The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-09-14
The District Court.

The FIRST grand jury under the new law
was duly impaneled and sworn on the
5th inst. The advantages of the new
law over the old are many. Under The
old law the jury was drawn from largo
number Of names put in a bex without
qualregard to their Intelligence or other
qualifications, and thus it happened
that men were selected frequently who
had neither the mental or moral eharae-
teristies which grand juror should pos
sess. The Rames of these men were also
published and chance given to unseru-
pulous persons to rork the members who
were deficient either in mental or moral
force, and thus the ends Of Justice were
not always attained. Under the new law
the grand jurors are selected By the eofn-
missioners from the best men Throughout
the parish, and their names kept secret,
and there is no opportunity for firing.
The large criminal docket at the present
term of the district court we do not as
oribe SO much to an increase of crime as
the fact that the grand jury has deter
mined to use every means in its power to
ferrit out crime and lawlessness and
bring the offenders to justice.
We publish below list Of state cases
brought both by the grand jury and the
district attorney,
State VS.. Jno c Perkins, carrying con-
eealed weapons plea of not guilty en-
tered.
State Us i Craig, sodomy; "a crime
against nature), not trne bill.
State VS. Jno Morris, larceny; true bill.
State VS. Charlotte Williams, larceny; a
true bill.
state VS. VIM Donalloe, resisting an
officer; true bill.
State VS. VIM Donahoe, using obscene
and violent language, etc; a true bill.
State VS. Jno Mayberry, assault and bat
terry; not true bill,
State VS. Jno YanWinkle, ST., assault
and battery; not true bill.
State VS. Alex c Burkhart, embezEle-
ment; true bill.
State VS. Alex G Burkhart, robbery ; a
true bill.
State VS. Alex c Burkhart, assault with
dangerous weapon q true bill.
State VS.. G B Wilson, carrying con-
cealed weapons, a true bill; plea of
guilty entered, fine of $40 and costs.
State ys. Henry Kohn, carrying con-
eealed weapons, a true bill; plea Of
guilty entered, fine SO and costs.
Statevs. Jno. Mccarthy, Jr., carrying
concealed weapons, true bill.
State VS.. Frank Henderson and George
Morgan, larceny, true bill.
State VS.. Walter Peters, disturbing a
house of public worship, not a true bill.
State VS.. Sadie Cole, larceny, not q
true bill.
State VS.. I Ewing g. VIM. Tompkins,
selling liquor without a license, true
bill.
State vs.. Nat Streau, selling liqnor
without license, a true bill.
State VS., Monroe J Perkins, selling
liquor without license, --
State VS.. Luke Hollier, obtaining
money under false pretences, true bill.
Plea of guilty entered.
/ f9Labe VS. Luke A10lllbIy HbFbb sbedlNABj
true bill; plea of guilty entered.
State VS.. Luke Hollier, forgery, true
bill; plea of guilty entered.
State VS.. Pierre CarmieF, carrying con
cealed weapons, q true bill.
State vs.IJ S Maxwell embezzlement, a
true bill.
State VS.. j S Maxwell, embezzlement,
/ a true bill, second charge.
State vs.. Fred Jones, selling liquor
without a license, true bill.
State VS.. Michel Benoit, selling Liquor
on Sunday, q true bill
state vs.. Mrs v Roy, selling Liquor
on Sunday, a true bill.
State VS.. Frank Davis, selling liquor
on Sunday, true bill
State vs.. viii Como, selling liquor o.
Sunday, true bill,
State VS.. r Rosenthal, selling liquoi
on Sunday, o true bill.
State vs.. All. Leibert, selling liquor OF
| Sunday, true bill.
State VS.. Sam Kinder, selling liquor OIL
Sunday, true bill.
State VS.. Peter MaggOire, selling
liquor on Sunday, true bill.
II b Milligan, selling liquor on Sun
day, a true bill.
State VS.. VIM. Cagney, selling Liquor
on Sunday, true bill.
State vs. Mrs Kronwinkler, selling
liquor on Sunday, true bill.
State VS.. Nat Massey, selling liquor OF
Sunday, true bill.
1 State VS.. Chas. Mix, selling liquor On
/ Sunday, true bill. =
4 State vs.. Ras Landry, selling liquor Of
4 Sunday, true bill.
n State Va. J A Kinder, selling liquor OF
Sunday, true bill.
II State VS.. j Z Gallahorn, selling liq1o
on Sunday, true bill.
State We. John Sheiudroh, sellini
LIQUOR on Sunday, true bill.
State VS.. VIM Merrett, selling liquor o.
Sunday, O true bill.
State VS.. S r Lyons, selling liquor Of
Sunday, a true bill.
JR seigrest, selling liquor on Sunday