Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-18

the stick and struck Merriweather sev- eral blows. When they had beaten Merriweather into insensibility Harris held him up while Mitchell cut his throat.
 Mitchell says he remained on the out side while Harris and another negro killed Merriweather He has claimed all along that Jim Lewis was with Harris | and himself, and so stated on the stand yesterday But after the jury had re- turned it's verdict he stated to an Age Herald reporter and others that Lewis was not with them but that there was another party along. A Mistrial. The jury in the case of Charley Foster who Is charged with outraging Mrs Payne near Bessemer last December, was unable to agree on a verdict, and so re- ported to Judge Greene. who discharged them.
 Circuit Court. The following cases were disposed of in the circuit court yesterday: w. c. Wharton, receiver, VS. Alabama Great Southern Railroad company. judgment for plaintiff by agreement for S10 and $4.50 costs. Fannie Croker vs Lizzie Sturtevant; dismissed for want of prosecution. Preston & Stauffer vs.William $. DavaS judgment for plaintiff for $4S1.S0. City Court.
 Business was disposed of in the city court as follows: J. H. Nathan vs. Steiner Bros; judg ment for plaintiff for $220. M. T. Porter as guardian, etc, Ns. Ru- fus Hagood ct al; judgment for plaintiff for $5753.7S.
 J. F. Bruster vs. Robert s. Green; on trial
 Probate Court. Real estate transfers were filed for record in the probate judges office yes terday:
 Vassar L. Allen to Hattie J. Allen, lot B. block 2, Gate City; consideration $500.
 North Birmingham Land company to J. R. Akins, lots 29 and 30, block 265, on Tenth avenue, between Fifth and Sixth streets; consideration $75 James J. Garrett to B. F. Eager, lot 4, block s, Birmingham. Marriage licenses-G. B. Forbes and Miss Harriet Glanville Guscott. George S. Camp and Mrs. M. A. Hall.
 Chancery Court
 M J. McAdory, as administrator of Joseph Martin, deceased, filed bill in the chaneery court yesterday against P. F. Martin ct al, praying the court to grant a first lien on property to secure a judgment for $376.35.
 P. P. Clarkson filed a bill in the same court against John w. Miller, praying the court to set aside the sale of certain property sold under mortgage.
 Inferior Court.
 There was lengthy session of the in- ferior court held yesterday morning.
 W. D. Richardson, violating section 626. selling beer to Ada Wright after 12 o'clock Saturday night, $10 and cost.
 Eugene Flanigan, coiored the prison cook and Tom Toby, a prisoner, fight ing in prison; Flanigan, $1 and half the cost and Toby. half the cost and twenty days additional.
 John Wilcox, disorderly conduct, dis charged.
 B. Hermann, two counts, violating section 445, keeping a butcher pen in the city limits and selling meat on Sunday, discharged on the first count and fined $5 and cost on the second. Appealed.
 Charles Nelson, colored, assault and battery on his sister, Hattie Nelson, $5 and cost.
 Minnie Brown, Edna Brown, Marie Snipes and Georgia Edwards, all colored fighting. There were sixteen witnesses in this case. The prisoners were dis posed of as follows:
 Minnie Brown, discharged: Edna Brown and Georgia Edwards, $5 and cost each; Marie Snipes, $10 and cost.
 Dora Lanier and Cora Vincent dis orderly conduct, put on their own recog- nizance to appear for trial this morning.
 John Smitherman. escaped after sem tenee, returned.
 Will Williams, colored. concealed weaDOnG S50 a nd cOet