Shoplifting, Bad Checks

Jails Man For 210 Days

Shoplifting, Bad

(Continued from page 1) ated u as 18-year-old Roland J. Gary.

Other sentences imposed were Alfred Houston, disturbing the peace by using loud and offensive language, $15 and costs or 10 days; Paul G. Broussard, reckless driving, $35 and costs or 20 days and DIS; Adam Logan, obstruction of roadway, $25 and costs or 10 days plus DIS with $25 suspended; James Davy, 17, disturbing the peace by being intoxicated, 30 - day suspended sentence for one year conditioned upon regular attendance at the trade school.

Forfeiting bonds for disturbing the peace w e r e George Grace, Jr., Lawrence Allison, Murphy Richard, Douglas M. Spell, Mable M. Martin. Joel Anderson, Kelly J. Bellard, Margery Bellard, Melton Jackson, and Wilda Harmon.

Forfeiting bonds through the traffic Violations Bureau were Eldridge P. Hoffpauir, speeding; Karen A. Lund, speeding: Phyllis Ann Perron, speeding; Harvey Abshire and Lizzie Knatt, running stop signs; Ronald J. Langlinais and Joseph Chaisson, improper mufflers; Gilbert Young, seven overdue ; parking meter tickets; and Juanita Glover, one overdue parking ticket.

Ordered to provide for the support of his minor daughter was Curtis Andrew Webster of New Orleans.

Seven state bonds for traffic violations were also ordered forfeited.

CROWLEY, La.—Shoplifting and the issuing of five bad I checks in Crowley brought Made Senagal of Rayne 210 days in the parish prison at Wednesday's session of Crowley City Court.

Senagal entered pleas o f guilty to the bad check charges, but elected to stand trial on the theft of two sweaters f r om Gibson's Discount in Crowley. Although Senegal stoutly maintained - h i s innocence, employees of the f i r in p-r es en ted evidence that prompted Judge Edmund Reggie to pronounce him guilty.

Ile was sentenced to 60 days on the theft count and 30 days each on the five bad check charges.

Truman Hayes, young Crowley Negro, elected to ignore an order of the Crowley City Court to attend six hours of instruction at the Driver Improvement School. Upon his appearance in court Wednesday, he was ruled in contempt of court by Judge Reggie and sentenced to 20 days in the city jail. He was further re-ordered to attend the Driver Improvement School under police sun veillance.

Mrs. Georgians Taylor of Rayne failed to appear in court after being summoned on a bad check charge. Judge Reggie ordered her to be arrested and placed in the parish jail with bond set at $5.000. R. Allen of Jennings also failed to appear to answer a bad check charge. His bond was ordered forfeited and his rearrest ordered.

Joseph Brown entered a plea of guilty to disturbing the peace by fighting and was sen

tenced to 20 days in ja i 1. Judge Reggie took note th a t Brown was a frequent offender and court visitor and ordered the Crowley Police Department to lodge a state charge of vagrancy against Brown on his next offense, to subject him to a sterner penalty.

Following a trial Peter Victoria was found guilty of disturbing the peace by using loud and offensive language alul was fined and costs or 10 days -in kill. Wlieir`rtr. George Carrier told the court that Victoria cursed and threatened him and Sgt. Ver

non Gauthreaux with bodily harm, Judge Reggie advised Victoria that a repetition of this action would bring action against him to send him to the state penitentiary.

In another court trial of Wednesday, Rodney J. Gauthreaux was found not guilty of a charge of driving while intoxicated. '

Vincent Guidry entered a guilty plea to driving while in-

–4444q 3.,v9fr_f1ned $125 an cos s.or ys in ja: He was further restricted to driving his automobile directly to his job and back and t o three sessions of the Driver Improvement School and at no other time.

Fined $100 and costs or 30 days in jail and ordered to the DIS for driving while intoxic-

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