DISTRICT COURT CASES

Crowley Signal April 27, 1901 & May 4 and 11, 1901

A Number of Cases Disposed of During the Week

Thursdays Session
Thompson & Co.	V	Robinson	Judgment of the lower court amended
Elms	V	Crowley State Bank	Refixed for May 25
State	V	Sidney OPry	Plead guilty of assault & Battery, bond 25. To return April 29
State	V	Pascal Barne	Fixed for April 22
State	V	J. Walter White
State	V	Robert Baptiste
State	V	John Bell
State	V	Emma	Thomas R. Smith appointed attorney for the defendant
State	V	James Kennedy
State	V	Thelismare Blanchard	Motions to quash. Bond fixed at $250.
State	V	Sullivan & Huse	Thomas R. Smith, J.G. Medlinka & J.E. Barry appointed attorney for Huse.
Informations filed against		T.J. Slutz, Edward Higginbotham, Laurent Olivier
Walter White			Bond fixed at $1500.
John Bell			Bond fixed at $200.
John W. Pedigo	V	Geo. W. Hewett	Judgment for the defendant, rejecting plaintiffs demand.
J.B. Camors	V	Hurd	Note of evidence opened
TODAYS SESSION
W.W. Duson	V	Geo. T. Eiland	Judgment for the plaintiff.
State	V	Pascal Barne	Motion to set aside forfeiture of bond filed.
Louis Mayor Broussard	V	Francois P. Breaux et al	Fixed for April 29, 1901
Jules Menou	V	His application for naturalization	Taken up, evidence opened and closed Judgment
C.B. Vogan			Juror ordered for week of April 29 excused.
J.B. Camors	V	Hurd &Wright	Note of evidence, closed argued and submitted
CIVIL CASES
Eliza Mire	V	Mrs. Carolina Nicholson et al	Default
Schlesinger & Bender	V	Jos. Shaffhausen	Defaults confirmed, Judgment
Loeb Blum & Co	V	Jos. Shaffausen	Defaults confirmed, Judgment
Moyse Bros.	V	Jos. Shaffausen	Defaults confirmed, Judgment
W.H. Nicholson	V	C.L. Crippen	Under Tutor; taken up, tried and submitted
Kaplan & Blum	V	Geo. W. Merritt	Default confirmed
A.L. Chappuis	V	George Anding	Default confirmed, Judgment
CRIMINAL CASES
C.W. Wilkins			Information filed against
Mosart Bouge			Information filed against
Abraham Breaux			Information filed against
State	V	James W. Talley	Fixed for April 26, 1901
State	V	Donat Breaux	Motion to quash filed, submitted and overruled
JURY FOR PRESENT WEEK A.E. Lee, Willie Posts, Lastie Smith, Adolph Miller, Nathaniel Faulk, J.J. Bradley, Paul Tramp, Antoine Sonnier, P.C. Smith, Tileb Vincent.
Attachment Order for			Jean Goz, Suman Cornett and Henry Loewer, Clements Doucet excused.
MONDAY AFTERNOON SESSION CRIMINAL CASES
State	V	Hubert Baptist	Motion to quash venire filed.
State	V	Laurent Olivier	Fixed for April 29, 1901
State	V	Edmond Higginbotham	Fixed for April 29, 1901
TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION CRIMINAL CASES
State	V	Mazart Boyne	Fixed for April 29, 1901
State	V	Erwin Lyons	Fixed for April 30, 1901
State	V	Denot Breaux	Resumed, argued and found not guilty
State	V	Eloiias Kershaw	Taken up and tried; found guilty as charged in information.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION Sheriff ordered to complete grand jury and drew M.A. Harmon and Henry Goss.
W.W. Duson	V	Geo. T. Eiland	On motion of counsels, appeal granted to court of appeals; Bond $250. if suspension or devolution.
State	V	____Gee!______ and Walter Huse	Nolle pros. On motion of district attorney
Jury members All members of grand jury being present, comes into court and through foreman makes report on a bill of in(formation)
State	V	Will Sullivan & Walter Huse	True Bill
State	V	Home Meche	Jury empaneled and case taken up. In paper of May 4^th, the case was turned over to the jury this morning and up until 2:30 p.m. this afternoon they had arrived at no verdict. The following composed the jury: Raymond Richard, James Stakes, O.K. Harmon, Frank Hinkel, Elidge Welsh, Solomon Laughlin, W.S. Gault, Plenny Prudhomme, Jos. Comeaux, Will Lewis, Abner Hoffpauir, C.O. Hundley.
WEDNESDAYS SESSION
State	V	Stephen Senette	Fixed for April 30, 1901
State	V	Frank Lewis	Fixed for April 30, 1901
State	V	Willie Clark	Information filed
State	V	Clifford Bros.	Information filed
State	V	Abraham Breaux	Information filed
MONDAY AFTERNOON (PAPER OF MAY 4.) Judge DeBallion passed the following sentences upon those who have been convicted or plead guilty: Elodial Kushaw, carrying concealed weapons, $75. and costs; three months jail subject to road duty. Same sentence for Laurent Higginbotham & Laurent Olivier. Abraham Breaux, $50. or thirty days. Sidney OPry, $100. or six months.
MONDAYS CIRCUIT COURT
A.C. Lormand	V	W.G. Smart et al	Judgment of lower court affirmed
Peoples State Bank	V	T.C. Chachere et al	Judgment for plaintiff against defendants, Adam Chachere and T.C. Chachere for $200.35.
JUDGE PASSES SENTENCES		PAPER OF MAY 11, 1901	Judge DeBallion passed sentences on those who have been convicted this term:
James Bell			Larceny, 18 months in penitentiary.
Mozart Bonye			Larceny, 18 months in penitentiary.
Hubert Baptiste			Manslaughter, 15 years in penitentiary an $1.00 fine
Thelismare Blanchard			Larceny, 8 months in penitentiary.
Homer Meche			Shooting, etc., 2 years in penitentiary.
The Slutz Case			The motion in arrest of judgment was maintained
Joplin	V	Chachere	Amended petition filed and allowed
State	V	John Bell	Following jury empaneled: J.N. Young, Wilfred Johnson, J.O. Comeaux, Joseph Stelly, Jules Jardel; verdict of guilty was rendered.
J.B. Cansors & Co.	V	Hurd & Wright	Judgment for the defendant.