DISTRICT COURT

Crowley Signal November 14, 1903

District Court convened at 11 oclock last Friday, with Judge DeBaillion at his post and all court officers present. The District Attorney arraigned the following prisoners, against whom true bills had been returned by the grand jury:

George Perry, charged with crap shooting; pleaded guilty; reprimanded by the court and sentenced to pay a fine of $10 and costs of court or serve 90 days in the parish jail, subject to road duty.

Anderson Cornor, charged with carrying concealed weapons, pleaded guilty; sentenced to pay of $100 fine or six months imprisonment subject to road duty.

Eugene Laviolette, charged with disturbing a peaceful assembly, pleaded not guilty; case fixed for trial Monday, Nov. 16.

Eugene Schexnadre, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, pleaded not guilty; case fixed for trial Monday, Nov. 16; bond fixed at $50.

Oscar Yling, charged with larceny, pleaded not guilty; case fixed for trial Monday, Nov 16; bond fixed at $100.

State vs. Mary Fontenot, accused failing to appear when called, the bond was ordered forfeited.

State vs. Hayes Williams; accused failing to appear when called, the bond was ordered forfeited.

The civil cases given in the appended summary were disposed as follows:

Oscar Mitchell vs. Estate of C.J. Welsh; fixed for Nov. 27.

Mrs. Susan I. Hosea, wife of J.W. Young vs. Jesse Reed, constable, and S.T. Meadors; exception for want of Jurisdiction filed. In the next court session the following occurred: The exception to the jurisdiction of the court was maintained and the suit was dismissed at the plaintiffs cost.

I.M. Lichtenstein et al vs. E. W. Lyons; by agreement of counsel the derogatory on facts and articles filed on defendants are limited to I.M. Lichtenstein, returnable Nov. 16.

Boland Gaswin & Co. vs. Peoples Independent Rice Mill; answer filed.

Mary Washington vs. Jim Brooks; deposition of witnesses read; judgment granting absolute divorce granted.

Southern Tobacco Co. vs. Christian Lejeune; dismissed for want of subject matter.

James McDaniel, charged with horse stealing, withdrew a plea of not guilty and plead guilty, whereupon he was sentenced to a fine of $10, in default thereof sixty days imprisonment in the parish jail, subject to road duty.

Jos. Buckley, charged with stealing chickens to the value of $1, was sentenced to ten days imprisonment; sentence to begin from October 31, as the accused has already spent four months in jail.

Chas. Cooper, charged with forgery, was allowed to withdraw a plea of guilty and being arraigned pleaded not guilty. The case was fixed for Friday Nov. 13.

The case of the state vs. Chas. A. Ward, charged with embezzlement was taken up, the impaneling of a jury being begun in the afternoon. After hearing the testimony in the case, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty Monday afternoon. There were two more counts in the indictment against Mr. Ward, but the distict attorney entered a nolle prosequi as to them this morning.

Tuesday morning the case of Klebert Lejeune, charged with eloping with a female under sixteen years of age, was fixed for trial Nov. 13, bond being fixed at $500.

James Gregory, charged with refusing to work on public roads, was fined $5.

Martin Gradnego vs. Auguste Barbay, default entered.

The case of state vs. Dallas Foote, charged with carrying concealed weapons, was called, and the accused failing to appear when called his bond was ordered forfeited.

Jack Robinson, charged with assault and battery, was tried, convicted and fined $10 and costs of prosecution.

CHARGED WITH SEDUCTION

Crowley Signal November 8, 1902

Shortly after 6 oclock Tuesday evening, Dr. J.E. Ludeau, one of Crowleys most prominent physician, was taken into custody by the authorities of the parish charging him with seduction. The warrant was issued by Miss Ethel Fletcher, of Decatur, ILL. , who is quite well known in this city. Immediately after the arrest Dr. Ludeau was granted his release on bond of $1,000, which he readily furnished.

Owing to the prominence of the parties the case has gained considerable notoriety.

NUMA LEGER CHARGED WITH ABDUCTION

Crowley Signal December 19, 1903

Numa Leger is in the parish jail with a charge of abduction and seduction preferred against him. On December 2 Leger eloped with Louisiana Fournerat, a young girl from the Mamou section, taking her to his home. In the morning he was pursued by the girls enraged father, Joseph Fournerat, who emptied loads of buckshot at him, missing the swiftly fleeing mark. The girl was brought back to the home of her parents, and Leger made good his escape until Saturday when he was located at Church Point. Deputy Sheriff A.V. Johnson arrested him on a warrant issued by Justice of the Peace Robert Montgomery and brought him to Crowley, where he was locked up to await trial.