The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-10-10
District Court in ST. James.

Report Of business Transacted during the
Firstswcek Of the October Term.
Judge Dnffel opened the October term of
District Court for St. James parish last
Monday, and appointed M. .. Duhon fore
man Of the Grand Jury. During the pro-
cess of empaneIiing that body Aaron ar
mand, one of the members, insisted upon
talking and complaining after being Or
dered by the court to keep quiet. hence the
Judge committed him to jail ten days for
contempt of court. On the following day
another member of the Grand Jury, Jos.
M. Garcia was discharged by reason Of be-
ing Spanish subject, and Jos. F. Brooks
was drawnSto all the vacancy. The jury
was fqmally reorganized and commenced
its labors.
Daily sessions of the court were held I'M
til Thursday evening, but on Friday Judge
Duffel was i'll and transmitted an order to
ing. During the four days sittings District
Attorney Gaudet filed informations against
more than thirty persons for various of
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The following cases were discontinued by
notls prosequi: Mitchell Lee, petty larceny;
Frank Anderson, assault and battery; Louis
Holm, burglary Simon Risselin horse steal
ing, accused insane; Spencer MCGEE, as
sauit and battery.
VIM. Foster plead guilty to wounding less
than mayhem, and was condemned to pay
fine of $40 or be imprisoned ten days il.
Jail.
Edward Mitchell plead guilty to burglary
and larceny; sentence, 81 fine and one year
i'll the penitentiary.
Octave Greenfield plead guilty to assault
and battery; sentence, $40 tine Or ten days
in jail.
Seraphine Stewart, charged with assault,
was tried by the court and acquitted.
Henry Porter was tried by the court for
assault and battery, adjudged guilty and
sentenced to Lay tine OF 50 or be- ilnprls-
oned ten days.
Ticter Gilbert was convicted of destroy
ing fixtures, and sentenced to pay Il fine Ut
81. Or be confined one hour.
TIE Grand Jury reported the following
findings: George Watts, charged with rape,
not a true bill; Thomas Adams and Sam
uel Voisin, rape, a true bill; Solomon
Turner, murder, a true bill.
The last mentioned case has been assigned
for trial on the 18th inst. Accused having
no money to employ counsel, tho court ap-
pointed T. NJ. Lainbremont, Esq, to de-
fend him.
In the case of Adams and Voisin, which
is fixed for trial on the Dist INST, challenge
to the array OF the Grand Jury and a mo-
ton to quash the indictment have been filed
by Messrs. Sims EPoche, counsel for de-
PENDANTS.
Judgments by default have been entered
up against defendants in the civil cases en-
titled, E. Falgoust administrator, Us. Dori-
fort Webre; Victoria Millet Us. Eugene jay;
Jos. Vigues Us. Omer Richard.
The cases of A. b. Vega Us. L. Blumen-
thai; Eugene Schexnaydie Is. Mississippi
Valley Railway Company; Thomas Robert
Watson, opposition o. j. III. Phelps u Co.,
and opposition of succession OF Il. +. Cen
eres' wer fixed for trial on various dates.
The suits OF August Jasmin Us. A. 7. hron
aud Gev. ". Payne Is. l.. S. Bourgeois
were partially tried and continued under
| the rules.
| Splendid blankets for sugar-horse use,
only 81 40 a pair, at Mrs NJ. Israel & Co.'s.
| The many friends of Mr.. Henry Meter,
recently of Dondldsonville, will be inter.
ested to know that he has become member
| Of the new firm of Jacob Davis Il Co.
which has just embarked in mercantile bus
mess at New Iberia. Mr.. Meter is a Ca
pable and experienced merchant, and a
genial, worthy young man in every respect,
who will no doubt become as popular in
his new place of residence as he was here.
1t will always give Us pleasure to hear of
his success. He returned last week from
New York, whittier he had gone TO purchase
goods for the house with which he is COIL
uected.