Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25
NEW TRIAL GRANTED ]. P. Weller lunk Dealer, Who Was Con yicted for Buying Railroad Grasses,
 Damage Suits Dismissed.

Judge Greene of the criminal court has granted J. P. Weller, local junk dealer, a new trial in the case in which he Mas fined $l5 for buying brasses said to have been stolen from one of the railroads entering this city. MT. Weller was ar rested last spring on the charge and tried in the police court, where he was con victed and fined. An appeal 10 the Jeffer- son county criminal court resulted no better for the accused party, where he was fined Sl5
 A motion for a new trial was made on the ground that the ordinance under which he was convicted is uneonstitu- tlonal, and Judge Greene has granted the motion.
 The ordinance in question prohibits any one from buying or receiving railroad brasses except by written consent of the manager of the railroad from which they are taken. The penalty for violating this ordinance is a fine of not less than B nor more than $100.
 The Mary Lee Company.
 An amended complaint was filed in the city court yesterday by the Mercantile Trust and Deposit company or Baltl- more, against the Mary Lee Coal and Railway company, which seeks 10 sub ject certain lands purchased by the re- spondent company subsequent to the ex- eeution of deed of trust to the com planant company to the operation or said deed of trust.
 Wholesale Dismlssals
 The Age Herald has from time to time during the past six months noted Tn us court columns the filing Of damage sults by various parties against Drennen & Co.,, who operated the Mary Lee coai mine under lease last year. The amounts claimed by the plaintiffs ranged rom ss00O to $i5,00 They grew out of the fire in the mine on the goth of June, 1s94 Drennen x co. were protected against loss by such accidents as Just mentioned by policy which they car ried in an employers liability insurance company About forty of these suits were brought, twenty-five of which have been compromised and will be dismissed / from the docket at the next call.
 The names of the plaintiffs Tn the suits fled in the city court and thus compromised ,,,,ire; are; w. " " Snider, D. A. Warlick, E. l.. Ben nett, Sylvester Bryant, William Finn, Colonel Hicks, Calvin Hudson, Joe How ard Alfred Mills, Godfrey Montsomefy' William A. Marshall, William R. Shoop, -4{innon.
 In the circuit court-James F. Hardin Anderson Smith, George Stover, F. A Paschal, David Mines, Washingon Mines Virgil M. Dryman and Columbus walker , Real Estate Transfers.
 N i1lfmlnRnuH ioullulHS anu i-poi "'s7o ciation to Is. M. StarkS, part of block fo0 Birmingham; $2350.
 Ely Vines and wife to Kitty Nichols, mineral right to the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section l5 township IT, range west and the north east quarter of the southwest quarter of section 16, township IT, range west; $400.
 w T. Parker, auctioneer, to Charles C. Harrison, lot II and parts of lots F. l3 and 14 block S4, Birmingham; $20,0O0.
 w. T. Parker, auctioneer. to Charles C. Harrison, rear end of lots F and 13, block 76, Birmingham; $4000.
 Register in chancery to Elyton Land company, lots 16 and 17, block 167, Bir- mngham; 5000.
 Register in chancery to Eyton Land company. lots II, 12, 13, IA and 10, block 197, Birmingham; 5000.
 Peter Maull, by sheriff of Jefferson county, to Elyton Land company lots 12 and 13, block 159. Birmingham; SlO95S.
 Marriage Licenses.
 Marriage licenses were issued out of the probate judges office yesterday to John II. Cruse. Jr, and Miss Rosa Wise, William F. Eaton and Miss c. C. Vines.