The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-02-11
District Court.
Opening Week Of tho February Term.
SynouRia 0f the l.nsiuesS lAona

Morris Heyman, Manuel Landry,
Rosemond Braud, Gustave Diggs,
Thornton jackson, Felix Boudreau,
Klebert Aucoin.
i The Judge delivered an excellent
charge to the Grand Jurors and appointed
r. P. Landry, Esq, to act as their clerk.
During the week the Grand Jury has in
vestigated eight cases, returning four
true bills, three for murder and one for
petty larceny. Two indictments for
murder and two for manslaughter were
ignored. Notwithstanding the unusual
amount Of business before the Grand
Jury, q number Of criminal cases have
been tried and disposed of, as the follow
ing resume will show. We can not recall
q term of our court where SO much has
been accomplished during the first week.
4 CRIMINAL MATTERS.
State %. Pinkard Riley and Arthur
Wilson, petty larceny Wilson arraigned
and plead not guilty; Riley failed to
appear.
State Us. John and Emily Nargassans,
assault aud battery; fixed for the 9th
inst.
State %. j. n. Thompson, assault and
battery on John soirez fixed for the
14th.
State rs. Richard Maten, shooting with
intent to kill fixed for the 18th.
State Is. James Green, murder; fixed
for the 18th.
State rs. Daniel Brown, inflicting
wound on Octave Harris with q danger
GUS weapon with intent to kill; plead
guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in
the State penitentiary six months.
State Is. VIM. Howell, grand larceny
Of jewelry, etc, from R. Landmarks
store; plead guilty and sentenced to one
year ut hard labor III State penitentiary.
Stata %. Thomas johnson, carrying
concealed weapons; plead guilty; $40
fine and Que month in parish Jail; in
default of payment of fine, fifteen days
additional imprisonment.
State rs. Menato, Chinaman, assault
and battery OH another Chinanan; no
prosecuting witness appearing, the Dis
trict Attorney entered nolle pros.
State IS. Bias Kelson, assault and
battery on Victoria Bell; plead guilty
aud sentenced to five hours in parish
Jail.
State GO. Kiah Preston, shooting Fred.
Kintzel with intent to kill; fixed for the
18th.
State rs. Mike Fitzgerald, petty lar
ceny Of watch and chain belonging to
Oliver Brown, . member Of Coles circus
troupe; no prosecutor appearing it was
impossible to prove ownership of proper
ty or asrortation, and tho accused was
acquitted.
State Is. Lucy James, malicious mis-
chief; fixed for tho 10th and continued
to the 18th.
State %. Jane Cyrus, assault aud bat
terry upon Amaka Jones; found guilty
by jury and sentenced to pay $40 fine
aud costs and to he imprisoned one hour
III parish Jail in default of payment,
ten days in Jail. '-,
State rs. Henry White, shooting at S.
r. Pernen with intent to murder; jury
returned verdict of not guilty aud
accused was discharged.
State Is. Stephen Short, maliciously
killing mule belonging to J. c. Cotield;
plead guilty and sentenced to imprison-
ment in parish Jail three days.
State rs. VIM. Lewis, alias Lewis
Williams, shooting Ellis Lewis with
intent to kill fixed for 10th and con-
tinued to 18th.
State rs. Dennis Lang, assaulting VIM.
Dicks with intent to kill; waived jury
aud found guilty; new trial granted and
nolle pros. entered.
State -. Frank Miller, shooting Eugene
Baptiste with intent to murder; fixed
for the 18th.
The following cases were considered
by the Grand Jurys
State W. George Watson, murder of
Rhoda Watson; true bill fixed for the
18th.
State ss. Mamie Scott, murder of her
child Albertha; true bill; fixed for the
10Th.
State rs. Gustave Paul. murder Of Eve
Tlompson true bill fixed for the 18th.
State rs. Thomas Williams, petty lar
ceny of groceries from Gustave Miller
true bill; fixed for the 18th.
State rs. Eugene johnson, murder of
Willis Small at Mrs. Dodds' place; MOI q
true bill.
State rs. Perry Saul, murder of Henry
Davis at Ashland plantation not . true
bill.
State rs. John S. Minor, manslaughter,
shooting Robert Munday at Eller's store
not true bill.
State rs. Gus Williams, mapslaughter
shooting Frank Aytch. Chinaman, at
Bowdon plantation not true bill.
In the cases where the Gsand Jury
returned "not true hill" the accused
were discharged and their bonds can
celed.
The cases against Ann Lanve for
manslaughter, A. K: German for bigamy,
and Fred. Abrams for horse stealing
were placed on the dead docket.