Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-31
PETIT WANTS $2O,000.
SUIT FILED IN CIRCUIT COURT
Plaintiff Claims Damages Because He Was Blackisted by a Railway-0ther
 News of the Courts.

B. C. Petit filed in the circuit court yesterday afternoon a case for $20,0OO damages against the Alabama Great Southern railroad and A. J. Frazer The plaintiff claims that said A. J. Frazer did publish scandalous papers libeling him, and that since that time he has been unable to get work on any road. He claims to have been an employe of the Alabama Great Southern railroad during the strike of 1894. and that he did not voluntarily quit the service of said company He also claims to be a com petent engineer having been in service in that capacity on the said road some years ago, and charges that he has been blactlisted so that it is impossible to get work. He further charges that the Ala bama Great Southern, Alabama and Vicksburg and New Orleans and North eastern conduct blacklists.
 This Is the first case of the kind ever brought up in the courts of Alabama, and it will be watched with considerable interest.
 Circuit Court.
 The following cases in the circuit court were disposed of yesterday: Alfred Hinton vs. Smith & Blair; judg- ment of 1 cent for plaintiff
 Gustave Harkleff vs Birmingham Rail- way Supply company; under advisement. Ike Adler vs. William Trommell; judg- ment for $20.
 City Court
 First division-TennesSee Coal, Iron and Railroad company vs. Norment; plaintiff took a non-suit.
 Judgments were taken in the following cases:
 Nancy H. Clark vs. Standard Life and Accident company, by agreement; $100. Heidt Lumber company vS. D. N. Fike; verdict for S164 42.
 Jacob Philipps, Judge and Julia Polk Vs. Alabama Great Southern Railroad company; dismissed for want of prose- cution.
 Second division-R. H. Palmer vs. Jesse Stephens; passed.
 Henry Hurst vs. Jacob Fes; on trial
 Criminal Court.
 State vs. w. G. Lunsford; passed State vs. Mike Adkins; on trial The jury in the case of Mike Adkins, tried for murder had not come to an agreement last night, and were locked up for the night.
 Probate Judges Office. The following real estate transfers were made yesterday:
 l.. F. Henderson to Athlenia Tender son; $650.
 s. E. Thompson and wife to J. w. Col Her and Sam Feagans: 5000.
 Charles A. Senn, register, to Morris Adler and Augustine Smythe; $100.
 Marriage Licenses.
 The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday:
 J. W. Baker to Lithia Shoemaker Eugene H. Walker to Libonia Donaugh
 Inferior Court.
 The following cases were disposed of yesterday in the inferior court Judge Montgomery presiding:
 Arnold Edwards. George Smith and Bald Rogers. violating section 530: con tinued until this morning.
 Sarah Hudson and Jerry White dis orderly conduct; Sarah Hudson was fined $2 and costs and White $3 and costs.
 The case of S. S. Johnson. forgery; continued until the 18th of June. J. H. Ferguson, refusing to pay street tax, was continued until today. Lucinda Burris, assault and battery on a child; dismissed.
 Henderson Williams. disorderIy con duct; $5 and cost
 Will Green and Jim Lucas fighting in the city limits; fined $10 and costs each Marion Halbrook, disorderly conduct; plead guilty and was fined $5 and costs Emma Lee and Willie Perry, abusive language; Willie Perry was fined $1 and costs and Emma Lee S250 and costs Will Webb and Will Mitchell affray: continued until today.
 Toll Bradford, peace proceedings; dis missed.
 Ella Huron. larceny: continued until today
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