The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-07-15
District Court.

i The July 1899 term of the distric
court in and for the parish of Gram
was opened at Il a. m. on Tuesday
July 10th, his honor Judge NJ. F. Ma
chen presiding, and District Attorne,
A. b. Hundley present, "aiding AM
abetting' the discharge of justice.
The visiting attorneys attending
court were II. H. White and W. C.
Roberts, of Alexandria, and j. T.
Wallace and VIM. Wallace, of VIM.
field, and the local bar, composed oil
ia. Williams, W. B. Clarke and j. f
Dunn, were all on hand and more or
less engaged in various cases.
The following businesses was dispos.
ed of during the week:
Frank Lowe, Lee Body, Chock Whit
taker and Charlie Rogers plead gull
ty to carrying concealed weapons.
and each was fined $40 and costs, or
to work out fine and costs.
Fuller Thompson plead guilty to
carrying concealed weapons, and was
fined $25 and costs, a nolle pros be-
ing entered against Chas. l.. RAIDER.
jointly charged with him.
Sep Taylor plead guilty to disturb
ing a peaceable assembly, and was
fined SIS and costs, or work.
J.V. Bonnette plead guilty to using
profane language, and was fined SIS
and costs.
Kobt. STAFFORD plead guilty to car
rying concealed weapons, fined $40
and costs, or work.
Pomp Corley plead guilty to dis
charging fire arms, fine IS and costs.
a nolle pros being entered as to ID. s.
Carr, jointly charged with him.
Oscar Williams plead guilty to dis
turdh,g the peace, $5 fine and costs.
a nolle pros being entered as to John
oglesby, jointly charged with him.
Frank Powell plead guilty to ours
ing and swearing in a public place
fined 81 so and costs.
Lee HadnOt plead guilty to cursing
and swearing in a public place, fined
20 and costs, or work.
+. z. Gains plead guilty to disturb
ing the peace, fined So and costs.
Wednesday afternoon the grand iu-
ry reported Felix Bullitt, one of their
number, sick and unable to serve.
and the court thereupon discharged
the grand jury for the term.
pumh ar of hills &c
were filed by the district attorney.
Reason Wilkins, jr., plead guilty to
carrying concealed weapons and dis
turbing peacable assembly and was
fined $40 and costs in each case.
Charlie Rogers plead guilty to larce-
ny, sentenced to 60 days in jail and |
to pay costs.
Ozias Anthony, tried by court for
contract and acquitted.
I. NJ. Moses, tried by court for car
'ying concealed weapons and acquit-
ed.
Wiley Carter, Nelson Long and Full
er johnson, tried by court for con-
'ealed weapons, found guilty and
'ach sentenced to pay a fine of $40
Ind costs.
Phillis Wilkins, tried by court for
'lolatlng contract and acquitted.
II. b. Faraldo, tried by court for
cling liquor without license, con-
'lcted and sentenced to pay a fine of
100 and costs or 4 months in Jail.
Two cases were tried of A. w. Bell
8. Nolbert Lemoine, in one plaintiffs
emand was rejected with costs, and
the other Judgment was rendered
gainst the plaintiff for S3 cents and
Osts.
In the case of Gervais Lemoine va.
. A. Hyde, Judgment was rendered
ustaining the Injunction with costs
gainst Hyde.
Fred Greenhoward ct ais, charged
nth larceny, tried by court and ac- I
I,
Felix Curry, retailing liquor with +
Ut license, tried by court and ac- J
uitted. i
). Z. McNaughton plead guilty to
'rceny, sentenced to go days in :
ii and to pay costs.
W. Z. Roberts and Henry Bernstein !
= W: T. Guynes, Judgment in favor s
plaintiffs in the sum of 1915. ii,
Court adjourned at 6 a. m. Friday. d
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