Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-24
Set by Judge Greene fortune 7
 in tie Jail Yard.
FOR THEIR HEINOUS CRIMES
Lee Harris and Abe Mitchell Will Pay the ieuaIty Pick Burns Convicted of Violating EIec-
 ton Laws-ReaI Estate Transfers.

| confessed murderers who pleaded guilty in the criminal court last week to mnr- dering Pleas Merriweather a few weeks ago.
 The two prisoners were taken before l Judge Greene of the criminal court yes | terday to receive the sentence of the l court When asked if they had anything | to say why the sentence of death should | not be pronounced against them the only reply was from Harris, who asked that he be given time in which to repent Mitchell said nothing. Judge Greene thu announced the date | of their execution to be June T, and | both to be executed at the same instant Lee Harris has quit laughing over the | crimes he has committed and now takes matters more seriously. He prays the | greater portion of the time, and fre- quently through the day and early night his voice can be heard almost a block away, as he utters his petitions for
 mercy and forgiveness. For Election Frauds. In the criminal court yesterday Pick Burns of Pratt City was convicted on charge of violating the election laws. Burns, it seems. was an officer of the recent municipal election at Pratt City, and charges of irregularities were brough against him, with the result above stated. Judge Greene didn't fix the amount of the fine yesterday. but will probably do so today. The lowest fine for the offense is $100 Several other misdemeanor cases were disposed of
 Circuit Court. Joe A. Magnus & Co. obtained judg- nent for $155.45 against J. T. Quinn. The suit of H. Weber & Son vs. G. B. Mitchell was dismissed. City Court. Two divorces were granted in the sec ond division, as follows: Evelyn Fearry from William U. Fearry, for cruelty, and Thomas Bird from Annie Bird, for abandonment. Probate Court. The Alabama Iron works filed deed. of assignment to w. M. Brock yeSter- day for the benefit of all their creditors.
 except such as is covered by lien, to
 MT. Brock as trustee.
 Real Estate Transfers Filed.
 Leon Abeles and Richard Fries to J.
 G. Crews, lot IA, block 1S0, Birmingham;
 $150.
 John W. Carter and wife to Hattie
 Gates, lot l, block 4, in section 16, town
 ship 19, range 4, west; $150.
 A. V. McCarson to West End Land and Improvement company, lot ', block ',
 West End; $325
 George Longbottom and wife to West End Land ana improvement cO1Qpd0y,lOt 16 block IT, West End; $325 w. F. Bellinger to West End Land and Improvement company lots and 4,blocl1
 g. West End; $500.
 William E. Brown and wife to West
 End Land and Improvement company,lot
 6, block z, West End $800 Joseph H. Lee and wife to West End
 Land and Improvement company, lot 19, block 14, West End; $235.
 w R. Bartley to West End Land and Improvement company, lot 2, block ', West End; $400.
 West End Land and Improvement com pany to William E. Brown lot 6, block ',
 West End; $500. William E. Johnson and wife to Thomas J. and Sarah L. Brown, lots in section 27, township 16 range west, and four acres
 in section P, township 16, range west; $900
 Sarah Harris to c. McAdory lots 1 and
 2, block 6. Bessemer: $100. H. Simon and wife to H. F. Weller, lots s. and 10, block 146, Birmingham;
 S3000.
 A marriage license was issued to Joe Falkner and Miss Josie Armstrong. r Justices Courts. Early Carter, colored, charged with stealing a goat, was discharged by Jus tice Martin yesterday morning, the evil dence not being sufficient to hold him. Commissioner Moseley's Court.
 United States Commissioner Moseley yesterday evening dismissed the case against A. R. Argio, charged with pass ing counterfeit silver dollar on R. Mar GUS.
 Inferior Court. In the inferior court yesterday morn- ing Judge Montgomery disposed of the following cases: Will Jackson, violating section COP, car rying razor; S10 and cost. l. Mathis, violating section 445. keep
 ing slaughter pen within the city linn it's; $5 and costs.
 Burt Perry. violating section 427, over charging hack fare; $2. 50 and cost
 [ J. w. Jordan, disorderly conduct; dis
 charged.
 Lot Hayden, disorderly conduct; re-
 manded for trial until this morning. z J. H. Majors and T. l.. Guthrie, tres
 J. H. Majors, carrying concealed wea- ponS; $20 and cost
 G. l.. Bates. refusing to pay a billiard bill to licensed saloon; $1 and cost
 R. "; White, two counts. violating sec
 ton 626, keeping open doors on Sunday; fined $5 and half the costs in each case. w. P. Wyatt and S. A. Hinds fighting in city limits. This was the case where two partners had serious fight last
 week, an account of which was given in
 the Age-Herald, and in which MT. Hinds was struck on the head withian axe ham dle by MT. Wyatt, which laid him up for
 few days. MT. Wyatt was fined S35 and half the cost and MT. Hinds $20 and half the cost. A warrant was also sworn out against
 Mesrs. Wyatt and Hinds for doing busi-
 ness without license. The case will be heard this morning.
 John Johnson, Griffin Skinner Ed John- son. Will Ross, Will Kyle and George Pollard. all small negroes ranging from 10 to 15 years, were arrested for treSpaSS,
 and as each preferred a good switching rather than go on the streets, Judge
 Montgomery kindly consented to let
 some of the police officers exercise their
 muscle in the switching performance.