The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-23
District Court.

weeks Inc clcFh having COnStaht use
for his minutes it is impossible for us to
get at the disposition of cases to date.
We will publish the docket in full next
week, giving the disposition of all cases.
On yesterday his honor sentenced Tom
McGrath to three years in the peniten-
tiary for horse stealing; Ben Allen to one
day in the parish prison, for assault and
battery, and to imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary for life for the murder Of VIM.
Brown, while Wiley Carter, accessory af-
| ter the fact, recommended to the mercy
of the court by the jury, was sentenced
to sixty days in the parish jail.
The following is an incomplete resume
of causes tried since Friday, 18th:
Thos. McGrath, horse stealing, tried by
| jury, convicted and sentenced.
NJ. z. Coker VS.. b. F. Brian, judgment
in accordance with compromise.
State VS.. J. r. Gray ct al, Judgment
against J. II. Gray and L. P. Bridges for
1896 OF, against j. w. Simons for $4,000,
and Isadore Newman for $500, with per
cent per month from Jan. l, 1877.
g. W. Bolton VS.. j. S. Magee, judgment
for plaintiff.
In the case of M. II. Dozier VS.. w. A.
Griffin jury was impaneled. Plaintiff
filed remittance of part of his claim.
Plea to jurisdiction of the court sustain
ed, judgment of lower court declared to
be a nullity and appeal dismissed at cost
OF plaintiff.
w. A. Griffin VS.. Allen Faircloth, jury
| Ii II =
motion of counsel for plaintiff in open
court, Judgment of non suit entered.
State ex. rel. Jas. A. Bradford VS.. S. b.
ed at Bradfords cost.
H. V. Mccain & Bro. VS.. A. G. O'Neal,
Judgment for plaintiff as prayed for.
Judge Blackman, who took little
run to Alexandria, Saturday night
failed to catch the midnight train
Sunday, and as consequence there
was no court on Monday. He ar
rived that night by boat and court
opened on Tuesday at 8 a. m. sharp
A fair amount OF business has been
done. and his honor has shown as
we'll as expressed his desire to clear
up the docket, by opening court early
and continuing until late every day.
Thursday several cases we're tried
and disposed of in about two hours,
the judge getting impatient at so
much useless talk and holding the
lawyers strictly to business, and as
q consequence making railroad time.
1t is pity his honor is so good ma
tured. II he would get his dander
up and sit down Oh the loquacious
lawyer oftener it would facilitate
matters wonderfully IN tho trial oil
causes. His honor has given us a
!, full term for once, and lawyers. liti.
giants and all appear to have surfei'
Of having for one time. In his SEN
!; tence of McGrath the Judge has
shown that he has no sympathy fol
white horse thieves. This is the cor
rect view. A poor, ignorant negr,
who steals a pig is much more de-
serving of clemency.
RIpPLEs IN THE COURT ROOM.
/ Judge Bowman expressed bis ex
perience and disappointment at the
, ingratitude of men for kindness done
to them, whereupon his honor sale
that if men looked for gratitude they
were doomed to disappointment; j
it was desired that the court pas.
upon the question, it would be judi
cially decided that the attorney wal
sadly mistaken if be expected any
thing else but ingratitude in thi!
> world
Law, ers, like painters, have
knack of soon changing white t.
; black. The district attorney caused
: a ripple by bringing a litigant $685.
IN debt, whereas said litigaDt wal
suing on claim for $500.
Captain j. has good recollection
but it is a mighty hard thing for al
attorney to get him to tell all b.
knows.
, Baptiste Elsey. defendant in
!. suit, being put on the stand as
I witness, said he was not the defend
: ant-he WAS the party being sued
+. but he wasn't defending anything.
{ An attorney instructed witnes
q on the stand to answer a question