The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-02
DISTRICT COURT.
First Week of A ri1 Criminal Term Grand
Jury Submits Its Report-Recordo of

courthouse at 10 O'Clock Monday fore.
noon, with Judge Paul Leche on the
bench and full attendant Of other
officers and members of the bar. The
following grand jury was impaneled
to serve for the ensuing six months:
James Fortier, Thee. Duhon, Alex.
N. Marchand, j. w. Stephenson, +.
K. Sims, Lucien Gautreau. Van Gau-
din, Leo Melancon, Vileor Bourque,-
II. p. Picou. Cyrille Babin and Frank
Stampley. Judge Leche named Mr..
Fortier to serve as foreman OF the
jury and delivered a forceful and
comprehensive charge to that body,
calling the attention of the members
to the duties incumbent upon them as
grand jurors.
| District Attorney G. A. Gondran,
who has been quite i'll for the past
fortnight, appeared at his post of duty
when court opened, but Immediately
after the impaneling of the grand jury
he stated to the court that his physical
condition was such that he was unable
| to continue his work this week, and
| requested the appointment of district
attorney pro TEN. The court there
upon appointed Hon. r. NJ. McCulloh
to serve during MIR. Gondran's illness.
Sessions of court were held Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
adjournment to 10 O'Clock q. M, next
Monday having been ordered at the
conclusion of yesterdays sitting.
On Tuesday afternoon it was dis
covered that one of the grand jurors,
Cyril1e Babin, had been improperly
served, and hence all of the proceed.
| ings of the inquisitorial body up to
| that time were null and void. The
error was remedied by the appoint
ment of J. Rumsey Duke to take Mr..
Babin's place, and the jury proceeded
with it's deliberations.
The jury submitted partial report
Wednesday afternoon. and the follow
ing morning presented it's final report
| and was discharged until further
notice. In its final report the jury
declared that the courthouse is in need
of repairs, particularly the walls OF
| the clerks vault, the cracks in which
are said to be a menace in case of fire.
A freproof vault is recommended for
The treasurer's Office, and the public
school system in Donaldsonville is
highly comp1imented. Attention is
called to the practice OF public gam
bling in box cars around Bullion sta
ton and other points on the line of
| the L. r. and N. road.
A record of the business transacted
to date by the jury and the court is
continued in the following summary:
True bills: Louise Powell, cutting
with intent to murder; Joseph La
| rogue, assault with a dangerous
weapon; Billy Powell, assault and
battery; Sam j. Lim1y, Arthur
Decoteau and Hillary Landry, assault
with a dangerous weapon; Frank Will
liams and Louis Richard, lying in
wait and striking with intent
to murder; Willie McNesl, murder;
William Heath ct al, resisting an
officer, and Adam Hudson, murder.
| Not true bills: Charles Michael and
John Michael, assault with a dan.
gerous weapon; William Roberts,
carrying concealed weapon; Robia A.
Kinchen, disturbing the peace along
the highway near private residences;
Henry O'Neal, larceny; Walter Rob-
ertson, indicting a wound less than
mayhem; Griffin Nash, carrying con-
cealed weapon; Eddy johnson, strik-
ing with intent to murder; Joseph
Robertson and Ernest Robertson, muir.
der; Bentley Carroll, assault and bat
terry; Morris Butler, criminal assault;
Sam J. Limly, Arthur Decoteau, Hill
larry Landry, procuring premature
birth; Fred. Michael and William
Roberts, disturbance; James Larogue,
cutting with intent to murder; Robia
4. Kinehen, disturbance; Ernest Vim
cent, assault and battery; James La
| rogue, assault with criminal intent.
Acting District Attorney McCulloh
filed the following inform ations: Sam
/ Payne, carrying concealed weapon;
Richard Sims, shooting with intent to
murder; Charles Lee, larceny; Max
Ford, carrying concealed weapon;
| Gibson Kenner, Jerome Scratchley
and Georgiana Kenner, assault and
battery, two cases; Gibson Kenner,
assault with a dangerous weapon;
Charles Epps, lying in wait and
armed; Jerome Scratchley,. carrying
concealed weapon; James Robinson,
alias "Stiekum,'' carrying concealed
weapon; John r. Evans, assault and
battery; Elijah Caesar, wilfuIly shoot
ing at.
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
Sidney Robertson and Joseph Rob-
erson, carrying concealed weapons;
pleaded guilty and fined 500 each,
with the alternative of spending go
i days in the parish jail.
CIVIL MATTERS.
Mrs. Stella Higgins VS.. her hus-
band, H. E. Hanson; answer filed.
Wayne McVeagh VS.. Donaldson
vile Rice Mill; fixed for May I.
/ Picard & Geismar, Ltd, vs.. Etienne
/ Stephens; judgment for plaintiffs.
/ Silas CLANCY vs.. his wife, Rebecca
Howard; plaintiff granted absolute
divorce.
l.. +. Lyons & Co., vs. DR.. G. B.
LeSeuer; judgment for plaintiffs.