The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-14
DISTRICT COURT.
Interesting Developments Mark the
Opening of Regular Jury Term.

motion Monday forenoon with tn
4 convening of regular jury term 0
district court for Ascension parish
Judge Philip Gilbert presiding.
grand jury to serve for the ensuinl
six months was impaneled, as follows
lC. F. sibley, J. C. Dabadie, JOIN
Hanna, Alexander Hamilton, Desir
/ Falcon, Ambrose Gaudin, r. E. Noel
II. J. Schuster, Camille Daigle, Pau
Bouchereau, Mavor Melancon ant
Aristide Melancon. Judge Gilber
appointed Mr.. Dabadie to act as fore
man of the jury and charged the in
| auisitors along the usual lines.
| lnformations for selling to white:
and blacks under the same roof, il
violation of the Gay-Shattuck law
were filed against the following sa
loonkeepers by District Attorney Geo
S. Guion: B. Mistretta, Leon Fon.
tano, Matteo Gagliano, Salvador Lupo
and Joseph NJ. Belle. All of the &C
cused pleaded guilty and were fined
5000 each, with the alternative of six
months in jail. They paid the fine,
enriching the treasury of the school
board to the extent of $1,000.
Harry Bullion, against whom an
information was filed for appearing
at a public assembly in drunken con-
cition, was sentenced to cough up $50
or serve Is days in jail, and George
Schmalzrid, for carrying a concealed
weapon, was given the choice of pro-
alsci1g $3.50 or remaining six months
a The parish prison. Both of them
came across"
As the result of raid by Sheriff
Hanson and Officer L. Acosta, Jr.,
Monday afternoon, the district attor-
ney filed an information against Paul
Fontano for keeping banking game
at his First and Last Chance Saloon.
The accused, who was not in the sa-
loon at the time the game was going
on, pleaded not guilty to the charge,
and the case was passed for furtle:
inquiry, there being some doubt in
the mind of the district attorney as
to whether the game in question,
thigh ball." is banking game in the
sense intended by the anti-gambling
law. The judge cautioned Fontano
to watch his STEP" however, remind
ing him that the minimum penalty for
Or permitting a banking
game is $1,000, while the maximum
fine may be as much as $4,000.
On Tuesday afternoon the grand
jury submitted to the court report
bristling with comments and recon-
One of these was to TIE
effect that the sheriff exert himself
r.l i, nf do, 1.t,rr
and that the district at
torney conduct an aggressive prose
cution of all such offenders. This
should be a sufficient warning to such
remarks the report, "that
this grand jury puts itself of record
as in favor of law and order" In
Of the grand jury's
declaration, an edict has gone forth
from the sheriff's Office announcing
that the Sunday law will be rigidly
hereafter, and Donaldson
Vile and the remainder of the parish
will be bone dry" tomorrow and on
Sabbaths. The grand
ury's report is published in full else
where in this issue.
True bills were returned by the in
luisitorial body as follows: Joe Fon-
ana. striking with a dangerous weap-
N wifi intent TO XIII ana muruHr;
oasquale Palermo, selling beer with
,ut license; Jack Pack, having car
,al knowledge. Fontana and Palermo
pleaded not guilty and their cases
we're fixed for trial July Is and 25,
the accused being re-
eased upon bond of 5000 each. A
,ench warrant was issued for Pack.
After receiving the report of the
rand jury Tuesday afternoon, court
djourned until Monday, July 16, at
0 o'clock. Following is a summary
f the civil business transacted at
his weeks sessions:
Mrs Cecilia Boudreaux Brown VS..
beard & Geismar, Ltd; judgment for
laintiff for s150.80, with legal in
crest from Jan. 27, 1917; motion for
ew trial filed by defendants.
Societa Italiana di NJ. B., Conte di
'orino, VS.. Savoia and Constantino;
Judgment appealed from affirmed.
w. B. Thompson & Co. VS.. e. A.
'ooth and Sidney Nickens; exception
verr111ed
A. V. Coco and w. E. Couvillon VS..
oseph 7. Cafero; exception over
uled; default entered.
Desire Landry vs.Santiago Truxillo;
lotion for new trial fixed for July Is.
DIR. E. K. Sims VS.. John Nicholas
[aher and John NJ. Maher; answer
led; commission issued to take testi-
gony, returnable July 25, to which
ate case was assigned for trial.
Picard & Geismar, Ltd, VS.. Isaiah
thompson; default entered.
Mrs. Lucille Terrio ct ais VS.. Bank I
{ Donaldsonville in liquidation; de-
,ult entered.
Silas Walker VS.. Hopeful Colored
aptist Church; default entered.
Interstate Trust and Banking Com
my VS.. Picard & Geismar, Ltd, ct
s.; continued indefinitely.
John W. Hanna vs. Eunice Babin
I'd Martha Pertuis; default entered.
Mrs. Ramona Oubre VS.. MetroLoli-
II Life Insurance Co.; counsel for +
rs. Odille Bourgeois, widow of late
,seph B. Oubre, offered written mo-
on or prayer for oyer of certain
tier, which was granted.
Fixed for Trial.
Friday, July Winfield Jumon-
lie VS.. Charles Guedry.s
Tuesday, July 24-G. A. Weigand +
Co. VS.. Dominick Casso.
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