The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-21
DISTRICT COURT.
Numerous Civil Suits Occupy Atten-
ton of Judicial Body.

| Numerous Civil Suits Occupy Atten
ton of judicial Body.
| Sessions of district court were helt
| Monday, Thursday and Friday OF the
current week, with Judge Philip Gil
bert on the bench and all court of
fcers and attaches at their respective
posts.
Pasquale Palermo, who had pre-
viously pleaded not guilty to an In
dictment charging him with selling
beer without a license, changed his
mind and entered plea Of guilty
He was fined $500 Or six months II
jail, and produced the coin.
Jack Pack, negro, indicted FOL
carnal knowledge of an unmarried fe'
male, pleaded guilty and was sen
fenced to serve six months in jail.
Joe Fontana, charged with striking
with dangerous weapon with intent
to kill and murder, withdrew his
former plea of not guilty, and sub
stituted a plea of guilty of assault
with intent to kill. A fine of $3.50
was imposed upon him, with the al
tentative of six months imprlson-
ment in the parish jail. He paid the
fine.
The petit jury panel drawn for the
week was discharged Monday morn
ing, there being no further criminal
cases on the docket requiring the SER
vices of jury.
A record of the civil business tran
sacted this week is contained IN the
following summary:
.. Glenn VS.. A. A. Robert, trans
ferred from the parish of st. James
judgment for plaintiff for $10O2, with
8 per cent interest from Feb. IA,
1914, and all costs.
S. P. Melancon VS.. W. A. Poche
continued indefinitely.
Miles Planting and Mfg. Co., VS..
Gonzales Bros. exception as to juris-
diction argued and overruled; answer
filed by counsel for defendants in be-
half of Alex. Gonzales; default as to
Joseph Gonzales entered by counsel
for plaintiff; case fixed for Thursday,
July 26.
Picard & Geismar, Ltd, VS.. Isaiah
Thompson; answer filed.
Desire Landry VS.. Santiago TruX-
lilo; motion to strike out motion for
new trial, and motion for new trial,
argued, submitted and taken under
advisement.
Silas Walker VS.. Hopeville Colored
Baptist Church; judgment for plain
tiff for 1920, with legal interest from
May l, 1915, and all costs.
Peoples Bank of Donaldsonville in
liquidation VS.. L. A. Landry, and same
VS.. Santiago Truxillo; default entered.
Kohlman Bros. & Sugarman VS.. Hy.
C. Braud; exception taken up and re-
ferred to merits; default entered;
supplemental petition filed by coun-
sci for plaintiffs.
Fl. B. Howell & Co. VS.. Henry c.
Braud; exception taken up and re-
ferred to merits; default entered.
Mrs. Cecilia Boudreaux Brown VS..
Picard & Geismar, Ltd, ct ais; mo-
ton for new trial argued and taken
under Amusement.
Succession of J. Aristide Landry;
final account of administrative ap-
proved and homologated.
Frank Danna VS.. Charles Barber;
exception llNeu 1OI Iiidl moHoay ouiy
%.
Winfield Jumonville VS.. Charles
Guedry; answer filed; injunction dis
solved and suit dismissed as in case of
non-suit.
Interstate Trust and Banking Com
pany vs. Picard & Geismar, Ltd, ct
ais; reassigned to Tuesday, Oct. 2.
Fixed for Trial.
Monday, July 23-Irene Hooper VS..
Camille Rome; Dawson H. Savario VS..
Louisiana Railway and Navigation
Co.
Thursday, July 26-Mrs. Ramona
Oubre metropolitan Life Insurance
Co.
Court adjourned to Monday, July
%, at 10 a. m.