The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-03-11
District Court.

Wind-Up Of the February Term-Eepor
ofthe Grand Jury.
The February term Of our Distric
Court ended on Saturday last, the 4tl
inst, when the tribunal was adjourned
until the first Monday of April. Follow
ing is report Of the business transacted
Thursday evening, Friday and Saturday
subsequent to the hour at which on,
report Of last week was closed.
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
State rs. John and Emily Nargassans
assault and battery on Eleanora Coste
their godchiid; jury returned verdict
OF guilty Thursday night of last week
and accused were released on bond to
appear in court on Friday and Saturday
On the latter day, the Judge passed SEN
tence, condemning the accused to paw a
fine Of $3.50 each and the costs of pros
ecution or suffer imprisonment in the
parish Jail six mouths. Accused were
placed in charge of a special deputy
Sheriff and permitted to 60 to New
Orleans to make arrangements for pro-
| curing funds with which to pay the fine
and costs. Yesterday the sum of $500 in
cash was paid by the accused, and the
Parish Treasurer was authorized to take
their promissory note for the balance
due, amounting to something over 800,
payable in ninety days.
State rs. George Watson, convicted Of
the murder of his wife, Rhoda Watson,
without capital punishment motion in
arrest Of judgment overruled by the
court and prisoner sentenced to inprison-
ment IN the State penitentiary at hard
labor for the term of his natural life.
An appeal to the Supreme Court was
granted, and the transcript will be for
warded by the Clerk of Court to-day.
The main point relied upon by counsel
for the prisoner is the appointment of
clerk for the Grand Jury, but we think
the objection will not bs deemed essen
tial By the Supreme Court, as it is shown
by the evidence adduced OH the motions
for new trial and in arrest of Judgment
that the clerk was not present in the
Grand jury room while that body was
celebrating upon the case or when the
Indictment was found.
State Is. WIN. Lewis, alias Lewis
convicted of intlictins wound
with dangerous weapon OH Ellis Lewis
motion in arrest Of judgment argued on
Saturday and taken under advisement,
the prisoner being permitted to furnish a |
bond in the sum of s25 for his appearance
st next term of court. As we noted last |
week, the ground of the motion is the |
phraseology Of the jury's verdict, "Guilty
If intiicting wound with a dangerous
Weapon" the defense contending that,
here being no such ofense prescribed by
aw, the verdict is equivalent to an
lcquittal.
CIVIL MATTERS.
Edouard Bou rider ct al. Is. Elizabeth
Sourdier, interdict, widow of P. L.
daillette, Paul Lefevre, curator; order
or sale of property to effect partition
granted. The official advertisement of
ale appears in another part of to-day's
CHIEF.
Z. T.. Sdrrazin & Co. IS. Chas n.
lewis; Judgment rendered in favor of
plaintiffs for Sill 81, with legal interest
rom June l, 1881.
John Baptiste, husband, rs. Huldy
Williams, wife; Judgment Of absolute
livorce granted as prayed for.
Rosa Mccormack, wife, IS. Griffin
Hardy, husband /; judgment of absolute
livorce granted as prayed for.
John Lawrence, husband, rs. Rachel
'ine, wife; Judgment of absolute divorce
IA nted as prayed for.
REPORT OF GRAND JURY.
Friday evening the Grand Jury con-
luded its deliberations and submitted
be following final report:
O the HON. JOnn A. CleeVers. Judge of the
Twenty Second Judicial District Court
i'll and for the parish Of Ascension, State &
of Louisiana. ,
The Grand Jurors of the parish of Aseen- !
on, duly empanneHed and sworn for tlis ;
ne February term of 1882, of your Honora. r
lie Court, beg leave to present this, their +
nal report. This body has deliberated on >
le following indictments with the findings
erein noted:
No. 1856 State of Louisiana rs George
atson. murder, a true bill
No. 15. State of Louisiana %. Mamie
colt. murder. a true bill. !
No. 49, State OF Louisiana rs Gustaye s
auf murder, q true bill
No. 49, State Of Louisiana u.s. Gus Will
ans, manslaughter, no5 Il true bill. '
No. 140. State of Louisiana rs. Eugene +
ohnson. murder, not a true BILL
No Is2. state of Louisiana rs. Thomas
liliiams, petit: larceny. a true bill
No. l43. State of Louisiana rs Perry
aul. murder. not a true bill.
NO. LA. State of Louisiana rs. John S.
NOR, manslanghter, not a true bill
we thank your Honor for the appoint
ent CT a clerk to assist this body in its
er'eal labors, aud notwithstanding the in
nation that he was present during orr
CELEBRATIONS on the foregoing indictments
nd our findings on the same, beg leave to
'sure your honor that such was not the n
ct and that our findings on said inlics-
ents and deliberations on said indict- Y
enes were made III secret; that no one b
as present but the members of this BODY. =
COURTHOUSE. A.
This body suggest that the Police jury
mediateiy take steps to convert the whole
the present Court House bnilding into
oper and more commodious jail That the
esent Jail and its cells are not fit to con
e prisoners in. That it is barbarous to n
ep them there. In cell No. there were l
s prisoners. in cell No. ?. six prisoners, in
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