The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-20
DISTRICT COURT.
Second Week OF the August Criminal
Term Final Report of the Grand
Jury Record Of Business


Jury Record OF Business
transacted.
District court met Saturday mora
ing OF last week in order to receive
the final report of the grand jury, ane
the body was discharged with The
thanks of the court for the excellent
work it had done. Adjournment was
taken until Monday morning. wher
lac second week of the term was
opened WiSh a full attendant of of.
fcers and members OF the bar. SEES.
sions OF court were also held Tues.
day, Wednesday and yesterday, and
record of business transacted since
our last report is appended herewith;
| CRIMINAL MATTERS.
Charles King and Armstrong
Childress, robbery. King pleaded
guilty to assault and battery; $40 Or
30 days. Charge against Childress
dismissed by mol pros.
Carrie Jones, assault and battery
$40 or 20 days.
John Brooks and Welman Jackson,
shooting with intent to murder; case
continued Indefinitely.
Paul Jones, shooting with intent to
murder; pleaded guilty to shooting
with intent to kill and eemanded for
sentence.
Nose Washington, wilfully shoot
ing at; case abandoned by state.
Louis Blum, enlightenment; case
continued indefinitely, owing to illness
of accused.
Minor Tete, carrying concealed
weapons; S15 or 30 days.
Willie Young, breaking and enter
ire in the nighttime; withdrew plea Of
n guilty and entered plea Of guilty;
demanded for sentence.
John Quezerque, cutting and stab
bling with intent to murder; withdrew
plea Of not guilty and entered plea OF
cutting and stabbing with intent to
kill; sentenced TO three months il the
parish jail.
Mamie Mclean, grand larceny; con-
victed.
Julien Thomassie, murder; case con
tinned indefinitely, owing to the abb
sence of a material witness for the
state; accused released on bond of
$500.
NJ. Ne. lehman, criminal assault;
bond ordered forfeited and Judgment
rendered in favor of state.
Dan Evans, shooting with intent to
murder: case continued indefinitely.
Dominique Guarino, grand larceny;
waived jury, aied by court and ac-
quilted.
CIVIL MATTERS.
Wolfson Bros. VS.. r. Singer; iudg-
ment for plaintiffs.
Widow Armantlne Cavalier VS.. Tai
not Brown; motion to dissolve the in
Junction and exception of no cause of
action overruled; default taken; an
swer filed.
George Oliver VS.. Alex Gonzales;
default taken.
Wash Davie & Co. VS.. Gonzales
Bros; default taken.
DR.. J. r. Fridge VS.. John Rhoner:
continued Indefinitely.
JOS. Goldberg VS.. Louis Carmenetz;
answer filed.
E. Ne. Brooks 6 Son VS.. J. J. Sc
vario; default taken.
FIXED FOR TRIAL.
Monday, Aug. 22-Steve Carpenter,
zilling hog owned by a neighbor.
At the conclusion Of yesterdays ses-
sion, court adjourned untN Monday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The grand jury wound up its in
7estlg alton OF criminal matters by re-
nrning true bills against Dominique
5uarlno for grand larceny and Dan
evans for shooting with intent to
murder. The full text of the jury IS
inal report is as follows:
DoNALDsoNVILLE, La, August IS, 1901.
% THE HON. PAUL LEcHE, Judge 9th judicial |
District Court in and for the Parish of |
Ascension:
Your Grand Jury elnpaneled on the sth day
i August, 1904. beg leave to submit the follow |
ng. oar final report:
we have examined large number OF crimi- |
al cases upon which we have already reported j
Q the court. We have also at the instance of /
ain alleged oHense and found absolutely no |
Oundation or basis for the rumors prevailing
bout the matter.
COURTHOUSE.
TN examination we ind this building il in
eea OF immediate repairs and general over
anling. We had occasion to personally see
he many leaks from the roof. The plasterine
n the walls is falling in nearly all portions Of
he building.
We find this building in good ORDER The
neFs seemed satisfied and expressed them
elves as being properly fed and cared for. We
nd the crematory being in need Of repairs
lso the roof of the kitchen.
SHERIFF's OFFICE,
This office we found to be neat and carefully
ept., All books seemed to be properly bal
nceds
CLERKS OFFICE.
We found this office under good 81 ana cement.
IL records are Systematically kept. We found
le plastering in this room broken in many
aces.
TREAsURER's OFFICE.
Our visit to this office was made yery Dlaas
1T by the extreme courteousness az the treas.
rer, who showed us the new system Of keeping
Is. books as adopted by the police Jury and
hlch seems to be quite an improvement on the
q way. We you'd respectfully cali your atten-
on to the necessity OF having a fire-proof safe
this office, IS all records are kept in yvooden
ardfoDeS and we consider same very unsafe
SCHOOLS.
From general reports the country schools
EN- n, to % N IS, satisfactory condition and on
as also found to be In good condition. | I
1t the Accommodations entirely inadeonate far
e attendance same should be enlarged inn
edIatelY 90 accommodate cur growing Depuia. i
IN. We wonld beg to cali your attention r. !.
e inadvisability of the use OF the lower floor
the Phnnlx Opera House as a class room.
9 consider same death trap. In winter the !,
achers and children have but little protec. +.
IN from the Indictment weather, as the walls t
Q nothing but large cracks. s
ASSESSORS OFFICE.
We have examined this office and founfl avarv. {
ing neat and clean, but would advise the /
RELEASING Of fre-proof safe for this Office s
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PUBLIC ROADS.
The Police Jury is causing all the roads TO he | i
rked and placed in good condition. The
rk SO we'll begun by the jury has Of necessity
% lnterfered with by the recent heavy rains.
Ne find it difficult to do hauling from and
o the town undsr the cuverts OF the Texas 4
q Pac &c R. r. Only standard loads eannasa :
der these cnlverts. Whenever q large load Is v
luired to be hauled in and out of the town n
becomes necessary to go three TO four miles e
official Of the raj road company and we ware D
ured that Il er could be settled to The G.
isfactfon Of the bic By concert Of action
Ween the Railroad Company. the Police
y and the Town Council. We therefore
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