St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-10-13
DISTRICT COURT
HOLDSlTSFIRST
SESSION AFTER
VACATION
Contest and Contempt Cases
Will Come Up for
Trial Today.
MFORMATIONS FILED
AGAINST SALOONS.
Carges of Violating Sunday
Law; Bonds Fixed at
$4,000 Each.

District Court met in regular ses-
sion last Monday, with Judge Carter
on the bench and District Attorney
J. Vol Brock prosecuting, and lasted
the entire week.
The contested election cases and
the contempt cases were expected TO
be heard Immediately, but the un-
ayoida5le absence of Judge Reed,
one of counsel for plaintiffs, caused
them to be put off until Saturday.
Attorney Schwartz, for defendants,
moved that there was no cause of
action, but was overruled by the
Court, and A. S. Burns, co6nsel for
plaintiffs, entered default against
defendants, which was sustained,
and two days given for reply. The
entries in the docket for these cases
Is given below.
Bills of information were filed by
District Attorney Brock against U.
Depriest, Schneider & Young and W.
]. Warren, saloonkeepers, for viola
tions of the Sunday law, and they
were placed under $500 bonds each.
These cases will come up in the No
vember term of court.
The following cases were disposed
Of lby the Court:
State vs.. Oscar Bradley, nolle pros
entered.
State vs.. Fred Haiti, plead guilty
to carrying concealed weapons and
fined 500 and costs, and in default
to serve IL months in Jail. subject
to work roads.
Paul Jones & Co., VS. Jas. Band,
dismissed at plaintiffs costs.
C. F. Farmer vs.. n o. G. N, Co.,
dismissed at plaintiffs costs.
Jno. w. Taylor VS.. Southern Ex-
press Co., judgment as sued for.
In the cases of c. E. Schonberg VS..
8. D. Anderson. r. l.. Aubert VS.. P.
]. Lacroix and C. E. Schonberg VS.
Mayor and Town Council of Coving
ton, exceptions were filed by counsel
for defense, which were over-ruled
BY the Court, and cases Will go to
trial to-day Saturday before a
jury, on its merits.
St. Tammany Bank & Trust Co. VS..
Chas. T. Bradley, default entered.
State vs.. Boyle Payne, hunting
without license, fined $40 and costs,
and in default to 80 days in jail.
State vs.. Emile Erwin, guilty OF
carnal knowledge, sentenced to three
years in penitentary. Judgment
suspended upon his paying costs anc
on his further payment to the sheriff
OF $500 per week, and in default to
serve sentence in penitentiary.
Thornton-Clancy Lbr. Co. VS.. Den
man and King, dismissed at plain
ti6's costs.
Times-Picayune VS.. S. P. Cause,
Judgment in favor of plaintiff.
Following is the report OF the
Grand Jury:
Covington, La, Oct. IL, 1917.
Hon. P. B. Carter, Judge.
The Grand Jury has completed its
labors and beg to report, viz:
We have examined a. complain $,
among which Is were found guilty
and bills found.
We called a number of reported
violators Of the Compulsory Educa-
ton Statute and gave each a warn
ing and enjoined upon them the ne
cessity OF Keeping their children in
school.
The parish Jail was visited and
found in good sanitary condition.
A good suggestion presented itself
In the way Of supplying decent sani'
tay toilets for the courthouse.
We wish to thank AL parish Of
ncers for their courtesy and com
mend them for their attention to
duty.
Respectfully.
WALTER PARKER,
Foreman