St. Landry democrat., 1889-12-07

The case OF the Coulee CrOche Regu
latora, in which Lastie Smith and Sv
phroyen Meche were at bar, and whicl
was in progress as we went to press las
week, was given to the jury on Frida,
evening, and, although the court ha
deemed it to be for the public good t.
keep them together since that time, the,
tave, is yet, failed to render a verdic
in the case.
On Monday the case of Fernest Will
liams, indicted for murder, was called
for trial and the following jury was i'm.
paneled:
A. Donate, Harry Giron.
Preston Brown, Gus. b. Fontenot,.
Victor Terrell, o. Prudhomme,
Jos. A. Bloch, A. Wartelle,
E. Mckinney, Albert Guidry.
Michel Halphen. Hyp. Ardonc.
| After hearing the evidence, the argu-
| ment of counsel and the charge of the
court, the jury rendered the following
| verdict:
We, the jury, fnd the prisoner, Fer
nest Williams, guilty in manner and
form as charged in the bill of indiet-
ment, without capital punishment.
On Monday, on motion of the District
Attorney, the order of severance grant
ed in the case Of Gerrasin Meche ct ais.
was changed and amended so as to per-
nit the State to try one Of the accused
at time instead of two and three at a
time as previously ordered.
The State called up the Regulator
case, and Jerome Meche was placed at
the bar for trial. The impaneling of a
jury was commenced, and continued
until Tuesday, when it was completed
as follows:
J. W. Moore, Robert Tate,
Ed. Harmon, Geo. s. Singleton,
Caville Goner, R. LeBourgois,
Aduce Ardoin, Damon Bertrand:
Edgar Landry, Anatole Landry,
Martin Andrepont, W. J. Nelson.
The case was then proceeded with,
aud the evidence, arguments of counsel
and charge of the court were heard by
the jury, who, late on Wednesday night,
retired to their room for deliberation.
On Thursday the court, in view of the
fact that 40 more of the "Regulator'
cases could be tried at this term Of the
court, ordered that all witnesses in these
cases be discharged until the next reg
ular criminal term in February next.
The jury in the Regulator case, in
which Jefbme Meche was on trial, came
n and rendered the following verdict
Guilty Of entering, with intent to xii,
l dwelling house in the night time
without breaking.
The case of Theodore Gullory, ac- |
used Of murder, was then taken mp
ind the following jury impaneled:
Sidney Hebrard Jack Donate,
[ohn Boudreau, s. c. Price,
aemi Mornhinveg, Ed. Preston,
Maurice Dupres, T. Halphen,
i. B. Major, Jules Sittig, |
I. O. Chachere. Baupere Cbachere.
The State in this case is represented
" the District Attorney, assisted by T..
\. DuRoy, Esq, and the defense by T.
/. Lewis and Laurent Dnpre, Esqrs.
The evidence, arguments of counsel
nd charge of the court having been
card by the jury, they found the ac-
used guilty of manslaughter, recon-
lending him to the mercy of the court.
The jury in the Regulator case, Which
yas tried last week, and in which Sy-
hroyen Meche and Lastie Smith we're
t bar, broke the dead lock-" and came
ito court and rendered a verdict of
uilty under Sec. s51, Revised Statutes,
urglary without being armed with
weapon.
This jury bad been 'locked up" since
riday of last week, and it was sur
rise to many when it was announced
sat they had agreed upon verdict.
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