The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-03-13
DISTRICT COURT.
Third and Last Week of ury Term Grim
inaI Docket Cleared Record of BUSH
yaaS Tronsactaa 70 nata
ness Transacted to Date.

ness Transacted to Date.
Afterholding daily sessions through
! out the week, the regular jury term OF
district court was brought to a close
last evening upon the completion of
the three weeks term. The docket
was cleared of all the criminal cases
and practically all Of the civil suits
awaiting trial, one or two of the latter
having been continued until speci al
sitting of the judicial body to be held
on Friday, April 2.
A record of the business transacted
since our last report is contained in
the following summary:
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
More and Jonas Rufin, murder;
! tried by jury and convicted Of man
slaughter, with recommend alton for
mercy at the discretion of the court.
Vim. Savario, shooting with in
tent to kill and murder; tried by jury
and acquitted.
Alex. Cunningham, murder; tried by
jury and found guilty, without capital
punishment; motion for new trial filed.
Briscoe Hicks, rape; Indictment for
rape nolle pressed and information
fled charging incest; cused ordered
released upon furnishing bond in the
sum of $500.
CIVIL MATTERS.
Lily Ayraud vs.. Emanuel Rodri-
guez; Judgment for plaintiff granting
absolute divorce.
j. J. Jacobs VS.. Bradford & Garcie;
iude ment for plaintiff in the sum of
$500; motion for new trial filed.
Picard, Kaiser & Co. VS.. Dixon
Bros; judgment for plaintiffs.
Francesca Spicca VS.. Francisco
Conzaldo; judgment for plaintiff grant
ing absolute divorce.
Mathilda Fernandez VS.. Edgar Fer
nandez; judgment for plaintiff grant
ing absolute divorce.
Davenport Locomotive Works VS..
Lemann Co., Ltd: jury impapelled;
case continued Until Friday, April
Jos. Solar VS.. e. Loland; continued
indefinitely.
North British and Mercantile In
surance Co. VS.. r. N. Sims; continued
to April 2.
McEnery ct ais. vs.. Quimby ct ais;
exception to be submitted in briefs, to
be f led before March 10.
w. G. Jones and r. J. Schwar
receivers for A. Adler & Co., VS.. j
A. Montelbano and Helix Sagona; mo-
ton to continue and perempGory ex-
ception overruled; supplemental an
swer filed; case continued until March
20 for argument upon defendants
waving right of trial by jury.
The prisoners convicted at this term
will be sentenced at a special session
of court to be held some day next
week, probably on Wednesday.
From the lodge notes in last Mon
day Picayune we clip the following
interesting item: 1.-THE great council
of the reservation of Louisiana I'm
proved Order of Red Men) will be
held in the hunting grounds of Mo-
hawk Tribe, at Donaldsonville, dur
ing Plant moon, and preparations are
being made to receive the
delegates. Brothers Jos. N. Gisclard,
chief of records OF Mohawk Tribe, and
r. G. Dubroca, great chief of records
of Louisiana, have been especially ac-
tive in the upbuilding of the order and
report that within the near future two
new tribes will be instituted. The re
Gently established tribe at Paincourt-
vile, Brother Dubroca reports, has,
since it's institution last moon, al
ready made a gain of seventeen mem
bers, and promises to become one of
the most influential tribes in the res
erv atiou.''