Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-10
Peyton G. Bowman Pleads Not
 Guilty of Murder.
ASKS FOR CHANGE OF VENUE
Suits for Heavy Damages Filed. VioIatorS of Election Laws
 Fined Other DoingS.

Peyton G. Bowman was arra1gned In the criminal court yesterday on the charge of murder and entered plea of not guilty. His attorney, MT. Robert J. Lowe, then filed an application for change of venue on the following grounds:
 .sThe public mind has been prejudiced and in fl Amed against the defendant by the publications in the public press and by the public speeches and private utterances or prominent, as we'll as obscure, perso as throughout: the county.
 ssThe act for which this defendant is in- dicted was committed at time of great po- llticaI excitement, growing out of heated contest between opposing factions over the election of governor and other state officers.
 ssThat the election of members of con- gress has intervened, keeping alive the prejudices and passions of men, and that your petitioner, being actively and prom inently identified with one of the opposing factions, has incurred to an unusual de- gree the hostility of the newspaper press and pu blic speakers of the dominant party in this county, as well as the rank ana nie of said party.
 "The newspapers establishedin Jefferson county have large circulation in the county of Walker, and the intercourse be- tween me people or WalkeT uuu JSuSioOh counties is close and intimate, and there- fore for the reasons above stated petitioner says that he could not secure fair and inn partial trial in Walker county.' The state and defendant were each ai- lowed two weeks in which to file afidavits The defendant shot and killed Eugene Jeffers in the Florence bar on the night or June 12, and the grand jury which con- vened in September indicted nim for mur- der. =
 Tho foIlouino r,isdemeanOr cases were disposed of in the criminal court yesterday: Convicted-Lee Ingram, violating sun day law; fined $10.
 Not guilty-Marcus Feibleman, violating Sunday law, two cases; Charley Lynch, Dan McIsae, Charley Bowers, L. F. Heu- derson, violating Sunday law.
 Lson Derrett, violating Sunday law; for feiture entered.
 Elisha B, Farley, carrying concealed weapon; mol pressed.
 CITY COURT.
 A damage suit for $15, 900 was filed with the clerk of the city court yesterday against Drennen 6 Co. The plaintiff is George w. Barkins, and in his complaint he alleges that while working in the Mary Lee mine. operated by the defendants, on the 20th or June he suffered great injury from suffoca- ton by smoke. He was at work when hre broke out in the mine in the afternoon of June 20-
 The first division is still engaged with the appeal suit of Henry M. Downs vs. Ella Askew ct al., which has been on trial the past three days.
 Second division-Judgments were en- tered as follows in this division:
 Perryman & Co. vs. Ruftin Lowe, de- fendant and Sun Insurance company, gar nishees; judgment by default against de- fendant for $81 20 and on plaintiff motion suit as to garnishment was dismissed.
 Arbuckle Bros. vs. w. E. Perryman, ass sumpsit; dismissed.
 B. M. Tutwiler vs. W. B. Moore, at taehmeDt; dismissed.
 Peek & Son vs. T. s. Smith, assumpsit; judgment against defendant for $202 0S.
 James T. Meade vs. Frank Snugrue ct al, attachment; dismissed for want of prosecution.
 Mrs. Nj. E. Terry ct al. vs. J. w. Hughes, attachment; dismissed for want of The Cook 6 Bernheimer company vs. R, D. Burnett & Co.,, assumpsit; dismissed.
 North Birmingham Land company vs. R. A. Jones, assumpst; judgment for s938 26
 Meridian Sash and Blind factory vs. Church of the Advent ct al., assumpsit; dismissed.
 J. w. kirkpatrick 6 Co. vs. H. E. Ely eta., assumpsit; dismissed.
 John Brown vs. Dan Eubanks ct all, eiectmeni; judgment against defendant fer premises sued for.
 UNITED STATES CoMMIssIoNERs' COURT. The case against Jim Fuller of Bessemer, charged with retailing liquor without li- cense, was called in United States Comms soner w ilsou's court yesterday aud few witnesses examined. Other important wit nesses were absent and the case was con- tinued until today.
 RECORDERS CoURT.
 Wade H. Mothershed, w. H. McGill and Jessie Claxton were up before the recorder yesterday morning, and when the recorder got through with them they had it 'where the chicken got the ax.' As will be re membered by the readers of the AGE HER AID, W. F. Wright and w. H. Mother shed, white; Dave Taylor, w. H. McGill and Jessie Claxton, colored, were arrested on election day for violating sections of the state election laws.
 Taylor, Wright and Mothorshed were ar- rested at beat 21, south, by Officers Ellard and Walker, while the others were arrested at the market house by Officers Oldham and Walton. The charge upon which these men were arrested comes from section 48 of the Sayre election law, which reads;
 ssThat any elector who shall, except as herein provided, allow his ballot to be seen by any person, or who shall take or remove, or attempt to take or remove, any ballot from the polling place before the closing of the polls, or place any mark upon his ballot by which 1t may be iudenti- fled, or any person who shall interfere with any elector while inside the polling place, or whom marking his ballot, or un- duly influence, or attempt to unduly ln- fiuence, any elector in the preparation of his ballot, or any elector who shall remain longer than the specified time allowed by this act in the booth or compartment after
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