Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-14
IN THE COURTS.

Frank P. O Brien was confirmed Dy Junge Sharpe of the city court yesterday after noon.
 The different creditors of the old com pany will probably argue their claims andil the priority of the same in few days.
 UNITED STATES COURT.
 The federal grand jury reported no bills found in the following cases yesterday:
 James Gidley, George Hunter, Ed Cooley, Waiter Little, Ike Evans, Erwin Christian, Stephen Doeg z ke Pendlev, l.. F. McCoi- lum, J. ". McDanies, J. J. Wilson, Her bert Lucas, Jack Lamb, Ike Barn ss and All Parrish.
 terday:
 Nose Drpre ct all, sci. fa.; judgment nisi set aside.
 Peter Walden, retail quor dealer; plea of guilty and fined sl0o ahd costs and sem fenced 10 six months' Imprisonment.
 Bill McGowau, ct ali. sci. fa.; judgment nisi set aside.
 Joe McGowan ct al. sci fa; judgment nisi set aside,
 Sam Harden plead guilty to counterfeit ing and was sentenced 10 three years inn prisonment in the Kings county, New Yoik, penitentiary aud fined s100 and costs.
 R. M. Bennett, illicit distjlling; dis m!ssed. "
 K. M. Bennett ct all, sci. fa. judgment nisl set asiae.
 James Clark, illicit disabling; jury and verdict of gully. Sentence will be passed on the defendant this morning William bell plead guilty 10 retailing liquor and was fined s100 and costs and sentenced to thirty days imprisonment. William Frazer, illicit uIstilling; jury out.
 Lob Witt. retail liquor dealer; dismissed. Garrett Knox ct al, sci. la; iudg ment nisi st aslue.
 Thomas B. Roberts ct al., sci. fa.; judg- meut nisi set aside. George E. Powell, contempt; fine en- cred at former term set aside. Joe K Doti, working in an illicit dlstill- cry; sentenced to thiry days imprison- ment in the Cleburne county jail Kagan N oodall, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict of not guilty,
 Will Cooper was iined $500 and costs and sentenced to six months iu the Jefferson county j4il for illicit distiiling. Ihe case against l.. ". PIitchford, J. D. HiIi, E. T. Barber and J. w. Bailey, who were charged with conspiracy to intimi- date witnesses, was mol pressed.
 William Fleming, retail ligaor dealer; jury and verdict ni not guilty. William Ferguson plead guilty to work ing in an illicit dlstillery, aud was fined SlC0 and costs. James Ferguson, illicit distiling; jury and verdict of not guilty. J. Ii. Blythe ct al., sci. fla; judgment nisi set aside.
 Nose Dupre plead guilty to retailing liquor, and was seotenced to three months imprisonment and fined S100 and costs.
 The petition of the receivers of tue East Tennessee, Virginia aud Georgia Railroad, road company was argued and submitted. to the court, who took the matter under consideration. CRIMINAL COURT.
 Judge Greene of the criminal court passed sentences on prisoners as follows yesterday:
 James Morton, ten days hard labor; Jim Brown and Lun Tyson, six months' hard labor and 140 days for costs; b. Daniel, ten days hard labor; Minnie Sturdevant, ten days hard labor; ;J oh n Henry ten days hard labor; Sarah Pegues, judgment confessed.
 Several forfeituIes were entered and alias capiases issued for defaulting defendants, and one or two misdemeanor cases were continued. Continuances were granted in the other cases set for trial yesterday. CITY COURT. In the city court yesterday the jury ren- dered verdict for he defendant in the case of Jim Clark vs. the Tennessee Coal, lion and Railroad company.
 William H. Hamilton vs w NJ. Drenneu ct al. on trial.
 Second division-B. F. Roden & Co. vs. J. T. Quinn, attachments judgment for plaintiff for $143. 80.
 The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company vs. Clifford s. Price; dismissed.
 John J Altman, receiver, vs. Louis Gei- ders, attachment; judgment for p.aintih for 500.
 Rall.ff & Guenther vs. Sumter Lea; dis missed tor want of prosecution.
 Birmingham Feed and Supply company vs. Mrs. Mary Hager; dismissed tor want of prosecution.
 Ii. A. Beckham vs. E. NJ. Quinn: dis. missed for want Of prosecution.
 INFERIOR COURT.
 In the inferior court yesterday afternoon IuHu I Mnutpnmarv held l. p Well Ter guilty of violating a section of the city code which prohibits the buying or selling of old iron or brass without consent of the owner. MT. W eller is dealer in scrap iron on Morris avenue and it is alleged that he has been buying irons and brasses belonging to the different railroads enter ing the city.
 He was found guilty in five cases and fined $50 and costs in tach case. An ap- peal was taken. Henderson Lowe was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $500 for stealing meat and groceries from the McMilian- Lee cOmpauy.