Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-19
WITH THE COURTS.
John Las, CoIored, Gets Eight Years in the Pententiary for Manslaughter-0th-
 CT Court Notes.

The case of B. c. Petit vs Alabama Great Southern Railroad company IS on trial This is one of the blacklist cases, a number of which have been filed though this one is the first one to come on for hearing. The plaintiff alleges that he has been in defendants employ prior to the troubles of 1894 and that af- forwards defendant caused his name to be circulated publicly so that he has since been unable to obtain employment at his trade. Plaintiff sues for $10,000. Juries for the week are as follows: Jury No IS. s. Rice, J. w. Riddle. b. J. Salter, Nathan Jones, J. w. Barley, J. R. Moncreif, D. R. Copeland A. J. Nichols, w. s. Cross, William Hall, Dan- iel A. Cox, J. F. Pritchett.
 Jury No. 2-M. r. Taff, J. H. Trice, R. w. Roland. J. M. Bbb, John Thompson, J. F. Mclaughlin. T. D. Reeves John Murphy. J. J. Hood, Joseph Franklin, w. B. Waldrop. H. F. Dean.
 Criminal Court.
 John Lias, coiored, manslaughter in the first degree, was found guilty yes the penitentiary. About five years ago Las killed another negro at Dolomite. He escaped, but was afterwards captured in Marengo county by the sheriff.
 Tobe Cato larceny from dwelling; plea of guilty.
 JOiut DOyQ, SdHucs uuiy
 Will Thomas. burglary and grand lar ceny; guilty.
 Ed Chapman, burglary; guilty.
 Sol Blondhefm, murder in the second degree; passed to, Wednesday.
 The e following o jurors were a1Isg empaneled Hodges. R. R. Stobert, s. b. Gilmer, J. H. Mclaughlin, R. A. McAdory, J. D. Cooper, W. J. Price, William O. Snyder, J. A. McGee. M B. Self and A. 8. osborn. Jury No 2-John T, Glover! S. B. My CTS, J. c. Began, A. D. Williams, Sam Brown, Jeff Salter, James M. Waldrop, J. s. Campbell John Birchf1eld, T. J.. Sul- livan, W. D. Watkins L.. B. Wood.
 City Court.
 Jury No. and one juror on jury No. were chosen yesterday.
 Jury No. 1-George Acton, L. G. Pet tyjohn, R. L. Emond, J. H. Johnston, w. T. Snow. w. J. Blackwell, William M. Poe. William Mcdonald, James c. Brown William Battle, John T. BoZe- man, Henry Albrecht.
 Jury No. 2-F. W. Snydam.
 Probate Court.
 A marriage license was issued yester- day to Mir. E. L. Mason and Miss Sue Me Annalley.
 Real Estate Transfers.
 J. c. Waldrop to Berney National bank half interest 300x1000 feet in east quarter section 20, township IT, range 9, west: $50.
 Leon Abeles to Bertha Wolff. lots 12 and 13 block 45, South Smithfield; $S7.50.
 Inferior Criminal Court.
 Allen Harris and Sam Lewis, trespass; $5 each.
 James Flournay. running bicycle on sidewalk; s.
 James Hardie. burglary and grand lar ceny; bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $500 This Is the negro who is said to have robbed MT. Houses res- idence.
 Will Upson. assault and battery with a weapon; s25 and costs and twenty-five days extra at hard labor.
 Will Hodge. grand larceny: bound over to the criminal court in the sum of $2O0. O. Spradlin, affray; s5.
 Sam Adams, vagrancy; &.
 Crudie Walker. disorderly conduct $5. Joe Killer. trespass on property Sloss Iron and Steel company; S5.
 Wes Donald, disorderly conduct; $5. Alex Grayson. disorderly conduct; S and costs.
 Abe May disordcrly conduct; s5. Robert Jackson, vagrancy; $5