The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-15
District COurs.

After q two weeks sitting court adj
journed at noon Friday. His honor
Judge Blatkman is to be congratulated
at the celebrity with which business was
disposed before him. In the matter Of
civil business but little was done, the
most Of that docket being cases in
which his honor is refused. Some ten
minor civil cases were disposed OF,
such as confessional Judgments, etc.
Twenty-Five criminal cases were tried,
resulting in 10 convictions and 6
acquittals-a good showing for the dis
trict attorney, and rejecting credit On
the grand jury that found the bills.
The grand jury at this term found
IA true bills, and reported no bills in
IL cases. In addition to the IA bills
found the States attorney filed 2 in
formations. In their report the grand
jury called attention to the Cotils ferry
as being badly attended to; recon-
mended that fence be put around the
court house square, and new steps put
up over the Jail approved Of the re-
pairs ordered to be made on the court
house by the police jury; aad reported
that crime was on the decrease, as
shown by the number of bills found,
only one being Punishable with hard
labor, and three cases Of violence.
These latter having all occurred in
ward one, where whisky is easily OBJ
tsinable from Natchitoches parish, the
jury think it an additional argument
in favor of prohibition.
We commend the judges rule of
making every man sent to Jail at this
term of the court subject to1abor on
the public works of tho parish.
In addition to the cases of conviction
published last week we give the fol-
lowing:
Jas. Bryant, charged with assault
with in tent to kill, convicted of assault
and sentenced to ten days i'm Jail, and
to pay costs Of the prosecution.
John Johnson, severing from the sol,
tried by jury, convicted aud sentenced
to twelve days in the parish Jail, 81
fine and costs of court.
Walter Reid, Amos buckingham,
VIM. Coleman and Sherman Mckinney,
all convicted of disturbing q peaceable
assembly and sentenced to five days in
the parish Jail.
Anthony wilkins, tried BY jury, con-
victed ut assault with infect t. kill,
thirty days imprisonment.
M0llen White, plead guilty to assault
and was sent to Jail for ten days.
Sampson Howard made the same
plea and reviewed the same sentence.
G. w. Hadnot plead guilty to carry
ing concealed weapons and was sem
fenced TO ten days imprfsosmeBt.
ACQUITTED.
Wiley futrelI, dist arbing a peacea-
BILE assembly. Hiram Williamson, re-
failing liquor. j. B. Elsey, assault and
battery. Buck Harper, shouting stock.
Wiley Head, forgery. D. A. Smith,
retailing liquor. X. H. Grant, charged
with keeping free ferry, Indictment
quashed, appeal taken by district
attorney.
MIsCELLANEOUB.
In accordance with the grand jury's
recommendation Sheriff Goode has had
some Of his clerks put up . new pair OF
stairs in front Of the jail. The timber
for the posts having been donated by Mr..
J. G. Wickhfe, the sheriff has had an
other batch OF his clerks splitting out
the posts to build neat fence around the
court house square. They will be set in
place next week. snd the next thing will
be TO get the police jury to make an ap-
lproprhtion to buy the plank.
Mr.. Hefcule Barthelemy Henri Antoine
Hypolsthe Faraldo took ont his naturali-
sation papeA It n about time man
laboring under such . name should be
relieved Of all his disabilities. Mr.. Jo-
seph Billas has also filed his declaration
OF becoming naturslised citizen.
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