St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-17
Grand Jury Brings in Four
teen True Bills.
Business Probably Will Be
Finished To-day.
Decisions Rendered in State
and Civil Cases.

District Court opened Monday
with Judge Thos. M. Burns on the
bench and District Attorney L. L.
Morgan prosecuting
The Grand Jury brought in four
teen true bills. among them being
three for violation of the Gay-Shat-
tuck law, one for violating the game
law and one against Dicie Magee for
the murder of her two-week-old
child. True bills were returned
against Will Longmeyer, an en-
ployee of the Great Northern Rail-
road; Lem Houston and Geo. Dorsey,
for burglarizing the store of Ed.
Evans. ,slidell.
Susie Smith, keeper of house in
the restricted district, and Mrs. Lou
Davenport were charged-with selling
liquor without license, and Wednes-
day afternoon were taken from the
Great Northern train as it was about
ready to pull out of the station for
New Orleans, and taken to court and
arraigned. They were placed under
$500 bond, which was furnished by
a local saloon-keeper.
The case of O. D. Crawford against
the parish of St. Tammany for the
removal of a fence across an old
road, was decided in favor of the
parish. This leaves the question
pretty we'll settled as to the right
of the owner Of property to fence in
a public road, even II public work
has been discontinued in it, unless
it has been legally thrown out by
the police jury.
The following cases were tried up
to Friday:
In the case of State vs.. John Nc
MILAN, who is charged with killing
l.. Adams on December S, 1910, a
preliminary hearing was had and
Mcmillan was placed under $4,000
bond. The case will be tried in
Franklinton.
John P. Rausch VS.. I. A. Alfonso,
judgement in favor Of defendant
William Sangiz vs.. salmen Brick
and Lumber Company. dismissed at
plaintiffs cost.
Mrs. M. Hogan VS.. st. Tammany
and New Orleans Railway and Ferry
Company. dismissed at plaintiffs
cost
Chas. Everhardt VS.. st. Tammany
and New Orleans Railway and Ferry
Company, dismissed at plaintiffs
cost.
A. M. Mallet VS.. Stephen Gurza,
dismissed at plainti's cost.
State VS.. Leon Rosenthal ct ais,
nolle pros.
State vs.. Jas. Provost, nolle pros.
State VS.. John Fleming, fined $25
and ten days.
State vs.. Jas. Manton, fined $25.
State VS.. Ed. Thompson ct ais,
court found Ed. Thompson guilty.
F. Hollander & Company VS.. Jas.
Clairain, judgment for plaintiff.
Thomas A. Sumeral VS.. w. L.
Houlton, dismissed in case of non
suit.
Eliza Williams VS.. W. Jenkins,
dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
Louisiana Life Assurance Company
VS.. P. S. Barelli, judgment for plain
tiff.
State VS.. Bancroft, disturbing the
peace, guilty. Will be sentenced to-
day
State VS.. Fred Battle, carrying
concealed weapon, guilty; remanded
for sentence.
State VS.. Marcus Blckham, plead
guilty; remanded for sentence.
C. and ]. B. Talley VS.. Pool Bluff
Turpentine Company, Judgment for
plaintiff.
Q D. Crawford VS.. Police Jury.
judgment for defendant,
State vs.. Alex Waters, assault;
| fined $25 and cost.
State vs.. Phillip Wright, fined
500 and cost of court.
State vs.. H, Pechon, simple as
| sault; fined $25 and cost and ten
days in jail.
Succession of Felide de Montant,
judgment as prayed for.
| State VS.. H. Cousin, court ordered
that Henry Cousin pay his wife $500
/ a week for period of one year, and
that he pay cost of court.
Stae VS.. A. Crawford, guilty; re-
| manded for sentence.