The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-09-23
District Court Items.


The September term of the dis
trict court in and for Grant parish
opened on Monday morning at IL
o'clock, his honor Judge Geo. Wear
pesiding, and District Attorney 4.
E. Milling duly on hand to repre-
sent the State in the prosecution OF
vioIators of law. A large number
of litigants, witnesses and others
were present, as we'll as the jurors,
owing to the orders of the Judge
that all were to be present on the
first day of court, in order to facili-
tate business, and we heard good
deal of complaint that it was an
unjust and unnecessary expense to
the parish as well as Individuals.
They differ with the judge as to
the necessity of this arrangement.
The Alexandria bar was repre-
scented during the week by Judge
r. j. Bowman, Messrs. r. P. Hun
ter, E. G. Hunter, Andrew Thorpe
and John Ryan. Mr.. A. B. Hun
ley, a jovial attorney of Columbia,
is here on his frs. visit. Mr.. Hen
ry Bernstein, the popular and at
torney of Winfield, is also on
hand as usual. Judge M. f. Mach
en-, of Montgomery, did not put in
his appearance until Thursday.
Our local attorneys, Messrs. w.
G. Roberts and John A. Williams,
were present, and from first to last
seem to be Gin the SWIM"
The following grand jury was i'm
paneled, and ably charged at length
by his honor to inquire into all
violations of law:
o. IL.
J. N. Fletcher. 8. N. Smith.
Tbos Futrell, II. II. Lee,
B. +. Teddiie. TO. Moore.
h. p. Foster, j. L. Chelette,
| Henry Jones, Albert Lowe,
| s. A. Kimball, Martin Jones.
Robert Hickman.
During the Judges charge to
the grand jury about carrying con-
cealed weapons, Capt. Kidd and
Mr.. A. G. Maxey claim that they
saw at least dozen of the boys
earthly feel of their coat-tails, in
order to make sure that there was
no suspicious bulge in sight to at
tract attention.
Deputy VIM. Teddlie of Mont
gomery, and Mr.. r. H. William
son are doing the honors as court
criers, and the music of their alto
and tenor creates profound admir-
alton with the multitude.
! lobe Gains arraigned for the
murder of jeff Coleman, plead not
guilty, and trial set for next week.
In the cases against Jackson
LeSage, Rucker and others, fol
selling whisky without license, all
will get off by the lapsing of siz
months, owing to prescription run.
ing, caused by the setting aside Of
the jury at the late term of court
| Besides several civil matters con
sidered between times, the follow
ing criminal cases were disposed
of this week:
Cyrus Thompson, P. G. Thomp.
son and Geo. Millgan plead guilt.
to carrying concealed weapons, ant
each fined $40 and costs, or 40 day.
in default of payment.
Thos. Shaiffer, tried by jury ant
convicted of carrying concealed
weapons, fined enc dollar and costs
or 80 days. Thos. Graves, TO
sane offense, fined SIS and costs, o
30 days in default Of payment.
VIM. Jackson, tried by jury ant
convited of maliciously shooting
, steer, not yet sentenced.
VIM. Langford, tried by jur
and convicted of attempt to com
NIT rape, not yet sentenced.
> Ed. Gatlin, charged with shoot
ing at with intent to kill, plea
< guilty to assault and was fined 81
3 and costs, and in default of pay
ment 40 days in Jail.
Rafe Vaughn, johnson Boyd,
al. charged with stealing watcl