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The UsGenWeb Project Louisiana Archives DISTRICT COURT GRAND JURY REPORT This page was last updated on Friday, 22-Sep-2023 15:07:46 EDT
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| DISTRICT COURT GRAND JURY REPORT | |
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The grand jury submitted their final report and made a number of pertinent suggestions to the police jury.
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| Thursday’s Session | |
| TRUE BILLS | |
| Monday | |
| The State of Louisiana vs | Charges |
| Henry Maltbrink | larceny, plead not guilty, fixed for October 29. |
| Sonny Mouton & Wesley Davis | violating liquor license lawa, plea not guilty; fixed for October 29. |
| Mamie Washington & John Hickman | stabbing with intent to murder, plea not guilty; fix for October 31. |
| Frank Morris | larceny, plea not guilty, fixed for October 31. |
| Joseph Seice | cutting with intent to kill, plea not guilty, fixed for November 3. |
| John Guidry | horse stealing, plea not guilty, fixed for November 3. |
| Justi Comeau | stabbing with intent to murder, plea not guilty, fixed for November 5. |
| John Morgan | killing a cow and calf, plea not guilty; fixed for November 5. |
| Taureand Schveader | assault and battery, plea guilty; sentence deferred. |
| Gab. Johnson | larceny, bond forfeited. |
| Geneus Aucans | breaking and tearing down fence, plea not guilty; fixed for Nov. 3. |
| Chas. Hardy | horse stealing, plea not guilty, tried to a jury and defendant found guilty. |
| Alfred Barry, et al | set for today, was on motion of defendant, continued to Nov. 3. |
| Only one case was taken up on the civil docket, that of Martha Dagan, wife vs. Beauregard Furez, husband. Judgment rendered for plaintiff. | |
| The State of Louisiana vs | Charges |
| In the criminal section of the District Court Tuesday, the case of the State of Louisiana vs. Louis Baptiste was tried to a jury. Baptiste is accused of burglary and entering a house with a dangerous weapon with intent to murder. | The case was still on trial at noon adjournment. |
| Valerin Duhan | killing a hog, bond fixed at $25. |
| Glen Abbott | forgery, plea of guilty entered. |
| Wm. Arthur | larceny, plea of guilty entered. |
| NOT TRUE BILLS | |
| The State of Louisiana vs | Charges |
| Wm. Cromwell | assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to kill. |
| Arthur Trahan | disturb peace assembly. |
| Charles Hickman - larceny. | . |
| George Wellman | carrying a concealed weapon. |
| Mrs. Donatile Bergereaux | murder. |
| Denis Minique | assault and battery. |
| Oger Breaux | cruelty to animals. |
| Charlie Smith | shooting with intent to kill. |
| Henry Kritzer | carrying concealed weapon. |
| Ben Butler | murder. |
| Joseph Brown | assault with a dangerous weapon. |
| M.A. Hamilton | assault and battery. |
| Wm. Cromwell | assault with a dangerous weapon. |
| Tom Spell | larceny. |
| Lucian Richard et al | burglary. |
| Emile Romer et al | lying in wait and striking with intent to murder. |
| Adam Menard | larceny |
| Caside Herbert | assault and battery. |
| Celina Jean | shooting with intent to kill. |
| Hypolite Broussard | found guilty of larceny,was sentenced to pay a fine of $100. and costs and serve a term of six months in jail. |
| In the Criminal Court the jury brought a verdict of guilty to a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, was given a sentence of sixty days in the parish jail. | |
| The case of Louisiana vs. R.L. Bradley, indited for cutting with intent to kill, was tried to a jury this morning. District Attorney Campbell appeared for the state, and Montgomery and Taylor represented the defendant. | The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. |
| DISTRICT COURT - Crowley Signal November 8, 1902 | |
| In the district court Friday morning sentence was passed on a number of convicts. | |
| Louis Baptiste, who was tried under several indictments, was sentenced under four convictions as follows: Entering in the night, 5 years in the penitentiary; shooting with intent to murder, 20 years in pen; burglary and larceny. | 10 years in pen, making 45 years to serve. |
| Wm. Arthur | was given 10 sentences of six months each on a conviction for larceny. |
| Charles Hardy, convicted for horse stealing. | was sentenced to 5 years in penitentiary. |
| The State of Louisiana vs | Charges |
| S. Primeaux | larceny, found guilty. Released until Saturday on $200. bond. |
| Clementine Davis | selling liquor without a license, bond forfeiter. |
| Saturday | |
| There was no session of the district court today, it being a legal holiday. The following misdemeanor cases were disposed of Friday evening before court adjourned: | |
| The State of Louisiana vs | Charges |
| Wm. Duhon | killing a hog, plea of not guilty entered, fixed for trial Nov. 8 |
| Frank Morris | larceny, plea of not guilty entered, tried and found guilty. |
| Fred Landow | assault and battery, plea of not guilty, tried and found guilty. |
| Desplaine Plaisance | assault with a dangerous weapon, plea not guilty. Motion for continuance overruled. Tried and defendant found guilty. Called for sentence Nov. 8 |
| Jack Lockley | discharging fire arms, plea of not guilty; Tried and found guilty. Called for sentence Nov. 8 |
| Glen Abbott | convicted of forgery, was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. |
| Pierre Lombard | convicted of assaulting an officer and resisting arrest, was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. |
| Wednesday | |
| Civil cases: | |
| J.B. Clements vs. Annette Clement | default confirmed. |
| J.J. Kutasch vs. L.S. Cornett | answer and motion filed. |
| J.A. Pedigo vs. R.T. Clark, clerk of courts and recorder. | default. |
| J.F. Istre vs. La. R.R. Co. | default |
| W.E. Ellis, administrator of estate of C.J. Welsh, deceased vs. Bank of Acadia. | fixed for Nov. 17. |
| Garr Scott & Co. vs. John Schlisher | default confirmed. |
| H.W. Robertson vs. Susie Duplante | amended answer filed. |
| Criminal docket | State of Louisiana vs. |
| Joe Grager | attempted highway robbery, plea of not guilty entered. |
| Columbus Henderson | burglary & larceny, plea of not guilty entered. |
| V. Duhon | killing a hog, nolie pros. |
| John Morgan | killing a cow and calf. Plea of not guilty entered. |
| Alfred Barry | murder, tried by jury and verdict not yet reached. |
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