The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-01
DISTRICT COURT.

DISTRICT COURT.
Grand Jury impaneled, with [. A
Ambeau as Foreman ~ JUDGES
Charge Covers Usual Subjects
New Attorney lntroduced-Ree
ord of Business Transacted.
A regular jury term of district
court for the parish Of Ascension
was convened at 10 o'clock Monday
forenoon. with Judge Charles Y
Workman on the bench, Clerk OF
Court j. S. Barman, District Attorney
Philip Gilbert and Sheriff e. C. Han
son at their respective posts, and
full attendance OF other officers
and members of the bar. The fol-
lowing grand jury was impaneled to
serve for the ensuing six months:
L. A. Ambeau, D. L. Bourman, Henry
JUDGE, Vileor Landry. V. Maurin, F.
L. Trepagnier, Paul L. Thibodaux,
Joseph LeBoeuf, Guy Landry. Henry
Dugas, Sidney Poirrier and Paul Ian
dry. Judge Workman appointed MT.
Ambeau foreman of the jury, and de-
livered the customary charge to
that body, directing their attention
particularly to attractions of the
laws prohibiting concubinage, carry
ing concealed weapons, trespassing
on public lands, the cutting and
breaking of levees, and the Sunday
law.
S. w. Gardiner, q young attorney
who recently came to Dona1dsonville
from Lake Charles, was presented
to the court by Attorney S. A. Mar
chand, and fitting acknowledgment
of the introduction was made by
Judge Workman.
Sessions of the judicial body, SUBJ
sequent to those on the opening
day, were held Tuesday forenoon and
afternoon and Thursday forenoon,
adjournment to 10 o'clock a. m. next
Monday being ordered at the conclu-
sion of the latter sitting. The grand
jury submitted a partial report Mon
day afternoon, and the following
day handed in its final report and
was discharged until further notice.
The full text Of the latter document
is published elsewhere in today's
Chief.
Following is summary of the
business transacted this week:
Bills and lnformations.
True bills-Mack johnson, break
ing and entering In the nighttime
with intent to steal; Mary McCary
and Dosie Brown, murder; Jim John
son, shooting at; John King, alias
William Scott, murder; Henry Nabor,
assault with dangerous weapon
with intent to kill, and carrying con-
cealed weapon (two indictments); R.
]. DuSaulles, soliciting insurance
Without a certificats of authority;
Joseph Bee, larceny; Ernest Green,
larceny; Frank Aikens and Thomp-
son Brown. carrying concealed wea-
pons; James Ward. cutting and stab
bling with dangerous weapon with
intent to kill and murder. and enter
Ing IN the nighttime with intent to
steal two Indictments
Not a true ID HI oseph Belle,
murder; Mary Brunei, cutting and
stabbing with a dangerous weapon
with intent to kill; Alexandra Millet,
shooting at
Informations filed by district at
torney-Norvere johnson, assault
and battery; Nick Cullotta, carrying
concealed weapon; August Guerin,
retailing hquer without a license;
Evariste Braud, horse stealing; Ed
mond Bourgeois, Joseph Bats, Isa-
dore Melancon, Leo Bourgeois, John
A. Moore and U. P. Sayoie, falling
to pay per capita and road tax in
seventh ward; Rajah Samaha and
Charles Samaha, cutting with a dam
gerous weapon with intent to kill and
Criminal Matters.
Mary McCary and Dosie Brown,
murder; pleaded not guilty, with
right reserved to withdraw plea and
file a motions case fixed for Tues
lay, March 4.
R. j. DuSaulles, soliciting insurance.
without certificate of authority
pleaded guilty; 80 days in jail, SEN
sence to begin from date of in
3
James Ward, cutting and stabbing
with a dangerous weapon with intent
10 kill and murder; pleaded guilty to
cutting with intent to kill, which was
accepted by the state; remanded for
sentence.
Ernest Green, larceny; pleaded
guilty; so days In jail. sentence to
begin from date of incarceration.
Joseph Bee, larceny; pleaded
guilty; 20 days in jail.
Evariste Braud, horse stealing;
pleaded guilty; remanded for sen
,ence.
Rajah samaha and Charles
samaha, charged with cutting with
! dangerous weapon with intent to
kill and murder, were released on
ponds of 500 and $50, respectively,
Ind their cases fixed for Monday, |
March 3.
Civil Matters.
Patent vulcanite Roofing Company