St. Tammany farmer., 1917-02-17
DISTRICT COURT
PROCEEDINGS
HELD THIS
WEEK
Judge Carter Strict as to
Law Against Concealed
Weapons.
GRAND JURY REPORTS
, BUT FEW TRUE BILLS.
Most Cases Before Court are
of the Minor Crimi-
nal Class.

District Court opened with Judge
Carter on the bench and District At
torney Brock prosecuting. Judge
Carter was strict in the enforcement
+, of the law as to carrying concealed
weapons, and will Go his best te
! break the habit up.
The grand jury brought in but few
true bills, and the criminal cases
| were mostly of minor character.
The following true bills were re-
turned by the Grand Jury:
Walter Parker, carrying conceal
ed weapons.
Peter Burton, larceny.
Jas. C. Strain, carnal knowledge.
Leon Johnson. larceny.
Bob York, larceny.
Joe Ray, shooting with intent to
murder.
Napoleon Daniel, larceny.
II. S. White, carrying concealed
weapon,
Will Franklinton, carrying con-
cealed weapon.
Robt. O'Neil, carnal knowledge. ~~
Rousseaux Sharp, Jas. Sharp and
Arthur Hunt, assault and battery.
Cordelatia Masdoncide, libel.
Oscar Bradley, assault and bat
terry,
Solomon Roberts and Louis Re-
we're, cutting with intent to kill.
Ben Davis, carrying concealed
weapon.
The following cases were disposed
of by the court:
Ben Davis, plead guilty to carry
ing concealed weapon.
Will Franklinton, plead guilty to
carrying concealed weapon.
H. S. White, plead guilty to carry
ing concealed weapon.
Joe Ray, found guilty to shooting
with intent to murder.
Bob York, plead guilty to larceny.
Pete Burton, plead guilty to lar
ceny.
Union Bank VS.. w. T. Tippin ct
al, judgment as prayed for.
Town of Slidell VS.. J. w. Decker,
judgment against defendant. )
Will J. Morgan VS.. DR.. G. c. Min
IL,
J. S. Read, found guilty by the
court. Motion TO rnew trial was
granted.
State VS.. Toulous Depriest, found
guilty and sentenced to pay a fine
of 500 and costs, and default to IL
months in Jail subject to work on
public roads. 1t was further order
ed by the court that sentence be
suspended, provided defendant gives
to he sheriff every Saturday, begin
ming Saturday, Feb. "a, the sum OF
$500 per week. this amount to be
used by the sheriff to purchase pro-
visions and necessary clothing for
maintenance of his children.
j. w. Fowler VS.. Southern Express
Co., default entered against defend
ant.
w. T. Pittman VS.. N. o. & N. ]
Ry. Co., judgment for plaintiff.
John Ramsay, plead guilty to lar
ceny.
Carrie Carroll Rutland VS.. Allen
Rutland, judgment as prayed for.
Sentences not given in time for
publication will be published next
week.
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pin-headed opinions Of egotists.
If this tax is passed it will give
Vaudeville a new six-room school.
fully equipped with new desks, black
boards, etc., an auditorium with
seats and stage, a library, teachcr's
office and a concrete basement to be
used as a playground in bad weather,
an artesiar, we'll, electric lights and
sanitary csssets and wash rooms: in
one word, modern up-to date
school and so built as to permit OF
enlargement in the event OF conyertS
ing it into a high school, which IS
closely within the range of probabi.i-
ties. It will also give full nine
months session to the Vaudeville.
Houltonville and Lewisburg schools
and probably second teacher to the
latter. 1t will obviate the necessity
of sending children to Covington or
New Orleans schools. thereby saving
time, trouble. money and worry to
the parents, and the grades will be
such as to permit the pupils stepping
directly into the high school here or
elsewhere.
II will give the colored school a
longer and better session separate
and to itself.
It will encourage the people with
children to locate here permanently.
any opinion to the contrary notwitil-
standing, for it is a well known fact
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