The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-03-18
DISTRICT COURT.
Prisoners Sentenced and Docket
Cleared of Numerous Cases.
The mills of iustice were orindi,

Cleared of Numerous Cases.
The mills of justice Were grinding
away busily this week, sessions OF
court having been held Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Al
the conclusion of the latter sitting ad.
journment was ordered to Thursday
March %, at 10 o'clock a. M.
Monday was sentence day, penal.
ties being imposed by Judge Workman
as follows: Albert Thomas, murder
without capital punishment, life i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary; Will
liam Clay, manslaughter, ten years
Albert Soulney, breaking and enter.
ing in the nighttime with intent te
steal, six years; Celina Johnson, strik.
ing with dangerous weapon with IN
tent to XIII, three months in the peni.
tertiary; Adam Bentley, striking with
dangerous weapon with intent to
kill, SIX months in Jail. Sentence
was suspended in the case of Mack
Camel, indicted for wilfully shooting
at. All of these prisoners pleaded
guilty to the respective charges
against them, the record in this re-
gard being one that has seldom been
equaled in the local court.
District Attorney Gilbert filed an
information against Joseph Minor,
charging him with obtaining goods
under false pretenses, and the ac-
cused pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to three months Imprisonment
in the penitentiary and costs of the
prosecution.
| Pierre Braud was tried for wife
desertion and found guilty, being SEN
fenced to pay fine of 500 or spend
six months in jail Judge Workman
ordered the sentence suspended for
one year, provided Braud pays the
sheriff 81 per week.
A verdict. awarding the plaintiff
$500 was rendered by the jury in the
/ damage suit of Ayoub Jacob VS..
the city of Denaldsonville, which
was tried Tuesday. The action grew
out Of injuries sustained by Jacob
when he received a shock from wire
connected with the municipal cleo
trio light system, which had become
loosened during the hurricane of
Sept. 20 last and was dangling over
a sidewalk. Jacob grasped the wire
to thrust it out of his way and was
painfully burned on the right hand,
one of the fingers of which he claims
/ is permanently affected by the in
jury.
Richard Liferidge, the negro who
was arrested here by Officer Lucien
! Acosta, Jr., on the charge of burglar
ling the 7. & P. depot at st. James,
waived jurisdiction, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to eight years i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary.
Jonas Wingay, against whom an
information for carrying a concealed
weapon was filed by the district at
torney, pleaded guilty and was fined
/ $500, with the alternative of 80 days
/ imprisonment in jail.
The trial Of Peter and Selby Sc
vario, charged with disturbing a
peaceable assemblage, was continued
indefinitely, owing to the illness OF
one of the defendants.
Addison Hudson, a material wit
mess in the case against zebby James,
indicted on two counts for breaking
and entering in the nighttime with
] intent to steal, was placed under bond
Of $50 for his appearance IN court on
! the second Monday in July.
An information charging Theo:
phile Gauthreau with Islander was
filed by District Attorney Gilbert.
Civil Matters.
/ The civil business transacted dur.
i ing the week was as follows;
Jas. Won Lotten VS.: United Seat
Co.; default entered.
Southern Bitulithic Co. vs.. City OF
IDonaldsanville; default entered. .
/ Canal Bank and Trust Go. VS.. E. G
Wathen & C. Kline; judgment fol
!. plaintiff for $1,000, with 8 per cent
/ interest from Dec. IA, 1913.
Picard & Geismar, Ltd, VS., Franz
Thompson ct ais; rule made absolute
and partition proceedings approved
lhomologated and made the judgmen
i of the court; certain of the defend
ants ordered to vacate the property II
litigation, which has been adludieatet
to plaintiffs,
i Canal Bank and Trust Co. VS.. Bani
of Ascension; motion to dissolve tflet
and overruled.
| Mumford & Avis VS.. John Ferro
i Judgment for plaintiffs for slO90,75
i with legal interest from inception 9.
| proceedings,
i Charles Scott, administrator, vs.
4 Grand and Glorious Order of Broth
ers and Sisters, etc.; exceptions a
/ to jurisdiction of court, and OF NJ
cause of action, tried and overruled
default entered.
! Bernard Kelly VS.. Edna and josef
schomberg; motion to strike out trle'
8 and oyerruled; exception filed an
s fixed for trial March %.
A. Patorno & Sons VS.. D. Casso
fixed for March %.
8 A. Patorno & Sons VS.. A. <
Truxillo; fixed for March g.
~. Webb ct ais. VS.. B. F. Web
ct ais; default entered.
Star Development Co. VS.. Elder
Oufnac; judgment for plaintiffs to
S321.75, with legal interest from u
dicial demand until paid.
A collision occurred at the intel
section of Railroad avenue an
Charles street shortly after noon la:
Sunday between motor truck owl