Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-19
IN THE COURTS.


 Twenty-four misdemeauor cases were on the criminal court docket for trial yester- day and Judge Greene disposed of them in short order.
 w. P. Hall was convicted of gaming and fined s50.
 The case against R. l.. Jones was passed under agreement for the defendant to plead guilty to playing and take fine of $20.
 Several defendants whose trials were set for yesterday failed to answer to their names when called and forfeitures were entered against them and alias warrants for them ordered issued. The defendants and the charges against them were: Lizzie Mulligan, gaming A. W. Cusimana, defa- mation; Gus Cross, assault with weapon, two cases, and carrying concealed weapon i; Martha Smith, assault and battery with Q weapon; Jasper High, assault and battery John Martin, assault with weapon.
 Frank Geradella was fined $50 for carry ing concealed weapon.
 Frank Melvin, using abusive ian- guage; affidavit and warrant quashed.
 Lucien Posey pleaded guilty to assault and battery with weapon, and was fined $10O.
 E. B. McCreary was acquitted of the charge of violating the revenue laws.
 verdict of not guilty was rendered in the case of George Hiilman, who was charged with petty larceny.
 CITY COURT.
 Frank Defeo was given judgment for $175 against 0. w. Austin in the first division of the city court yesterday. Austin, while acting in the capacity of 2 constable, levied on some goods of the plaintiff to satisfy a judgment. Defeo sued him for damages, and the jury awarded him $175, as above stated.
 Henry B. Gray got judgment for s149.57 against J. B. Francis.
 Simmons, Durham & Go. vs. R. D. Bur- nett ct al: assumpsit; judgment for plain The jury gave judgment against Tom Hardeman and in favor of J. T. W. Tillar for $957. .68.
 Cap stramler vs. 0. 0. Bates, appeal; on trial.
 CIRCUIT COURT.
 When court adjourned Wednesday after- noon the jury in the case of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company vs. R. w. Gale had been out for over an hour, notwithstanding Judge Bapks had given the general charge for the plaintiff. The jury finally agreed to give the plaintiff When the judgment was read by the clerk the plaintiff moved to set it aside on the ground that the judgment should have been for the full amount sued for, in ac- cordance with the courts charge.
 The % %assu%spslt sui. of aeorge co g . !. Peterson noon. was on trial when court adjour ned yesterday afternoon.
 RECORDERS COURT.
 While there were only few cases on the docket iu the recorders court yesterday morning, deal of time was occupied in taking evidence, and the session lasted until after Il o'clock.
 Alderman Ward, in the absence of Re- corder McCrossin, dealt out justice to offenders who appeared before him.
 During the time the fire department was engaged Wednesday in extinguishing the fire which was in the act of destroying the residence of Mrs. Smith, on Park avenue, Will Thomas, negro hack driver, drove his hack across a line of hose. Officer Neuman, who happened to see this, ar. rested him. He was adjudged guilty and fined 'y5 and costs.
 Jeff Crawford, little negro school boy, was up for disorderiy conduct. He was declared guilty and fihed s5 and costs. Allen Meadows, negro, stole 2 set of harness from R. N. Rhodes. He was ar- rested and yesterday morning denied his guilt. Other testimony showed him to be guilty and he was bound over to await the action of the next session of the grand jury in the sum of &300. In default of bond he was sent to the county jail.
 George Allen, colored, was tried for the larceny of one pair of shoes from the store house of H. Temesky. He was found guilty of the charge and bound over to the grand jury in the sum of 9250.
 Jesse Matthews and Travie Starks, two negroes, for aiding and abetting in larceny were found guilty and fined $7.50 and one half the costs each.
 Two or three other parties were tried on small charges and discharged.