The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-19
DISTRICT COURT.
First Week OF Regular Jury Term
New Grand Jury lnpaneIIed, with
j. w. Stephenson as Foreman
Sixteen True Bills Returned.

| Sixteen True Bills Returned.
A regular jury term of district
court for the parish of Ascension
| was convened Monday forenoon, with
Judge Charles T. Wertham on the
bench, District Attorney Philip Gil
bert, Clerk of Court James Barman
and Sheriff E. C. Hanson at their
respective posts, and all other court
OFFICERS and attaches present. The
following grand jury was impanelled
TO serve for the ensuing six months:
j. w. Stephenson. A. ]. Schroeder,
Paul Braud, c. S. Mcfarland, w. w.
Barron, W. J. Tickling, J. w. Gauth-
reaux, l.. B. Duplessis, John w.
OpdenWyer, Robert H. Landry, Geo.
Bergeron and Leon r.. Kennedy.
Judge Workman appointed Mr.. Ste
phenson to serve as foreman of the
jury, and delivered the usual compre-
hensive charge to that body
Richard Melancon, of Donaldson
vile, who was recently admitted to
the bar after passing a creditable
examination before the state SUI
preme court, was presented to the
court by Attorney E. N. Pugh, and
his certificate was ordered spread on
the minutes.
Sessions Of court were held Mon
day afternoon, Tuesday forenoon and
afternoon, Thursday afternoon and
Friday forenoon, adjournment to 10
o'clock a. m. next Monday being or
dered at the conclusion of the lat
ter sitting.
The grand jury filed partial reports
on Monday and Tuesday, and Thurs
day afternoon submittee it's final re-
port and was discharged until fur
Their notice.
Following is a summary of the
business transacted this week:
Bills and lnformations.
True bills William McCullam,
breaking and entering in the night
time with intent to steal two in
dictments); Sam Jones, cutting and
stabhing with a dangerous Sweapon
with intent to kill; Walden Delete
and NOME" Babin, larceny; Bar
ney Moore, stealing COW and calf;
Mary McCary and Dosia Brown. muir
der; Joseph Little, breaking and en-
tering in the daytime with intent
to steal; L. w. Warrick, cutting and
stabbing with a dangerous weapon
with intent to kill; Robert Bates,
shooting with intent to kill and muir
der; Theodore Johnson, alias esSa-
dum," larceny of 9 sacks of corn
valued at SIS, and 80 sacks of oats
valued at SIS; John King, alias Will
liam Scott, murder; Ellis Rossi,
George Rossi, Ayoub Jacob, Carmela
Motta, Joe MistrettaL and A. Fontano,
receiving and buying stolen goods.
Not true bill-Ed Luke, strik-
ing with dangerous weapon with
intent to kill.
Informations filed by district at
torney Jim Williams, larceny;
Quincy Winfield, riding horse with
out consent of owner; Dot Walker,
carrying concealed weapon; Dot
Sullivan Walker, Ernest
Daigle, Ansil Woods, Emile Rodrig-
uez, Judge Collier, Alfred Evans, ST.
las Gonzales and Ethan Richardson,
peaceable assem- blage;
Jack Creola, carrying concealed wea-
pom.
Criminal Matters.
Arraigned, pleaded guilty and re-
manded for sentence: Jim Williams,
Delete and "Nonie" Babin,
larceny; William McCullam, break
ing and entering in the nighttime
with intent to steal 1.-TWO indict-
ments).
Quincy Winfield, riding horse with
out consent of owner; pleaded gull
ty; $40 or 10 days.
Civil Matters.
Gloster Brown VS.. Minerva Brown;
plaintiff granted absolute divorce.
e. e. Sims vs.. III. G. w iteruan; !
continued indefinitely.
John T. Many vs. G: d. Gondran;
fixed for July %.
Peters Branch of International
Shoe Company, Hoehn & Dieth, and
John B. Stetson Company VS.. A. D. |
Vega, dismissed as in case of nom
suit
Louis Pfister vs. Antonio Correro,
answer filed; fixed for July 80.
Caddo-Rapides Lumber Company VS.. |
& Boston, default entered.
Prosper Plaisance VS.. Henry Brooks,
default entered.
Outlet Gin Company VS.. S. B. Bar
man, default entered.
Fred. Singletary VS.. Joseph D. Acy, !
IT., fixed for July 80.
Wash Davie Co., Ltd, VS.. Joseph !
Judgment for plaintiffs |
for $621.SS, with legal interest from
March /, 1912.
Butler Bros. VS.. Pugh & Rountree,
judgment for plaintiffs for S68.56,
with legal interest from Nov. 1, 1872
l. L. Lyons Co., Ltd, VS.. Pugh &
Rountree, judgment for plaintiffs for
s13634, with legal interest from
March l, 1912, and for $36.21, with
legal interest from Sept. l, 1912,
w. D. Park VS.. A D. Vega, third |
opposition of A. D. Vega; judgment
in favor of third opponent for $4,000, |
claimed under homestead exemption
law, and sheriff ordered to turn over
this amount to third opponent.