The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-02
DISTRICT COURT.

4
First Week of Regular Jury Term
Heavy Criminal Docket-slayer.
OF Joseph Gouaux Indicted for
Murder-Grand Jury's Report.
A regular term of criminal district
court was convened at 10 o'clock last
Monday forenoon, with Judge Pau
Leche on the bench, Clerk of Court
James Barman, District Attorney
Philip Gilbert and Sheriff E. G.. Han
son at their respective posts, and |
full attendance Of other court OIL
GERS and members Of the bar. The
following grand jury was empanelled
to serve for the ensuing SIX montns.
A. E. Ayme, Vic. suarez, K. + Au-
coin, w. H. Cox, w. ]. Leblanc, z.
Kline, Jasmin Tobias, Edgar rem
plet, J. F. Saxon, Lazard Falcon,
Philip Braud and N. ]. Bourgeois.
Judge Leche appointed Mr.. Kline TO
act as foreman of the grand jury,
and delivered the customary charge
to that body.
Sessions Of court were held Mon
day, Thursday and Friday, adjourn
ment to 10 o'clock a. m. next Mon
day, the 4th inst, being ordered at
the conclusion Of yesterdays SIT
ting.
The grand jury submitted partial
report Monday afternoon and anoth-5
or Thursday afternoon, and yester
day the inquisitorial body filed It's
final report and was discharged IN
til further notice. The gist Of the
document is as follows:
Jail well kept and prisoners well
cared for, but building needs repairs
in the way of calsomining the walls;
a change in food furnished prisoners
should be made at least twice a
week, as prisoners complain of same
ness of fare. Donaldsonville high
school is carried on in a systematic
way by a splendid corps of teachers;
commercial department is great
benefit to the children Of the par
ish. Building occupied by Donald
sonVille colored school is in d1lapI-
dated condition, and school board
should have 1t repaired at once,
/ School treasurer's office well kept
! and all funds properly accounted for
Books and papers of parish treas
urer's office seem to be in perfect
4 order and all moneys belonging TO
i the parish accounted for properly.
In the office of the clerk and re-
corder, several OF the record books
are badly in need of repairs; other
wise the records and papers of the
office are well and neatly kept. The
sheriffs office is we'll kept, the
books are neat and clean, and all
/ moneys that have been collected have
been properly turned over to the
different departments in due course
From information received, the pub
lie roads in the neighborhood OF
Belle Helene are in a deplorable con,
dition. and it Is recommended that
the police juror Of that ward WHO
has the roads in charge take imme
date steps to have them attended to
1t is recommended that the Texas
and Pacific Railroad Company be
notified to clear the tracks Of its
switch on the public highway leading
to the tipple of the West Kentucky
s Coal Company
Following is a summary of the
grand jury's findings and the bust
ness transacted by the court Thu
week:
True bills-Rafael Doming, murder
Felix Sagona, receiving stolen goods
Salvatore Lupo, receiving sto1el
lgoods; Ed. Green, arson in the day
time; Willie Jones, assault with
dangerous weapon; Walter Rodriguez
having carnal knowledge Of an IN
married female between the ages o
IL and Is years; Louis Washington
and John Thomas, breaking and en-
tering in the nighttime with inten
to steal; Rubbie Roddy, striking wit
a dangerous weapon with intent t
kill; Rubbie Roddy, shooting at
John Doherty, breaking and enter
:, ing in the nighttime with intent t
! steal; Henry King. alias aHig]
: Pocket z murder; William Butte
: and Robert Elliott, breaking and en-
!, tering IN the nighttime with inten
= to steal; Frank james, murder
Jonas Martin, breaking and enterin
: in the nighttime with intent t
: steal
Not a true bill-John Harris, nun
: der; Theodore Johnson and Clal
: ence Johnson, breaking and enter
ing in the nighttime with intent t
steal; James Murray and Fred. IIoke
> larceny; jeanette Brown, cuttin
!, and stabbing with dangerous WEI
: pom with intent to kill and murder
= Ed Campbell, larceny.
= Walter Rodriguez, who was indie
= ed for violating the age of consat
d law, is a prominent young whit
= farmer living at ST. Amant.
: Felix Sagona and Salvatore Lups
y indicted for receiving stolen good
: are well-known Italian merchants {
r this parish, the former conductin
. store on Bayou Lafourche, sever;
: miles below DonaldsonVille, and Luz
d one opposite the T. and F. passenge
depot, In this city.
Rafael Doming, against whom a
Indictment for murder was returne'
= is the spaniard who killed Intern;
= Revenue Officer Joseph Gouaux Ia;
= Sunday morning.
: Criminal Matters.
William Butler, breaking and e.