The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1901-03-23
District Court.

Last Friday, the 18th inst, the
case Of the State of Louisiana vs
Ezekiel Rideau, was taken up. The
accuse was charged with having killed
his paramour, OphiIia Hays, on Mr.
Chas Williams plantation, on the
23rd day of December last. Tue
evidence Of the witnesses given be.
fore the court showed that the mur
der was unprovoked and that the
accused but carried out several
threats he had mate 10 the deceased
previous to the shooting. The jury
after remaining in their room but a
short while returned a verdict Of
guilty, which means that the accused
must hang. An appeal for new
trial was taken by counsel for the
defense.
John Lane and John Scott, were
tried last Tuesday by the State for
Robbery. The finding OF the jury in
this case was also a verdict of guilty.
There WAS very little proven against
the accused, the evidence being most
ly Of circunstantiai nature. The
jury in their verdict recommended
the prisoners t. the mercy Of the
court
Dave Ross, accused of making an
assault upon James BtllonI, with
intent to murder, pleaded guilty
Wednesday to the charge and was
given 3 months sentence in the
parish prison.
| The case of the State of Louisiana
vs. Hamp Parker, charged with steal
ing 81 90 from one Sheldon Rorks
was tried Wednesday. The jury
after mature deibera,ion ani weigh
!. ing Of tue different evidences, rem
dered q verdict of guilty of embezzle
| ment.
/ The trial of the case of the Sat
, of Louisiana VS. Seigemund Miraiia
, took place on Tuesday. MiraIia,
( will be remembered, is the I.aiial
|, who shot and killed another ltaliaI
by the pane of Salvatore Anselon
on the pubic road, in front Of ID
, Energy plantation last October. Tn;
case lasted all of Tuesday, OWN
to the fact that the assistance of Il
interpreter was required, as most a
the witnesses spoke the Italian la,
= guagr. The evidence was very COZ
: Trajectory ami difficulty was had
h getting the true facts. After remain
log in the jury room considering III
evidence pro and con. the jur
brought in a verdict of guilty, will
j out capital punishment.
: The trial Of the case Of the State !
Louisiana vs. Louis Wilson Was he
Thursday. The accused was charg'
with having robbed a negro by tt
name Of Jos. Lee, deaf aud dunn
a mute, of $500 up the bayou c
= Judge Whites place. The prls'n'
I. was found guilty of the charge, /
tie jury.
u The State on the same day trie
Jos. Mack alias Jos. Mathews f
!. shooting at with intent to murder o.
Joseph Guidroz- Both parties live
of near RaceIand. A verdict Of gull
d with intent to kill was rendered
m jury.
q Loais Mitchell accused OF kiln
he Adrren Williams Was tried last Thu
I'd day for manslaughter. The afr;
ic took place on the French plantat'o
N The killing was done in self defen'
ie the testimony of the different WI
l. nesses being mostly in favor OF I
"a ACCUSED. The jury remained 10
ce Jury room but a short while befc
Of returning verdict of not guilty
lie Joe Smart charged with shooli
with intent 10 murder withdrew
plea of not guilty, and through co
sent OF the District Attorney "
allowed to enter plea OF guilty
Ill assault and battery. The JUG
ut sentenced him to paw tne OF )