The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-06-09
District Court.

District court in and for Grant par
ish opened at the regular hour last
Monday merning. with Judge W. r.
Blackman presiding. and District At
torney John X. Hunter present to
prosecute on the part OF the State.
The following attorneys were pres
ent: Judge j. X. Thornton, Judge
Il. q. Hunter. ". G. Roberts, j. Z.
Ryan. John Blackman, John Over
ton. and W. II. Holloman, OF Alex
andria; A. Il Hundley, OF Columbia;
f. r. Lamkin and Henry Bernstein,
of Monroe; John l. Teer and Thos.
w. Nettles. of Coushatta; c. II. Nc
Cain, of Montgomery; j. l.. Fletcher
of Ruston; and JnO. A. Williams, W.
b. Clarke and j. B. Roberts OF the
Colfax local bar.
The following grand jury was i'm
pannelled to serve for the next six
months:
G. j. Hutchinson. Foreman.
Jno. NJ. Bullock, j. l.. Morintine,
RI. Deem, n. s. Miller,
W. r. Moore, james Orr.
J. p. Lewis, Vim. McMills.
Steve Honeycutt, Jas. A. Hyde,
B. j. Nugent.
His honor charged the jury ut
length as to their duties, after which
the grand Jurors were discharged
from service at this term OF the court.
to meet again at the October term
of court. which will begin on the 4th
| day of the month.
The following petit jurors for good
and sufficient cause were excuseo
from attending court. w. II. Flan'
nagan. VIM. Moseley T. B. Euhanks
Geo. +. Fuller, N. w. Corbitt. Frank
Bea vers and A. B. Dupuy.
The following criminal cases were
then fixed for trial. viz:
| For Friday. June Sc. NJ. Henne
gan. two cases of assault ana ba.
terry; Briley Thompson. ct nj. assault
with intent to kill; Albert Tannehill
shooting in house. :,
| For Monday. June 1l-A. w: Bell
larceny; Jules Lavispere. mnrder' .
II. Pratt. two cases of emhpzzleInent
J. e. Huey. retailing liquor withou
license.
| For Tuesday. June 11-Thos. } Ohm
son. shooting i'm house; II. Brister
manslaughter; Caesar Sykes, sh0ot
ing with intent to kill; ID. f. WI
Hanson. two eases of larceny: ThOs
Mccullough. shooting with intent e
kill: Will Walker. stabblng an
wounding.
For Wednesday. June 13-A- N
Goodwin. charged with the murde
, OF f. l.. Stuckey.
a number of motions In cases at Il
sue were tried by the court. defanlt
entered. and a large number OF civ
cases were set for trial the fourt
week in June.
7 Tuesday n Jury was empanneled
, the damage suit of Mrs. Florenc
Daurhcrty ys. La. Lumber Co., Ltd
for the killing of her husband at tn
Rochelle sawmilI. the amount sue
!. for being $4,000. On "Wednesday
after about oil the evidence WAS II
the attorneys announced that the
\ had under consideration propos
: tiou for compromise, ana asked II
time to telegraph to one OF the prlI
cipals His honor gave them uni
40 ID. m. to report In the matte
a All nOOn the juicy uuu y"'s "
called together by the court hou'
e Bcll, and the parties announced thu
they had been able to arrange ma
tiers i'm less time thnn was aske
L They had agreed to compromise
n the Lumber Co paying Mrs. Daug
'e ret; $4,000 aud all costs. and the Jul
IL was instructed by the Judge to rem
J. err IL verdict in accordance with &
N agreement. which was done.
1t was thought this case won
take up fully two days, butits COZ
IL promise left no cases to try. and
D. the court took a recess until Frid'
4. morning.
Court assembled Friday mornil
ID pursuant to adjournment.
n Albert Tannchill. cOlored. shootil
in house. tried by jury. convicted n
e sentenced two years in peilitentiai
ps q. NJ. Hennegan, assault ana ID
= terry, two cases, plead guilty IN OIL
y fined $40 and cost, nolle pros ent
re ed in other.