DISTRICT COURT
Adjourned Session-Hon. Raphael Beauvais, Judge.
We continue the synopsis of business transacted at the District Court
Tuesday of last week:
Lapene & Ferre rs. No. 1311, Alex. 0. Landry, Ursin Babin, intervenor; Nicholls & Pugh, attorneys for plaintiff, Fred. Duffel, Esq., attorney for intervenor; on motion of defendant’s attorney, this case was fixed for trial Friday, the 22nd inst.
Augustin Allenian ves. No. 1779, Joseph Ferrier; Nicholls & Pugh, attorneys for plaintiff, R. N. Sims, Esq., for defendant; on motion of attorney for defendant the judgment for default rendered herein was set aside and answered filed; case fixed for Wednesday.
John M. Lusk, administrator, vs. No. 1786, James D. Henderson et als; R. N. Sims, Esq., attorney for plaintiff; judgment by default entered against defendant.
Victor Maurin ef ale vs. 1778, The Common Council of Donaldsonville;
R. N. Sims, Esq., for plaintiffs, Nicholls & Pugh, for defendants; on motion, leave was granted defendants to file a motion to dissolve the injunction herein, fixed for Thursday.
E. Marqueze & Co. rs. No. 1789, V. Paul Landry and A. T. Gautrcau;
Legendre & Poche for plaintiffs; judgment by default against defendants.
Victor Maurin et als vs. No. 1793; Charles F. Smith, Tax Collector of Ascension parish; R. N. Sims, Esq., attorney for plaintiffs, Fred. Duffel, Esq., for defendant; leave granted defendant to file answer, and case fixed for Friday.
Jean Lapeyrolery vs. No. 1796, Edward Braud, fils; John A. Cheevers,
Esq., attorney for plaintiff; judgment by default entered.
Raphael Mousse vs. No. 1799, The May or and Common Council of Donaldsonville; Nicholls & Pugh, attorneys for defendants; exception filed by defendants, and case fixed for
Thursday.
J. B. Leche vs. No. 1800, J. B. Arthur Claverie; Nicholls & Pugh, attorneys for plaintiff; judgment by default entered against defendant.
Azelie Babin, wife of Phirmin Duplessis, .t ale vs. No. 1801, Widow James Anderson ; Nicholls & Pugh for plaintiffs; judgment by default against defendant entered.
McCall Bros. vs No. 1806, J. B. Wilkinson et als; on motion of R. N.
Sims, Esq., attorney for plaintiffs, this case was fixed instanter and judgment
rendered against defendants asprayed for in plaintiffs’ petition.
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY
The Grand Jury now came into the court and presented the following report of the result of their labors :
State of Louisiana vs. John Carr; indictment for horse stealing. A true bill.
State of Louisiana vs. Boston Hewsley; indictment for throwing concentrated lie with malicious intent. A true bill.
State of Louisiana vs. Morgan Mitchell and James Lewis; indictment for an affiay. A true bill.
State of Louisiana rs. John Curtis; indictment for horse stealing. Not a true bill.
To the Honorable Raphael Beauvais, Judge of the Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Ascension: The Grand Jurors of the State of Louisiana in and for the Parish of Ascension respectfully represent, that we have visited the perish prison and find it in a good and clean condition; the prisoners are well and sufficiently fed with good, healthy victuals, and expressed themselves satisfied. We have also examined the Courthouse, the Recorder’s office and the Clerk’s office. The former is in a good state of repair and only requires caps to be placed over the chimney. The Recorder’s office and the records therein are in a tolerable state of preservation, except the index, which is old, worm eaten and all loose, and which should be made as the law requires. We would further recommend that an iron safe be purchased for the safe keeping of valuable papers, notes, etc., which may be deposited with the Recorder, and which might also be used by the Clerk of the Court as a place of deposit. We would also recommend that iron bars be fixed to the transoms over the doors of the Clerk’s and Sheriff’s office.
Signed: G. GAUTREAU,
Foreman.
It was ordered by-the court that a copy of the above report be served on
the President of the Police Jury of Ascension Parish.
The court now adjourned until Wednesday, the 20th instant, at 10 o’clock A. M.
We defer publishing additional proceedings until next week.
Most succession records (probate records if you’re not from Louisiana) feature widows, widowers, daughters or sons. The most interesting thing – other than finding an actual death date – is when the widow is in a rush to wrap things up because she wants to remarry.
Because the accident happened in front of Edward Burbank’s plantation, the slaves were placed under his guardianship. Meanwhile, the court started sorting out Woodside’s estate. This would drag on for years – so many years, in fact, that the Civil War was fought and settled while Robert Woodside’s succession case raged on.
What Woodside did have in abundance (not including slaves) were siblings. The brothers were James, Thomas, William, John, Alexander and Samuel. The sisters were Nancy, Jane and Sarah. Most of them were dead but some of them left children. It all had to be sorted out, which meant calling in witnesses to figure out the family tree. Woodside had relatives scattered across Louisiana and the southern U.S.
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