Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-10
IN THE COURTS.

ant.
 s. M. Hanby, receiver, vs. c. M. Boul-
 den; judgment for the plaintiff for $521. ". T. Hodges ct al. vs. mayor and al 1 dermen of Birmingham; dismissed for
 want of prosecution.
 Jefferson County Savings bank vs, l Klein Furnishing company; judgment for plaintiff for s2200. John A. Baker, justice of the peace, vs.
 John A. May ct al; Judgment for pain
 tiff for $5S7.97
 w. T. Waters vs. Richard II. Fries; | judgment for plaintiff for $100. '4 L. A. Belcher vs.}'W. T. Rotteni dis | missed. 2Ha Second division--John s. Going vs. Jo- | seph P. Lambert; on trial. 95a Charles A. Senn as garnishee, was dis- l charged in the following cases: Amer l ican Cloak and Suit company vs M J. l Mullane; H. B. Claflin x Go. vs. M. j. 1 Mullane; Clafin, Larabee & Co. vsa M. J. | Mullane; Mills & Gibbs vs. M. J. Null | lane; J. Frank X Co. vs. M: J. Mulahe' l Marcey Bros. & Co. vs. M J. Mulane. | John F. Richardson vs.- Birmingham | Trust and Savings company and P. H. l Earle; judgment for defendants Circuit Court. | John w. Mcconnell, administrator of | ". S. Mcconnell, vs. Woodward Iron | company; on trial
  E. A. Penn a witness certificate bro ker yesterday Swore out writ of man. damus before Judge Greene of the crim- inal court to force Clerk w M. Burgin Of the criminal court to issue witness cer- tficates as heretofore allowing $1.50 per diem An act was passed by the recent legislature fixing the per diem for wit
 nesses in the criminal court at 50 cents, and Clerk Burgin has recently com menced issuing certificates in accordance At.,,. ttxy f.f the new law is questioned by the com planant. No date for the trial has been fixed yet
 Stonewall Thomas, alleged to have been one of the Lee Harris gang, was | carried before the criminal court yester- | day. but the jury, after being out several | hours, reported to the court that they | were unable to agree upon verdict. Thomas was indicted on Lee Harris statement, and the offense charged against him was an attempt to murder
 man named Barnes near North Bir- mingham several months ago. While on the witness stand yesterday Harris declined to testify against Thomas. liar ris has weakened considerably since his trial, and does not seem to erjoy nar- rating his many crimes so well as he did at first.
 George Headen was convicted of as- sault and battery.
 Josephine Harris assault with knife; 'ioi pAcSSCo' An Assignment. D. A. Helmich & Co, made an assign | ment yesterday to l.. G. Pettyjohn for | the benefit of their creditors. The firms l indebtedness. as shown in their assign ment papers, was $176S.42. .a. Real Estate Transfers. st Joe R. Cook, assignee, to.J. B. Burriss; R. Nj. Buck and wife to Isaac Price, quit claim; $75.
 G. w. Ratliff and wife to J. s. Fergu- son, warranty deed; S1500
 Chambers McAdory and wife to Morti- mer J. McAdory, warranty deed; $300 John D. Moseley to John F. Hancock, quit claim; $40.
 Woodlawn Cemetery company to James Love- certificate of ownership; $63
 Receiver Asked For. The Central Trust company of New York has filed bill in the United States | court of this city praying the appoint l ment of a receiver for the Alabama Iron | and Steel company of Brierfeld; and | also an order restraining the officers, | clerks or employees from disposing of or moleSting any of the property is asked | for. The petitioners allege that prior to | November g, 1SS9 the defendant com 1 pany issued s500,000 of 6 percent bonds, payable In 1920 and that interest on the l same has been defaulted. | JuuSS BOdfIndn, WHO Is 0OlulnS lIle | United States court at Montgomery, has l issued the following order: Tn the above stated cause, it appear | ing to the court that the bill has been | filed in the circuit court of the United States for the northern district of Ala | bama, southern division, at Birming- ham, it iS upon motion of-eounsel for | complainant, considered and ordered 1 that the defendants do show cause be- | fore me, or some other judge authorized | L~,, I, 1 at 10 o'clock a. m., on the 18th day of l May, 1895, or so soon thereafter as coun- sel can be heard, why the injunction and 1 receiver prayed for in said bill should l not be granted.
 "It is further ordered that in the l meantime, and until the hearing above 1 provided for shall be had, this court will l assume Jurisdiction of said cause; and | that said defendant, Alabama Iron and eeftompany, its agents, employees and | attorneys, be, and they are, temporarily 1 restrained and enjoined from in any wise | nlolesting, selling or disposing of any of l the properties of said defendant compa- 1 ny in said bill set forth and described
 Inferior Court.
 The following cases were disposed of | by Judge Montgomery yesterday;
 Willie Hall and Charley Watson,
 minors visiting house of prostitution
 guiltyan fined $7.5O and costs each.
 Rachael Williams, disorderly conduct | $1 and costs.
 Jim Cox, disorderly conduct; guilty
 and fined $5 and costs. =
 Pat Welsh and Joseph Hughes, fight
 ing in city limits. at the rolling mills. ] Both men were badly beaten up, Hughes 1 being struck with hammer by Welsh over the head, then they olinohed and the hammer was taken away by Hughes | from Welsh. Welsh grabbed & five eighth bolt and again attacked Hughes. | striking him over the head with the bolt. l Seeing that no impression was made on the head of Hughes Welsh dropped the
 bolt and picked up a spadder about 4