The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08
Session of District Court.

opened last Monday morning, Judge
w. F. Blackman presiding, aud Dis
trict Attorney Jno. X. Hunter pres
ent to represent the State. The Wis
iting attorneys who have been pres
ent during the week are: w. {. Rob-
erts, John Blackman, John Overton
and Ralph Thornton, OF Alexandria,
w. NJ. Wallace, Cas- Moss, H. p. Gam
BILE and Julius Long. of Winfield.
The following matters have been
disposed of by the court: d.
Ards & Co., Ltd, VS.. Patterson
Sanders Lumber Co., dismissed at
cost of defendants by reason of CON-
promise and Judgment of the court.
w. X. Henderson Iron Works &
Supply Co. VS.. Patterson-Sanders
Luinb Der Co., dismissed at cost OF de-
fendant by reason of compromise
and Judgment.
j. A. Herdon, Trustee. VS.. Patter-
son-Sanders Lumber Co., same dis
position.
Nelson Cloud, plead guilty to dis
turbing peacea BILE assembly. sentenc-
ed to pay IA fine OF So and costs and
to be placed in Jail days, and ia de-
fault of paying fine nd costs to serve
20 days additional.
Il. H. East, plead guilty to failure
to work the public road, fined $3.50
and costs, and in default of payment
to 10 days in jail, subject to work
The roads.
A. A. Nugent, plead guilty to same
charge and received same sentence.
L. L. Presswood, plead guilty to
SEEMING unlawfully, fined $50 and
costs and in default to serve 80 days
in jail.
J. F. Buckelew, Eph. Slayter and
Hugh Watson, plead guilty to dis
turbing peaceable assembly. each
sentenced to pay u fine of $40 and
costs and days in Jail, in default of
paying to serve 80 days additional.
The following grand jury was i'm
panelled:
X K Jeter, Foreman
II r Smith 7 Hudnett
j I Davis George Wagner
n g Morgan F NJ Deem
j l. Kent Ebin Hyde
W T Phillips j w Dyson
w b Blacksbear
Geo. W. Brister VS.. Farmers Union
Warehouse Stock Co., H. P. Gray APP
pointed receiver for defendants.
H. l.. Walker. plead guilty to fail
ure to work roads, fined $3.50 and
costs or 10 days in Jail.
Leon Dubois, husband. VS.. Angus
tina Dubois, wife, judgment granting
hDSOiute divorce.
A. V. Lawrence and j HI. and A. ".
Lawrence VS.. L. r. 4 N. Co., dismiss
I'd at DEFENDANTS costs.
Cook and Alexander VS.. H. T. |
Clarke, Judgment ordering sale of
named in petition to effect |
PARTITION.
Henry Stenson, plead guilty to
stealing a ride, fined $25 and costs,
n default to 80 days in jail subject
20 work the roads.
A nolle pros WAS entered as to JAS.
cooper charged with violating con-
ract.
A nOlle pros entered as to james
"copper" on charge of obtaining goods
lnder false pretenses.
A. W. Bell VS.. Ver,la State Bank,
ontinued to next term of court by
onsent of counsel ON both sides, and
Jerk of court authorized to take tes-
imony of plaintiff at such time and
lace as may be agreed upon.
Nose +. Mercer and wife vs.. j. F.
Ball & Bro. Lumber Co. Ills case
onsolidated aud tried with suit styl-
d Oliver e. Watson, individually
nd for bis minor son, Carl Watson.
$. j. FL Ball & Bro. Lumber Co.,
It'd, and Ball, Shreveport 4 Match
2 Ry. Cd.
The la4t case is II suit for $35, 1000
amages for the killing of young
iercer and the manning Of young
Watson by the caving of dirt in
abroad cut. 1t attracts consider
bic attention Attornevs John