Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-21
IN THE COURTS.

accounts. When court adjourned last night evidence for the defense was being offered.
 The story of the indictment of Messrs. Hunter, White, Chsrlson and others by the grand jury at the spring term of the federal court year ago IS familiar to AGE HERALD readers.
 It mad been alleged that United States comm ssioners and deputy marshals h the Northern district of Alabama had been making out and presenting fraudulent claims against the government, and Special Examiner Leigh Chalmers of the depart ment of justice was detailed to come to Alabama and investigate the matter. The subst quent sensational developments and arrests are familiar to all.
 The charge against Messrs. Hunter and White, in which they were indicted jointly, ale yes that they frauduentiy charged mileage and per diem for two witnesses in a case against G. F. Burge of Fayette county, who was tried before Commis- sioner Hunter on the 9th Of December, 1892, for illicit distilling.
 In the pay roll made out and presented to the treasury department appear the names of L. ". Andrews and Will Patton. Their mileage and per diem amounted to $21. 50. The government put Will Patton, a white man from Fayette county, on the stand yes- terday, and he swore he did not attend the trial of Burge in Commissioner Hunters court.
 AuuFeWb Na5 uOb tOuuu Dy Luc otuCtE who served the subj e ,as in the case.
 The defense attempted to prove that Will Patton was a negro, and that he testified in the case, and that he came from Fayette county to Birmingham for that purpose.
 The government is represented by Dis trict Attorney O'Neal and Mir. A. T. Lon don and the defense by Gen. Fred $. Fer guson, Capt. John M. Martin, Col. J. j. Altman aud Ex-Gov. w. H. Smith.
 Other business transacted in the federal xUa oe
 Will Cooper and Jerry Reason; petition for appeal granted, supersedens allowed and bond fixed at s2J00. Cooper and Bea- son were convicted Of conspiracy last week. David Crawford ct al., sci. fa. judg ment nisi set aside.
 Turner Hibbs, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict of guilty.
 Al Phillips, sci. fa.; judgment nisi dis missed as to Phillips and made final for $100 against the sureties.
 Farmers' Loan and Trust company vs. Alabama Connellsville Coal and Coke company; decree releasing property from the hanas of the receiver.
 Alex McMillan, retail liquor dealer, plead guilty and was fined $l00 and costs and sentenced to thirty days imprison- ment.
 Johnathan Long plead guilty to retailing liquor and was fined Sl0O and costs and sentenced to thirty days' Imprisonment.
 THE MoRRIboNs INDICTED.
 The federal grand jury yesterday reported batch of indictments, among which were bills against several parties alleged to have been mem bers of the Morrison gang, which had headquarters few miles from Bessemer. The charge against them is counterieiting. Those against whom in- dictments were found are D. A. Hendricks, Taylor Hogg, Began Sexton, Rufus Morri- son, Lil Morrison and T. M. Hogg.
 0fher indictments renOrtad fol- lows:
 Retail liquor deaIers--Tom Sharp, Cher. okee county; Henry Cameron, alias Camp bell, Greene county; W. F. Ellis, Calhoun county; J. Will Gillian, alias Stuff Gillian, Tuskaloosa county; Lewis Davis. Greene county.
 Illicit distilling-Blanton Hester, Pick ems county; Will Cannon, Fayette county; Allen Long, DeKalb county.
 Counterfeiting-Tom Winchester, Tus- kaloosa county.
 Illegal use Of tae mails Daniel NJ. Beck. Cherokee county.
 The grand jury reported no bills found in the following cases: Marion Long, Stephen Sorg. J. s. Jordan, Alex Whitman, Ed Cooley, Walter Hightower, Ed Peak, Tom Russ, John Williams, Jeff Harper, Arthur Wiggins and Frank Crunk.
 REID ABSENT.
 The case against Ex- Deputy United Staies Marshal C. c. Reid, who IS under indict- 
 called yesterday, but he failed to respond and capias was issued.
 Mir. Reid was found in the city and the capias served on him.
 Judgment for 5000 was entered in the case of the Western Electric company vs. the Ashviile Land and Improven nent com pany. A former judgment for $500 was set aside.
 CITY COURT.
 The city will have to pay Officers Bodeker l for bers Of the Birmingham police force in the latter part of the year 1893. That is the de- cison of Judge Sharpe rendered yesterday afternoon in the second division of the city court.
 The former administration refused to pay these fficers, and in an action against the city brought by them the defendant was successful, the supreme court holding that the city was not compelled to pay them for their services merely for the req. son the police commission had created the offices and elected them to fll the places. The recent general assembly of Alabama passed an act instructing the city to pay Ex. Sergeant Oldham and Officer Bodeker G40S each, amounts due for services as claimed by them.
 At the meeting of the council two weeks ago the board refused tt t<pay the claims and instructed the judiciary committee to em. ploy counsel and fight De suit, which had been commenced in tlk city court by the claimants, and the mandamus proceedings were accordingly resisted.
 Arguments were concluded yesterday afternoon, aud immediately thereafter Judge Sharpe rendered his decision, over ruling the demurrers to the complaint of petitioners.
 The case will probably be appealed to the supreme court.
 sssJUDaMENT' FOR s350O.
 William E. Richie recovered judgment against the Alabama Great Southern Rail- road com pany for S3500. Richie sustained injuries while coupling cars on the Ala bama