Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
GOES UP FOR LIFE. Jack Sibley, Slayer of James Huff
 man, Pleads Guilty. FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY Will Bryant Gets Twenty Years Paul Locascio Decla red ln-
 sane-Other Cases.
ROBBERY

Jack Sibley Withdrew nlS plea or nut guilty in the criminal court yesterday and took life sentence. Sibley killed Jim Huffman near Bessemer last win CT, and at his trial several monihs ago was sentenced to hang.
 motion for new trial was granted and yesterday the case against hlm was called, With the result above mentioned.
 Jim Huffman was son of MT. Will Huff Inan, who resides near Bessemer. One allernoon he heard some shooting on his father's farm and rode out to see who 1t was, the farm having been posted.
 When he cine within hundrei yards or such matter the de.endant claims Huff man began shooting at him and he re- turned the fire. Huffman fell from his horse and few hours later was found dead. [. Sb.ey ran away and about a weok later was captured in Hpntsville and brought here.
 The prosecution claimed that the shoot ing was not in self defense, as claimed by defendant.
 He goes to the penitentiary for life.
 WILL BRYANT GETS TWENTY YEARS.
 Will Bryant, a young white man, gets twenty years for ghway robbery.
 Last spring young man named Henry Walsh was knocked down under the
 
 bis watch, some money and other things. He lay senseless for several hours, and on regaining consciousness reported the mat ter to the police.
 After an investigation Police Officers Disheroon and Whaley arrested Will Bryant and Oscar White and charged them with the deed. They denied it.
 The grand jury indicted them and their trial was set for yesterday.
 Will Bryant pleaded guilty and swore, 1t ia ooiA mat fo yxraa m Walsh was robbed. Walsh said he was.
 The jury rendered verdict of not guilty as to White and guilty as to Bryant, and fixed the latter's punishment at twenty years in the penitentiary.
 PAUL LocAsCIo.
 Paul Locascio was adjudged insane, and will be sent to the asylum at Tuskaloosa.
 Locascio killed his vile at Fifth ave- nue and Fourteenth street, where they re- sided, last spring. There was much in- dignation at the time, and it is said Locascio tried to kill himself while in the city jail.
 He was tried in the criminal court last summer and convicted and sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary.
 A plea of insanity was put in. but the jury was not convinced that such was tae case. New evidence was discovered, 1t IS said, and new trial was obtained. se Ex perts on insaniCy were examined yes- terday at the new trial, and verdict de- cIaring Locascio not of sound mind was returned. The following cases are on the docket for today:
 Joe Humphrey, rape.
 John w. Gordon, Claude McDaDisl and John E. Langford, robbery.
 CITY COURT.
 Morris Adler vs. A. s. CowaD and Mrs. William Robinson; judgment for $6l.
 Blood Balm company vs. J. H. Hunter; iudpment for plaintlff for S64. Alabama National bank vs. Y. P. New man; dismissed by plaintiff.
 T. F.. Cheek vs. J. w. Wilkerson, de- fendant; judgment for plaintiff for $10O. pany vs. B. G. Stevens, Jr. ,detinue; under advisement.
 N. B. Fegin ct al. vs. J. P. Burns ct al. assumpsit; dismissed.
 B. M. Quinn vs. J. F. Crawford; under adviSement.
 Fred Carrie vs. Frank Fehr, defendant, Steiner Bros. ct al. garnishees; dismissed. 0. &. Simmons & Co. vs. Dean King; judgment for $76 85.
 In the chancery division of the city court yesterday Mark Buford, as executor of Richard Buford, filed bill against El- bridge G. Buford ct al.
 Richard Buford, resident of Nash. vile, willed to each of two daughters $l0, 000, and different sums to dozen or more other relatives. His personal properly was not sufficient to satisfy all these pro- visions of the will, and the executor prays the court for permission to sell the realty left by the deceased.
 A. Knauff & Co. have sued the Birming- ham Trust and Savings company for breach of bond. They claim damages to the amount of $29l.
 James w. Norment, John T. Norment, Lillian N. Weiss and Eugenia B, Bonney vs. the Tennessee Coal and Iron company Ca corporation), Eureka company Ga cor poratiOn) and J. w. Worthington & Co. is the style of damage suit for $1O coo filed with Clerk Nat Miller of the city court yesterday. se, re4
 The complaint alleges that defendant companies went upon land of plaintiffs without consent and cut therefrom and took away various timbers, amounting h all to several thousand trees, consisting. of pine, oak, hickory, poplar, cedar, cy- press, etc. .e,,-s4 .s4ss
 CIRCUIT COURT.
 Perryman & Go. vs. Sallie Franciville; Judgment for the defendant.
 R. D. Brown vs, Minnie Young; dis- missed for want of prosecution.
 o. w. Evans vs. H. L. Warner, defend- ant, Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, garnishee; garnishee dismissed. on answer.-'t
 Southern Nursery company vs. w. E.. Marlborough; judgment for plaintiff tor $6 Chickasaw Coal and Coke company vs. Birmingham Coal and Coke company; judgment for plaintiff for S100.05. Dam ages remitted.
 Avondale vs. Eugene F.. Enslen; judg- ment for defendant.
 Daniel Coleman vs. Birmingham Na- tional bank; judgment for defendant by consent. 1ltsi5A If4<~Sh VI