Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-24
IN THE COURTS.

John Berry by his next friend, has brought suit in the city court against the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company for s15,O0O damages. In his complaint he makes the following ale gations: That he was riding on freight train operated by employees of the de fendant company; that no one was al lowed to ride on those trains without a permit; that on the 24th day of April 1895, he was riding on such train; that the conductor or brakeman, whose duty it was to eject plaintiff from said train, wantonly, Intentionally and maliciously struck plaintiff with heavy stick while the train was in motion, and with such force and violence that the blow knocked plaintiff from the car upon the track. when said moving train and cars passed over his arm, leg and body, crushing and mangling him so that amputation of his right arm became necessary, and that his legs were crusht ] and permanently injured.
 H. D. Forsyth yesterday filed suit against the Elyton Land company, the complaint in which reads as follows:
 ''The plaintiff claims of the defendant $60 due by three coupons of $15 each, made by the defendant by the name of w. J. Miner, secretary, payable to bear CT at. the office of the defendant in the city of Birmingham Ala, on the 1st day of October, 1894, and given respect ively for the interest on the bonds of said company numbered PIP, 2113 and 2114, due on that day Said coupons not being paid at maturity, were duly pro tested of which defendant had notice. Said coupons, with the interest and dam ages thereon, are the property of the plaintiff and are still due and unpaid"
 First division-Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company vs. J. W. Norment ct all, ejectment on trial.
 Second division-Chancery causes were argued yesterday.
 Circuit Court.
 s. Kaufman vs. J. r. D. May; dis missed.
 W. b. Meredith vs. James Rocks; judg- ment against the defendant and his sureties for the costs
 Jefferson County Savings bank vs. J. M. Wharton; judgment for plaintiff for $259.24.
 Gaston Terrence vs. American Coal company: judgment for plaintiff for $5S335.
 Criminal Court.
 The trial of W. T. Coopwood, charged with embedding money from the South ern Express company three or four years, ago, was not concluded yesterday.
 Real Estate Transfers.
 Alabama Home Building and Loan as- sociatfon, mortgagee, to Nathan Clay, lot l, block IA, Woodlawn; $550
 Alabama National bank, mortgagee, to H. E. Swan, coal, iron ore and mineral rights in fourth interest to 1120 acres in St Clair county; $2000.
 H. E. Swan for the same considera- ton executed a. quit claim to the Ala bama National bank to the same prop erty.
 Titus Howton and wife to J. w. Har- r1s, forty acres in section 34 township l 1S range west; $500. Della w. Enslen and wife to Hatley N. Harrison, east half of lot T, block 6, Birmingham, fronting 50 feet on Eighth avenue and running back 240 feet, inn proved; $2750. Michael Der and wife to George Fl. Harrison. trustee, lot 6, block 57, Bir- 50x140 on Fifth avenue $1550 Farmers Savings and Building and Loan association, mortgagee, to Ben F. Rochester, lots S. and 10, Warrior;a ;a $754.S0.
 Ben T. Rochester transferred the same lots to the Farmers Savings and Build ing and Loan association for the same consideration. at'ai z+e.
 J. B. Burris to George H. Harrison;u trustee, lot at Avenue and Eighteenth street, Birmingham; $1650.
 Heirs of J. B. Parsons to J. w. liar ris, sixty acres in section 34, township 1S range west; $50. Mineral and tim Der rights reserved.
 Marriage Licenses.
 The following couples obtained li- censes to marry from the probate judges office yesterday: J. l.. Henson and Miss Emma King, John Salter and Mrs. Lillian Parsons, H. T. Mills and Miss Katherine Treerer.
 Inferior Court.
 The following cases were disposed of in the inferior court yesterday morning.
 w. H. Bunker, disorderly conduct guilty, $15 and costs.
 Emmet Jones, trespass on Sloss Iron and Steel works; $10 and cost.
 Pat Murphy and Ed Snipes, affray Murphy discharged; Snipes, $20 and thirty days extra.
 H. P. Aiken, defaulting witness; $250 and cost.
 William Boone, petty larceny; dis charged.
 Jim Ausin, embezzlement of watch; mol pressed
 Charlie Kaminsky, default; continued until today.
 M. J. Fiebleman and J. Powell, disor- derly conduct. Powell fined $2.50 and cost; Fiebleman discharged.
 J. H. Newton, defaulting witness; dis, missed