The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-10-01

| peiislve appeal granted Leon tOdchauN,
returnable to Supreme Court On -tl,v
third Monday Of January next.
Chas. Shallowhorne us. Malinda Lewis
his wife; Judgment of separation from
bed and board granted; motion for a
new trial fled OH behalf of defendant,
Manctte Dupuy, xr., cs. Armand
Richard, mar. Judgment of separation oi
property and for $1Ss5 in favor Of plain
tiff. This Judgment is officially pub
lished in another column.
Randolph Smith rs. George Smith; ex-
ception of defendant sustained, but new
trial thereon granted, exception over
ruled and plaintiff allowed to amend
petition SO as to give residence of de-
PENDANTS; motion filed to dissolve &C.
questration.
| CRIMINAL.
State Is. Pinkard Riley, petit larceny
plead not guilty; right of jury trial
claimed and case continued until next
jury term-February, 1882.
State rs. Kiah Preston, shooting Fred.
Kintzel with intent to murder plead
not guilty and asked for jury; continued
until next February.
State Us. Frank Miller, shooting Eu-
gene Baptiste with intent to murder ;
plead not guilty and asked for jury
continued until next February.
State rs. Jane Cyrus, assault and bat
terry; plead not guilty and asked for
jury continued until next February.
State Us. Rosaiie Himol, selling liquor
without license accused discharged.
State Is. Wiley Scott, petit larceny !;
plead not guilty and asked for jury /;
continued until February.
State Is. John Willis, maliciously kill
ing hog; accused failing to appear his
bond of $25, with Amy Johnson as surety,
was declared forfeited.
State %. Gustave Miller, assault with
dangerous weapon with intent to kill !;
waived jury, tried before the Judge and
accused acquitted.
State rs. Vincent Caroline, assault with
dangerous weapon with intent to kill !;
waived jury, tried before the Judge and
accused acquitted.
State us. Fred Abrams, horse stealing
plead not guilty and asked for jury con-
tinued until February, bond being fixed
at S25.
State IS. Charlotte Henslcy, petit lar
ccny; accused plead guilty sentence,
imprisonment in parish Jail one hour.
State Is. Mike WEIGH, assault and bat
terry; plead guilty; sentence, S. fine
and costs or twenty-four hours in Jail.
State IS. Richard White, stealing horse,
Of VIM. Kenner; jury waived, tried be-
fore Judge and accused acquitted.
State rs. Lucy James, malicious mis-
chief; plead not guilty and asked for
jury; continued until February.
State vs. David Watkins, assault and
battery plead not guilty and tried be-
fore Judge; accused adjudged guilty !;
sentence, IS fine and costs or ten days in
Jail.
State rs. Minor Kcnncr, larceny of
shoes from S. Goette jury waived and
case tried before the Judge; accused adj
judged guilty; sentence, one year in tho
penitentiary at hard labor.
State Is. J. NJ. Thompson, assault and
battery; plead not guilty aud asked for
jury; continued until February.
State IS. Ernest Crayton and Ned Es-
ton, assault with intent to rob Vincent
Caroline, frnit peddler; tried before the
Judge and accused acquitted.
State IS. Robt. Jackson and John Mar
cisse, stealing cane from Henry Droege
and chickens from John Vileor; tried
before the Judge and accused convicted
in both cases sentence, Robert Jackson
thirty days in Jail, John Narcisse one
year in the penitentiary.
State Is. John and Emily Nargassans,
assault and ttery-maltreatment of a
little girl, Eleanore Coste; jury waived
and evidence partially adduced; jury
trial then demanded and case continued
until February, the District Attorney re-
serving right of objection to withdrawal
Of waiver Of jury.
State Is. Solomon Williams, assault
and battery; accused plead guilty; sen
tence, S. fine aud costs or ten days in
Jail.
State rs. Joshua Coleman, assault and
battery on Angelina Harris; waived
jury, tried before the Judge and convic-
ted; sentence, $50 fine and costs and
three months in Jail in default of pay
ment of fine, two months longer in Jail.
THE CIRcus.-Shelby, Pullman &
Ha1nilton's circus company and menag.
erie arrived here Thursday afternoon
about 2 o'clock, on the steamer Kate
Kinney, and gave performance at
night on Nolan square before an audi
ence of about 1000 people. Owing to the
late arrival Of the combination it was
impossible for them to make complete
preparations for their entertainment,
and it was 9 o'clock before the tent flap
was thrown open for the admittance Of
tho large throng gathered about the
canvas. Besides the drawback Of lack
Of time, the rainy weather had made the
ground sobby and slippery, disadvan-
tage which initiated seriously against
the performance of difficult feats of
Workmanship. Taking these circum-
stances into consideration, the show
must be classed as quite good one,
though its exhibition was not as salts