The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-04-26

Jennie Carter, Bertha Blount and
Mary Smith, charged with cutting with
intent to kill and murder, entered plea
of cutting with intent to kill, and were
each sentenced to the parish jail for a
period of six months and to pay costs of
prosecution, and in default of paying
such costs to thirty days additional in
Jail, subject to be hired out to work the
public roads.
Blanch Frazier plead guilty to lar
ceny, sentenced to six months in the
parish prison and to pay costs of prose
cution, and in default of payment of
costs to thirty days more in Jail, subject
to be hired out to work the public roads.
Mrs. Matilda Reggie VS.. j. H. Nc
Nicely ct al. judgment recognizing prop
erty sued for as property of plaintiff,
putting her in possession, and for money
rent. Appealed to Supreme Court.
Wildly jackson plead guilty to disturb
ing the peace, fined $40 and costs, and
in default of paying fine and costs to be
placed in the parish prison for thirty
days, subject to work the public roads.
H. C. Rayburn plead guilty to carry
ing concealed weapons, fined 500 and
costs, and in default of payment, to
sixty days in the parish Jail, subject to
be hired out to work the public roads.
Thos. Simmons and Henry Killen
plead guilty to illegal SEEMING, fined SIS
each and to pay costs, and in default of
payment to thirty days in Jail, subject
to be hired out to work the roads.
Quincy Nugent and Geo. Shirley, tried
by jury of five for larceny and convict
ed, each sentenced to State peniten-
tiary for period of two years.
Joe Gains, Jr., negro boy, plead
guilty to larceny, sentenced to eight
months in the parish Jail and to pay
costs, and in default to thirty days adj
ditional, subject to work the roads.
Joe also plead guilty to stealing ride
on horse, but he brought the horse
back. Sentenced to parish prison for
thirty days, to run concurrent with first
sentence.
Robert Swafford, tried by jury for
robbery and acquitted.
Jas. H. STAFFORD, tried by court on
charge of false pretenses, and ac-
quilted.
]. H. Brister, tried by court for as
sault and battery, case remanded to
await the sentence of the court.
Andre St. Andre, husband, VS.. Maria
L. Penn, wife, plaintiff discontinued his
case, judgment of absolute divorce for
wife.
Mozella Davis, colored, plead guilty
to manslaughter, and the court SEN
fenced her to four years In the'State
penitentiary.
Nathan Hagan VS.. Susannah Hagan,
judgment of divorce in favor of plain
tiff, Nathan Hagan.
VIM. Wright, an old negro known as
''Pappy Wright plead guilty to OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses, in
three cases. 1t appears that Pappy told
three prisoners in jail that if they paid
him So. 90 each he would ''hoodoo" the
Judge and district attorney, and they
would get off without any trouble. The
parties were all convicted, and squealed
on Pappy. The judge was so badly
''hoodooed" that he sentenced Pappy to
twenty days in Jail in each case, and to
pay costs, and in default of payment,
to work on the public roads.
Court adjourned at noon on Wednes-
day to Friday, April 25. A busy SEES
sion of about three hours was held Fri.
day morning, when the judge ordered
the petit jurors discharged and cour,
adjourned until Monday, April %, wher
| the civil docket will be taken up.