New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-02-10
SUCCESSF ! L TERM CT
DISTRICT COURT.

Parish with James Simon anC
District Attorney Emile Vuiile-
mot filing their respective posi-
tons as Judge and Prosecuting
Attorney. One Of tie last deci
sions rendered by His Honor be
fore lea ING for st. Martin Par
ish, was the civil suit entered by
the Segura Realty Co.. P. II. Sc
gura and the CClgin heirs as in
,tervors. The suit was filed by
Burke & Smith to recover a tract
of land now IN possession of the
Segura Sugar Company situated
about three miles west of New
Iberia. The land in question had
been donated for refinery pur-
poses by the plaintiffs in the suit
and several years ago the refinery
of the concern above mentioned
was partially destroyed by fire
and since has been abandoned.
According TO the decision of the
Court the land now reverts back
to the original owners, the
plaintiff and intervenors being
also given the right to the i'm
provements by paying to the de-
PENDANTS fifty per cent. Of the cost
Of the improvements as approx
mated by experts, and placed on
file with the records. On the
other hand should the plaintiffs
and intervenors not wish the i'm
provements in question, the Sc
gura Sugar Company upon ten
davs official notice from the time
Judgment is obtained and signed,
must remove the improvements
from the lands which again revert
to their original owners.
In criminal eases tried. the one
that created the most interest was
that of slander charged against
f. j. DerOuen and Clarence David.
This case resulted in both the ac-
cused being convicted and Judge
Simon sentenced them both to
three months in prison with a fine
of 800 each being attached onto
the sentence. This was one Of the
most revolving eases that has ever
come before our Court since lbe- !
ria Parish was created and the
sentence imposed upon the guilty
parties is none too severe under
the circumstances. During the
procedure Of the trial, hot words
we're, exchanged between the Dis
trict Attorney and Mr.. Dulany
who took over the case at the last
owing to the inability of
Mr.. M. T. Gordy to be present.
1t seems Mr.. Dulany angered the
prosecuting attorney and he
charged the attorney Of the ac-
FUSED with placing him in false
position. This was denied by Mr..
Dulany, whereupon Vuillemot
"you did, 81 did not''
vas the reply of Dulany. "You
IRE q liar" exclaimed Vuillemot.
you re another, said Dulany,
and with that blows were passed
" both gentlemen until Sheriff
landry separated them. After
he case was concluded, the Court
imposed fine Of Ten Dollars
lpon Vuillemot and exonerated
he other attorney.
The cases against several trap
,ers, charged with violating the
aw on Marsh Island was con-
inued over at the request of Mr..
iordy and the Attorney General
# Louisiana.
State VS.. Joe Henry. Joe Vital
md Frank Williams, hunting
license resulted in a ver-
Iict, guilty as charged.
State vs.. E. Walker. larceny,
.uilty.
State VS.. Eugene Boutte, as
ault and battery, guilty as
harged.
State VS.. Marshal Colette, dis
urbing peace, not guilty.
State VS.. Henry Legnon, SLAM
er, not guilty.
State VS.. Felias Leblanc, HUI
ert Olivier and A. Boutte, hunt
1g without license, guilty. ,
State VS.. Robert Burkley, hunt .
To- without license, guilty.
State VS.. Alex Migues, not {
Utility. :
State vs.. Lloyd Colette, hunting ,
-ithout license. guilty.
State VS.. Bob Lacamue. SANDER. :
utility.
State VS.. Lester Stafford as ?