The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-07-17
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Anot1er Turn Of the Legal rank--A Time
IL Move for the Suppression Of Public
Gambling sunday Lev yioIators
and Keepers Of TIppling Hou
ises TO be Stirred Ur.
The return Of District Attorney Ear
hart from st. james, where the session
Of District Court closed last Saturday,
has l,oen the signal for 4 continuation,
in new form, Of proceedings against
the keepers Of stores and other places of
public business sopeIea oll.sSHndaNssias
contravention Of the Police Jury's Sum
day ordinance, and for the commence
ment Of crusade against the public
gambling and tipping houses that have
too long disgraced the town Of Donald
sonville We can not better describe
the nature Of these proceedings than by
reproducing in full the following official
communication transmitted by the Dis
trict Attorney to Justice Dennis Butler
Of this ward:
OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY
22nd judicial District,
Donaidsonville, La, july I3, 1880
Hon. Dennis Butler, Justice Of the Peace,
4th ward, parish Of Ascension, La:
Si-Having been informed that 4
banking game, to-Wit: keno, was carried
on in the town Of Donaldsonville, in this
parish, on last Sunday, the 18th day of
July, 1880, il the building situated at
the corner of Mississippi and Lessard
streets, i'll said town, all in violation of
Act No. IL, General Assembly Of Louis
lana, approved February S, 1870, ameld-
ing Sections Oil, 913 and 914 Revised
Statutes of the State OF Louisiana, and
whereas it is made my duty as District.
Attorney, under the provisions of Section
2066 Of the said Revised Statutes, where
no complaint or declaration thereof has
been made before any Judge or Justice
OF the Peace, to inquire cr-e6icio into the
fact by causing all persons who are sup
posed to have some knowledge of the fact
to lie summoned before any Judge or
Justice Of the Peace, that. their deposit
tions may be taken, I, therefore, in my
said official capacity request that you
Immediately cause to be summoned be-
fore you, the following persons and. such
others as You may know Of, in order that
their dispositions may be taken as to their
knowledge Of the keeping of the said
banking game and banking house in the
said town Of Donaldsonville, parish lfore-
said, being particular to obtain the names
Of all persons who keep said game on
banking house, and also all persons who
aid and assist in keeping the same. The
names of witnesses SO far obtained are
Messrs. z. Pedesclanx, Elphege Mire, Z.
T. Landry and Armand Bethancourt.
In the event that the dispositions OF these
witnesses disclose the fact that such !.
game has been carried on in said town it
will be your duty on such oath or other
affidavit to issue your warrant, SO that
the Constable or Sheriff, or Dy. Sheriff
shall cause the arrest Of all persons keep
ing and assisting in keeping said game,
and also a sufficient authority for said
officer making said arrest to take into
his possession and keeping all the tables,
money, implements and other parapher-
MALTA which may be used in keeping said
game, 50 that the same shall be delivered
to You for inventory. The said property
SO seized and inventoried to be kept by
the proper officer, SO that i'll the event Of
conviction Of said parties, the same shall
be sold for the benefit OF the parish, as
the law provides that the same is for
feited on the conviction Of the parties,
for the use Of the parish
am also informed that the following
misdemeanor, to-wit: violating Ort1i-
nances Nos. 8 and 10, known as tie Sun
day law of the parish Of Ascension, has
been committed by the persons whose
names are hereto annexed, on Sunday.
the 18th of July, 1880, and the l1th day
OF July, 1880. It is made my duty under
said Section 2O66, Revised Statutes, to
cause all persons supposed to have knowl-
edge OF the commission Of said INSIDE
meanor to be summoned before Il Judge
or Justice of the Peace, so that their
dispositions may lie taken. The annexed
list are the persons yon will cause to be
summoned before yon for that purpose,
and your will please take their deposit
tons at rs early {; day as possible, SO that
can nse them either to file informations
against the said persons who, / am in
formed, committed said misle,neanor. at
the next regular term Of the 22ull Judi
clal District Court i'll this parish, or for
the use OF the Grand Jury at the regular
term OF said Court. I am also informed
that "tippling" and gaming houses
are being kept in the town Of Donald
sonville in violation Of Section 900 Of the
Revised Statutes Of the State of Louis
lana. AS yet | can not furnish the names
OF persons to be summoned before Won
under Section 2O66, but you will ascer-
tain through your Constable or the Sher-
iii, the names OF their bar-tenGers and
other persons who visit said houses, take
their dispositions SO that the District At
torney or Grand jury can act in the
premises. Trusting that you will rem
der all assistance to the State Of Louis
lana to suppress the vice Of gambling in
the town of Donaldsonville, and the VIC
lation OF Ordinance Nos 9 and 10. known
as the Sunday Law Of the parish of AS
cension, subscribe myself, your ob2t.
sery't,
+. B. EARHART,
Dist. Atty. 22nd Jud. Dist, La.
In accordance with the Instructions of
the District Attorney a number Of the
clerks and employees of the stores and
places OF business that were kept open
OH the Sundays above referred to, have
been summoned before Justice Butler
and their dispositions taken. Evidence
has also been adduced with regard to
the conduct Of public gambling houses
in Donaldsonville, and immediate steps
will be taken to suppress the unlawful
business.
Act No. II of 1870 provides that
" Whoever shall Keep banking game
or banking house at which money or
any thing representing money, is bet OF
hazarded, or shall aid or assist in keep
ing one, shall, on conviction Of first Of
Tense, be fined not less than $1,000 or