The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-09
DISTRICT COURT.

Second week OF Regular Sfh'''''a'
Term-pocket Cleared of Number
of important Criminal cases-Ne-
gro Murderer Pleads Guilty.
Sessions of district court were held
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of the past week, and the
docket was cleared of several I'M
Dortant criminal cases. Following IS
a record of the business transacted
since our last report:
Informations filed by district at
torney - Henry Geisllay, embezzie-
nent; Peter Varise, carrying con
cealed weapon; Walter Gray, break
| ing and entering in the night time
with intent TO steal; James Washing
ton, shooting with intent to kill and
| murder; Hugh Mayors, shooting with
| intent to kill.
Civil Matters.
J. B. Camors & Co. VS.. Honore
Blanchard; Judgment for plaintiff
| for $237.55, with legal interest from
| Judicial demand until paid.
| Succession Of Rosario Fuorello;
Judgment rendered placing the widow,
| HOSaTlO CSIdul1, Ill pJooSo'oAoiaz -
decedent's property.
| Beer, Mayer & Co. VS.. Dennis Cas-
sard; default entered; answer filed
| Mccall Bros. Planting and Manu-
| featuring Company VS.. Telesma Lee
Blanc; re-assigned to March IL
| Criminal Matters.
| Hugh Mayors, shooting with intent
| to kill; pleaded guilty to carrying
concealed weapon; 500 or 60 days.
John Doherty, breaking and en-
Itering In the nighttime with intent
Ito steal; continued indefinitely, oW-
ling to absence Of principal prose
cutting witness.
Ed. Green, arson in the daytime;
mot guilty. A jury was impanelIed
lin this case and the evidence par
TALLY adduced, when the court con con
i sideTing the testimony sufficient.t o
Convict. ordered the jury TO render
Ia verdict OF not guilty, which WAS
done in open court.
Henry King, alias High Pocket 4
murder; withdrew former plea OF
mot guilty and substituted plea OF
lguilty, without capital punishment
which was accepted by the state.
Rubie Roddy, shooting at; tried by
Jury and convicted OF assault. the
Jury in this case was composed OF
I'D. B. Allen, M. Continent. Nestor
Landry, E. Langbecker, Hubert Co
mes, Henry j. Woods, C. S. McFar,
land, Jack Falcon, Richard Alexan.
der, Achille Hebert, Felix Cassard
and Rolfe Bourque.
James Washington, shooting with
intent to kill and murder; pleaded
guilty; remanded for sentence.
i Louis Washington and John Thorn
as, breaking and entering in the
nighttime with intent to steal; with
drew former plea Of not guilty and
substituted plea of guilty to receiy,
ing stolen goods; remanded for sen
tence.
!, Felix sagona, receiving stolen
goods; jury trial waived, tried by
judge and acquitted.
Salvatore Lupo, receiving stoler
goods; nolle pressed.
Il August Schomberg, embezzlement;
arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and
case fixed for March IA.
Rafael Doming, murder; arraigned
pleaded not guilty, and case fixed
for March 10.
Rubie Roddy, striking with a dan
gerous weapon with intent to kill;
withdrew former plea of not guilty
j. and substituted plea Of guilty; re
, handed for sentence.
Peter Varise, carrying concealed
weapon; arraigned, pleaded moi
guilty, and case fixed for March 10
i Under instructions from Judge
Leche, District Attorney Gilbert nolle
pressed the charge against Rubie
, Roddy for shooting at. The accused
was tried on this indictment Wed
nesday forenoon and found guilty OF
assault. Wednesday afternoon, whe1
the charge against him of striking
With a dangerous weapon with Intent
to kill, was taken up for trial, Roddy
| withdrew his former plea OF not
guilty and substituted a plea OF
guilty. whereupon Judge Leche in
structed Mr. Gilbert to nolle PROSE-
! the charge for shooting at, upor
which a jury had already convicted
Roddy Of assault.
At the conclusion of Thursdays
session the petit jury drawn foi
} the second week of the term was
discharged, and court adjourned I'M
, til 10 o'clock a. N. next Monday.