The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-02-13
DISTRICT COURT IN ST. JAMES.

DISTRICT COURT IN ST. JAMES.
Synopsis Of tho Business Transacted Last
Week.
The following summary of the business
transacted during last weeks sittings Of the
District Court for st. James parish, is con-
deused from the report published in the
Creole FIresi1e of the 9th inst:
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
Mr.. N. p. Hymel was selected by Judge
Duifel to act as Foreman of the Grand jury
and the following we're drawn by lot from
the venire for the first week to serve IA the
remaining members of that body: Joseph
Becnel, Melford Webre, Clement Mire. E..
J. Pertuit, Adam Sylvester, Lovingly Bour-
geois, Philippe Claudet, Douradou Guidry,
Joseph Waguespack, Louis Richard, Fran
co.'s Guiselph, Henry Woodfork, Paul Gar
rison, Divide Bourgeois. The reports pre-
sented by the Grand Jury dnring last week
comprised true bills against J. E. Lawton
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true bill against Albert Frederick, charged
with the same crime. Other cases were fixed
for investigation during the present week.
District Attorney Gaudet entered nolle
presses in the following cases: Abraham
Jones, extortion in Office; Henry Nash,
wounding less than mayhem; Moses Fish
or, carrying concealed weapon; Joe Mon-
roe, assault with dangerous weapon; Ca
leb Dickson, Chas. Beaud, Thomas Lucas,
NJ. Lee, Edw. Brusle, Spencer MCGEE,
Roman Blunt, Gabriel Dupuis, Thomas
J. Ross, Joseph Scott, and Dick Robin
son, assault and battery.
Tried, convicted and sentenced-Chas.
Level, horse stealing, one year in the pen
itentiary; Briton James, assault and bat
tory, plead guilty, IS fine or five days in
Jail; Camille Melancou, assault and bat
terry, five days in Jail; Thomas 'roombs,
shooting at a house, remanded for SEN
tence.
Tried and acquitted-Henry Mitchell,
carrying concealed weapon, Willy LeBray,
wounding less than the mayhem. The lat
tor was ordered By the court to be held I'M
til properly transferred to Ascension, where
a charge of potit larceny is pending against
him.
Fixed for trial-Solomon Turner, MUIR
der, 9Th inst; Thos. Adam aud Sam. voisin,
rape, 9th; Lucien Como, perjury, 18th.
CIVIL MATTERS,
Succession OF August Paradis, admins
traitor ordered to file his account.
Braud Il Hall Us. Alfred Mire. opposition
of Sylvester Reider ct al, judgment in ia
vor Of intervenors, maintaining their OPP
position.
Euph6mon Falgoust, administrator, Us.
Jean Torres ct al, suit for damages; excep-
ton of NO cause of action filed by defend
ants tried aud ordered referred to the
merits.
John T. Moore Us. Succession of J. o.
Herbert, judgment for plaintiff. ...
B. INVESTS Son l. Co. rs. p, Guidry d
Bro. judgment by defvult against defend
ant confirmed.
Judgments by default we're entered up
against defendants i'll the following cases:
Geo. 81. Balsby Is. Julia Israel wife of j. Leb-
ermuth; Marie NJ. Gaignard Is. Theodule
Bourgeois: Succession of Louis Gastinei Is.
Francois Lemieux, opposition of Raphael
Celestin: Succession Of Louis Gastinel rs.
Raphael Celestin, third opposition of Oscar
Rome; Hollander & Co. Us. p. F. Simon;
w. G. Wheeler Us. John L. Wood; Joseph
Vignes Is. Oscar Millet; B. ]. Vests Son &
Co. Us. Oscar Millet.
Fixed for trial-Geo. W. Payne Is. l.. 8.
LeBourgeois, 8th inst; Jean Gentil Is.
Paul Grima, 9Th lust; Succession of Math-
ew Watson, opposition of John Phelps b
Co., and of succession of L. F. Generes,
10th inst; August Jasmin Us. August Knoll,
18th inst; Thomas Robinson Is. Lewis Bros,
18th inst; Succession of Bartly Travis, OPP
position of Mrs. BARLEY Travis, 18th inst;
Heary Tremoulet Us. the Police Jury of
st. James, 18th inst.
Az we stated in last weeks CHIEF, Judge
Duflel adjourned court from Thursday
evening, the 4th lust, to Monday morning,
the 9th. In our next issue we shall report
the proceedings of this weeks sessions.
Get bottle of Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic-a
splendid preparation-and a free chance in
the drawing of fine eight-day clock, at
Maurin's Cheap Grocery Emporium.
We are indebted to Mr.. A. D. Vega, one
of the most Jealous members of the School
Board of this parish, and Prof. l.. @. Fer
rell, principal of Ascension Academy, for
the pleasure of couple of hours spent in
the principals room at the Academy, Sat-
urday before last. listening to the exer-
cises of Prof. Ferrell's class in elocution.
It was to us a source of both qualification
snd surprise to observe the marked
progress that has been made by the pupils
of this class; and no intelligent person could
witness these exercises particularly the
recitations in concert, where forty or more
scholars speak, move and gesticulate in
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