The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-02-09
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DISTRICT COURT
Regular February Term Twelfth Judicial
District Court.
1InNnAY. -. III. 1Ral

MONDAY, Feb. 5lh, 1891.
Gonft convened iii regular session, viii
lion. q. a. Gourmet presiding judge
H.fg gill, clerk, and Morgan ID. Andrh%
deputy sheriff
From the Tenine faeias His Homer
Judge EOnrnet, selected III ID I.eDieb "a
foreman Of the grand jury and the nanlos
OF the following named ilfteen jnrGGe
were drawn from the box toeeois.F,late t}.,
panel, towit! w. w FaTqiie, D, R. Moss
Geo. D. Parker, 4. s. RieliaFfl, al 4. Bon.
nette, Chris Bankman Il. u lies. nv. A,
Knapp, Jr., w. FL Th0mps0a, Geo. Iso.
we're, Jos. Williams, ID. nj Eostery Bgbcrt
Nebre, 7. s. Handy, q. N RGpwns
The said sixteen grand jurors incluh.
ing the foreman, being first called and
answering to their uames, and all the
said grand Jurors having been Regularly
sworn, empanelleala charged by Tire
court, retired to their room for lelibeTa-
ton
The f0llowing-named jurors were ex-
cBsed for the term, tawit: N. j Cooper,
Will Como, II. II. Dgolan, Solomon Bert
rand, f, r. Jaenle, j. T. Brooks, and j
We MGFatter.
State VS.. Luke Dowtlen. Motion to
quash indictment filed.
The district attorney by leave of the
court, filed the following eases.
State vs.. Patrick johnson. Shooting
at dwelling hause, etc.
State VS.. Alfred LOPett. Larceny.
State VS.. Alfred Isorett. Robbery, &c.
w. i. ,Sellwing sitting as judge, al hoe
Watkins Banking Go. VS.. La. Lumber
Co. Ltd. Exception of no cause and no
right Of action offered by plaintiff, COM
pany, for filing, and refused Prayer for
pro eontessus Of prayer for oyer allowed
fled, and oyerruled Ordered Hby the
court that acknowledgements produce in
court on OF before the 18th inst. books,
documents, andPapeTs described in duces
teeum, or make proper showing pnFg-
ing itself of contempt or reeOmmitment
demanded will be dismissed
Hon. G. A. Fournet resumes the bench
Lyle Mansfield, 1t Al. rs. L. M. Sherman
Case argued, submitted, and taken under ad-
Yisement. or.
adjourned nttil tomorry at 10 O'Clock.
1utspAY, February 9th.
CCurt met pursuant to document. Peres-
ent; Hon. G. A. Gourmet, Judge, presiding,
and other court officers as before.
Ars. Jessie ii. Smith vs.. Randolph Davis.
In this ease the minutes OF the court yester-
DAY are corrected as folloWs: On motion
MED by plaintiffs counsel, 1T Is ordered that
defendants exceptions flied herein be taken
as part OF bis answer and referred to the mer-
lis, with the right given to defendant to ans
wer over by aYering supplemental grounds
for defense, IL any be has, so which order
defendants epnsel excerpts; The Gaze was
then taken mp on its merits as previously
lXed. Whereupon Il WAS otle:ed that the
testimony Of such witnesses as the respective
lt5tgauts may have present be- taken and that
Ia far In Sr8
ton Of the testimony of Warren Deeamp,
baken under commission as som as the same
shall be returned into court on or before the
18th last. Answered. defendant filed. Order
granted defendant TO take testimony npder
commission oil the Recorder 81 Dallas ca, Ia.
and to plaintiff To take testimony unIi en- com.
mission Of White d Clarke, or eitherof them,
OF Dallas Co., La, both commissioners, made
retpTnahle on or before the 10th inst Trial
commenced and ease continued aud held omen
for further intr0duetl0n8 of testimony until
Monday, the 10Th inst.
sol Bloch Is; p. Bloch. Preliminary iddg-
ment By default.
james p Cummings vs. Argus Ellis. Pre-.
llminat ~ judgment ny default. IA
James H Wales vs.. Mary q. Wales / Case
submitted; Judgment for plaintiff; see decree
| state vs.. A. Schwab. The accused being
called Tor trial Rnd falling to ansWes, be was
called upon his bond as also his ba8dsmen
/
/ court, the bond was offered in evidence and
| declared forfeited.
State VI. johnson Perkins The accused
| being called n Trial and falling 10 answer,
ne was called upon his bond bond as also hi
bondsmen1 and they failing 70 produce in
court the accused, The bond was ffered 10
evidence aud declared forfeited.
State vs., Ross Guill0Fy. The accused be-
! ing called aud failing to answer, an motion of
the district attorney a warrant Il ordered TO
Issue for his arrest
lnfo court came the grand Jury and through
US foreman reported Us follows.
State VS.. JeH. r. Havens. Charge. shoot
ing with intent 70 kill 10 the bar peFsonaJly
| came Jefferson II, Hayens, and being person
ally aFraigned, pleads not guilty, and pTays
Tor trial hy Jarg Bond fixed al 500, aiid
| case set for trial 14th inst.
state vs.. Robert Bruce. Charge, shooting
with intent to ilill and murder rs the bsT
personally Came the defendant, aad pleads
not guilty. and prays fora trial byiaFy Bond
faxed at S200
sstate Ys. 3l,aeien l,aEeEene. NetatFne LII.
State VI, g, w, IIite. Not true bill.
Southern Pacific RI r.. %. W. d. Ii. Hamp-
ton Case continued bg consent
Court adjourned To 10 O'clock t0tnorFow
morning,