The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-07-15
DISTRICT COURT.
Regular Term Convened and New
Grand Jury Tmpanelled.

Grand Jury fmpanelled.
The mills of justice were placed in
operation Monday morning, when a
regular jury term of the twenty
Seventh judicial district court for AS
cension parish was convened. Judge
Charles 7. Workman occupied the
bench, District Attorney Philip Gil
bert, Clerk of Court j. S. Barman
and Sheriff E. C. Hanson were at
| their respective posts, and there was
a full attendance of other court at
taches and members of the bar. The
following grand jury was impanelled
to serve for the ensuing six months:
Joseph Gonzales, Grant Alexander,
Louis A. Landry, L. S. Easterly, Ara.
mis- J. Melancon, Robert H. Landry,
Friend Gleason, Rosemond Braud
Leon Levy, L. A. Duplessis, H. C.
Wilson, and A. B. Ledoux. Mr.. Con-
| zales was appointed to serve as fore
man of the jury, and the customary
charge was delivered by Judge Chas.
T. Workman. se-@. ,-.
A second session Of the judicial
body was held Tuesday afternoon,
when the grand jury submitted its
final report and was discharged until
further notice. True bills were re-
turned as follows: Charles Bernard
and Alfred Meter, larceny; Royal Me-
Crory and Ross McCrory, maliciously
killing beef; Robert Jones, assault
and battery, and failure to support
wife; John Howard, assault with in
tent to rape; Paul RELAY, larceny;
Marcellus Coleman and John Latino,
larceny; Sullivan Sprawl, cutting with
a dangerous weapon with intent to
kill and murder; Andrew Jackson,
breaking seal Of railroad car.
Not true bill was reported in the
eases of Joseph Brignac, shooting at,
and "Alias Shine" assault with intent
to rape.
District Attorney Philip Gilbert
filed informations as follows: James
Corbett, carrying concealed weapon;
pleaded guilty and fined 500, or four
months in Jail. Sheffield Ward, car
rying concealed weapon; pleaded gull
ty and fined 500, or 60 days in Jail.
Percy Johnson, larceny; pleaded
guilty and sentenced to 60 days in
jail. Willie Wilson, breaking and en-
tering in the night time; pleaded gull
ty to larceny and sentenced to SO days
in jail. Joseph Clark, breaking seal
OF railroad car; pleaded not guilty,
and case fixed for trial July II. The
prisoner will be defended by Attor-
ney C. w. st. Amant, under appoint
ment of the court. Barney Moore,
carrying concealed weapon.
Criminal Matters.
Charles Bernard and Alfred Meter,
indicted for larceny, pleaded guilty to
larceny Of an amount of $40, and
were sentenced to three months In
jail.
Marcellus Coleman entered plea
of guilty to similar charge, and was
given the. same sentence.
John Howard pleaded not guilty OF
assault with intent to rape, and the
case was fixed for trial July IT. At
torney B. ], Vega was appointed by
the court to defend the prisoner, who
is a negro.
Robert Jones, indicted for assault
and battery and failure to support his
wife, entered a plea of not guilty,
and trial of the. charges was fixed for
July "a.
Andrew Jackson pleaded not guilty
of breaking the seal of railroad car,
and will be tried July II. Attorney
Karl Leche will conduct the defense,
having been appointed by the court.
Zebby James,. against whom two IN
dictments for breaking and entering
in the nighttime with intent to steal
were returned at the last term OF
court, pleaded not guilty and his trial
was set for July 18.
A bench warrant was issued Tor
Sullivan Sprawl, indicted for cutting
with a dangerous weapon with intent
to kill and murder.
Civil Matters.
Civil business transacted by the
court this week is summarized as fol-
lows:
Hibernia Bank and Trust Company
VS.. Mccall Bros. Pltg. and Mfg. Co.,
third opposition of ]. P: Hudson;
claim of third opponent rejected and
dissolved, and amount retained or
dered turned over to plaintiff in par
tial satisfaction of plaintiffs claim;
opponent granted suspensive and de-
yoiutive appeals, returnable to court
of appeals at its next sitting in Dom
aldsonville, upon furnishing bond OF
$50. -,
Bank of Donaldsonville in liqulda-
ton VS.. Mccall Bros. Pltg. and Mfg.
Co., third opposition Of Hibernia
Bank and Trust Co.; answer to third
opposition filed.
default entered.
Felix Acosta VS.. Clarence North ct
ais: plaintiff and all of defendants
recognized to be owners in indivision
of certain property, which is ordered
sold by sheriff at public auction TO Ell
feet partition.
The suits of Ida Baggage VS.. Geo.
Washington, and Harrison ct ais. VS.:
| Harrison ct ais, were fixed Tor trlaA
July 10.
succession Of Mrs. Justine braud,
widow of Julien Landry; Judgment
rendered recognizing Mrs. Marie An
toinette Landry, widow of Jos. r.
Ringay. and Mrs. Theresa Landry,
widow of 4. 3. Allen, daughters OF
Mrs. Justine Landry; Mrs. Anna L.
Stevens, widow Of DR.. Stevens, grand
daughter; and Lille A. Landry, 81
mon @. Landry and Marion B. Ian
dry, great-grandchildren, to be sole
heirs of the late Mrs. Justine Landry,
and placing them in full possession OF
any and ali property Of any kind or
nature belonging to or appertalning
to the estate Of said Mrs. Justine
Landry,