Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-01
IN THE COURTS.

The grand jury completed it's work for
 this term ye,terday and adjourned. Dur iug their sitting, 145 true bills were found out of 175 cases investigated. The report submitted to Judge Greene of the criminal court is as follows: THE REPORT. 1 To Hon. s. E. Greene, Judge of the Criminal Court of Jefferson County: The grand jury organized at the January l term, 1895, herewith submit to your honor | it's final report. 1 Tho grand jury has been in continuous session since January7. During our tes- | sion we have investigated and docketed 175 | cases, examined 860 witnesses and found l 145 true bills. Of the true bills found 1 seventy-niLe were felonies and sixty-six misiemeanors. We have found an unusu- | ally large number of indictments for car 1 ryipg concealed weapons. We have examined the books Of all the l county officers that the law requires us to | examine and we have found them correctly | kept so far as our examination extended. We have examined both the county jail and the aims house. They are neatly kept | and the in mates of both are well led and | otherwise we'll cared for. | We have examined the bonds of the l county officers. Ne have also examined The bonds of all the precinct officers aud | find that the bonds of W. O. J. Moore, jus T 1 Hams, justice of the peacs in precinct 16; J. | L. Johnson, justice of the peace in precinct l 34; D. w. 1aIinferro, justice of the peace | in precinct 21 Amos L. Short, justice of | the peace in precinct 22; J. s. Armstrong, constable precinct 3l; R. D. Thompson, notary public and x-officio justice of the | peace in precinct 24; w. T. Poe, notary l public and ex- officio justice of the peace in | Third ward, Birmingham, are insufficient | insecurity. Ia the examination of these bonds we have examined the tax assessments of the officers and their sureties, and have also
 made all other investigation in our power as 10 their financial condition. The bond of J. W. Tayloe, notary public and ex- officio justice of the peace in Birmingham, does not state the office for the fuIfllment of whose duties the bond is given and it is also insufficient in security. A large number of justices of the peace have failed to report to the grand jury. We discussed the advisability of indicting them and decided to have the solicitor pre- serve list of these justices to hand to the next grand jury, with our recommendation that if they do not report to them they will be indicted. And now we ask your honor 10 dis charge us. JoB GOING, Foreman of Grand Jury.
 January 31, 1895. TRUE HILLS. The following true bills against parties now in jail or out on bond We're reported yesterday:
 Dave Carr. alias Kill Jones, grand larceny.
 Ike Martin, grand larceny.
 Nathan Edwards, burglary. Theodore Mcdowell, crime against na- tur..
 Abe Harris and Joe Davis. grand larceny.
 Albert Hammond. assault with intent to murder.
 Yancey Hendrix, assault with intent to murder.
 Dave Carr, alias Bill Jones, grand lar ceny.
 Ephriam Stephenson, grand larcsny.
 Tom Simpson, grand larceny.
 Brooks Abram, grand larceny.
 Coleman Clay, assault with intent to murder.
 Dave Ferguson, alias Shorty Ferguson, forgery.
 Simon Hines, assault with intent to murder.
 Lee Sherman, forgery.
 John Burns and Earle Crankheld, bur- glary.
 Abe Harris and Sam Greene, grand lar ceny.
 Dave Ferguson, who was indicted for forgery. is well known in Birmingham. For several years he has been braking on the Louisville and Nashville road between Birmingham and Decatur. A few weeks ago his wages were garnisheed by several merchants in this city who bad bills against him. He is said to have forged re- leases from these merchants in order to draw his wages when the Louisville and Nashville ply train came in on its January trip. He was arrested about two weeks ago.
 CRIMINAL COURT.
 Yesterdays docket in the criminal court was disposed of in the following manner: John Roebuck, assault and battery with n weapon; abated by death. Dick Hilliard, assault and battery; not guilty.
 Bowers Walker, assault with weapon; not guilty. Ike Ferderson, carrying concealed pistol; passed under agreement to plead guilty.
 Charles Graham, gaming; passed thirty days under agreement to plead guilty. James Hood, gaming; passed thirty days under agreement to plead guilty.
 Bell Green, abusive language; mol pressed.
 John Rooney, carrying concealed pistol; not guilty. Assault with weapon; guilty. Ed Hayes, petit larceny; guilty. CIRCUIT COURT. The following cases were tried in the cir cult court yesterday: B. M. Allen vs. J. ID. Duugy, appeal; judgment for plaintiff for $35. J. B. Robinson vs. Alabama Great South ern Railway company, appeal; judgment for plaintiff for $40.
 Augustin Carhott vs. B. M. waldrop,
 CITY COURT.
 First diyision--James Andrews vs. Woodward Iron company, damages; on trial.
 Second division-Chancery docket. CORRESPONDENTS COURT. B. 0. Sykes, coored, of Compton, Blount county, was tried in United States Commissioner Wilson's court yesterday for retailing liquor without license and re- quired to give $200 bond. RECORDERS COURT. Ben Lee, vagrant, was fined S2.50 and costs in the recorder's court yesterday. Harry Rollins and George Jackson, two tramps, were fined S5 and one-half the costs each. Will Hightower and Robert Williams, two negro boys who stole five pistols from n Twentieth street gun shop, were fined S12.60 and costs and bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $500 each.