Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-08
IN THE COURTS.

The petition of P. G. Bowman for 8
 change of venue will be heard before Judge
 Greene of the criminal court today. Mir.
 Bowman. who is charged with murdering
 Eugene Jeffers last July, prays the court
 not to force him to trial in Jefferson. county,
 alleging as his reason for wanting the
 trial to come off elsewhere that he cannot
 secure a fair trial in this county.
 A large number of affidavits have been filed by both sides and the state will fight
 the petition for change of venue. Judge Greene empaueled the grand jury yesterday morning, which consists of the following gentlemen:
 Job Going, foreman; P. E. Jacobs, A. A.
 Randall, G. w. Moore, James O'Conner, W. F. Lyman, c. c. Arlington. W: ". Brown, s. M. Hanby, J. P. Cox, M. Q. Reynolds, O. L. Dobbs, William H. Will son, Henry Simpson, William Byers. T.
 NJ. Davidson, J. A. Sharpe, T. s. Smith. After taking the usual oath aud receiving the courts charge the jury retired to the charge of it's duties.
 CITY COURT. Judge Wilkerson, presiding in the first division Of the city court, ye.egday called the motion and default docket, and the following judgments were rendered:
 The William Powell company ys: k. Knauff Co.,; judgment against defend ants for S143.
 F. M. Roof vs. ". P. Pinckard; judg-
 ment against defendant for s252. City National bank vs. J. l.. Meade; judgment against defendant for $175.50. A. B. Vandegrift vs. R. NJ. Abel; judg-
 ment againstd defendant for s119.35. John s. Gofpg vs. Thomas $. Smith and
 William Smith; dismissed by plaintiff. | Two juries were empaneled, as follows:
 Jn5y No a w:a9 T Perry eeGsgs WSsns M
 John Towers, G. B. Jack, Y. A. Elliott, 1 J. B. Edwards, B. V. Gregory. Jury No. 2-W. Q. Hagood, E. B. Nor l ton, j. M. Hook, Stephen A. Jones, J. 0.
 Anderson, J. II. Abbott, J M. Grady, W. l A. ChappeIl. k. w. Hix, D. J. James, N H. Self, James H. Sellers. l When court adjourned yesterday after noon the damage suit of Thomas Airing
 ton vs. the Alabama Rolling Mill company l was on trial.
 Second division-E. L. Penniman, ad- ministrator, etc. vs. American National | bank; judgment for defendant on it's plea Of set of for S1015.23.
 | Robert G. Hewitt vs. George M. Morrow | ct al. damages; on trial.
 | CIRCUIT COURT. Jennie E. Jones vs. Farmers Savings and Building and Loan association, dam 1 ages; judgment for the defendant.
 UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURTS. William Narris was taken before United States Com missioner Burney and released on his own recognizance. Narris is g
 years old and was arrested in DeKalt l county several weeks ago on a warrant charging him with making counterfeit | money. He was unable to secure bonds-
 men, and the United States district attorney l being informed that the prisoner would l die If confined much longers instructed l United States Commissioner Burney to re- l lease him on his own recognizance. The l aged prisoner was sent to his home in De- l Kalb county yesterday.
 sBill Williams, colored, of Greene county was discharged yesterday in Commissioner l Burney's court. The charge against him l was retailing liquor without license. Wash Nolan, a white man from Blount l county, was tried in United States Com- l missioner Wilson's court yesterday on a l charge of operating an illicit distillery. l He was required to furnish bond in the l sum of $500 for his appearance at the spring l term of the United States court In this city l He was arrested by Deputy United States l Marshal McMahan.
 l Gus Cunningham, colored, was brought l in from Talladega county by Deputy United l States Marshal A. T. Wood on a charge of retailing liquor without license. After
 hearing the evidence yesterday the United l States commissioners required him to give | bond in the sum of S200.
 l RECORDERS S COURT. l Recorder Martin had long time of it | | 11:30 o'clock and long docket being dis l posed of.
 Several amusing scenes occurred, and l more than once order had to be rarped for Even Chief of Police T. c. Mcdonald $ | firm facial appearance was turned into one | of deep vermillion and Mayor VanHoose 1 was compelled to hide his face in his hands | to keep the expression of his countenance | from displaying his feelings. | Percy Harris, stupid Englishman. two olra in 10rIn ftIn for oil Itaf ho court room in his peculiar expressions and | non-appreciation of a recorders court. Mayor VanHoose asked him what he wore two suits of clothes for, and he replied gro keep warm, if your honor pleases, ' and then everybody took a laugh. Tom Anderson was another funny trans gressor, and his charge was cruelty toani- mals. He swore he fed an old horse peck | of corn three times a day, which a police man testified had to walk three times in place to make a shadow. The old negro 5
 manner in testifying caused more than one burst of laughter and this was heightened
 after he had been fined S2.50. The old fel-
 low was hustlediinside, saying: "Mister Jedg, yer 'onor please, l swar fo' God 1 feed dat hoss free times CT day.o Kid Matthews WAS tried ou a charge of vagrancy and fined S5 and costs. Joe Lee, trespass1Dg on the property of the Louisville and Nashville railroad com. pany, was given ten days on the streets. hi D.o"h "no W iAiio-u onie'ij eieePaso- ing on the property of the Alice furnace, S5 and costs.
 Roscoe Randall, street urchin about B
 years old charged with disorderly conduct,
 was sentenced to three days in jail.
 Dora Lanier, disorderly conduct, aggra-
 vated, was fined S5 and costs.
 John Williams, tramp, got S2.50 and
 costs.
 James Washington was bound over to
 the grand jury in the sum of $300 for lar
 ceny of goods from the store house of J. H.
 McArdle.
 Mighty as the Mississippi is the tide of
 popular favor for Dr. Price's Cream Baking