The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-04-22
District Court.
BUSINESS Transacted to Date-Tribute of
Respect to the Memory of Circuit
nd IAs,rx,

Judge Dumartrait.
Judge Cbeevers held court on Monda,
Wednesday and Thursday of the presen
week, and intended also to have
session Tuesday, but was confined to th
house that day by bodily indispositior
At the conclusion Of Thursdays sittin
the court was adjourned until Monda
next, the 24tIl inst. We append synop
sis Of the business transacted this week
comprising only
| CIVIL MATTERS.
Judgments by default were entered Vi
against defendants III the followiu.
| cases:
Isam Smith Us. Eliza Haines, his wife
suit for divorce.
Mrs. NJ. Israel Us. Leon Brown,
Goudchaux & Silbernagsl Us. Leo1
Brown.
A Lehman & Co. ns. G.. Feitel.
Lewis Fislel rs. Z. L. Weber.
The suit of Hirscl, Fcibelman & Co
rs. L. Reder g. Co., was continued OF
motion Of counsel for plaintiffs.
Prayer for jury was filed in the matter
Of Isam Thority Is. Peter A. Jones
Sheriff, and the case goes over to the
September term.
Adler Il Levy %. Aaron Jacobs, answer
Fl 1nd 1u1 cnp,,,;o n,1o.o,l - ;,o,,o = =
take evidence of witnesses for both
parties, residing in and out of the State
Mrs. NJ. Israel Us. Alex Marchand; de-
fendant's widow and execntrix made a
party TO the suit On motion of counsel
for plaintiff.
A. Montecino IS. F. Walter; motion to
dismiss the appeal from the Fourth JUS
tice Court taken up, argued and over
ruled.
e. A. johnson ct ais. Us. tile Town OF
Donaldsonville; Treasurer of the town
ordered to make a pro rata distribution
among the creditors of the funds on hand
from collections Of the special Judgment
taxes of -2-3-4-5-6.
Judgments were rendered for plaintiffs
as prayed for in the suits of Lucy Wash
ingtoD, S. Hermann and N. Escobal Us.
w. P. Barrera, to he written up and
signed during the corning week.
The following eases have been fixed for
trial:
Anna Spencer IS. Isam Shelly, divorce
suit Monday, oath inst.
Succession of Solomon Weinschenck,
petition to have widow placed in posses
sion Of the property; Monday, oath inst.
Jos. Ferrier rs. Henry Hether; Henry
Hether rs. Jos. Ferrier; appeals from
Fourth Justice Court; Monday, oath inst.
R. N. Chapman rs. Jonas B. Jacobs;
e5th inst.
Randolph Smith rs. George Smith;
Tuesday, 25th inst.
A. Montecino IS. f. Walter, exceptions.
Tuesday, 18th inst.
Numa Mollere rs. John ?. Harp; Fri
lay, 2sth inst.
Town Of Donaldsonville u.s. Fred. Fobb,
B. Rybiski, Mrs. NJ. Israel and VIM. Klop-
man; Saturday, goth inst.
IN MEMoRIAM.
On Monday the committee appointed
to prepare resolutions touching the death
Of Circuit Judge Adricn Charles Dumar-
trait of st. Mary presented n report and
it was ordered spread on the minutes.
Hon. Hiram H. Carver, who as secretary
Of the committee prepared the snbjoined
presented it to the court ac-
by few eloquent, feeling and
appropriate remarks relative to the high
character of Judge Dumartrait and the
deep regret caused by his death:
TwEsTY-SEcoND JUDICIAL DIST. COURT,
Donaldsonville, April 3, 1882.
Upon the opening Of the Twenty Second
Judicial District Court at its regular April
term, the Hon. r. N. Sims announced the
death of the Hon. A. c. Dumartrait, one of
the Judges Of the Court of Appeals for the
Fifth Cir cult of Louisiana, and moved the
court to appoint q committee to be com
posed of all the members of the Ascension
bar to draft suitable resolutions expressive
of the respect entertained by its members
and this court for the distinguished de
ceased. Whereupon Judge Cheevers cleo
ro1 oil f1n how of
said committee, and adjourned court in
Of the honored deceased.
The committee retired and reported
through its chairman the following pre-
ambIe and resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted and ordered to be spread
upon the minutes Of the court and copy of
the same to be published i'll the Donaldson
vile CHIEF and transmitted to the family
Of the deceased at Jeanerette, st. Mary par
ish La, where the event TRANSFERRED.
WHEREAS, A most brilliant ornament of
the legal profession and worthy representa-
tive of the judiciary OF this State, an able
and upright Judge of the Court of Appeals
of the Fifth Circuit, departed this life at his
home in the parish of st. Mary on the 9th
ultimo, therefore,
Resolced. That next to the family of the
deceased, we may be numbered as among
the chief mourners He was justly consd-
cred one of the shining lights of our
judiciary. We loved him for his virtuous
actions and good deeds, we esteemed him
for his intelligence and honored him for his
faithful execution of the lofty and delicate
duties which were entrusted to his keeping.
We lose his valuable life, but the memory
OF his virtues and all human excelIences of
manner and heart will ever abide with US.
Our sorrow for the demise of an incorrupti-
BILE judge, honest, correct citizen and high
toned, chivalrous gentleman is only assuaged
by our confident hope that the Supreme
Judge of the Court of the Universe will find
him a Mace in that supramn frihuno1 above