c
u; for Monday next-any postponen
v4,t,,d result in usclesS'and unncces
Iexpenses 10 the tax payers OF the pau
I'D. Because the4o we're numhc
nr;.opers confined iu jail. e4.44tled It
tried at oucc, il they so desire,
/ Sd. because the uostponemcnt rec
:mended would ouly ltsd to copiu
~, the rc-assembl:rZ of Court III
cernbcr.