Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-19
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 INFERIOR CRIMINAL COURT.

INFERIOR CRIMINAL COURT. Judge Joseph H. Montgomery held the initiatory session Of his court, which is of new creation, yesterday morning in the court room at the police station formerly occupied by the recorder. He occupied the bench formerly used by the recorder, and transacted all such business as has hereto- fore fallen the duty of the city recorder and also a part of the work heretofore transacted by the justices of the peace. all of the criminal work in the city coming under his jurisdiction. He was greeted by a large crowd, many of whom were specta- tors and idle persons brought there through curiosity. Not only did he have big crowd of spectators, but the docket was also one of fair proportions.
 Quite A number of lawyers and constables were on hand to get copies of the new law and to see exactly how it worked, and just here 1t may be said that some of those con nected with the justice courts didn't seem to like it little bit.
 MT. San Mingea, who has been acting as recorder's clerk was at the desk yesterday morning, but after the session was over Judge Montgomery appointed MT. George Whatley as clerk of the inferior court.
 After the session was ended Judge Mont gomery made little speech to the police officers, calling upon them to be on hand promptly at the opening of court each morning, and also stating incidentally that when warrant was issued by the clerk they would be expected to execute it at once and without delay.
 The following business was transacted:
 Ed Warren. c. M. Hagler and o. Elliott, three vagrants, were arraigned. Hagler plead guilty, quietly stating he had done no work in several weeks. He was fined D and costs and given twenty days extra on the streets. Elliott and Warren were lined s5 and costs each.
 Mack Simpson, charged with assault and battery on a woman, was tried and fined S20 and given thirty days extra on the streets.
 Charles Nelson, who quarreled with his mother and was arrested for disorderly con- duct, was fined S10 and costs. F Dick Saggers had an affray and was fined $7 .50 and sentenced to pay the costs of the court.
 the court for bringing frivolous prosecu- tion.
 Ely Fowler. wife beater, was fined s15 and costs.
 Charles Williams was fined S10 and costs for running restaurant with door lead ing into 8 saloon.
 W. P. Wyatt was fined S5 and costs for doing business on Sunday.
 M. c. Manning and w. I. Sanford were fined S15 and half the costs each for disor- derly conduct.
 COURT NOTES.
 The probate judge granted J. N. Russell and Miss Annie Burr license to wed yester- day.
 Probate Judge Porter is recovering slowly from the injuries he sustained in falling on the ice about two weeks ago. 2 Sheriff Morrow was at his office yester- day after an absence of several days in Washington city and the east.
 City Court Clerk Nathan L. Miller was at his office yesterday for the first time in sev- eral weeks. He has just recovered from long and severe attack of fever. His many friends were glad to see him out. Frank Cahalan and William M. Walker were admitted to the bar yesterday, and are now full hedged lawyers. They have been studying at the law school of the University of Alabama since September, and both stood oreditable examinations. The examination was conducted by Mr. R. L. Thornton and Assistant Solicitor Lee c. Bradley before Judge Samuel E. Greene of the criminal court.
 Justices of the peace in beats 21 and 37 no longer have jurisdiction over violations of the law that come under the misde- meanor class, jurisdiction over those hav- ing been conferred on the inferior criminal court, which was created by the legisla- ture that has just adjourned. Notices to that effect were posted at the court house yesterday. The justices. however, can issue warrants and take evidence in certain cases.