The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-03-04
DISTRICT COURT.
Criminal Term Convened and New
Grand jury Impaneiled.

Criminal Term Convened and New
Grand Jury Impanelled.
A regular term of criminal district
court for Ascension parish was con-
vened Monday forenoon, with Judge
Charles f. Wortham on the bench
and all court officers present. The
following grand jury was impanelled
to serve for the ensuing six months:
NJ. r. Bloomenstiel, A. E. Aynle, a..
R. Landry, Gale 7. Chapman, Frank
G. Ayraud, A. W. Brande, M. B. eau
threaux, Dennis Cassard, Edgar Tenn
plet, Aehille blanchard, L. H. Kern
and L. Il. Klos. Judge WORKMAN APP
pointed Mr.. Bloomenstiel to act as
foreman Of The jury, and delivered
the usual charge to the inquisitorial
body. He supplemented his instruc-
tions by reading a letter from DR..
Oscar bowling, president of the Lou
isiana Board of Health, urging a
rigid enforcement of the health laws
of the state and particularly those
referring to the registration of vital
statistics, promiscuous splitting in pub
lie places, and the prevention of
communicate diseases by the obser-
vance of proper sanitary precautions.
The grand jury made a partial re-
port of its findings Monday afternoon,
and on Wednesday afternoon sub
mitted its final report and was dis
charged until further notice The fol-
lowing true bills were returned: Al
bert Thomas. murder; Zebby James,
breaking and entering in the night
time with intent to steal, two charges
Walden Delete, larceny Mack Camel,
wilfully shooting at; Henry Brock
hoeft, carrying concealed weapon;
Celina johnson. striking with dam
gerous weapon with intent to kill:
Ed. Roddy, Desmond Roddy, William
Hodgeson, Sid. Hodgeson and Hughey
Stephens, buying and selling fresh
water fish without license William
Clay, murder; Peter and SeIby Sc
vario, disturbing peaceable assem-
blage.
No indictments were found in the
following cases: George Seals, prac-
ticing veterinary medicine without a
license; Louis Hubbard, lying in wait;
E. E. Reynolds, larceny; Burl Bar
row, larceny.
Mack Camel, charged with wilfully
shooting at, pleaded guilty and was
remanded. sentence being deferred on
the statement of counsel for the ac-
cused that there We're certain extern
I uating circumstances which he desir-
ed to call to the attention of the court.
Walden Delete, accused Of the
theft of watch valued at 81, en-
tered a plea of not guilty and was re
manded for trial.
Albert Thomas, indicted for MUIR
der, pleaded not guilty, and the case
was fixed for Wednesday, March s.
/ Attorneys S. A. Marchand and Kari
Leche were appointed by the court to
defend the accused,
A plea of not guilty was entered
by Celina Johnson, indicted for strik,
ling with a dangerous weapon with in
tent to kill, and trial Of the case was
fixed for Monday, March 6.
Zebby James, against whom two IN
1 dietments were found for breaking
and entering IN the nighttime with
Intent to steaI was arraigned, plead
led not guilty, and his trial fixed fol
+ March 10.
William Clay, charged with murder
i entered plea Of not guilty, and vii
1 be tried March 8,
Peter and selby sssevaria, accused
OF disturbing aeeahle assembly
I entered disclaimer to the chargt
land will come up for trial March 3
Defaults were entered in the fol
lowing civil suits Gauthreaux VS.. He
lbert. Kenner vs.. Thibaut, Star De
4 velopment Co. VS.. Roufnae, and Har
| vs. Raphael.
The damage suit of Ayoub jacob
I VS.. the city Of Donaldsonville was fix
ed for trial Friday, March 10. Jacob
who is a Syrian peddler, was severe
lly burned on one Of his hands Whel
The attempted to push aside an electro
light wire that was hanging over tn
sidewalk frarn the shed of building
at the corner of Claiborne and Hou
mas streets, and which had becom
loosened in the big storm of Sept. =
last.
The exception to the jurisdiction Q
Il the district court in the suit OF Yves
tern Union Telegraph CO., VS.. j. a
Dalferes ct ais. was fixed for tris
March 9.
At the conclusion of Wednesday
, session, court adjourned to 10 o,eloc
: a. m. next Monday.
Miss Rosina Singer returned recen
q |ly to Jones, Morehause parish, to Y
!, sumo her position as teacher OF tn
7 public sehool at that place, afte
spending two weeks at home. IL
: school was closed for the period state
q on account Of overflow from bacl
n water of the White and Arkans'
g rivers.
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