Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-26
IN THE COURTS.

 against tbe DeBardeleben Coal, Iron and Railway company in inc first division of the city court yesterday. While loading coke into car for tEe defendant company Lee had aa arm cut off by some cars run ming back against him. The case was tried oncs before and Lee given judgment for sl5o0 An appeal was tskeu to the supreme court, and there reversed and remanded.g
 At the conclusion of the above trial the danage suit of Mary R. Bowers, adminis- tratrix, vs. the Birmingl an Hallway aud Electric company was called. The plaintiff is the widow of Thomas J. Bowers, who was killed by a train on the East Lake rail road last March. Bowers, who was deaf, had started to cross the track at College station, East Lake, and was run ovs T by train which be did not see or hear ap- pioachiug. He died the next day from the injuries thus sustained.
 Second divsion-Chancery eases were argued in the second divisiou.
 CIRCUIT COURT.
 The case of the Alabama National bank vs E. R. Rivers is still on trial in the crcuit court aud will likely consume the entire day.
 Judgment by consent for St5 in favor of the plaintiff was rendered yesterday in the case of Y. E. Holloway vs. J. '. Arm- strong.
 CRIMINAL COURT.
 The following defendants were convicted in the criminal court yesterday:
 NeLtie Bell, grand larceny.
 John Lewis, grand larceny.
 Gus Willis, grand larceny.
 William Murray, grand larceny.
 Marshal Smith was on trial when court ad- Journed for murder in the second degfe5. Last October, while serving a sentenca in the coal ines, Smith, it is alleged, killed fellow convict, George Rowe, alias Frank Winuey, by name, by striking him with pick. lie was indicted by the present grand jury last week, as above stated.
 The jurors not on the Smith ta,e and all other defendants and witnesses were dis charged for the week.
 CORRESPONDENTS COURT.
 F. M., alias Link, Hogg was tried bsfore United States Commissioner Wilson yes- terday for making and passing counterfeit money. The court held that he was guilty aud required him to give bond in tue sum of $500 for his appearances at the spring term of the United States court in this city. Hoag is alleged to have belonged to the Morrison gang, which had headquar- ters in the country few miles from Bes- semer. Jim Morrison was said to have been the leader, and Hogg and hall dozen others, it is said, shielded him from the officers.
 Bill Jack Burk was brought in from Gull man county by Deputy United States Mar
 
 whisky. He was taken before United States Commissioner Wilson for trial, but the case was continued on account Of the court being busy with the trial of the Wid- ner5.
 Russell Thompson was brought in from Morgan county by Deputy Marshals Will Hams and McMinn. He is charged with conducting illicit distillery near the Morgan and Cullman county line. Mon- day night revenue officers made a raid in that section, destroying large still and cap ing three men, Jasper, Red and Wilnam Widner. The prisoners were brought to the city and then the officers returned to the scene of the raid to make other arrests. Thompson is the only other man so far arrested. The four men were put ou trial yesterday afternoon in United States Commissioner Wilson's court and several witnesses examined. At the sug- eestion o: Mir. L. c. Dickey, counsel for the defense, the trlal was cOntinu ued until February 12, as he desired to use the de- tendants as witnesses in the trial of some alleged Whitecappers at Cullman next week.
 RECORDERS COURT. In the recorders 8 court yesterday morning Walter Harris, who was arrested by Cap tain Donaldson for burglary and grand | larceny, was fined s25 for burglary, S25 for | grand larceny and given thirty days extra | on the streets.
 Charlie Joseph, the negro who gave l himself up pfor.murder, was bound over to | the grand jury without bond. Charlie Jones, white man, was fined | S5 and costs for disorderly conduct Joe Hill, Charley Ely and James Wash l ington were fined $5 and one-thrd the l costs each for being tramps. Adulteration means poison and weak