The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-04-23
District Court.
Close Of the Third Week Of the Term
Winding Up the Criminal Business.

11OS0 Oh tHe 1nlfO week vi zig AeTHt-
Winding Up the Criminal Business.
To-day closes the bird week of the
pending term of District Court and ends
the time allotted for the trial of criminal
cases. The Judge, District Attorney,
have been attentive to business, and as
a consequence much work has been ac-
complished, and in only one instance has
there been 4 failure to finally dispose of
4 criminal case fixed for trial.
Civil suits have been assigned for trial
on Monday and Tuesday next, and the
term will probably be adjourned sine die
1T the conclusion of business on the last
mentioned day.
We present herewith IL synopsis of the
matters disposed of since Friday, the 9Th
inst. III our issue of the 9th we reported
the business transacted up to that date.
CRIMINAL CASES.
On Saturday, April 8, the Grand Jury
concluded it's deliberations and presented
the finding Of "not Il true billn in the
following cases:
State ~. Andrew Spies, for violating
Sunday law by keeping Il saloon open
and selling liquor on Sunday.
State rs Andrew Spies, for keeping IL
banking house and banking game, con-
trary to the law against gambling.
State IS. Solomon Wcinschenck, for
violating Sunday law by keeping open
store and selling merchandise OH Sunday.
State ~ Joe Schoney, keeping banking
game. -..
State IS. Alphonse Martin, keeping
banking house and banking game.
State IS. S. Adler, keeping banking
house and banking game.
State 49, James Burk, keeping banking
game.
State Is. John Solozano, keeping bank
ing house and banking game.
State g. John Russell, Justice Of the
Peace, fifth ward, extortion in Office.
State rs. Burrell Hardy, Constable fifth
ward, extortion in office.
State IS. Benajah Gibson, manslauyhter.
III the last three eases, where accused
had been put under bond to appear, the
court ordered that tho bonds be cancelled.
True bills were returned in the follow
ing cases:
State Is. Ishmael Turnagc, manslansh-
ter; on trial to-day.
State IS. Torrance Jules, alias TIE france
Babin, murder Of T. +. Allcman State
Is. same accused, for the murder Of Frank
Causin Jules is at large, q fugitive
from justice.
State IS. James Green, manslaughtcr !;
fixed for trial yesterday, but continued
until the next term Of court by reason of
the absence Of defendants witnesses,
who have left the parish. Upon the Dis
trict Attorneys motion tire Case was as
signed for trial upon Thursday, Septcm-
Der 8, the fourth day Of the next jury
term.
State IS. Henry King, murder of VIM.
Tucker on kcnncr's Texas plantation !;
tried on Saturday last and Il verdict of
nansllnglter rendered Motion for Il
new trial filed.
In each Of the following cases the Dis
trict Attorney entered up !, nolle proscq"i:
State y. VIM. Riley, petty larceny.
State Is. David Galloway, petty larceny.
State Is. Eugene Landry ct ais, affray.
State Is. VIM. Hollins, petty larceny.
State rs Henry Alfred, assault and
battery.
State IS. Peter Wagner, killing a COW.
State ". John Radiyan, assault and
battery.
State rs Clement and Gilbert Ross,
assault and battery.
State IS. Thcopllilc Estcve, assault and
battery.
State Is. A,lcline Mcclellan, assault and
battery.
State IS. Peter Gamble, petty larceny.
State Is. Jake Sullivan, carrying con-
ce:letl weapon.
State Is. Jake Sullivan and Washington
Hudson, killing !. horse.
State y. WIN. Robinson, petty larceny.
State IS. Hugh Miller, murder of Dee
Vaughn.
The following cases nave been tried,
with the result stated in each instance
State y. VIM. Scott, alias Henderson
Anderson, alias jasper Gross, assault and
battery OH his sister; accused plead
guilty; scntcnce-$1 fine and costs or
one days imprisonment in the parish
jail.
State Is. Henry Thomas, accused has
been confined III Jail since last Novem-
Der, on !; simple commitment charging
him with suspicion" The court dis
charged him from custody.
State Is. Zeno johnson, larceny of a
steam gauge; owing to absence of wit
nesses and insntficiency of proof, the
District Attorney abandoned the case
and tile jury returned a verdict of not
guilty without leaving their seats.
State Is. Zeno Johnson, larceny of a
package Of tobacco and demijohn of
whisky. Although the felonious taking
Of the tobacco was positively proven by
an eyewitness, the jury gave a verdict
Of not guilty. The finding was contrary
both to the law and the evidence.
State IS. ZenO johnson, larceny of a