Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-10
IN THE COURTS.

inal court, and five unfortunates crossed over the "bridge of sighsn into the mines, where they are condemned to servitude Tor the state for terms ranging from five years | to life time. Those upon whom Judge l Greene passed sentence were as follows: Charley Wilson, who plead guilty yes- l terday to breaking into house and steal | ing therefrom gun was given nve years | sentence in the penitentiary. Pink Jones got five years for robbery. Henry Winberly will serve nine years iu | the penitentiary or coal mines for robbing | Rev. E. P. Stiff near Mary Lee last Decem- 1 Der.
 Isaac Ballard gets five years in the peni- | tentiary. Dan billiard was given a lifetime sentence 1 for murdering John West at Smith 's mines | in August, 1893. | The inisdemeanor docket will be called | tomorrow and will occupy the court ntil | the expiration of the present term of the court, on the Fist instant. The spring l term begins on the first Monday in April. CITY COURT. | The first division of the city court was | not in session yesterday, the docket for the l week having been disposed of Friday. The docket for tomorrow Is as follows: Ed Moore & Co. vs. Pearson Coal, Iron | and Railroad company, damages
 John A. Baker, justice of the peace, vs. John A. May ct al. R3p0aeI CafaVell0 V5. hleyer, max o Oo. and T. o. O'Byrne, assunpsit. Second division-The case of aJohn J. Moore vs. the Horse Creek Coal and Coke company was taken under advisement by Judge Sharpe. The chancery docket will be called to-
 morrow, and cases set down forshearing during the weeks beginning on Monday, March IS, and Monday, March 25. Clerk Miller has received from the printer the Apriisdocket in neat pamphlet <l H,~& &t,au ffop interested. UNITED STATES COURT. MT. H. L. Underwood was admitted yes- terday to practice in the United States courts.
 hearing in the cause of James Wealth. erly vs. the receivers of the Richmond and
 Danvlle Railroad company was set for the Fist instant. The case of the First National bank of Chatta n ooga vs. Elwell Eastman was sub
 mitted for final decree on testimony and
 briefs. Cases disposed of were as follows:
 w. A. Nix, illicit distilling; jury and
 verdict of guilty.
 John McCrary, illicit distilling g; jury and
 verdict of guilty. Willis Miller, retail liquor dealer, plead
 guilty and was fined $100 and costs and sem
 fenced to thirty days imprisonment.
 Syd Ramser plead guilty to retailing liquor without license, and was fined $100 and costs and given an additional sentence
 of thirty days imprisonment. Wiley Craft, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict of not guilty. Robert Bulger, embezzlement of post office funds; abated by death. Will Burton, illicit distilling; jury and verdict of not guilty. Harry Phillips pleaded guilty of retailing liquor without license, and was sentenced to Imprisonment for thirty days and fined
 S100 and costs.
 Will Cooper, illicit distiIling; jury and
 verdict of guilty. scy, and Will Cooper, illicit distilling;
 motions in arrest of judgment and for new
 trial filed. The motions will be heard to- morrow morning. Willis Miller, retail liquor dealer; plead guilty and was fined $lOO and costs and sentenced to thirty days imprison ment. Syd Ramser. retail liquor dealing; plead guilty and sentenced to thirty days' im- prsonment and fined S100 and costs. John McCreary, illicit distilling; jury and verdict of not guilty. W. A. Nix, illicit distilling; jury and, verdict of not guilty. John Roach, illicit distiIling; plead three months in jail. Jesse Roach, illicit distilling; plea of guilty and fined S1O0 and costs and sen- tenced to three months in jail. Frank Evans, illicit distilling; plead guilty and was fined Sio0 and costs and sem teuced to three mouths in jail C. w. Thompson, illicit distilling; jury aud verdict of not guilty. Wiley Craft, retail liquor dealer; jury and verdict of not guilty.
 W. W. Holloway, contempt attachment W. P. Holloway, contempt; attachment | discharged. Daniel J. Beeson, illicit distilling; jury | and verdict of not guilty. Ross Stewart ct all, sci. fa.; judgment l nisi set aside. l The federal grand jury returned indict- | ments as follows yesterday: James Harden, DeKalb county; counter | feiting.
 Sydney Jordan, St. Clair county, illicit | distilling. l John Fortner. DeKalb county, counter | feitiug.
 Marion Flannagin, Greene county, retail | liquor dealer.
 John schraeder, DsKalb county, illicit
 distilling.
 Sam Harden, DeKalb county, counter | feiting.
 Wash Jordan, St. Clair county, illicit distilling.
 Frank Evans, DeKalb county, illicit dis
 tilling.
 William Norris, DeKalb county, coun. | terfeiting.
 Jesse Roach, DeKalb county, illicit dis l tilling.
 Milton Smith, Jefferson county, passing l counterfeit money.
 James Johnson, Cleburne county, illicit | distilling. | Sam Peak, DeKalb county, illicit dis | tilllng. | John Roach, DeKalb county, illicit dis tilling. ToRREY WILL CONTEST. | The Torrey will contest is set for hearing l in Probate Judge Porter's court tomorrow,
 but will hardly come up, as the judge is | not able to be out yet. Judge Porter has so far recovered from
 the injuries he sustained in fall during the snow as to be able to go about his ] h1ar1aa oac crutches He ,uilI raraba hIxr ha