The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-07-25
Trial. Of CASHIER LEBLANC DEFERRED.
Cffca, Lquidator,
Vice Dr. John Thbaut Resign ed-supp!eentaI inventory

The charges against W, J. LIE
/ Blanc, cashier Of the defunct Pee
pies Bank of DonaldsonVille, vii
not be tried until the next jur
term of court to be convened on tn
| fourth Monday of February, a con
tinuance having been granted unit
that time by Judge Charles I
Workman. This action was taken il
the district court Monday morning
after Attorney John Marks, of Ma
| poleonville, had pleaded that counse
for the accused had not had suffl
,cient time to familiarize themselve'
with the facts of the case or maj
out plan of defense. He argued
further that it would be unfair tt
Try the accused so soon after thu
closing of the bank, when the pre-
| tudice caused by that fact woult
prevent a fair weight being give1
the evidence at the trial. It wa:
also represented that counsel TO
the defense had professional engage
ments elsewhere which required thei
immediate attention, that witnesses
from outside the parish could no
be secured were the case set for tria
at this time, and that a motion fol
change of" venue is contemplated
but if continuance Were granted the
| necessity for such motion may no
obtain several months hence.
District Attorney Gilbert stated
that while he desired to proceed
with hearing of the charges at the
earliest possible time, he would not
insist on forcing the defense to tria1
before they are prepared.
Judge Workman thought the ends
Of justice would best be served by
a reasonable delay, and granted the
motion for continuance.
The argument was preceded by
the filing of another information
against Mr.. Leblanc by the district
attorney, charging the former With
making and publishing a false state
ment of the condition Of the bank
as of June 80, 1914 Bond was fix
ed at $4,000 on this charge, and a
like amount was required as security
on the charge filed last Saturday,
accusing Mr. Leblanc Of appropriate
ing $4,000 of the funds of the bank
for the use of another party. Louis
Rodrigue, of Belle Rose, signed as
surety for the full amount.
1t was stated by the district at
torney that additional charges would
be made against Mr.. Leblanc, and
an agreement was effected between
counsel whereby the continuance
granted in the two allegations al
ready of record would apply to those
yet to be preferred
Attorney John Marks represented
Mr.. Leblanc at Mondays proceed
lngs, and Attorneys Sam. Leblanc,
of NapoleonVille, and B. J. Vega and
G. c. Weber, of this city, will also
be associated with counsel for the de-
tense.
!: On Tuesday morning two more
informations were filed agaist Mr.,
Leblanc, in both of which he is
charged with creating an Indebted
ness OF the Peoples Bank knowing
the institution to be in failing and
lnsoiyent circumstances. It is re-
cited that on July IS, 1914, the day
before the bank suspended bust
ness, Mr. Leblanc. turned over to
the Lafourche Mercantile Company
OF this city two drafts with bills of
fading attached drawn on that con-
Germ by the George P. Plant Milling
Company, and accepted in payment of
the drafts the Lafourche Mercantile
Company's check on the Peoples
Bank for $1219.25. Bond was fixed
at $500 on each charge.
District Attorney Gilbert stated
Thursday morning that he would not
enter any more charges against the
accused cashier until the next term
of court. He will make out the in
formations covering the various in
fractions Of the banking laws with
which Mr.. Leblanc is charged, (all
passed on the transactions enumer-
ated in the report from Assistant
Examiner Thompson to Attorney
General pleasantly, and Will deposit
them with the clerk of court, to be
presented at the next jury term of
The Judicial body. Six more charges
may be added to the four already
against Mr.. Leblanc.