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St. Tammany Farmer
Covington, Saint Tammany County, Louisiana
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St. Tammany court adjourned Friday after convictions in murder, larceny, assault, and other cases; sentences ranged from fines to life imprisonment. Grand jury criticized inadequate jail facilities.
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CLOSED ON
FRIDAY
Convictions In One Murder
and Several Other
Criminal Cases
GRAND JURY MAKES
RECOMMENDATIONS
Criticises Jail as Inadequate
to Meet the Present
Requirements
A number of criminal cases were disposed of and court was adjourned Friday.
Judge Carter received a report from the grand jury that was ordered published in The St. Tammany Farmer and
which will
be
found below.
Sentences were imposed in the following criminal cases:
W. H. Lott and Clyde Lott, striking with intent to murder.
W. H.
Lott acquitted. Clyde Lott sentenced to not less than 2 1/2 nor more
than 3 years.
Robt. Smith and Ed. Chapman.
charged with larceny and with breaking and entering in the night time,
were each sentenced:- for larceny.
not less than one nor more than two
years in the penitentiary; for breaking and entering in the night time,
not less than ten nor more than
fifteen years.
Jim Neal (colored) charged with
shooting at a dwelling house, sentenced to not less than four nor more
than five years in the pen.
Frank di Marcelli, alias Mitchell
assault with intent to rape, not less
than one nor more than two years
the pen.
Jerry Johnson, murder, sentenced to the pen for his natural life.
Johnson is said to be about 16 years
of age. He struck another negro
in the head with a bar of iron during a quarrel said to have been over
a
crap game.
Munchh Bailey, charged with assault or cutting with a dangerous
weapon and highway robbery, was
acquitted.
Geo. Little. charged with theft
robbery at Slidell; case nolle
prossed.
Hattie
Dove
(colored)charged
with perjury, modified; sentenced to six months in parish jail and sentence suspended. J. Perkins, cutting another negro at Slidell sentenced to 12 months in jail.
Andrew Odus (colored) carrying
concealed weapons, $100 and costs.
Acock Brown (colored)carrying
concealed,weapons, $100 andcosts.
Fred and Loyd Penton plead guilty
tobreaking in store at"Pearl
River,i sentenced to not less than
three nor more than four years in
pen. Sentence suspended.
The Varnado case. indictment for
murder of Sam Haas, entered for
next term.
Chas. Plier, charged with receiving stolen goods, nolle prossed.
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Court adjourned after disposing of criminal cases. Grand jury report published, criticizing jail as inadequate. Sentences: Clyde Lott 2.5-3 years for striking with intent to murder; Robt. Smith and Ed. Chapman 1-2 years larceny and 10-15 years breaking/entering; Jim Neal 4-5 years shooting at dwelling; Frank di Marcelli 1-2 years assault with intent to rape; Jerry Johnson life for murder; Hattie Dove 6 months suspended for perjury; J. Perkins 12 months for cutting; Andrew Odus and Acock Brown $100 fines for concealed weapons; Fred and Loyd Penton 3-4 years suspended for breaking into store; Varnado murder case continued; others acquitted or nolle prossed.