The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-13

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District Court in St. james.
SYNOPSIS of the Business Disposed of to
Datc-Rcport of the Grand Jury.
To the kindness of friend we are in
debted for the subjoined report Of the bus
mess transacted during the past week in
the District Court now being held in the
parish of st. James.
CIVIL GASES.
Continued indefinitely: Allen L Syme rs.
VIM. II. Beanham and V. Miles, Sheriff;
L. A. Bringier ct ais Us. Widow Geo. Jacob
shagen; same plaintiffs Us. Edward Scan
nell: Mrs. M. Tureaud Us. J. E. Poche etals;
j. Gentil rs. Paul Grima, prayer for trial
by jury granted.
Argued and submitted: Succession of M.
Webre, opposition OF S. Webre; Succession
Of Pierre Rosemond, opposition of widow;
Adema Roussel ct ats rs. Benz. S. Wednes-
day: Paul Haines. Us. Henry Hether.
Page e. Moran in liquidation Us. J. X.
Poch6, judgment by default in favor of
plaintiffs confirmed.
Simon L. Font rs. his creditors, opposi-
ton of L'Hote & Co. oyerruled.
VIM. II. Aymar Us. A. L. Bourgeois, Sher-
if, judgment for defendant, dissolving in
junction.
John J. Clayton Us. Richard Esterbrook.
Judgment for defendant, recognizing him
to be the owner of the property claimed.
CRIMINAL GASES.
Convictions were secured by District At
torney Earhart in the following cases: Mo-
ses Fleming, intlicting wound. less than
mayhem: Clement Melancon, assault and
battery; Wiley Jordan, resisting an officer;
Geo. Wesley, assault; Patrick Hayes, sew
ering sugar cane from the soil; VIM. Han
nibal, assault and battery; Robert and Lu-
Glen Jasmin and August Janvier, resisting
an officer.
Frank Cole, colored boy, aged Is, was
found guilty of murder, without capital
punishment, and condemned to imprison-
ment at hard labor for life. He killed a
man named Robert Miles, in a railroad
tie camp, last summer. The murder was
unprovoked, and it is probable that Coles
youth alone saved him from the gallows.
Prince Albert, indicted for the murder Of
tramp named Henry Larllin, in August
last, was found guilty of manslaughter and
sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor
for six months.
Anthony Gye, who killed Van White on
the Forstall place on the 3Oth ult., fled to
St. Mary parish, but was captured and
brought back. His case goes over until
next jury tenn.
John Washington, indicted with Harry
Washington, his brother, for the murder of
Eugene Guidry on the Uncle Sam planta-
ton, is a fugitive from Justice. Harry has
plead not guilty and the case goes over.
Manuel Edwards, charged with murder,
was tried and acquitted. He was ably de-
Tended by those talented young attorneys,
Messrs. James Legendre and James Billion.
On Wednesday the Grand Jury submit
ted the following final report and was dis
Charged:
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
To the HonorablesJoh A. Cheevers, Judgo Of
the 22nd Judicial District Court for the
parish of Saint James, State of Louisiana:
The Grand Jurors of the State of Louisiana,
duly empanelled and sworn IN and for the par
lsh of st. James for the present October term
of 1888 of this Honorable Court, ssbeg leave to
present this their final report:
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
In the following cases this body has found
True bills
State rs. Prince Albert, murder;
State Us. Frank Cole. murder;
State Us. Johnny Washington and Harry Wash
lngton, murder;
State Is. Anthony Gye. murder.
In the following cases this body:found " Not
true bills:''
: State Us. Emanuel Kahn, murder;
State Us. John Clay and Chas. Oubre murder.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Previous Grand Juries have drawn the alton
ton of the Police Jury to the condition of tho
Court room, and this body finds no reasons to
add to the suggestions of their predecessors IN
tins particular.
CLERK s AND SHERIFF'S OFFICES.
We find the Clerks office, induces, books and
records properly cared for under the supervls-
ion of our efficient Clerk of Court, E. J. Laiche
Esq, and that the indexing Of the old records is
being rapidly and thoroughly completed.
The Tax Collectors books of our Sheriff, A.
l.. Bourgeois, Esq, displays the fact that he is
an efficient and painstaking officer. We
graduate the Court for the ability and dispatch
with which the criminal business of this term
has been conducted by the Sheriff and his eff
cient deputy, A. Plaisancc, Esq.
TREAsUREn'a REPORT.
We herewith append the report of Parish
Treasurer made part hereof. Report shows:
Coroner's Jurors fund, on hand, ..... $ 800
Contingent, Observation-Disclosures. 50.25
Expenses election, Observation-Disclosures. 1901
Jurors in criminal cases. ........... 31.2G
Levec repair, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SIl.!4
Repairlof Courthouse and jail, .... 1913
Sinking fund, Observation-Disclosures. 5l.S0
Nacherle road, Observation-Disclosures. 800
Witnesses, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $40
School fund, Observation-Disclosures. 1896
Total, Observation-Disclosures. S2538. 0S
(Signed) A. DAMARE, Treasurer.
PARISH JAIL.
We visited the parish Jail and found the pris-
o,ers we'll cared for, cells perfectly Clean and