The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-01-27
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.

A decision of some Importance to at
torneys and their clients was rendered
recently in New Orleans. The Plea
yune furnishes its readers with the fol-
lowing synopsis
Robert l.. Belden was tried before
Judge Gutenberg on a charge of en-
bezzling $500 from Remy Batinale. 1t
was alleged that Belden, acting as Bat
males attorney, collected the money
for his client and converted it to his
own use. The defense was that BATH
male owed the accused more than tho
money collected.
After the case had been argued,
Judge Gutenberg charged tho jury.
Judge Whitaker, who was the counsel
for the accused, presented the follow
ing to be read to the jury as special
charge
II the attorney duly acknowledge
the receipt Of money he cannot be con-
victed of embezzling it, however he
may appropriate it to his own use.
Judge Gutenberg said he could not
charge this, and would charge exactly
the contrary. If a lawyer wrongfully
and fraudulently converted money col
lected for his client to his own use,
even after acknowledging the receipt
of it, he was guilty of embezzlement.
Judge Whitaker filled bill of cxcep.
tion.
A number of lawyers were in court
and eagerly awaited the verdict. AZ
ter the jury was out about ten minutes
they found the accused guilty of en-
bezzlement, and strongly recommend
cd him to the mercy of the Court.
A special from Shreveport to the
Times-Democrat, dated the 18th, in
forms US of the death of a wcll-known
citizen of this part of the State, Judge
r.. w. Turner. The dispatch reads as
follows:
Judge Richard w. Turner, of Bos-
sier parish, a prominent and leading
member of the North Louisiana bar
and a practitioner of 80 years. standing,
after brief illness died of pneumonia,
at his home in Bellevue, on last We'd.
nesday night, aged So years. He COM
manded the Nineteenth Louisiana Reg
iment in the Confederate service dur
ing the war, and distinguished him
self for gailantry. During the period
of reconstruction he allied himself with
the Republican party, but always re-
tanned the personal esteem Of former
friends and associates, who became
alienated from him politically. He
was elected and served two terms as
district Judge of the Bossier district;
but failed of reelection at the first
h1
when he was again candidate. He
was justly regarded as one of the ablest
Justices and most efficient judges ever
on the bench in this part of the State,
and was greatly esteemed by the bar
OF this entire section. He was ma
tive of Georgia and had never been
married. His death is universally re-
GREETED.
About fifteen years ago, a dwelling |
was raised one story higher, and q
chimney had also to be raised some feet
higher; and as the chimney was built
up, it was plastered ON the inside with
salt mortar, to prevent the adhesion of
the SCOT. The result is that the part |
plastered with salt mortar is white and
clean to this day, while the other part |
gets filled with SCOT up to the very
line where tho sailed part begins, and
has to be cleaned each year, the chin
ney being in almost constant use. Tho
proportions used were one peck of salt,
added while tempering, to three pecks
of mortar Tribune Farmer.
The writer has chimney, with double
tiues, plastered with mortar prepared
as above, which has been in use 10
years and which has been swept but
once. The recipe, we know,is good
one.
We learn that on Saturday John
Justice, n well known stage driver and
hostler, was shot and killed in Fillmore,
Bossier parish, by J. A. Williamson,
a we'll known cattle dealer. From
what we could learn Justice, who at
tended to the stage horses ut Fillmore
for Thomson, Of the Minden stage
line, was drunk and had some words
with Williamson, in which he called
him harsh name, aud drew his pistol
on him, attempting to fire it. William
sou, seeing his danger, drew his pistol
and fired first, the ball hitting Justice
and causing his death. Williamson
surrendered to the authorities.
Both parties arc we'll known here,
Justice has worked in the stables here
and driven stages to and from Shreve.
port on the several lines for many years
past, Williamson is xx,ou i,no,,,