The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-17


Bully for the bob-tail juryl
Upon imposing the first 6ne for
carrying concealed weapons theJudge
announced that at this term be would
be light upon all offenders alike, but
that next term he proposed to dou-
BILE the fines and Imprisonment. and
SO on from term to term. Look
sharp, all ye who handle the useless
but dangerous little pistol. The
Judge will be as good as his word.
Duriug the trial of Harry Carter
for larceny, Pascal Ware eontradicted
himself aud made such palpable mis-
statements in his testimony, that the
District Attorney fled bill OF infor-
nation against him and bad the sher-
if to put him in Jail. The chances
are that Pascal will go to the peni-
tertiary for perjury.
Judge Daigre was taken sick last
week on bis way to attend this term
Of court, and had to turn back to
Alexandria. We have heard nothing
from him since but hope his illness
is not serious.
Ono of our Colfax attorneys OBJ
iects to a deputy sheriff logging
for the district attorney and helping
him to get evidence to convict a
criminal. This sort of thing looks
like Cuisines" It should be re-
membered that the sheriff gets forty
five cents a day for feeding prisoners.
We see no harm SO long as the means
used are legitimate. 1t is the duty
of every good citizen to assist in put
ting stop to crime.
1t is reported that one OF the in.
mates OF the Jail objects to another
prisoner being locked up with him
that said prisoner is good Bapfie
brother, and will not drink whisky
nor play poker. and does nothing
but bemoan his fate at being locked
up in Jail Query-whether this i
more creditable to the party who i
ashamed of his disgrace. or to thos'
who make fun of him. 49,
A favorite objection interposed b.
the lawyers in behalf of their clients
! when the crime happens to have beel
} committed before the 6ve-jnry trin
came into vogue, is that their client
r are entitled to be tried by twelv
t jurymen instead Of FIVE.
The most of those imprisoned 10
' minor offences at this term seem I
. take it as a joke, and have big
!, old time accordingly. 1t is question
!, able whether the sheriff is not goin
little too far in allowing the pris
oners free use of whisky. He lay
himself liable to cansnre in case &
trouble among bis prisoners.
A witness testified that be wa
: very drunk. An attorney wanted I
know if he was so drunk he coul
not lay on the ground and bold {
; the grass. The witness Thought b
could lay on the ground. was nc
e certain about holding to the grass.
!, In the case Of the State VS.. Henr
f i'ruett, the State failed to make OF
3 its case and the accused was honort
. bly, acquitted.
It is frequently asserted that in a
the cases when bonds are forfeits
y the parish invariably fails to get an
o benefit /; that boudsnen are new
D forced to pay mp, We are not pr
! pared to speak on this subject. b
d. propose to make inquiry concernir
" the. charge. The District Attorns
3 can perhaps enlighten us, and '
', will be pleased to hear from him.
re The court was in session all d.
st and part of the night nearly eve
a day this week, and adjourned at Mi
o'clock Thursday night. after havil
Ut tried or otherwise disposed Of eve
p case on both the criminal and ci
es 'docket--very considerable work
is can be seen by referring to Distrl
IN Court proceedings on first page.
FR1DAY.-Jndge, jury and lawyt
gone, and the boys in Jail look BIZ
g The fun Of the thing has played o.