The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-11-02
COURT ITEMS.

The first two weeks Of court were
wholly taken with criminal business.
There were u good many criminal ca
ses disposed of, none, however, OF
very grave Importance. W. give be-
low IL resume of the criminal business,
tO-wit:
Informations fled against James
Sears, Elijah Venablc and Isaac Bet
tn~, for carrying concealed weapons;
Francisco Botfania, johnny Jones,
James Manuel, Stephen Billups, and
General Harrison for assault and bat
terry Charles Sweetwine and Eliza
Rocks. for assault with a dangerous
weapon William Turner, Arthur
Clay, Julia Jones, Victor Robertson,
Jack Davis. Aleck Davis, Cora Davis,
Martha Jackson and James Bell, sever-
ing from the soil and petit larceny;
Joseph Mitchell, Marcus Harris,
Schuyler Herman and Joseph Baptiste,
stabhing. cntting and shooting witt.
intent to commit murder; Oscar West,
for embezzlement.
William Wansley, Robert Hawkins
and Jimmy Lee ct ais, breaking and
entering and larceny; John Johnson
and Or. Will Morgan, practising medl-
cine without license; Norman Charles
and four others, killing cattle with in
tent to steal and larceny; Will Nor
| gan, for manslaughter /: Thomas Saw
age and another, disturbing the peace !:
Charles Smith and Monroe Davis.
petit larceny.
The following cases were disposed
Pleaded guilty:-James Sears. Eli
jah venable, Isaac Bettus, carrying
concealed weapons Alexander Nit.
el,ell, trespass Francisco sPaffadio,
johnny Jones, General HARRISON, as
sault and battery; Charles ~'SSweetwide
and Stephen BlIups, assault; Julia
jones'. severing. from the soil I; Nor
man Charles. Killing and stealing cat
tie. =.
Tried and conyicted:-Etiza Rocks,
assault with IL dangerous weapon !;
James Manuel, assault and, battery;
Robert Hawkins, breaking and enter
ing and petit larceny, William Vans
ley, breaking and entering q dwelling
house ; Joseph Mitchell, stabbing with
intent to murder; Marcus Harris,
shooting with intent to murder ; Vic
tor Robertson, Jack Davis and Aleck
Washington, severing from the soil
and larceny DR.. Will Morgan, prac-
tising medicine without a license !;
Will Morgan, manslaughter.
Tried and acquitted Arthur Clay,
Cora Davis and Martha jackson,
severing from the soil Oscar West,
cmbczzlement Jimmy Lee and Luke.
breaking and entering Paul Roger
and others, killing and stealing cattle;
Charles Smith, larceny.
Abandoned by State on trial Will
liam Turner, ~severing from soil;
Thomas Savage. disturbing the peace i;
Monroe Davis, larceny.
Mistrial :-Schuyler Herman, stab
bling with intent to murder.
OF the foregoing convictions, six
we:e sentenced to terms of imprisGn-
ment in the State ~Penitentiary. viz:
Joseph Mitchell and Marcus Harris,
three years /; Will Morgan, five years,
and Charles Augnstin, alias Norman
Charles years. Joseph Mitchell
and Marcus Harris were convicted for
crimes committed in 1886, they hav-
lug been fusitives from Justice in the
meanwhile. Marcus Harris was cap
turcd in the Parisl, of Assumption
Just IL few weeks before his trial.
Will Morgan was convicted for a
slaughter for having caused the death
of one Henry Baptiste about five years
=. ago 10y playing surgeon OH him. He
operated on poor Baptiste's leg with
a common pocket knife and succeeded
in sevcring the femoral artery. The
Doctor then left for parts unknown
whence he returned to this parish
only last May. He again undertook
TO play doctor and was nabbed by
Deputy Sheriff K. A. Frost for prac-
tising without license and it was only
then that his crime became known to
the officers. This last lesson will no
doubt teach wisdom to the hapless
doctor.