Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-17
IN THE COURTS.

". R. Bass yesterday filed bill in the chancery court against Clay L. Duncan ct al praying the foreclosure of a mort gage to satisfy balance due on note.
 Probate Court.
 Real estate transfers were filed for rec ord with the probate judge yesterday as follows
 D. M. Drennen to William Drennen. lot eration $25O0.
 J. R. and A. H. Rogers to H. M. Wilson and c. II. Greer, lot at Avenue and Nineteenth street, Birmingham; Opelika News and outfit exchanged for same.
 c. E. Dowsing to the Alabama Trust and Savings company, lots 13 to IS in elusive, Eiyton Land companys survey; lots p to p inclusive and part of lot 2S and 29 to 36 inclusive S D. Ross survey, all in section 21, township ', south. range 2west; consideration $1936.
 J. T. Mullin to William Drennen, part of lot ,, block S5, Birmingham; considera- tion $5.
 Charles J. Smith to his wife, Mrs. Annie J. Smith, lot 10ox212A feet, Nineteenth street, south Highlands.
 C. E. Dowsing to Mary E. Rtenhouse, lot 5qH100 feet on Eighth avenue between SeVenteenth and Eighteenth streets, Bif- nlinghan1; consideration S650 srs .-s.o-
 Criminal Court.
 The criminal court is still engaged with the trial of Charley Foster who IS charged with outraging Mrs. Tom Payne near Bessemer. last December. The talk Ing qi evidence was concluded yesterday and all but the closing argument made. Assistant Solicitor Lee Bradley will close Tor the state this morning.
 The grand jury has taken recess until May.
 Circuit Court
 The following cases were disposed of III the circuit court yesterday: .s IN. La Nall vs. Jacob Levy; Judgment Tor plaintfn for property sued for and his costs.
 C, A. Shuford vs. r. S. Johnson; appeal dismissed and judgment against defend- ant for costs.
 Carson, Pierie. Scott & Co. vs Ander- son Clapp; judgment for plaintiff for J. B. Potts vs. F. A. Herring; judgment for property sued for or it's alternate value, SIP
 City Court.
 J. O. Diffy, administrator, etc., vs. McNamara Bros. damages; judgment by agreement for plaintiff for $500
 Walter Wait vs. Alabama Great Southern Railroad company, damages; dismissed by plaintiff.
 J. H. Nathan ys. Steiner Bros, as- sumpsit; on trial
 Second division-Headden vs Hatha- way; Judgment of the justice court quashed on the grounds of failure to ac- quire Jurisdiction.
 Meridian Sash and Blind factory vs c. D. Bryan and H. Mcconnell; judg- ment for plaintiff for $400.
 Inferior Court.
 The inferior court had a crowded and most interesting docket yesterday morn- ing.
 The case of Hamilton and others. to keep the peace, was postponed, and they were bound over in the sum of $100 until the 18th instant, when their case will be heard.
 Bryant Ellis, young darky, for cul- tivaung literary tastes with other peo- ples books, was fined $20 and thirty days extra. Henry Johnson, accused by deacon and a parson, all colored of discharging firearms within the city limits, was dis charged.
 Susie Madison and Ella Holland, fight ing within the city limits; $5.50 and costs each.
 Emma Austin, colored, trespassing on railroad property; discharged. George Bruce, a white boy with face hands and feet begrimed with dirt ac- cused of malicious mischief in putting on the rear brake of an electric car and thereby stopping the car; $1 and costs. Mitchell and Ed Johnson, vagrancy; s10 and twenty-five days and $5 and ten days respectively.
 Abe Edwardss assault on Hattie Swift, his mother-in-law, in an attempt to take away his child; $2.50 and costs.
 Hattie Sawyer, picking up coal on the railroad, was fined $1.
 John Vincent, violating the sanitary laws by dumping garbage on the street. A dispute arose as to what was meant by the word garbage; a dictionary was called for, and a pocket edition was brought in, which the judge refused to recognize as authority, and sentence was suspended until this morning.
 John Hamilton and Josephine Long, fighting in the city limits Hamilton was fined $7.50 and costs and the woman was discharged.
 Eugene Walker was up again for re- fusing to work, his excuse being that his foot had been cut off some years ago and he was unable to stand upon it all day at manual labor. The judge ordered that lighter work be given him and that he be compelled to work.
 Lula Ware, a dusky damsel, ran amuck Monday night, and without any provo- cation cut 0 negro in the hand. Lula had no apologies to make and was sen fenced to $25 and thirty days to cool off her ardor.
 Charles Tanner, charged with an as