Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01
FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Jim Brown, CoIored, Must Ex-
 plate His Crime. KILLED A MINE FOREMAN At Henry Ellen Year Ago-Jake Marks, Bessemer Saloonst, Taken Back
 to Atlanta.
Twenty-Five years in the pen!

Twenty-Five years in the pen!
 That's the sentence given Jim Brown, colored, in the criminal court for murder in the second degree. The jury found the defendant guilty as charged, and as- sessed his punishment at twenty-five years.
 About year ago Brown was working at Henry Ellen, in John Lacy's mines. The mines were under the management of James Maiden, the foreman. One of the negroes who lived in one of the shacks with Brown wanted the key to get in the room, and when Brown refused to let him have 1t the negro appealed to Fore man Maiden. It is said that Brown re- fused to obey Maiden's command to give up the key, but cursed him instead, and when the foreman started toward him he shot him. Death resulted almost im- mediately. Brown escaped, but was caught soon after.
 Ben Tomlin plead guilty to embezzle- ment, and was sentenced to fourteen months
 For the Defendant.
 The jury returned verdict for the de- fendant yesterday morning in the case of Lydia Hales vs the Kansas City, Mem phis and Birmingham Railroad company. The case had been on trial several days.
 Habeas Corpus Petition.
 Jake Marks a Bessemer saloonkeeper, sued out a writ of habeas corpus yester- day afternoon at 3 o'clock before Judge Porter Marks was arrested by Chief of Police N. H. Woods of Bessemer on a tel egram from Sheriff J. J. Barnes of At lanta saying that Marks Is wanted in Atlanta on the charge of larceny after trust Judge Porter made an order to discharge the prisoner unless an officer should arrive with requisltion papers for the prisoner on the evening train from Atlanta.
 Marks says there is no criminal case against him, and that he will have no trouble in giving bond in Atlanta and acquitting himself of the charge. He says that some time ago he was the junior member of the firm of S. Marks & Co. in Atlanta, and that the firm borrowed $320 from man by the name of Granet. The firm afterwards became insolvent, and Marks says that Granet tried to extort the borrowed money from him by threats. He says that he paid $65 on the debt out of his individual funds and asked an in- dulgence of time on the balance. Since then Marks says Granet had him indicted on charge of larceny after trust
 An officer arrived last night from Att lanta and carried Marks back with him.
 Real Estate Transfers.
 w. H. Lynn and wife to Ocie Lykes, colored. and wife, lot 1. block IA, Spauld- ing; $75.
 James G. Snedecor and wife to Frank l.. Simpson, lots and 6. block 27, Avon- dale; $1 and exchange of real estate.
 w. J. Collar and Malinda C. Collar to H. Weinstein and M. Gingold, a frac- tional part of northwest quarter of north west quarter of section 24, township IS. range west, mineral rights reserved; $100
 Columbus Phillips and W. B. Alexander to James T. Sulzby, lot 83, in west half of southeast quarter of section 20, town ship IT, range west; s75.
 Sallie Bamor and William Bamor to J. F. Sulzby, lot 8, block S6, Avondale; $1075.
 Thomas Stines and wife to Sallie Ba- nor, same property; $5.
 William Berney to West End Land and Improvement company, block 73 of West End Land company survey; $2600
 Charles A. Senn, register, to same, 1S0x 300 feet in southeast quarter of southeast quarter, section 4. township IS, range west.
 Susie c. Pee to same, lots and 2. block 60, company's survey; $403.
 Mrs. M. E. Rutherford to same, lot IS, block 12. company's survey; $264.
 Jefferson County Building and Loan