The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-12-03
District Court.

District Court.
Synopsis of the Business Transacted Dus~
ing the Week.
Daily sessions Of the District Court
have been held during the past week,
excepting OH yesterday. Appended is a
report of the business done:
L. Reder & Co., rs. Alfred Guigou.
Judgment rendered in favor of plaintiffs
upon defendants confession for the sum
of 1871 90, with legal interest from
November 26, 1881.
L. Reder & Co., %. Jos. Bradford and
Mrs. E. Placencia. A deposit for jury
costs having been made on behalf of
Mrs. Placencia, the case as to her was
ordered to 10 continued until the Feb
ruary term Of court. Case as to Brad
ford fixed for Monday next. Several
bills of exception to- the rulings of the
court on points involved in this case
have been reserved by the defense.
Gustave Miller vs. Widow Toby Jen-
kins. Judge Cheevers having been Of
counsel for plaintiff, refused himself and
appointed Fred. Duffel, Esq, Judge ad
hoe, who was duly sworn rs such. The
case was fixed for trial to-day, but sub
sequently reassigned for next Thursday.
Succession of Mrs. Theresa Chapman.
Tho opposition Of Alex. S. Landry to the
appointment Of Paul Bouchereau as
tutor of the Barland minors was tried
and overruled. Letters of tutorship will
accordingly issue to Mr.. Bouchereau.
A. Medina Is. Henry Droeger. Plain
tiff's motion - dismiss the appeal was
assigned for trial to-day. By order of
court the Second Justice of the Peace
has furnished q corrected record Of the
proceedings in the case.
Adrien Landry ct ais rs. Mrs. A. Mon
son. Judgment by default entered up
| against defendant.
Parish of Ascension Us. G.. w. Butler
!
due parish licenses. Fixed for further
argument next Thursday.
i SUGGESTIONS OF Gervais Gauthreaux,
ST., and Louise Leblanc, his wife. The
final account Of Jos. d. Gauthreaux, nd
ministrator, was homologated, approved
and made the judgment of the court.
/
tice of the Peace and Constable of the
Fifth Justice Court. Judgment for plain
tiff prohibiting the issuance of fl. ia. in
the matter of Burrell Hardy -. Gustave
Miller.
Citizens Bank of Louisiana %. Alien
Thomas, in the matter Of the oppositions
Of Ware ct ais to the application Of plain
tiff for monition. By agreement Of
counsel the arguments are to be made
by brief and submitted hereafter.
CRIMINAL.
State Is. Abraham Stevenson, shooting
Paul Corbin with intent to murder OH the
10Th of October, 1881. Accused was ar
raigned, plead guilty Of inflicting wound
lees than mayhem with dangerous
weapon, and the plea was accepted by
tho State. The court condemned the &C.
cursed to imprisonment in the parish Jail
fifteen days and pay fine of $40, and in
default Of payment to undergo imprison-
ment further term Of fifteen days.
State %. Israel Burns, assault and bat.
terry upon Oliver Rodeillat, on the 28th
September, 1881, in the Donallsonville
MarketH House. Accused being arraigned
entered the plea of autrefois conpict
claiming that the case had been tried
before Justice Butler and that he, the
defendant, had been punished for the
offense by fine. The matter was assigned
for trial next Thursday.
State vs. H. B. Saunders, conspiripg tt
break Jail. This case was tried on Tues
day, and the evidence of the guilt of the
accused being conclusive, he was cos
demned to imprisonment in the parish
Jail three months and to pay fine O
$25, and in default of payment of thu
fine the term of imprisonment to be ex
tended an additional period of tire.
months. 4.
State %. Peter Nelson. Accused hav
ing been convicted last week of stealing
Mr.. Ernest Pedesclaux's horse, YVES Oh
Tuesday brought into court and sen
fenced to imprisonment in. the Stat,
pepitentiary fer three years.
State 70. Cornelius Jones and Cha,
Cushingberry, affray. Jones was ar
raigned aud plead guilty, and in consid
Grafton Of the fact that he had alread,
been i'll Jail considerable length o
l time, the court let him of easy with Oh,
hour additional.
State rs. Morille Brown, assault will
q dangerous weapon. Accused plead
guilty of assault and was sentenced t.
i one days imprisonment in the parisl
Jail, having already been confined /,
t month aud half.
J, As will be seen from the foreyoin;
I synopsis, cases are fixed for Monday ant
Thursday Of next week. The trial o
these will probably conclnde the bust
Q ness of the term.
l There is an erronaous impression extan
t that one of the members of the celebrated
i Rothschild family is the richest man il