The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-07
DISTRICT COURT.

| second Week of Jury Tern1-Con-
victions Secured in Three Out
of Four Murder cases-Judq-
| nents Against Bank Creditors.
This weeks docket Of the dts-
| lrict court was one of the heaviest
handled by the judicial body in
many years, comprising no less than
! four murder trials and a number of
civil cases, all of which were dis
/ posed of in an expeditions manner.
Sessions Of court were held daily
from Monday to Friday, inclusive,
and On Wednesday and Thursday
| when the murder cases of Louis
Seals and Elliott Powers were be-
ing tried, it was far into the night
before adjournment was taken.
A record ef the the business bbta4sinness It a11s=
acted since our last report is as
follows:
Informations filed by district at
torney-Colton Franklin and Sterl-
ing Dudley, breaking and entering in
the nighttime with intent to steal;
Frederick Acosta, larceny; John
LoulnIet ct diS.s assault ana battery.
Criminal Matters,
Sterling Dudley, breaking and en-
tering in the nighttime with intent
10 steal; nolle pressed.
Cotton Franklin, breaking and en-
tering in the nighttime with intent
TO steal; pleaded guilty; remanded
for sentence.
Isaiah Allen, murder; found guilty,
without capital punishment. The
jury was composed Of Louis N. Bos-
ton, foreman; Alfred Camel, V. L.
Dutfel, Henry Denoux, Camille Cas-
sard, J. L. Nickens, Juste Thomassie.
Arthur Lirette, A. N. Marchand. AL
bert Blanchard, Lawrence Dubois, Jr.,
and David Israel, Jr.
Paul Falcon, murder; guilty as
charged. The jury was constituted
as follows: Henry j. Many, fore
man; A. N. Marchand, L. Dubois, Jr..
Julien Gauthreaux, Henry Denoux, |
Sidney Bercegeay, Alexander Braud. |
Alphonse Lirette, Rene Serre, Ulyss- |
es Templet, Steve Boudreaux and |
Leon Weiss
Louis Seals, murder; guilty, with |
out capital punishment. Composing
the jury were Louis N. Boston, fore
man; J. L. Nickens, A. n Marchand, |
Camille Cassard, Alphonse Lirette, c. |
D. Miller, Nicholas Eris, Frank
Julien, Gauthreaux, Albert |
D. Israel, Jr., and Arthur |
Lirette.
Elliott Powers, murder; acquitted. |
The jury was as follows: Pierre De-
latte, foreman; Juste Thomassie,
Jackson CLANCY, GottIeb Hohensee,
Emanuel Millien, A. N. Marchand, |
Alphonse Lirette, Emile Dicharry,
Michel Variant, Camille Daigle, J. P.
3. Landry and Camille Esneault.
Charles Barber, Jr., shooting with
intent to kill and murder; pleaded
guilty; remanded for sentence.
Fixed for Trial.
The following accused were ar
cases fixed for trial as stated:
Tuesday, March 10-Frederick Acos-
"a, larceny; George Walker ct ais,
a peaceable. assemblage;
Roy Spurgeon, carrying concealed
Civil Matters.
Bank of DonaldsonViIle, in liquida-
Ion, vs. Mccall Bros. Planting and
Company; exception
ixed for March 10.
Bank of Donaldsonvil1e, in liquida-
ion, VS.. S. S. Ferguson; defendant
allowed to withdraw original note by
eaying certified copy in lieu thereof.
Bank Of Donaldsonville, in liquida-
ion, VS.. C. Pons; judgment for
plaintiff for $1,000, with per cent
interest from July Z, 1913; mortgage
IN property known as lot No. 4 in
square 3, (situated on east side of
street in square bounded
~ Mississippi, St. Patrick, Iberville
md St. Vincent streets, and measur
ng 54 feet front on Mississippi street
" depth of 121 feet, recognized
IS being valid and binding, and prop
,rty ordered sold by sheriff to sat
sly Judgment.
Bank Of Donaldsonville, in liquida-
ion, VS.. Prosper J. Camel; judgment
or plaintiff for $1,000, with per
,ent interest from Sept. 27, 1911;
mortgage on property known as lot
70. 2 in square bounded on the