The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-03-04
District Court.
Business Of the Concluding Week of the
February Term.


Business Of the Concluding Week of the
February Term.
As we had anticipated, no business
was transacted in the District Court
last week. The Kiah Preston case,
which had been fixed for Monday, had
to go over again owing to the absence of
material witnesses, and will not be
taken up until next term. Judge Chez
vers issued an order to tho Sheriff to
open court on that day, to notify the
third week jurors to appear for service
during the fourth week of the session,
| beginning OH Monday last, the 9th inst,
and to adjourn the court to that day.
None Of the important cases set for
trial this week have been reached, for
| the reason that the time of the court has
1 been mostly taken up with the case Of
| the State rs. John and Emily Nargassans,
which, although a simple matter Of as
sault and battery on its face, involved
| features and circumstances which excl
| ted the feelings of an entire community
and caused the bringing Of host Of
| witnesses from the farther end Of the
parish q number from New Orleans, and
the attendance of nearly thirty Jurors
four days this week, at an expense OF
several hundred dollars to the parish.
We give herewith condensed report
of the business transacted up TO Thurs
day evening, when the arguments in the
Nargassans case were being made to the
jury.
CIVIL MATTERS.
Isom Thority rs. Peter A. Jones, judg-
ment by default rendered, but subse-
ouently set aside aud answer filed. The
case goes over to next term.
Joseph LAZARUS, a resident Of the
eighth ward of this parish and d native
of Hamburg, Germany, was naturalizcd
by Judgment of the court on Monday.
A Monticino rs. F. Walter, motion to
dismiss appeal continued indefinitely
Felix Boudreau as. j. B. Rodrigue and
Ozone Landry defendants having paid
all costs, on motion Of counsel for plain
tiff tile suit was discontinued.
Adolphine Richard, wife of Felix s.
Babin, rs. her husband, suit for separa-
ton of property. The Judgment i'll
r. plaintiffs favor is published officially in
, this issue Of the CHIEF.
E. Marquee s. Co. rs. v Paul Ian
dry; Judgment rendered in favor OF
plaintiffs rcviving a judgment rendered
December %, 1871, for s532 81, will
, interest at eight per cent. per annun
from March 20, 1870.
, CRIMINAL MATTERS
State rs. Geo. Watson, convicted Of tue
murder of his wife, Rhoda Watson; mo
, ton in arrest Of judgment filed, trlet
and taken under adyisement. The Cour
will render q decision to-day, and If the
motion is oyerruled will sentence the
prisoner to life imprisonment i'll the pen
itentiary, as the verdict Of the jury
requires.
State rs. Dennis Lang, intlicting wonnt
ON VIM. Dix with a dangerous weapon
with intent to kill bench warrant to
apprehension of accused issued. Accused
had been previously convicted OF tn
> offense, but was granted new trial.
e State rs. Gustave Paul, murder of Ev
1t Thompson fixed for trial Tuesday, sui
" sequently reassigncd for Thursday, an
finally continued until next jury teri
J. Of court.
n State vs. VIM. Lewis alias Lewis Wi
r. liams convicted OF shooting Ellis Lewis
al a motion for new trial having bee
e. submitted and overruled, motion
i, arrest Of judgement was made by pr
Of ouer's counsel. The ground of the M
II. ton is that the phraseology OF the We
rs dict renders it equivalent to an acIu1tta
!, there being no such offense known to Il
he law as "inficting wound with !: d;s
a. gerous weapon"
n State as. Mamie Scott, murder OF Ii
child Albertha; fixed for Wedncsd;'
Int subsequently continued to next ju
!, term Of court.
~ State vs. John and Emily Nargassa'
/. assault and battery upon Eleanor Cos
-. little girl placed under their care
=. her mother; trial begun on Monday, 4
- still III progress Thursday evening
10 dark, when our report closes. We sh
=; comment upon this case at some lele
in our next issue, as it is QUO of tho III
- interesting cases ever tried before {
~ District Court.
- The Grand Jury has beenfn sessi
this week, but no bills had been pl
air sented mp to Thursday night. The j.
~ will doubtless present their final rep
=, this morning and he finally dischars
!, 70 as this will he the last day of the term
The March term of court for st. ia,
=, will open on Monday next, and Jul
Cheevers and District Attorney EarIl
;,1a will only have one day to rest from I'll
labors in Ascension before they will
the ca''eo On ~ Ae''"o ''
parish of our judicial district.
THE LEvEEs.-The river and ba
1"s' continue to rise and are considera