The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-05-04
DISTRICT COURT.
Second and Last Week of the Regular
Criminal Term-MemoriaI Exercises
to be Held May 1s-Reeord of

Second and Last Week of the Regular
/ Criminal Term-MemoriaI Exercises
to be Held May 1s-Reeord of
business Transacted.
Sessions of district court were held
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and yesterday. and the docket
was cleared of a number of important
criminal and civil cases. Yesterday IS
sitting marked the close of the regular
jury term of court, but the judicial
body will convene next Thursday, the
9th inst, and again on Thursday.
May Is, for the trial of several minor
cases.
Upon the completion of work at
Mondays session, District Attorney
G. A. Gondran arose and called the
attention of the court to the death OF
the lamented Capt R. Prosper Landry,
the Oldest member of the local bar and
for nearly thirty years parish treas
urer of Ascension. After paying trib-
ute to Capt. Landry's memory, Mr..
Gondran moved that the members of
the bar be constituted committee of
the whole to draft suitable resolutions
anent the demise of the distinguished
soldier and citizen, and that a day be
set apart by the court for the reading
of these resolutions and the holding
of appropriate memorial exercises.
The motion was adopted, and at a
subsequent session of court Saturd ay,
May Is, was selected as the day for
conducting these exercises.
At Tuesdays session, District At
torney Gondran filed informations
against the following persons for re-
fusing to pay their per capita road
tax: AngHstin Daigle, Geo. B. Dem
ham, Richard Hall, Elliott Spiles,
Philip Watson, Taylor Wilson, Isaiah
Wilson, George Washington and
Dempsey Williams. Bench warrants
we're issued for the arrest of these
parties, all of whom are residents of
the New River section of the parish.
A record of the business transacted
this week is contained in the following
summary:
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
Matthew Banks, carrying concealed
weapon; pleaded guilty; 800 or so
days.
Mary Coleman, severing from the
Dave Williams, alias Dave Hender-
guilty and entered plea of guilty, with.
cepted by the state.
n L,n$r L
and convicted of manslaughter; motion
for new trial fled, argued and taken
under advisement.
Nathan Patterson, infieting wound
less than mayhem; pleaded guilty;
three months in Jail.
Catherine Carter, larceny; acquitted.
Lucinda Hall, carrying concealed
weapon; acquitted.
John Fields, carrying concealed
weapon; convicted; 800 and go days,
and 60 days additional if fine is not
paid.
Mary Martin, inficting wound less
than mayhem; continued.
Augustin Daigle, Richard Hall,
Philip W Watson, George Washington,
Isaiah Wilson and Dempsey Will
liams, refusing to pay per capita tax;
pleaded guilty; 81 or days each.
Peter Maurin, selling liquor within |
distance from French Settlement
school; motion to quash Indictment |
fled; case continued.
CIVIL MATTERS.
w. D. Park VS.. Esneault Lumber |
Co., Ltd; Judgment for plaintiff.
Charles Lefort VS.. Cora Hayes Lee
fort; plaintiff granted absolute divorce.
Davenport Locomotive Works VS..
Lemann Co., Ltd; exceptions over
ruled.
Auguste Dugas VS.. Paul Dugas ct
ais; exception of no cause OF action
lied. Judge Leche having recused
1imself, District Attorney Gondran
vas named judge ad hoe.
FIXED FOR TRIAL.
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