The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-10-12
District Court.

nOur last MONDAY morning, Judge
w. F. Blackman on the bench, and
District Attorney Jas. Andrews on
hand to prosecute on behalf of the
commonwealth.
The following grand jury. impan-
elled at the June term, was charged
to inquire into infractions of the law:
J. NJ. Anthony, Foreman.
j. L. Flanagan, Jesse Dean,
Jno. Nj. Bullock, E. N. Evans,
Jas. KEGS, Wesley Delaney,
j. d. Stallings, J. L. Kent.
+. II. Dean, T. e. Bush,
L. B. Price.
Attorneys present during the week:
H. H. White. w. &. Roberts, JnO. G.
Blackman and X. A. Hunter, of Alex
andria; f. q. Hudson and Hy. Bern
stein, Of Monroe; j. Il. Wallace and
j. s. Taylor, Of Winfield; J. A. Will
liams, w. b. Clarke, j. L. Flether and
j. K. Dunn of our local bar.
The following IL the business dis,
posed Of to date. exclusive Of motions
continuance and other routine work:
jas. LOfiin Va. Iron Mountain and
st. Louis Railway Co., set for Mon
day, Oct. IA, to be tried by jury of
talesmen.
Bush & Randolph vs. Cora NJ. Cruik-
shank, dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
Mrs. Rosa NJ. Dunn. wife, va. j. f.
Dunn, husband, plaintiff allowed to
stand In Judgment and prosecute.
Alex Walker and Dan Mead. plead
guilty to carrying concealed weapon,
each fined So and costs and 20 days
in jail, subject to work 1t out.
Ham Startling, plead guilty to dis
turbing the peace, fined $l5 and costs,
and In default Of payment to 70 days
In parish Jail.
Dan Dramer. plead guilty to injuf-
ing a store house, fined $25 and costs.
and in default of payment to 80 days
In Jail.
g. H. Read, plead guilty to assault
and battery, fined SO and costs and
In default Of payment to 20 days in
parish JAIL
Hop Poole, plead guilty to violat-
ing Sunday law. fined SIS and costs.
and in default Of payment to 20 days
In JAIL
James Armstrong. plead guilty to
same Offense and given same sentence.
Wiley Lemoine, husband. vs. LOU
ella Lemoine. Judgment of separation
of bed and board.
His honor ordered the follOwingo or
der to he spread on the minutes, to
he used and respected. governing the
trial of cases on appeal from Justices
courts. viz:
"All cases appealed from the JUS
tice courts OF Grant parish shall be
set down for trial on the first Tues
day Of court"
Alex Walker, plead guilty to as
sault and battery, fined SIS and costs
or 20 days in Jail.
The grand Jury came into court and
returned a true bill for murder
against Ned January, and the case
was set for trial Saturday, Oct. 18th.
Anthony Brent, a cOlOred boy AGED
about Is, plead guilty to two cases Of
larceny, and was sentenced to the
pen l year In each case and to pay
costs Of prosecution.
Spencer Terrall. plead guilty to sell
ing liquor without license in four
c;lses, fined 500 and costs In each
case, and in default to 30 days in par
ish jail-the sentences In two cases
being made concurrent, SO that In
case of imprisonment party is to
serve all told 60 days.
Emanuel Dearbonne, assault and
battery, nOlle pressed.
Bully Bee and Ed Washington. tried
by court and convicted Of failure to
work public road, each fined $5 and
costs or 10 days in Jail
j. v. LeSage. assault and battery,
nolle pressed.
Phil Hel,ert and Riley Maddox, lar
ceny, nOlle pressed.
Hy. Rogers, carrying concealed
weapons, trfed by court and convict
ed, fined so and costs or 80 days In
parish jail.
J. w. Dyson, carrying concealed
weapons, tried by court and convict
ed. fined ~ 80 and costs.
Dan Mead. carrying concealed weap-
on, tried by court and convicted. fined
so and costs and 20 days In jail, or
10 days additional In Jail.