St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-18
DISTRICT COURT
CASES DECIDED
Three Negroes Receive PEN
itentiary Sentences.
Widow Parker Gets $500
Railroad Damage Suit.
A Few Misdemeanor and
Other Cases Tried.

District Court opned Monday,
Judge Burns on the bench and Dis
trict Attorney Morgan prosecuting.
There were quite a number CT misde-
meanor cases, most of them negroes,
In the case of JOSEPHINE Parker,
widow, Jos. Polk, vs.. the New Or
lean Northeastern Railroad, the jury
brought in a verdict for $500. This
was a damage suit for $500, for
the death of her husband who was
run over by train at Slidell. 1t
was shown by the testimony of the
engineer that the train was going at
the rate of % miles an hour, al
though the law does not allow
speed of over six miles an hour with
in town limits. The testimony Of the
engineer showed that the law as to
speed within town limits was con-
stantly being violated by engineers.
The jury was out but few minutes.
Ellis & White handled the case for
the plaintiff.
E. P. Robert VS.. Louis Moses for
possession of one yoke of steers;
judgment of the lower court was af-
fTmed, which was in favor for the
plaintiff.
Herman Michaelis VS.. S. C. and
R. C. Abney, judgment for plaintiff.
Louis E. Jung VS.. CASTOR Rondeau,
judgment for plaintiff
State VS.. Mary Evans, nolle pros
que.
State VS.. Bill Davis, nolle prosque.
State VS.. John Battles, nolle pros
que.
State VS.. Eugene Johnson, disturb
ing the peace, fined $500 and cost
or days in jail. In default OF
| payment of cost months additional
| in Jail.
State VS.. Lucy Price and Daisy
| Penynon, pole prosque.
State VS.. John Henly, q motion
| was made to quash information On
the ground that prescription period
has taken place.
State VS.. Joe Bland, disturbing the
peace, fined $500 and costs or ten
days in parish jail.
State VS.. Albert Pierson, larceny;
sentenced 60 days in jail and cost
| of court.
State vs.. J. Barnes, carrying con-
cealed weapon, $4,000 and cost OF
court of four months in parish jail.
State VS.. Eddie King, carrying
concealed weapon, $4,000 and cost
of court or four months in jail.
State VS.. Lucy Price and Daisy
Penynon, nolle prosque.
State VS.. W. C. Switzerland,
charged with disturbing the peace;
assigned for first day of next jury
term Of court.
State VS.. Chas. Udinsky, assault
and battery; plead guilty and was
fined $4,000 and cost of court.
| State VS.. Geo. Dorsey, charged
with burglarizing the barron of Ed
L. Evans, at Slidell; guilty as charg-
ed Sentenced to years in peniten-
tiary at hard labor.
State VS.. Dieey Magee, charged
with numbering her 12-day-eld child
at Sun La, last December; all the
evidence in this case was eireum-
stantial and the accused was found
not guilty.
| State VS.. Oliver Wilson, charged
with stealing two bicycles, guilt as
penitentiary at hard labor.
State VS.. Henry Zarich, assault
with a dangerous weapon; guilty as
charged. fined $4,000 and cost OF
court.
| State VS.. Geo. Jenkins and Lidge
Jenkins, laid over till next term OF
court.
| State VS.. Ellis Erwin, nolle pros
que.
State VS.. Emile Sharp, disturbing
the peace; fined $500 and cost.
State vs.. Chas. Ducre, in this case
the accused not being present, the
court ordered bond forfeited.
State VS.. John Page, cutting with
intent to murder; founded guilty of
cutting with intent to kill. A motion
was granted FOR a neWtrial.
State vs.. Sam Kennedy, disturbing
the peace; fined $500 and cost.
State VS.. Geo. PechoH, put off till
next term of court.
State VS.. Jos. Ballancier. assault
with dangerous weapon; nfied $50
and cost.
State VS.. John Flemming, not
guilty.
State vs. Eugene Johnson, disturb
ing the peace; fined $500 and cost
of court.
State VS.. Laura Scott, larceny
sentenced to IL months in State
penitentiary at hard labor.