The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-02-19
District Court.
The Grand Jury rendered the follow
ing report on Monday, Feb. IA:

The Grand Jury rendered the follow
ing report on Monday, Feb. IA:
TRUE BILLS.
Oscar Deville. manslaughter; Gilbert
johnson, c. c. W.; Johnny Lewis, mur-
der; Geo. Williams ct al, shooting
while lying in wait !; Geo. Connolly,
killing hog with intent to steal
Raphael Boudreau, shooting with in
tent to murder Louis Smith, petty
larceny; E. NJ. May, stabbing with in
tent to murdeR; John F. Button ct al,
murder; Yeaja Godeau, shooting with
intent to mur} er and C. C. W.; Jeffer-
son D'Avy, z. c. w; Henderson and
Isaac Green d bd Thomas Fornet, petty
larceny; An Try May, c. C. W.; Alfred
Taylor, petty larceny.
NOT TRUE BILLS.
Leon Kennedy, manslaughter VIM.
Anderson, shooting with intent to kill !;
Theodore Courville, striking with in
on PUBLIC road; Jules Hargroder, as
sault with intent to murder; Mary
VOOrhies, stabbing with intent to kill !;
Althen Fontenot, c. c. W.
On Monday morning the case of the
State VS.. Julius Meyers came up for
trial, having been fixed for that day on
the application Of the defendant.
The Indictment charges that Mr..
Meyers, who was director of the st.
Landry State Bank under the old Or
ganization, did assent to the recep-
tion of deposits and to the creation of
new debts by the bank after he knew
it to be insOlvent or in failing clrcum
stances. Some eighteen months ago
he pleaded mot guilty" to this charge.
.Gen. Miller. of New Orleans, and
laurent Duple, Esq, appeared as coun
sci for the accused, and filed demurrer
to the indictment setting fortl, the
proposition that same ought to he
quashed because it did not allege vio-
lation of any law, and was indefinite
and uncertain in character to such an
extent as not to give proper informa-
tiOn to the accused of the charges against
him. They asked that the former plea
be withdrawn and the demurrer al
lowed
The matter went over under the rules
till morning, when after argument, the
judge refused to allow the plea of mot
guilty" to be withdrawn on the ground
that the indictment was sufficient in
law. A bill of exception to the Courts
ruling was taken by the defendant. On
motion the name of E. P. Teazie, Esq.
was added to the record as of counsel
for Meyers. The District Attorney is
being assisted by Judge E. D: Estiiette
and Thos. H. Lewis, ESD. The trial
begins Friday morning.
On Wednesday morning the Grand
Jury rendered their final report, and re-
turned the following indictments:
NOT TRUE BILLS.
Ernest Vidrine, larceny Odeal Taylor.
larceny Luke Gnodly, larceny VIM.
Sniler, assault and battery; Arthur War
ner, assault and battery; Edward Hay
ward, assault with intent to commit
rape John Bennett, burglary Christie
val Hilstock, robbery; Eli Owens, as
sault with q dangerous weapon; Frank
E. Boykins, manslaughter; William
Lewis. assault with intent to murder.
TRUE BILLS,
Ferney GurnOw, violating Act 81 of
1886; Ferney Gurnow, c. c. w; Ogden
Washington, horse stealing ; Anrelen
Lartigue, violating labor contract;
Benoit Janis, horse stealing; Armand
Simpson, c. C. W.; Gilbert White, Jr,
violating Act 81 of 1886; Ben Manuel.
violating labor contract; Arcade F.
Courtney and Jean Pierre Richard,
petty larceny.
AT the conclusion of their final report,
in which they again lay much stress on
the glowing tendency to make the
Grand Jury room place for the grati-
fcation of personal grudges and preju-
dices, the Court discharged them.
In the case of the State VS.. Geo. Will
llams, charged with murder, tried We'd
nesday, the jury returned verdict of
guilty without capital punishment.
In the case of the State vs. Esther
Jones, which was also tried Wednesday,
the jury returned verdict Of guilty of
manslaughter.