The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-04-23

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pieces peanut candy and a case knife
from Chinaman All Gras; accused plead
guilty, aud III consideration of the time
they had already been in Jail the court
let them of. with another hour of impris-
onment.
State rs. Acl,ille Johnson, stealing q
horse belonging to Mr. J. G. Green, man
aver of the Mount Houmas plantation
verdict Of guilty; sentence, one year in
the penitentiary.
State Us. Stephen Short, larceny of $45
belonging to Andrew Baker; verdict of
guilty; sentence, 20 days i'll parish Jail.
State IS. Clement Dugas, killing Luny
Johnson's dog; the evidence showed that
the dog entered plaintiffs butcher shop
and was eating meat hanging up on
hooks case tried by court and accused
acquitted on the District Attorneys mo-
ton.
State rs. Zeb Lewis, assault upon A.
w. Stephenson with dangerous weapon :;
accused plead guilty of simple assault,
and the prosecuting witness having re-
moved from the parish, the District At
torney accepted the plea; sentence, one
month in parish Jail.
State rs. Catherine Carter, assault and
battery upon Sarah Hogan; accused
plead guilty; sentence, one hourin parish
Jail.
State rs. james Ringgold, murder of
Eli Clay III the eight, ward, on the 1st
February, 1880; verdict, not guilty OH
account Of insanity prisoner discharged
from custody.
CIVIL BUSINESS.
Leon GodchauX as. No 122, succession
of Eloi Dicharry, V. Mirre, test;,mcn-
tary executor; rule filed by plaintiff re-
quiring Josephine Diclarry ct ais, to
show cause why they should not pay
into the hands Of the Sheriff the pur-
chase price of property adjudicated at
Slleriff7s sale on the 10Th of March, to the
amount Of plaintiffs claim against said
property. The matter at issue in this
| case is the priority of mortgages held by
the Selling and purchasing creditors.
Defendants excepted to the rule, but the
court overrulcd the exception and, after
trial, made tho rule absolute.
| John Hohensec rs. JnO. w. Morrison,
| suit for house rent, appealed by plaintiff
from the Second Justice Court; motion
to dismiss appeal overruled and case
fixed for Tuesday next. A commission
has been ordered to take testimony OF
witnesses absent from the State, and
| this will throw the case over until next
term.
Mrs. Julia Israel rs. james Landry
Judgment for plaintiff for 1925, with
eight per cent. interest from Jan. 3, 1879
ten per cent. attorneys fees and costs.
Leon Godclaux rs. A. j. Landry, jndg-
ment for plaintiff for $413 10, with in
terest ut eight per cent. from March II,
1877, five per cent. attorneys fees and
costs, and recognition Of plaintiffs spe-
cial lien and mortgage upon defendants
property.
| Leon Godchaux rs. DIR. Edward Duffcl
and succession of Henry Loeb; Judgment
against defendants in solido for $2311 "a
with eight per cent. interest from May
1873, less $ls2 81 paid on the 2lst Jan,
1879, with five per cent. attorneys fees
costs of suit, and recognition of plain
tiff's special mortgage upon the property
described in his petition.
Succession of Leon Guedry and wife
Antoine Montecino appointed as tuto,
and Felix Ganthreanx, j., as under
tutor Of the minors Joseph and Robert
Guedry; tutors bond fixed at $3.50.
/ S. Hermann rs. A. Richard, Judgment
for plaintiff for S515 40, with legal in
tcrcst from judicial demand and costs Of
suit.
Flash, Preston & Co. ct ais rs. Louis II
Poursine; motion entered up by counse
70: plaintiffs to strike ont the allegations
Of fraud made against defendant.