The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-22
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Second and Last Week of Regular
Jury Tern-Hardy and Mayhues
Hodgeson Convicted Of Assault
With Intent to Rape-Prisoners
TO be Sentenced Today.
District court convened for the sec
ond week of the regular midsummer
iury term at 10 o'clock last Monday
forenoon. with Judge Paul Leche pre-
siding and all other court Officers
present Morning and afternoon SEES.
sions of the judicial body were held
every day this week, and on Wednes-
day. when the noted Hodgeson rape
case was on trial, court was in con-
tinuous session, with the exception
of brief recesses for dinner and sup
per, throughout the entire day ana
until 8 o'clock Thursday morning.
Following is a record of the busl-
ness transacted by the court from
the beginning of the session on Mon
day of last week, July 10, up to the.
adjournment of yesterdays slttlng::
Informations filed by district at
torney-Willie Nelson, carrying con-
cealed weapon; Frank Fiorella, horse
stealing; Joseph Harris, resisting an
officer; Leo Lambert and Arlstlde
Hehert, committing depredatlons on
public buildings; Ben Graves and
John Scott, larceny; Bailey Johnson,
burglary of store in the nlght-
time with intent to steal; Morris
Renard and John Scott, burglary OF
a store in the nighttime with IN
tent to steal; Elphege Arceneaux ct
ais, failing to pay per capita ROAD
tax: Joseph Charles, burglary of a
dwelling in the daytime with intent
to steal; Lizzie Thomas, SANDER; H.
A. Irwin, embezzlement, two charges;
| Alfred Stevens, larceny.
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
Walton Smith, murder; pleaded
guilty to manslaughter; remanded
for sentence.
Bailey Johnson, burglary of store
| in the nighttime with intent TO
steal; pleaded guilty; remanded fo1
sentence.
Morris Renard, burglary OF store
in the nighttime with intent to
steal; pleaded guilty; remanded fo1
sentence.
Richard Johnson, carrying conceal
ed weapon; pleaded guilty; $500 OF
80 days.
Willie Nelson, carrying concealed
weapon; pleaded guilty; $500 or "
days.
Joseph Charles, burglary of .
dwelling in the daytime with intent
to steal; pleaded guilty; remandec
| for sentence.
Alfred Stevens, larceny of s.;
/ pleaded guilty; so days in jail.
Leo Lambert and Aristide Hebert
committing depredations on public
1 buildings; bond fixed at $50 each.
Tony Falsetto, purchasing unpale
for merchandise; after the STATE
had presented its case the court or
dered verdict of not guilty.
John Scott, larceny; withdrew plei
of not guilty and substituted plea O
guilty; six months in jail.
/ Solomon Walker, shooting with in
tent to kill and murder; PLEADED
| guilty to shooting with intent t.
kill; six months in Jail.
1 Joseph Harris, resisting an officer
4. withdrew plea of not guilty and sub
stituted plea Of guilty; $40 or q
days.
i Frank Fiorello, horse stealing
tried by jury and found guilty. TIL
personnel of the jury in this case wa
| as follows: E. J. Breaux, foreman
Achille Blanchard, O. A. Jones, Emil
Landry, w H. Johnson, Z. F Babin
Oscar Himel, w. G. Hazlip, Gilber
; Landry, Jules Landry, Edgar Ten
plet, and Mike Variant.
John Scott, burglary of a store i
:. the nighttime with intent to steal
; mistrial. The jury was composed Q
Jules Leumas, Prosper Rodriguez, 81
w. G. Hazlip, Henry Meter, Waite
, Burke, Charles JUDGE, Jas. Won Lo
ten, Jules Guidry, Joseph Falcon, Gi
, bert Landry, l.. F. Babin and Camill
Bourgeois.
State of Louisiana VS.. Caloger
Napole, continued indefinitely. N;
, pole, who was originally charge
!, with breaking and entering a raj
! road car in the nighttime with il
: tent to steal, was convicted by
/ Jury at L0G F6DIudIy- MdlCA sLSllu
court of larceny of goods to tn
: value of 500, but was subsequent
/ granted a new trial, the court su
), tanning the plea of defendants coul
sci that the verdict was contrary
J, the law and the evidence, The a
cused was granted bond in the SUI
; of $780, District Attorney Glide
), then filed an information againi
Napole for receiving stolen good
: and bond on this charge was fixe
: at $500
Hardy and Mayhue Hodgeson,rapt
5 tried by jury and convicted of a
sault with intent to rape. The jul
, in this case was composed of Lou
> Dehon, foreman; Joseph Falco
2 Charles Judice, Henry Meter, JOSEF
Causin, Sabin Dalferes, Honore Bla
{ chard, Abe Samuelson, W. F. HARE
t Lawrence J. Brnn, Joseph Land
Z and Paul Gisclard.
L Counsel for accused were granite
an extension of ten days in Whit
/ to file d motion for a new trial.
4 CIVIL MATTERS.
II Francis Valley VS.. Babin Bros.
If ais, answer for each defendant fill
II and casa continued fn Tuesday III