The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-06-05
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District Court.
TIE Terms OF Court-Business Trans
acted During the first Two Weeks
of the May Term-RepOrt of

Tire Terms OF Court-Business Trans
acted During the first Two Weeks
of the May Term-Report of
| the Grand Jury.
The terms of the TwentySecond Ju-
dicial District Court, as fixed by the or
der rendered by Judge Cheevers on the
18th Of May, are as follows:
/ PARISH or ASCENSION.
Jasy Te,ms--FourtA Mondays Of May
and December.
! Girl Te,ns-Fourth Mondays Of Sep
TENDER and March.
PARISH OF ST. JAMES.
Ju3y Tsyms-Fourtll Mondays of June
ard February.
CiyH Te,ms-Fourtl Mondays of April
and October.
The May term of the court opened on
4 the oath ultimo, and the two weeks end
ing to-day have been devoted almost ex-
clusively to the consideration OF criminal
business. Satisfactory progress has been
made towards clearing the criminal
docket as viii appear from the synopsis
which we publish below. District AZ
torney Earhart has sustained lis reputa-
ton as u vigilant and efficient States
counsel, having secured convictions IN
all cases where it was possible to do SO
by skilful management and consclentl-
/ Al. INV <,f
each cause.
| In addition to the Ascension bar, COM
posed of Messrs r. N. Sims, f. N. Pngh,
Frederick Dutfel, Paul Lcche, r. NJ. Nc
Culloh and the District Attorney, here
were in attendance upon the court at
various times during the session of the
past fortnight, Messrs. Victor Olivier,
James D. Augnstin and James Legendrc
| of New Orleans. Judge Cheevers has
been enforcing the new rules OF court
! with conllnendable strictness, and the
consequence has been that the transac
ton Of business has been greatly facili-
tated. Only one night session has been
| held, and the rules were suspended in
that instance only because the end Of
| the second and last jury week was near
| at hand and it would have been imprac
ticablc to reassign the criminal case on
| trial to a later day.
| Court will continue in session during
the coming week, for the consideration
of civil cases, and then Judge Cheeyers
proposes to adjourn in order to obtain a
weeks rest before opening the June term
i'll st. James.
The following is synopsis Of the cases
disposed Of up to date:
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
State rs. John Mosely, robbery of $50
from Harris Mendelsohn acquitted.
State rs. Louis Thomas, assault and
battery; plead gnilty; $40 fine and costs
OF thirty days ill Jail; fine paid.
State as. VIM. Riley, petit larceny; no!
pros. entered, new information filed and
case continued indefinitely.
State as. Nelson Davis, assault with
dangerous weapon; accused failed to APP
pear; bench warrant issued.
State rs. Zeno johnson, petit larceny
Of grinlstone case continued until
next term.
State IS. Zeno johnson, carrying con
cealed weapons /; plead guilty; $25 fine
or three months i'll Jail.
State rs. John Dolphus, assault and
battery the prosecuting witness having
left the parish, Il mol pros. was entered.
State rs. Eugene Landry ct as, atfiay;
goes over to next term.
State Us. Joe Ramirez and Frank Go
mez, larceny of shingles; accused were
both acquitted.
State Us. Jos. Bradford, intlicting q
wound with a dangerous weapon owing
to the non-appcarancc OF the principal
witness the case was continued indefi-
nitrly.
State IS. VIM. Hollins, petit larceny;
Henry Alfred, assault and battery Jake
Sullivan, carrying concealed weapon;
Adeline Mcclellan, assault and battery;
Clement and Gilbert Ross ,assault and bat
terry John Radiyan, assault and battery;
Asa X. German, bigamy; the accused i'll
all these cases failed to appear and bench
warrants were ordered to issue.
State as. Washington Hudson, assault
with Il dangerous weapon; plead guilty
of assault and battery; plea accepted by
the State; $40 fine or ten days in Jail.
State IS. James Erkhart, larceny Of a
yoke Of oxen belonging to Mrs. Brown;
found guilty and sentenced to imprison-
ment in the pcnitentiary one year.
State IS. George Washington, Eugene
Guedry and James Erkhart, attempting
to set fire to the Courthouse and Jail
noNe pros. entered as to Washington,
Guedry acquitted, Erkhart found guilty
and condemned to Imprisonment in the
penitent;ary five years.
State Is. Eugene Guedry, burglary and
larceny; found guilty of petit larceny
for having stolen jewelry and pistols
from the store of YIN. Camp, corner
Mississippi and st. Patrick streets; SELL
fenced to Imprisonment in the penitcn
tiary one year.
State IS. Eugene Guedry, larceny Of
cheese from the Donaldsonville wharf
building plead guilty; sentence, one
year in the penitentiary.