The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-03-16
DISTRICT COURT.
Docket Cleared Of Numerous Cases
and Prisoners Sentenced.


Sessions of district court were held
Monday, Thursday and Friday of this
week, the following business being
transacted:
Civil Matters.
DIR. E. K. Sims VS.. J. N. Gid j. III.
Maher; Judgment for defendants, ae-
cident on which suit was based being
considered by the court to have been
unavoidable.
L. Schellaci & Bro. VS.. John Ferro !;
continued indefinitely. o
Walter Miller VS.. Charlotte Mervin /;
exception overruled; default entered !;
commission issued to take testimony
of witnesses in the parish Of Orleans,
returnable in ten days.
Grove Mfg. Co. VS.. Dominick Casso
supplemental answer filed; continued
indefinitely.
Miles Pltg. and Mfg. Co. VS.. Con
zales Bros; judgment for plaintiffs
for s335.S9, with 8 per cent interest
from Dec. 81, 1913, and all costs,
against Joseph Gonzales and Alexan-
der F. Gonzales, individual members
Of defendant firm.
Anderson Foundry and Machine Co.
VS.. Roland Russell; exception tried
and overruled; bill reserved by coun-
sci for defendant; default entered.
C. E. Wermuth VS.. South Louisiana
Fair Association; exception tried and
overruled; default entered.
Lillian NJ. Breckenridge VS.. Bank
Of Donaldsonville in Liquidation ;
Judgment rendered decreeing parti-
ton by licitation Of following prop
erty: Lot No. in square %, Donald
sonville, situated at the northeast cor
ner of Mississippi and Lessard streets,
measuring 78 feet 9 inches front ON
former street by depth of 110 feet,
together with all the buildings and
improveme thereon and thereunto
belonging. Property ordered sold at
public auction after due advertise
ment according to law.
Ascension Red Cypress Co. VS.. New
River Drainage District; continued
indefinitely.o
Isabella Braud VS.. L.. E. Mullen
plaintiff granted absolute divorce.
Succession of Christian Winter
final account of Mrs. Adele Winter,
administrative, homologated in so far
as not opposed, with certain amend
ments.
Home Mercantile Co., Ltd, VS.. Maui
rim Co., Ltd, Charles Maurin, re-
ceiyer; exceptions tried, submitted
and referred to merits; oppositions
tried contradictorily and taken under
advisement.
Criminal Matters.
Edna Miller, information for cut
ting with intent to kill and murder
fled by district attorney; pleaded
guilty to cutting with intent to kill,
which plea was accepted by the state.
Jesse Robinson, retailing liquor
without license; nolle pressed.
Joseph Bacala, violating Sunday
law; withdrew former plea of not
guilty and substituted plea of guilty
$3.50 or six months.
Oscar Webb, carrying concealed
weapon; withdrew former plea of not
guilty and substituted plea of guilty
500 Or three months.
Lee Hamilton, retailing liquor with
out a license; tried and found guilty
sentence suspended.
Prisoners Sentenced.
Friday was sentence day, penalties
being imposed By Judge Gilhere g
/ follows
SlIssais
than four nor more than fve years q q
/ the penitentiary
w iIliam Harris, obtaining money
Iby false pretense;; not less chan s1s
nor more than eight months in the
penitentiary.
John Thomas, carnal knowledge
thirty days in jail, sentence to begin
from date of plea.
/ John Harris. carnal knowledge
FIVE days in Jail.
Edna Miller, cutting with intent te
kill; six months in jail.
/ The docket for the term having
been disposed of, court adjourned
/ without date.