St. Landry democrat., 1879-11-15

Ihe following certified extract IRON
the minutes of the Sth District Court of
st. Landry shows the amount Of work
done by Judge lIudspeth since his ac-
ccssion to the bench in this parish. 1t
shows the number of civil and criminal
cases decided ; the length of each term
of court, &c. We doubt if any Judge,
who has occupied the bench in this
parish can show a rccor.Iof moro. work
done in the same length Of time. III
That more has net been done, is not
the fault of the Judge, as an inspection
Of the docket will show, if the old civil
cases remaining undisposcd Of, large
majority has been continurd by consent
of attorneys representing plaintiff and
dcfcndcnt, from three to five times each.
An inspection of the extract shows that
up to the close Of the April term Of 1873
he had signed 223 judgments in civil
cases and 1873 in criminal cases. From
these judgments the usual number Of
appeals have been taken to the Supreme
Court; but to date there has been but
three rcversals, one iD criminal and two
I in civil eases. In Calcasieu the minutes
tui the Court show seventy-tive cases
tried, in civil and criminal cases, and
| one reversal Oh appeal to the Supreme
| Court: szza rass
! I hereby certify tbat the Hon Gee. w. Hmd-
spcth, Iutlgebt 1heStlIJudicial District IN and
svt,fA fts,sI hsatH fsNI.
| lowing terms Of court since his accession to
the bench i'll March 1876. in the parish of St.
| Landry, to-wit:
| list. A term beginning April Goth. 1876, and
ending May 2ath 1876 That at said term the
! grand jury was rmpnnnelcd April Path. and
| discharged April 29th That the trial of crlnii-
nal cases began May iSt and terminated May
| l2th. hat at said term there were convictions
! i'll criminal cases Is: judgment i'll civil cases 30.
| and five nHtlrazatlnnS.
| I'd. \ term beginning October 2:ai, 1915, Court
! kept open October 1;'tl and cath, during which
days the following persons We're nat'ralizcd,
VIZ: John Higgins. Ell. McNulty, Leon Wolf,
isaac Keller, john Higgins. Sr., Jos. Snlice,
Solomon Bloch. Antoine Defez, Peter Weber,
Frederick IHyscr and JOS. 1HSallc. On the
evening Of tue 2+til Court TOOK u recesssal nfi
Monday, November 2Tth, on Wlifchday ii com,
mcnccd and adjourned finally January eTth
1877. At this term the grand inrv was empan
nciled November 27rh and discharged Saturday
December 2d 1876 The trial of criminal cases
began Monday. December 4th and ended DE
cclnheT l4tl. 1876: lil;tF III Sal term tntfe were
convictions Ill criminal cases ~; Judgments IL
civil cases 27.
Sd. A term beginning April o3d 1877, ant
ending May 12th, 1877. The grand jury were
empannced April 2:sd,z 1877 aud hischarget
April 18th. The trial Ut criminal srasca com
ulenced April 3oth. 1917 and terminated Siay
5th; that at said term OF Court there were
convictions i'll criminal cases 80: judgments il
civil cases JG.
J 9Th. 4 term beginning October I'D, 1877, ant
ending DECEMBER 7th, 1871 The grand jur,
: were empaIinelled Oetobers 22d and discharges
commenced october setll and terminated No
ycmber 18th. 1877. That at said term ther
were convictions in criminal Gases IS, ant
!, judgments in civil cases 4s.
5th. 4 term beginning April 42d 1878 am
i ending May Goth, 1875. THIS grand Jury wer
: | April 26th. 1s7S The trIi.I ah criininaI ease
commenced the Goth OF April and terminates
May sd, 1879. That ut said term of Court tier
r were convictions in criminal cases "a and jud2
mcnts in civil cases 80.
9Th. a term bcyinnng January 18th, 1879 an
ending February l7tb, lSt4.AIhep sranA siuf
= we're empanneled january 18TH "a nd discharges
1 JANUARY 18th. The trial OF criminal cases con
menced January GOTH 1879. sn4 ttfnnnatc
February 1st la50 That at said term of Cour
! there were cOpEictinns III criminal cases -, all
! judgments i'll civil cases u.
Ttll. a term beginning tlrif 2eth 1879, an
! ending May 18th. 1879. The grand jury Eer
| empannced April 18th and discharged Ma
fst. 1879. The trial OF criminal eases commence
May 5th and terminated May 18th, 1879. Tha
at said term of Court there were convictions j
criminal eases il, and judgments in civil cases Il
q. IOORIiIEs,, Dy, Clerk.,
Love for the dead should not cram
over duty to tue living,