Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-24
IN THE COURTS.

Demurrers to the warrants against J. R. DeBardeleben and J. D. Frazer, an account of whose arrest was printed in the Age Herald at the time were ar gued in the criminal court. The warrants charged the defendants with issuing checks for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. which answered the purposes and circulated as money.
 Messrs. Percy & Grubbs attorneys for the defense, offered the following de- murrers to the warrants
 Demurrer to the first count is as fol- lows:
 l. That the paper set forth in the war rant shows upon it's face that it did not and could not answer the purposes of money, OF be for general circulation. 2, Said count does not aver that de- fendants made, emitted signed or count ersigned. or caused or procured to be made emitted signed or countersigned the paper described without authority of law to answer the purposes of money or for general circulation.
 3. The paper set forth in the warrant shows upon its face that it is payable to a particular person therein named, and that il is not transferable, and causing such a paper to be made, emitted, signed or counlcTsigned. is not crime by the laws of this state.
 Defendants demurs to the-seeond count of said warrant and sets down the fol- lowing grounds of demurrer:
 1. That from the description of the paper contained in said count it appears that it did not and could not answer the purposes of money or for general circula- ton.
 2 It appears from the count that the paper therein described was marked on its face mot transferable,' and the is suance of such a paper could not eonsti- tute crime under the laws of this state. Defendants interpose to the third count the same grounds of demurrer as are above nterposed to the second count. MT. Felix Blackburn represents the prosecution. When the arguments had been concluded Judge Greene announced that he would reserve his decision until he could investigate more thoroughly the law governing the case.
 City Court.
 The default docket was called in the first division and the following orders entered:
 Thomas sedden vs. Louis T. Bradfield and Lizzie T. Bradfeld dismissed by plaintiff.
 Birmingham Building and Loan asso- caton Vs Timothy Higgins; judgment for SIG.
 John Doe, ex dem, Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company Vs. lsiah T. Nelson; judgment for premises sued for City National Bank of Birmingham Vs.
 
 ment for $l12G6.
 William UIman vs. R. J. Fowler; judg ment for $169.15.
 s. Brown vs. J. L. Fraleigh; judgment for $S6
 w NJ. Towers vs. J. A. Yates, Jr. judg mont by default fer $23S.53
 Enos Lyons Vs. Southern Railway com pany; on trial.
 Frederick Hardy has filed suit for 5000 da images against the Louisville and Nashville Ra i1rO16 pnmn1nV He claims that he checked some baggage to Louis Ville on the 9th instant. which the com pany failed to deliver to him. In box so checked plaintiff claims he had the material for manufacturing souvenirs to be sold at the Grand Army of the Repub- lie reunion and that by the failure of the railroad company to deliver the baggage he was prevented from making and sell ing said souvenirs, for which he prays judgment for the amount above stated. Second diVision-The chancery docket was called. sts --'#-#f- "-- ..7 Immediately on converting court yes terday morning an adjournment was taken until the afternoon out of respect to the memory of M. A. Mason. a mem- Der of the Jefferson county bar, an ac- count of whose death the Age Herald printed Sunday. A great many of the lawyers went out to AVondale to attend the funeral
 Real Estate Transfers.
 MrS. Anna BOtS 10 Mr9. F. GOTH, a IOt in the southwest quarter of the north west quarter of section 29 township IT, range 3, west; $500. it-t Victor S. Goge and wife to Mary Eliza Forney, part of block 226, Birmingham; $4250.
 Alabama State Land company to Ten nessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company, east half of the northeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 5, township 19 range 6. west; $l.
 John T. Reed ct all to ames F, Vann, lots r. s, 9, 10, II, 12 13. IA, 26. 27 2S, 29, 30 and 31, survey of property J. B. Yam et al; $4000.
 ]. B. Yam and wife to James A. Yam. lots 9, 10 II. 12. 1S. IA. 26 and 27. Vann estate in section 24, township 17, range 3, west; s24OO.
 Alabama Home Building and Loan as- sociation to Frank D. and John R. Gam hIo part of lot 1. block 2. Johnson and Montgomery's addition to Woodlawn; si000
 Frank n. and John R. Gamble. same to the Alabama Home Building and Loan association; $l
 Circuit Court.
 in the case of the state vs. William Lewis the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The other cases on the docket for yesterday were passed.
 Marriage License.
 Leonard Hifl and Miss Godsey Eggle-