Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-15
IN THE COURTS.

George A. Glover, as administrator, has filed a suit in the circuit court for Si0,000 damages against the Kan sas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad company. Some time ago a flag man named Glover, who had run on the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham road, was sent out, it is said, to flag an- other train. It is stated that he got upon the track n front of the train and was run over, thus causing his death.
 Judge Banks will call the motion aud de- fault docket today.
 CITY COURT.
 The following business was transacted in the first division of the city court yestor- day: P. Massey, assumps psit; judgment for plain tiff for $40.
 Robert Frew vs. Jim ;. Spencer, alias Joseph Spencer, defendant, and the mayor and aldermen of Birmin ham aud John Diggins, garnisbees, and Joe Spencer, claimant; judgment for defendant. William Kirkland vs. w. R. Henry; judgment fol defendant. New Home Sewing Machine company vs. F. A. Prouty; on trial. Second dvision-First National bank of Birmingham vs. c. V. Benjamin, assnmp- sit; judgment Tor plaintiff for s42l 49. M. E. Richie vs. II. w. Richie, assump- Sll, Ju0PneHi TOT pIHlnllu WltH tedNe lo prove damages.
 A. W. Smith ct al., executors of J. W. | Sloss, deceased, vs. Lula B. and Il. NJ. Harton, assump psit; judgment for plaintiffs | for S3l9.
 Nora Odom vs. the Birmiug gham Railway | and Electric company, damages; on trial. CRIMINAL COURT. George Jones was convicted in the crimi | n6i court yesterday for an assault with in. | tent to murder, said to have been com. mitted GU Walter Whitehead some time ago.
 Zeke Greene was indicted by the last grand jury fer burglarizing freight car on l the East Teaue essee, Virginia aud Georgia railroad. When Greene was called for | trial yesterday his attorney demurred to the indictment, claiming that no such cor | poration as the East Tennessee, Virginia | and Georgia railroad was known to the law. On examining the charter of the cor poration it was found to be railway, ,' in- | stead of ''railroad, '' and the demurrer was | sustained. The solicitor moved to amend | the indictment, but defendants attorney objected, and Judge Greene ordered that l the defendant be held for a new indictment. The defendants convicted during the present week will probably be sentenced l by Judge Greene today.
 COMMISSIONER BURNEY's COURT.
 L. F. McCollum of Fayette county, men ton of whose arrest the AGE HERALD of | yesterday contained, was tried in United States Commissioner Burney's court yes terday and held under $500 bond to await the action of the next United States grand | jury. The charge against him was Illicit distilling. He gave bond. Bud Parrish, who was arrested at the same time, was examined and discharged. Bud Parrish is boy only Is years old and | was found working in the still by the ofi- cers, but he claimed, it is said, that he was | forced by others to work there. He made a full con nfession, it Is said, while ou the stand
 RECoRDER's CoURT.
 And still they come. The hobos that | were caught while they were passing in a night numbered thirteen on the last trip 0! the police. They were caught at an early | hour yesterday morning sleeping in tue | coke ovens at the Sloss furnaces on First | avenue.
 They all told their tales of how they had been hunting for work and where they had last worked. Each one told his tale, and as he did so the recorder put the fine &C., cordiug to tue evidence.
 They gave their names as follows:
 Frank Burke, Charlie Smith, John Owens, Lewis Dillinger, Louis Vidal, Charles Addleman, John Kelly, Martin Rogan, c. F. MansfeId, Robert House, Robert Williams, Tom Martin aud George | Turner, and were fined from S1 and costs tC S7 50 and costs.
 Albert Bates and Henry Haley, two IA years old white boys, were up before Re- corder. .McCrossiu as tramps and were given thirty miuu to get out of the city.
 Rich Dixon, for disorderly conduct, was | fined BIO and ten days.
 John Gurley, for having an affray, was fined s2 50 and costs.
 Martha. Ella and Bettie Walker had a | scrap among themselves, and were fined S1 and one-third the costs each. Good housekeeping can be reduced to 6