Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-24
IN THE COURTS.

was convicted on Thursday of presenting false claims against the government, and granted him a new trial.
 A. L. Whites motion for A new trial and arrest of judgment was denied. Messrs. Hunter and White were indicted jointly, and in the first case were tired to- gether, but in granting the new trial yes terday Judge Boarman also granted ss- verauce and the two defendants will be tried separately in the remaining case.
 Mr. White gave notice of an appeal.
 Business disposed of yesterday was as follows:
 Abe Moses, retail liquor dealer; sentence modified to Imprisonment in the Greene county jail.
 the Jefferson county jail for Ave hours. The defendant was drunk in the court room.
 The Merchants' National bank of Tuska- lcosa vs. the Travellers Insurance company; dismissed. a44
 Maud E. Webb ys. Travelers' Insurance company; dismissed.
 Thomas Baker plead guilty to working in an illicit distillery, and was sentenced 10 thirty days imprisonmsnt.i Warner Clay plead guilty to working h an illicit distiilery and WAS given sen- tence of thirty days imprisonment.
 B. F. Burns, illicit distilling; jury and verdict of guilty and defendant remanded. Benjamin F. Burns, retail liquor dealer;
 
 Robert Rollins plead guilty to illicit dis tiling and was given sentence of thirty days Imprisonment in the Etowah county jail and fined $100 and costs.
 Thomas B. Baker, retail liquor dealer; dismissed.
 Garrett Knott, three cases of illicit dis tilling; guilty and fined s100 aud costs and thirty days imprisonment in one case and sentence in the other two suspended.
 Robert C. Rollins, retail liquor dealer; GHA Df md and sentenced 10 thirty oays' imprison- ment.
 John c. Rollins, retail liquor dealer; fined S100 and costs and sentenced to thirty days Imprisonment. Sam Scoes, retail liquor dealer; sentenced to thirty days' Imprisonment and fined S100' and costs.
 Thomas o. Crowder plead guilty to req tailing liquor and was sentenced to thirty days imprison ment in the Cherokee county jail and fined S100 and costs. Alex McMillsn ct ai., sci. fa.; judgment nisi set aside. i J. F. Gillian ct al. ,scl. ia. judgment nisi set aside.
 Jim Brown, eounterfeiting; jury and, verdict of not guilty. Jesse, Jeptha, Simon s. and David Bar-l ger, having in their possession moulds for making counterfeit money; jury and ver-l; dict of not guilty. T Early Going, contempt; attachment dis charged.
 Peter Calhoun, contempt; attachment discharged.
 Charles H. Fields, contempt; attachments discharged.
 Elias Williams, contempt; attachment discharged.
 Benjamin F. Burns, contempt; commit ted 10 jail for i've hours; defendant vas drunk in court.
 Lewis Grammer, having moulds for making counterfeit money; dismissed;
 William Sinks, sendiug obscene letter through the mail; jury and verdict of guilty and defendant sentenced to thirty days' imprisonment in the Jefferson county jail and fined $100 and costs.
 Lee Thomas, retail liquor dealer; dis missed.
 Lee Thomas ct all. sci. fa.; jud gment nisi set aside.
 Alex sizemore, illicit distilling; jury and verdict of guilty and defendant fined $1C0 and costs and sentenced to thirty days Imprisonment.
 John Rice, alias John Siney, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict of not guilty.
 John Franklin, contempt; attachment discharged.
 The civil docket will be called tomorrow. Judge Bruce may be here to preside, though it is not definitely known if he will be. In cass he does not come Judge Boarman will remain and preside.
 cHANCERY COURT. Elizabeth Stewart ct al. heirs of the late W. C. Stewart, yesterday filed bill in the chancery court against the Alabama Na- tional bank. The bill is to recover certain lots recently purchased at registers sale by the respondents, which Stewart sold to A. B. Avery and H. Mckenzie in 1886 for $6000. It was resold aud fnally bought in by the bank, as above stated. Complainant alleges that part of the s6000 for which Stewart sold 1t remains unpaid.
 ON HABEAs CORPUS.
 Henry Richmond and Sanford Hudson were released on habeas corpus yesterday by Judge Greene of the criminal court.
 They were charged with robbing Charley ago, but the defendants offered testimony tending to prove that they had been gamb- ling with Washington nearly all day and he lost what money he had in that way.
 CITY COURT.
 Patrick Murphy yesterday filed bill in the city court for divorce from Mary Mur- pby. Voluntary abanoonment is alleged.
 INFERIOR COURT.
 In the inferior court yesterday morning Thad Wills was fued S5 and costs for dis. orderly conduct.
 e. W. May, charged with assault aud battery on T. Wills, was fined S5 and costs. Strivens Merritt, who escaped after be- ing sentenced, was given twenty days extra on the streets.
 Henry Richards and Ike Lewellen were fined S7.50 and costs each for trespassing on the property of the Sloss Iron and Steel company.
 Dave Neal received a fine of S5 and costs for assault and battery on Abe Walker.
 TO THE PUBLIC.
 Paul Jones' Old Mononga- hela Rye can be purchased