Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-31
IN THE COURTS.

tried in United States Commissioner Will son's court yesterday on the charge of making and passing counterfeit money.
 The evidence against Frost was not of character to justify binding him over to the grand jury and he was accordingly dis charged.
 Blanton was not so fortunate, and failing to give an $500 bond, as required by court, he was confined in the Jefferson county jail.
 William Carney swore that about ten days ago Blanton went to him In Oakman, Walker county, and gave him a SlO gold piece for that amount in silver, but later took it back, the witness having detected the counterfeit. Witness said Blanton had eight or ten gold pieces, each of the denom' ination of S10, but refused to let him have more than one piece. When witness met the defendant they were in front of sa- loon, and at the suggestion of the latter they went to the rear of the store to make the change.
 M. Garden swore to about the same facts as Carney, and added that Blanton had told him the money was counterfeit and offered to sell it to him at g. 50 and S5 respectively for the two pieces shown. The S10 pieces, he said had the genuine appearance of gold coin, only it was lighter and did not have the true ring One piece had the appear auce of a silver quarter with the figures scratched out and bronzed over. Defend- ant had been talking to him three or four months abou counterfeit money and had offered to sell witness some when drunk last summer.
 Town Marshal Day of Oakman agreed to pay defendant $2.50 for counterfeit BIO gold piece and did pay him S1.50, he says. - grand jury in this city, and just prior to coming TO court defendant told him he had nearly perfected arrangements for making counterfeit money, and after court told him arrangements had all been made. He offered to let witness have $500 and they to divide profits. Witness said defepda nt told him Christopher Fre=s had the molds The snr-:Jus coin exhibited in court yes- r. -->s-y was of the mintage of 1881, and but for it's lightness and the absence of the true ring of gold could not be distinguished by an ordinary person from the true metal.
 It is believed that a gang of counter felters mum bering dozen or more have their headquarters in Walker county, be- tween Oakman and Corona, and that they are carrying on their business extensively. CRIMINAL COURT. John Wright was still on trial in the criminal court when court adjourned yes- terday afternoon. The defendant is charged with assault with intent to mur- der.
 On the night of April 12 John Wright shot Posey Cardwell under the union pas- senger shed. They had a quarrel about Wright's wife, the defendant charging Cardwell with being on terms of too much intimacy with his wife.
 Wright is being defended by Col. Henry loosa and Judge B. M. Allen of Birming- ham, and the state is represented by Soiici- tor Little and Mir. J. s. Kennedy.
 PROBATE COURT.
 Judge Porter called the contest case of Grace T. Heineke vs. John J.. Moore pro- ponent of the will of Julia D. Gleason, but on account of the absence of attorneys it was continued until November IS.
 Mrs. Heineke's attorneys are Bush & Brown, and B. M. Allen and Cabaniss 6 Weakley appear for the proponent.
 CIRCUIT COURT.
 All but one case on yesterdays circuit court docket were passed.
 Cook & Bernheimer company were given judgment against R. D. Burnett & Go. for
 Juries empaneled to serve in the circuit court this week are as follows:
 Jury No. 1-R. G. Wood, J. M. Holmes, J. L. Brake, James F. Sulzby, P. E. Nc. Allister,. Thomas J. Brown, George M. Le- Gfapa 1onss S ATrmPstT0og 1T Pr0os 9:ons B. 50oss
 Jury No. 2-Dock Maddox, c. N. Brewer, w. 0. Montgomery, J. c. Hol. come, H. J. Salter, z. T. Hurt, A. B. Parks, L: M. Little, W. H. Davis, John .Aoion. Anio Jury VIII po completeQ to. day.
 CITY COURT.
 The first division was still on the trial of John Smith vs. the Woodward Iron com. pany when court adjourned yesterday after tiied.
 Second division-Mayor and aldermen of Birmingham vs. F. B. Simon; defendant fined $2.50.
 Mayor and aldermen of Birmingham vs. w. l.. McGrady; defendant fined f2O. .60.
 Frank O'Bear vs. John D. Stewart: iudp- ment against defendant for $33 .75.
 J. w. Ouzts vs. Mutual Reserve Fund Life association of New York; plaintiff took nonsuit.
 F; ". Durham. assignee, ect. vs. Mrs.
 Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany vs. North Birmingham Street Rail- way company; judgment against defendant J. W. Duke ct al. got judgment against the Birmingham Trust and Savings com pany for $586, 26.
 When court adjourned the case of J. H. McCary E Co. vs. A. A. Kennad was on trial.
 RECORDERS COURT.
 Recorder w. P. McCrossn, after an ab- sence of several weeks, was at the same old stand and dispensed justice to transgressors as has always been his custom. The first case called was that of forgery against E. J. Mory, the young man who stole book of money orders from the Southern Express office at Village Springs on Monday morning, a full story of which was given in yesterdays AGE- HERALD. There was little time taken up in dispos- ing of the case, for when the recorder put the question of guilty or not guilty Nory put in plea of guilty. The other case, for grand larceny, against ! him was dismissed for want of jurisdiction to handle it in this county. Mory was bound over for forgery in the | sum Of $50O to await the action of the grand | iurV.