The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-06-15
Continuation of Court Business.

continuation OF COurt business.
June 7th his honor ordered the clerk
to assemble the jury commissioners
and have them draw petit jury of
thirty, to report for duty June "a. The
list of jurors drawn will be found in
another column.
Mrs. Matte Matlock VS.. fremont
Lbr. Co., dismissed at plaintiffs costs.
Thomas Brown, pleaded guilty to
false pretenses, and was sentenced to
Jail for sixty days, and to pay costs,
subject to work on the roads, and
twenty days additional in default of
paying costs. With leave of the court,
another case against same party on
same chare was nolle prosecuted by the
district attorney.
Luther Grant, pleaded guilty to ma
licious mischief, sentenced to pay fine
of $40 and costs, and in default of pay
ment to thirty days in Jail. Payment
of fine suspended until Oct. l, 1912, de-
PENDANT to stand on bond for payment
of fine and costs.
Carruthers-Jones Shoe Co. VS.. Hart
Behrens Lumber Co., case left open
for testimony of T. o. Hart, withAright
of plaintiffs to offer rebuttal testimony,
record to be submitted to the court and
judgment rendered in chambers.
Geo. Reynolds, charged with retail
ing liquor, bond of $3.50 forfeited.
l.. r. Neil VS.. G. L. Coburn, judg-
ment for plaintiff.
j. III. Lewis VS.. j. F. Ball Bro. Lbr
Co., case left open for completion of
record by agreement, court to render
judgment in chambers.
M. c. Nugent VS.. Dalton Clark Stave
Co. ct al, to be submitted to court on
briefs, and judgment to be rendered in
open court June II, 1912.
The grand jury came into court June
IL, made partial report, and reported
that they had examined IS cases since
their first partial report, finding 81 true
bills, and "a no true bills, the list of no
true bills being as follows:
Evan Williams, violating contract.
Henry Bush, assault
Chas. Scott, assault
j. Howard Brister, shooting with in
tent to kill
George Berg, concealed weapons.
Leander Sykes, murder.
Hunter Daniels, assault.
George Berg, assault with dangerous
weapon.
Dorsey Blackman, larceny.
Chas. Waits, disturbing the peace.
Alfred Waits, disturbing the peace.
Milton Tremble, disturbing the peace.
| Walter Ship, disturbing the peace.
Wiley Jones, concealed weapons.
J. Howard Brister, retailing liquor.
DR.. j. M. Bonnette, killing horse.
DR.. w. A. Jones, retailing liquor.
Chas. Hoob, retailing liquor
Butler McCullen, larceny.
Walter Ship, carnal knowledge.
Adrian Arlington, disturbing peace.
Thos. J. Walker, disturbing peace.
Walter Foster, disturbing peace.
Dudley Roberts, disturbing peace.
w. L. Hensley, cutting with intent
to kill
A. 7. Taylor, assault with danger
ono ,yoopox
Cassie Taylor, assault and battery.
The following is the membership of
the present grand jury:
w. L. Johnson, foreman,
c. I. West, A. H. Nugent,
T. O. Nugent, G. l.. Watkins,
R. Rambo, j. w. Chelette,
r. D. Lotion, w. P. McIlwain,
H. L. Hammons, G. C. Dean,
C. E. Haddox.
Court was adjourned on Thursday un-
til Friday morning, and then adjourned
over until Monday morning, June II.
The grand jury was preparing to
make its final report with the inten-
ton of adjourning on Friday, the seal
ed report to be placed in the hands of
the clerk and be opened by him when
court convenes.
Col. w. r. Jack Dead.
Col. w. H. Jack, one of North Lou
isiana's most prominent citizens, died
in Natchitoches, La, June 8, after sew
eral months of serious illness. Colonel
Jack was born in Arkansas seventy-six
years ago. He came to Louisiana when