Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-09
IN THE COURTS.

Dan billiard goes 10 the penitentiary for life for the murder of another negro named John West.
 One night in August, 1893, the body of West was found on the roadside near smith s mines, eight miles from Birming- ham, with load of shot in his head and bis skull crushed in. billiard had bor-
 rowed double barreled shotgun short time before that aud was seen going in the direction of the spot where Vests body was found. Near the body was broken
 gun, which -corresponded to the one bor- rowed by billiard. No enmity was known to exist between them, but suspicion at
 once rested upon Dillard as Vests mur-
 derer. He fled and was not caught until about six months ago. The grand jury indicted him for murder, and on that charge he was tried in the criminal court yesterday and sentenced to life Imprisonment in the penitentiary. The trial consumed only about two hours. The prisoners convicted during the past
 week will be sentenced today by Judge Greene.
 CITY COURT. The trial of the suit of Prince Ferguson vs. the Woodward Iron company. which
 was begun in the first division of the city | court Wednesday, ended yesterday in verdict for the defendant. Ferguson claimed to have sustained personal injuries
 while dscharging his duties as a n empioye of the Woodward Iron company. William B. Rice vs. Mabel F. and Ely Stevens; judgment for plaintiff for S230. Lott Petty vs. D. Coapman; judgment for plaintiff for $15. 50. Second division-O. H. Peckham Candy Manufacturing company ys. II. c. Err minger; dismissed by plaintiff. Won L. Thompson vs. w. D. 1fflZgeralu ct nl. ,, defendants, A. B. Parke, garnishee; garnishee discharged. John ]. Moore vs. the Horse Creek Coal and Coke company; on trial. UNITED STATES COURT. The speed with which business in the federal court is being disposed of this week is something new to those wbo have at- teuded former terms of tue game. Every day's docket is disposed of on the day it is set for, and by the end of the present term but few criminal cases will remain untried.
 Judge Bcarman pushes business along with the greatest ease and will permit DO friv- olous delays.
 Cases occupying the court yesterday were as follows:
 Mrs. Mary c. Mars, charged with em- bezzlement of postotfice funds, was set for
 trial on the 18th instant. The defendant
 was for sometime postmistress at East
 Lake.
 Ross Stewart, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict Of not guilty.
 Andy Kirby entered a plea of guilty to re- tailing liquor without license and took fine of S1u0 and costs and sentence of thirty days Imprisonment.
 Will Stucky, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict of not guilty.
 J. T. Dennis, retail liquor dealer; jury
 and verdict of not guilty.
 Noah Bonds ct al.. sci. fa.; judgment nisi set aside.
 Will Cooper, conspiracy; jury aud yer
 dict of guilty. Cooper is from Cleburne county and is charged with attempting to
 obstruct revenue officers in the discharge
 of their duty. It is alleged that he cut to
 pieces the harness and broke the buggy of some officers who were looking for "moon-
 shiners' in Cleburne county.
 Another case against Cooper, charging him with illicit distilling, was on trial when court adjourned yesterday afternoon.
 Deputy Clerk E. E.. Greenleaf, who has charge of the Huntsville office, came down yesterday to assist in the clerks office here while court is in session. The great amount of business being transacted by this court at the present term renders 1t well nigh impossible for the regular force
 to keep up with it. Deputy Clerk E. T.
 Broadway works until 12 or o'clock every
 night op his and other papers necessary to
 be fixed up each day. z>.,-ls
 Judge Boarman has required the whole office force to be moved into the court room,.
 where the issuance of all writs, orders and
 other papers will be under his personal supervision.
 Clerk N. w. Trimble is detained from the office on account of illness. He has
 been sick for several days.
 The crowds about the government build ing were considerably thinned out yester- day, the greater part of those who came
 here early in the week to attend court hav-
 ing gotten through with their business aud
 re,urned home. Mir. W. E. Horne was admitted 10 prac- tice at the federal bar by Judge Boarman yesterday. Mir. Horne was at one time dis trict attorney of Texas, and later was mes- senger of the election commission that in- vesligated the Florida election in 1876. He h IS been engaged in mining developments in this district the past four or i've years. There are many ways of baking-Dr. Price,s Baking Powder fits them all.