Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-23
IN THE COURTS.


 will be called in the federal court today, and will be tried.
 The motion for new trial in the case in which he was convicted Thursday did not come up for argument yesterday, but was passed until this morning and will proba- bly, be tue first thing called after converting court.
 The case against Ex-Deputy United States Marshal Q. 0. Reid was called and passed.
 Other business disposed of In the federal court yesterday was as follows:
 John Fatuar, counterfeiting; jury and verdict of not guilty.
 Abe Moses, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict of guilty and defendant hned S100 and costs aud sentenced to thirty days im- prisonmeut.
 A. J. Turner, defaultine postmaster at Cordova; senten oed to twelve months' im- prisonment in the Jefferson county jail and fined Sl94 .2l and costs.
 w. Il. Fuller ct all, sci. fa.; judgment made final for $100 and costs.
 Alexander MoMillan ct all, sci. fa.; abated by death as to J. H. Eatman and judgment final for S100 and costs as to the others.
 Abe Mclaughlin, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict of guilty and defendant sentenced to six months In the state coal mines and fined S100 and costs.
 Griffiu Washington, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict of not guilty.
 Walter Mclaughlin, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict of guilty and defendant fined S1O0 and costs and sentenced to thirty days mprison ment in the Jefferson county jail.
 George Williams, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict of guilty and sentence sus- pended.
 Tom Bennett, retail liquor dealer; dis missed.
 Sam Scoles, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict of guilty and defendant remanded. Albert Sudduth, illicit distilling; jury and verdict of guilty and defendant res manded.
 Jeff John nson, retail liquor dealer; plea of guilty.
 Jeff Johnson, sci fa-; judgment nisi set aside.
 John c. Rollins pleaded guilty toretailing liquor and was remauded.
 Charles G. Hibbs, retail liquor dealer; abated by death of defendant.
 Robert Rollins plead guilty to retailing liquor and was remanded.
 Carter Self pleaded guilty to illicit distill- ing and was sentenced 10 sixty days im- prison ment in the Lamar county jail and fined S100 and costs.
 J. Nj. Ledlow was lconyicted of perjury and sentenced to one year and one day in the Kings county, New York, enitentiary. George w. Freeman pleaded guilty to re- tailing liquor and was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to three months' imprison- ment.
 Robert Hastings, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict of not guilty.
 Joe Sanders, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict of not guilty.
 J. B. Allen, who pleaded guilty Thursday to using the mails for fraudulent purposes, was sentenced yesterday to a term of eighteen months' imprisonment in the Kings county, New York, penitent tiary and fined $500 and costs.
 M. Hawkins entered plea of guilty to retailing liquor, and was sentenced to one months imprisonment and fined $1O0 and costs.
 Tom Jordan, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict of guilty, and defendant fined S1O0 and costs and sentenced to four months' Imprisonment.
 5. w. Nolen, illicit distilling; jury and verdict of guilty, and defendant fined S100 and costs and sentenced to thirty days im- prisonment.
 SENTENCED FOR LIFE.
 Solicitor Charles w. Ferguson returned yesterday from Jasper, where he has been attending circuit court. During the term he successfully prosecuted large number of criminals, as the following list of sen- tences will show: in the first degree and sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
 Robert McGhee, Henry Cotton and Arthur Ware plead guilty 10 misdemeanors and were sentenced to ten days' hard labor each.
 Will Henderson, assault and battery with weapon; fined S100 and costs.
 Williams Nichols was convicted of as- sault with intent to ravish, but the court set the judgment aside and sentenced the defendant to six months hard la bor for as sault and battery.
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 Bart Thrasher was convicted of man. slaughter in the first degree, and sentenced to five years in the penitentisry. Tnrasher killed negro near Horse Creek several months since. Thrasher is said to have been pal of Jim Morrison's during the career of the latter.
 Joe Morris was sentenced to two years and one day in the penitentiary for grand larceny.
 Will Spencer, assault with intent to mur- der; sentenced 10 tive years in the peniten- tiary.
 Jim Taylor was sentenced to three years for burglary and grand larceny.
 Nathan Edmonds got nine months for manslaughter in the second degree.
 Joseph l.. Lee was fined S250 for assault anu battery with a weapon.
 Acquitted-Jim Day and Dick Bush, muruer in the second degree; Jim Butler, grand larceny; Babe and Tom Robbins and Jesse Stevens, robbery; Paul Lewis, grand larceny.
 INFERIOR COURT.
 In the inferior court yesterday morning Millage Russell was fined s5 and costs for larceny.
 Edward Halden was fined S7. 50 and costs for assault and battery. He was also fined S12. 50 and costs for malicious mischief.
 P.ck Alliver was fined S7. .50 ard costs for keeping disc rderly house.
 rf af,o disposed of.
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