The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-05-15
District Court.
Judge Cheevers in Possessi0n of his Of
fice-The Court Opened and Important
Business Transacted-Fixing the

Judge Cheevers in Possession Of bis Of
fice-The Court Opened and Important
Business Transactetl-Fixing the
Terms and Ordering Jury.
On Wednesday last Judge inc. A.
Cheerers returned from New Orleans,
accompanied BY his counsel, James D.
.Augustin, Esq, and on the same day
assumed the bench of the Twenty-Sec-
ond Judicial District Court for this par
ish- On Judge Angustin's motion the
decree Of the Supreme Court i'll the pro
hibition suit Of the State en- rel. .JnS. A.
Cheevers Is. II. L. Dutfel-which we will
publish next week-was spread upon
the minutes of court, together with the
commissions and oatls of the District
Judge and District Attorney. A similar
order with reference to the commissions
and oaths Of the Sheriff and Clerk Of
Court was made on motion of Il. N.
Sims, Esq. The appointments Of Messrs.
David Irael and w. J. Means us Shcriff7s
deputies, and Of Mr.. W. w. Bnford as
deputy Clerk and Recorder were ap-
proved by the Judge, who administered
the oath Of office to the appointees.
The Court then adjourned until Thurs
day, upon which day Judge Cheevers
read ali order fixing the regular terms
of the Court for Ascension and st. James,
reappointng the present Jury Commits
sioners for Ascension and directing them
to draw a jury for two weeks of the first
term Of the court Of this parish, which
will open Monday after next, the oath
inst. We shall publish this order in full
next week.
The Judge also submitted & series of
rules Of court which he directed the
Clerk to spread upon the minutes and
post up in the court room.
An order Of recusation in the case Of
the State er ret. Attorney General ct ais.
Is Jno. A. Chccvcrs, was filed, which APP
points Judge Michael Hahn Of TIE
Twenty Sixth Judicial District to pre-
side the trial Of the suit.
The appointment of Capt. D'Evereanx
Jones as deputy Sheriff and Tax Col
lector was approved by the Judge and
the usual oath administered.
The Court was then adjourned until
the gath inst, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
On Wednesday last a party Of seven
young men were arraigncd and tried be-
fore Mayor Israel charged with disturb
ing the peace and discharging firearms
within the limits Of the corporation.
Three Of the party plead not guilty, and
the evidence sustaining their plea they
We're discharged. Charles Duke also
plead not guilty, but the testimony was
against him. Lazarre Rodeillat, Louis
LanoiA and Joseph Solar entered a plea
Of guilty. The Mayor condemned each
Of the recalcitrants to pay a fine Of IS
and the Constablc's fee Of 81, or to under
go imprisonment in the parish Jail TWEEN
ty-four hours. All paid the fine and de
parted from the Mayors sanctuary with
less wealth but more wisdom. Besides
breaking the peace Of the community
and contravening municipal ordinances,
these young men ran the risk Of intlict-
ing serious injury upon u child lying
dangerously i'll in the vicinity of the
place where they fired off theirrcvolvcrs.
They are all of ;ln age to profit by the
lesson administered to them, and it is
to be hoped they will not allow them
selves to become involved in another
escapalc Of this kind
The Old Story.
The morning sunlight looked i'll
through the silken curtains, .lightin. the