Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01
IN THE COURTS.

a The motion and default docket was called | in the city court yesterday, anda judgment for the plaintiff for S260 entered in the case of the Alabama Gas and Fixture company vs. F. G. Taylor.
 Two divorce suits were filed as follows: Nicie Burreli vs. Henry Burrell. Emma Nelson vs. Henry Benjamin Nell son.
 SOLICITOR IfTTLE's REPORT. The report of Solicitor Little of the Jef- ferson county criminal court for the year 1894, just completed by Assistant Solicitor Lee Bradley, makes an excellent record for those two efficient officials, It makes tho following showing:
 Jan uary term Four hundred and fifty, nine cases disposed of, 157 convictions, 10l
 acquittals, 149 noile prosequis, cases abated, death penalties, 35 sent to the
 penitentiary, 67 sentenced to hard labor, 10 to jail, 42 lines paid, miscellaneous A. April termr-The numbers in the same
 categories as the above run: Four hundred and thirtv-two cases disposed of, 136 con-
 victions, 80 acquittals, 169 nolle prosequis,
 35 cases abated, death penalty, 19 sent to
 the peniten tiary, S8 to hard labor, to jail, 23 fines paid, miscellaneous 12. September term-Four hundred and ninety eight cases disposed of, 1SS con-
 victions, 113 acquittals, 40 nolle prose-
 quis, F abated, 59 sent to the peniten-
 iiary, 115 to hard labor, 6 to jail, 37 fines paid, miscellaneous 40.
 The grand total is: One thousand,
 three hundred and eighty-nin cases tried, 481 convictions, 294 acquittals, 458 noile prose quis, 60 abated, 4 death penalties, 103
 sent to the teptiary, 270 to hard labor, 21 to jail, 1o2 fines paid, miscellaneous 96. The record for 1893 was: One thousand, four hundred and eighty-one cases dis- posed of. 529 convictions, 362 acquittals, 476 nolle pr sequis, death sentences, 40 sent to the penitentiary, 276 to hard labor, | g to jail, e6 fines paid, miscellaneous IA. | The np of cases disposed of in 1894 Is slighf 'n in 1893, an' 'e num- Der O. same prope
 ,EL --...4ary trial ct Bl ... n. d | Jame adkins, which was set for yester- day in Justice Benners' court, has been
 postponed until January 3. These two young men are being held without bail and are charged with the murder of Sam Bowen, young machinst, | on Christmas night.
 When court was called large crowd of | spectators, many of them friends of the de- ceased, were present to hear the testimony | which was to have been brought out. A continuance of the case was asked for l by the attorneys for the state, J. s. Ken- nsdy and Charles Ferguson, on account of 1 the absence of Mrs. Bowen, mother of the murdered man.. From her they wish to get a statement of the affair made by Bowen on his death bed. This statement is hailed with considerable interest, as it is said 1t will bring ou. something that has not yet been divuIged. Judge Benners set the trial for January 8 at9a. m. RECORDERS COURT. Yesterday was the last day of Recorder w. P. McCrossin s jurisdiction in the po- lice court and the finale was a befitting one. After the last malefactor had been dealt with his honor in few appropriate words thanked the police officers and pa- trolmen for their uniform kindness to him during his administration, and assured them that it had always been pleasure To
 receive from them the respect due the office
 he occupied. His words were few, but full of meaning, and none who heard them doubted their sincerity.
 The docket WAS long and quite number of cases were disposed of. w. R. Bridges, charged with having an affray, was fined Fl aud costs. Will Lavender, colored, charged with es. caping after sentence, was fined S100 and
 costs and given thirty days extra on the streets.
 Cora Benson and Rachael Williams were docketed for disorderly conduct. They