"Criminal Matters:"Excerpts from the Donaldsonville Chief 27 February 1915

Submitted/Transcribed by Heidi Streetman

Source: the Donaldsonville Chief

Permission to Reprint This Generously Granted by the Donaldsonville Chief

Date Submitted: 12 May 2005

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"Criminal Matters"

A.J. BROWN and Cairo JAMES both white, are charged with burglarizing 

the L.R. & N. depot at Gonzales the night of Jan. 20.

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Joseph and Eddie BAYHAM, white, are father and son, and participated in 

the bloody shooting affray at Brittany on Sunday, Dec. 6, which 

resulted in the killing of John CANNON and his 17-year-old son, Warren 

CANNON, and the wounding of William CANNON, aged twenty-one years, also 

a son of John CANNON.

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Fred. BREAUX, indicted for arson is a negro, and is charged with 

complicity in the burning of Sam SCHONBERG’s bake shop in this city 

early in the morning of Thursday, July 23, for which crime charges in 

the shape of an information by the district attorney were also 

preferred against SCHONBERG, owner of the property.

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Fred. BREAUX, arson; withdrew original plea of not guilty and 

substituted plea of guilty.

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Ephraim EDWARDS, having carnal knowledge of unmarried female between 

ages of 12 and 18 years; pleaded guilty.

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Robert JOHNSON, shooting with intent to kill and murder; arraigned, 

pleaded not guilty, and case assigned for March 3; bond fixed at $200.

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Andrew FICKLEN and George FICKLEN, larceny; arraigned, pleaded not 

guilty, and case assigned for March 5; bond fixed at $50.

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Joseph BAYHAM and Eddie BAYHAM, murder, arraigned, pleaded not guilty, 

and case assigned for Thursday, March 4.

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A.J. BROWN, breaking and entering in the night-time with intent to 

steal; pleaded guilty.

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Cairo JAMES, breaking and entering in the night-time with intent to 

steal; arraigned, pleaded not guilty and cased assigned for March 2.

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Alex BOOKER, carrying concealed weapon; arraigned, pleaded guilty, and 

fined $100 or 90 days in jail.