The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-04-17
District Court.

DIStr1ct Opuft.
All jurors were discharged rom |
further attendance at court We'd
,,eseiay afternoon, and about 4:3O
%. m. on Thursday. all business oil
the three weeks term being finished,
Judge Blackuan had court adjou. n
cd to the next regular term.
The following business was trans
acted this week:
Charlie Mack. retailing liquor with
out LICENSE and selling same To n mi
nor, nolle pros entered by district
attorney.
G. }. Sensenney carrying concealed
weapons and wiIfully shooting at,
tried by jury aud acquitted.
Burrell Peavy, trespassing by cut
ting timber. pleaded guilty and fined
$50 or 80 days in Jail. subject To work
the public roads.
Roy Miles and Hargis Mills, rape,
ried by jury and found guilty as
charged without capital punishment.
| aud sentenced to the penitenfiary
TOR their natural lives. Motion for
new trial overruled Appeal grant
ell to the Supreme Court.
Alexandria Hardware 20. vs. Ezell
| A Co. Judgment for plaintiff.
Allen Hall VIZ. Lula Hall, absolute
divorce granted.
sam Cochran. carrying concealed
weapons. nolle pressed.
Jno. Futrell. cutting and wnund-
inc with intent TO kill. tried by jury
and found guilty of cutting ana
wouuling without intent To XIII
Motion for new trial ON account oil
verdict being contrary To law over
ruled. Motion to arrest sentence
granted. and julgmen deferred uht'l
next term Of court and accused re-
leased on bond.
: Lou f. Markham VS.. Jas. Markham
Z Iabsulute divorce granted.
Al Val Ates. pleaded guilty to dyna
hitting fish. fined $40 aud costs or A.
days in jail.
Chas. Chambers. charged with bur
J glary aud larceny, pleaded guilty l.
i larceny and sentenced To six ,nohth'
In the penitentiary.
Horace Key, burning dwelling. tria
by Jury gone into aud the State fnii
> ing to make out its case the conrtor
: derea. the jury To return an acquittal
: Gilbert Mosley. pleaded guilty Z
!. violating labor contract. fined $l
and costs or 30 days in jail
Ed Brown ard Neal Mercer. plead
a ed guilty to disturbing peaceable az
7, sembly. fined SIS aud corts or .
!. days in Jail. subject to he hired on
4, on the public roads.
~ Ed BeuIah. retailing liquor, cas-
continued to next term OF court.
10 Tuotsie Jones. retailing liquor, Mt
pros entered 10y district attorney.
pl Chas. Adams, retailing liquor witt
out license, tried by court and col
victed. fined $500 and costs and
months in Jail subject to work
!" the public roads.
Wiley LeRgett. retailing liquor, col
VI tinued until next term Of court.
lal v. j. farrell. retailing liquor. trie
by court. and convicted in case'
lined $1,000 and II months in jai
u subject to work the public roads.
y Oscar Griffin. carrying conceale
u weapons, convicted in ? cases an
fined 500 and costs or months J
a. Jail. subject ~ road duty.
a., Lydia Bruin, carrying conceale
weapons. no! pros entered.
Johnnie Johnson. alias Hot Stun,
We found not guilty Of retailing liquo
convicted OF carrying concealed wei
" pons. fined 800 and costs or thr'
D. months in Jail. subject to road dur.
e. Lynn Anders. assault and batter.
mol pros entered.
Bailey Evans. carrying concealt
1T weapons, continued.