The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-01

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: hlied by the appointment of Mr.
Henry Bernstein as district attor
ney pro tenn, who acted for thu
first three days of this week. Mr.
Bernstein is versatile and effective
as an attorney, and on the return
OF Mr.. Milling on Wednesday, he
found that his duties had been ably
and amply discharged by Mr. B.
who is to be complimentsd on the
thorough manner in which he rep
resented the State.
Good Friday being a legal Holt
day, the business of the court was
brought to a close by night sss-
sion Thursday, the jury having
been previously discharged during
the day.
Court was adjourned until Fri
day, April 7th, at which time
Judge Wear will return in order to
try the Hyde and Teal case and at
tend to some other civil matters.
In addition to several cases in
which the parties have either paid
their fines or served out their SEN
fences, Sheriff Kemp informs us
that he has the following parties in
Jail, as the result of the term of
court just brought to close:
Jos. Tolbert and Irving VAIN
wright, charged with carrying con-
cealed weapons, plead guilty, and
each was fined $50 and costs and
sentenced to 20 days in Jail, and in
default of paying fine and costs, to
40 days additional imprisonment.
Lee Parker, plead guilty to SELL
ing liquor without license, and was
sentenced to pay a fine of $lCO and
costs, and in default of payment
to four months imprisonment in
the parish Jail.
VIM. Wagner, plead guilty to |
the same charge and received the |
same sentence.
Nolbert Lemoine, tried by jury |
for assault with a dangerous weap-
on, convicted and sentenced, to paw
$40 and cost and 20 day imprison-
ment, and in default 40 days addi-
tional.
Jack Corley, charged with SELL
ing liqours without license, plead
guilty to one charge, on condition
that the district attorney nolle pros
anothercharge for the same offense,
and was sentenced to pay a fine of
200 and costs, and in default of
payment to four months imprison-
nent.
Jos. Tolbert and Irving VAIN
wright, tried by jury for shooting
md attempt to murder Mr.. AIRING ,
on, and convicted of assault with a
dangerous weapon with intent to
NIL. Each sentenced to 3 months
in the parish Jail.
nd to pay fine of $40 and costs !,
t the prosecution, and in default !
t paying fine and costs to sixty !
lays additional imprisonment. :
The matter of the State VS.. Elias !
l. Harris, charged with the MUIR :
er of w. G. Tillman, in process of /
rial as we went to press last week, s
7as decided by the jury by bring 3
ng in a verdict of manslaughter. q
Or which his honor imposed five '
ears sentence in the penitentiary. :
appealed to supreme court.
Richard Benjamin, for carrying {
oncealed weapons, sentenced to =
ay fine of 80 and costs, and in s
efault to 40 days Imprisonment. a
John P. Brister, found guilty of a
arrying concealed weapons, and d
as sentenced to pay fine of SIS d
nd costs, and in default of pay
tent to 40 days imprisonment. G.
Jim Jones, perjury; plead guilty D
nd was sentenced to the peniten- d
ary for IL months. {,
Robert Hagan wounding less O
ian mayhem, tried by jury and
'und guilty, sentenced to 6 months n
the penitentiary at hard labor. b
ppeal taken. W
Richard Mcmillan, perjury plead A
nifty, sentenced to the State peni-
ntiary for twelve months.
Thos McClendon, plead guilty, al
I'd was sentenced to pay fine Of a
a5O and costs or 40 days in Jail. N