GRAND JURY REPORT

May 10, 1929

The grand jury completed its term and found 27 True Bills and 44 No True Bills. The number of cases, especially felonies, investigated was declared in the report signed by A.A. Chappuis of Rayne, foreman, to be unusually large, and this was deplored by jurors, who also scorned alleged efforts to intimidate witnesses or to spirit them away while the jurors were in session. Further investigation of this matter by District Attorney James A. Gremillion was urged in the report.

The grand jury also investigated reports that certain cases had been compromised and while we are satisfied that such was the case, the evidence did not warrant true bills and we have also requested the D.A. to continue the investigation and file the necessary charges should his findings warrant such proceedings.

A side note included in the article makes note that Although the grand jurors investigated a number of alleged violations of the state prohibition law, no indictments were returned, a survey of the true bills and no true bills accompanying this article shows.

IN THE BILL COLUMN A "T" IS A TRUE BILL WHICH MEANS THE GRAND JURY INDICTED THE PERSON.   AN "N" TELLS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO INDICT.  "G" IN THE PLEA AND VERDICT COLUMNS INDICATES "GUILTY".

NAME	CHARGE	BILL	PLEA	VERDICT	SENTENCE
Felix Istre	Non-support	T	G		Ordered to pay $15 monthly for 12 months or 90 days in jail. Paper of May 30, 1929.
Aras Hayes	Non-support	T
Frank Mier	Non-support	T			Ordered to pay $25 monthly for 1 year or take a jail sentence. Paper of May 30, 1929.
Joseph LeBlanc	Non-support	T
Pete Ledoux	Possesion and transportation of liquor	T			His case was investigated by the parish grand jury and who was not indicted, was first arrested by Deputy Sheriff Nugent of Crowley and Marshal John C. Sittig of Iota. It was said that at the time of his arrest he had 7 gallons of liquor in his car. The federal agents later arrested him and after his indictment at Lake Charles he was arraigned before Commissioner Haskell of Lake Charles and bound over for trial at the next term of court in Lake Charles.
John Edwards of Branch, LA	Possession and transportation of liquor				Case was similarly handled as Pete Ledouxs when was failed to be indicted by Acadia grand jury.
John Higgonbotham of Branch, LA	Possession and transportation of liquor				Case was similarly handled as Pete Ledouxs when was failed to be indicted by Acadia grand jury.
Stephen Venable	Possession and transportation of liquor				Case was similarly handled as Pete Ledouxs when was failed to be indicted by Acadia grand jury.
Tom George of Crowley, LA	Manufacture, sale and possession of liquor				He was apprehended by federal agents in the swamps of Hackberry Island. Bond was set at $1500. double the usual amount; since this was his 4th offense adding the Jones law might be applied in the case.
Lessin Quebodeaux	Sale and possession of liquor				He was sentenced by Judge Dawkins to serve 4 months in the Lake Charles jail and pay a fine of $500.
Alceed Boudreaux	Cruelty to animal	T
Wilson Boudreaux	Cruelty to animal	T
John Edward	Selling intoxicating liquor	T
Louis Colman	Carnal knowledge	T
John Higginbotham	Selling intoxicating liquor	T
Isaac Lideu	Carrying concealed weapon	T
Duaere LeBleu	Selling intoxicating liquor	T
Ernest Pete	Larceny	T
Stephen Venable	Selling intoxicating liquor	T
Ledo Pete	Selling intoxicating liquor	T
F. Poylard et al	Embezzlement	T
Frank E. Miller	Giving worthless check	T
Willie Morvant	Carnal knowledge	T
Mrs. Frank Klump	Slander	T
Curley Bubin	Recklessly operating automobile while intoxicated	T
Dominick Daigle	Murder	T
Euphmore Thibodeaux	Larceny	T
Floyd Briggs	Abduction	T
Nelis Richard	Assault and battery	T
N. Richard	Non-support	T
Ovenious Margo	Carnal knowledge	T
John Guidry	Carnal knowledge	T
John Williams	Disturbing the peace	T
Ernest Cesar (alias Ernest Bellard)	Larceny	T
Alex Kibodeaux	Non-support	T
Adam Scott	Assault and battery	T
Lorin Hoyt	Carnal knowledge	T
Jacques Jagneaux	Assault and battery	T
Sam Thompson	Assault and battery	T
Isaac Cormier	Cutting with intent to kill	T
Octave LeBlanc	Slander	T
J.C. Barousse	Confidence game	T
Leoval Cormier	Breaking and entering in the night time	T
Marcel Melancon	Driving auto of another without owners permission	T
Aristille Mealancon	Driving auto of another without owners permission	T
Mrs. Gabriel Baronet	Selling intoxicating liquor	T

MANY CONVICTED IN DISTRICT COURT

May 30, 1929

Of the 21 cases which have gone to trial during the May term of court, 18 of them have resulted in convictions or pleas of guilty, records of Sheriff Walter Larcade show.

NAME	CHARGE	BILL	PLEA	SENTENCE
Regis Bergeron	Cutting with intent to kill		G	Not less than 16 months nor more than 24 months in prison.
Evans Guillory	Larceny	G		Two to three years in prison.
Joe Houston	Cutting with intent to kill		G	Two to three years.
Ignatius Malbrough* Called Ignace in another article.	Shooting with intent to kill		G	Two to three years.
Noah Dupont	Hitting with claw hammer with intent to kill		G	Not less than 16 months nor more than 24 months in prison.
Lawrence Wimberly	Murder without capital punishment	G		In connection with the death of John Bernard
Strlin Fluellin	Breaking and entering and larceny in day time	G		One year in prison
Joe Davis	Cutting with intent to kill		G	18 to 27 months in prison.
Melancon Vaillon	Cutting with intent to kill			On trial May 30, 1929 on a charge of cutting Moise and Abraham Miller.
Dudley Banks	Cutting with intent to kill			Trial schedule for May 30, 1929. In paper of May 30th got 4 months in jail.
Bob Frederick	Larceny	G		Four months in jail
Leo Caswell	Disturbing peace	G		30 days in jail
Felix Dugas	Non-support	G		Sentenced to jail for 3 months.
Lawrence Boudreaux	Disturbing peace	G		10 days in jail
Eugene Nolan	Disturbing peace	G		10 days in jail
John Nolan	Disturbing peace	G		10 days in jail
Wilson Gotreaux	Disturbing peace	G		10 days in jail
Dora Daigle	Disturbing peace	G		Fined $10.

ADRASTE McGEE ARRESTED

Crowley Signal June 8, 1929

Sheriff Walter V. Larcade went to Point Noir Friday and returned with Adraste McGee arrested on charges of cutting and stabbing. McGee is now out on $350 bond.