Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10
WATER WORKS co. SUED
Mrs. Little Says It Is Responsible for the Loss of Her House-0ther Court
 News.

Mrs Eliza M Little yesterday filed suit in the city court against the Birmingham Water Works company for 1900.
 It will be remembered that MT. and Mrs. Littles home on the Highlands was burned one night last June. The fire department responded to the alarm, but they claimed that the fire plug was dry at the time and no water could be drawn. The water works company, on the other hand, claimed that water was In the plug with a sufficient pressure, but that the fire company did not manip- ulate the valve on the plug properly.
 The plaintiff in the case bases her suit on the statement made by the firemen- that the plug was dry. The suit will ex- cite considerable public interest.
 The following juries were drawn yes terday
 Jury Mo- 1.-Jesse Wright. Cornelius Burwell, Thomas Payne. I. M. Lantrip, W. T. Simmons, J. A. Cummings. J. R. Caldwell, A. L. Eaton, Thomas Wild smith, A. E. Williams, J. Collier. T. J. Layfield.
 Jury No 2.-Robert Taylor.B c. Bruce, c. E. Wilson, James J. Pardue. to be completed).
 Witness R. D. Jones, ex-postmaster at Warrior was brought into court yester- day morning from the prison, where he was committed Saturday by Judge Sharpe for contempt of court for refusing
  sent back to jail Judge Wilkerson sounded the chancery docket yesterday and set causes for trial A divorce was granted in the case of William R. Harman vs. Martha J. liar man.
 Mutual Loan and Trust company vs. T. H. Motion, administrator of F.. w. Linn. deceased, was taken under advisement.
 Criminal Court.
 The following juries were empaneled yesterday:
 D. H. Walls, J. A. Roden. E. Brewster. w. G. Montgomery. David !. Malone. David F. Skelton, E. A. Self, J. M. Greer. T. L. Fraleigh, E. J. Murphy.
 Jury No. 2-E P. Smith, R. M. Bates, W. L. c. Vann. James E. Camp. c. L. Fletcher, David James, J. P. Hickman. A J. Fleming, N. B. Salter, w. C. Mont gomery, T. B. Blackburn, Robert A. Moseley.
 Jury No. 3-J. H. Caldwell, M. Gerst, Edward Hicks w. S. Shepherd. T. W. H. Haywood, w. c. McTeire, c. J. H. Nordeman, J. N. McFalls, James B. Moore.
 The case against J. T. Maxwell, charged with murder, was passed to Jan uary 27.
 Joe Dodwell is on trial for rape.
 Inferior Criminal Court.
 The following cases were disposed of yesterday:
 Eliza Spear, disorderly conduct; $5 Joseph L. Murdock. vagrancy; 8. John Lloyd. tramp; $5.
 Monroe Thomas and Mack Gardner, throwing rocks; s each.
 Henry Williams, Henry Marshall. Will Larkins, John Wright trespassing on the property of the Sloss Iron and Steel company; $5 each.
 John Merritt, vagrancy; s. | Jesse Scott, disorderly conduct $5. Jim Ennis, vagrancy; $l0.
 David Jackson, disorderly conduct; s.
 Probate Office.
 P. Thomas and wife to Scott Jones, lot T block B. Chambers McAdory's first di- vision of Bessemer; $500.
 N c. Dean and S. P. King to Mrs. w. M King, lot H, block 1, Pratt City; $100. Isaac Fields and wife and Lindsey Cash to John D. and H. Vandiver, southwest quarter of southwest quarter, section 15, township 16 range west, etc.; $400.
 A marriage license was issued yester day to MT. G. w. Branham and Miss Frances Ada Hicks.
 Court Notes.
 The grand jury which sat at Bessemer condemns the practice of firing at crimi- nals by officers of the law. They say in the eye of the law it is better that a fleeing prisoner charged with a misde- meanor, should escape than that his life should be taken.
 They say also that the operation of the nickel-in-the-slot machine is illegal in Bessemer.
 Circuit Court Clerk Fergus Mccarthy left last night for the Atlanta exposi- tion
 Deputy Clerk Sam Cowan of the city court is i'll at his room.