Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19
SECOND EDITION.
CHRONICLES OF THE COURTS

This is capital week in the criminal
court, and the whole of yesterday MORN
ing was consumed in securing jures. with
the following results:
Jury No. Il L. George, P. f. Murphy,
C. I. Randall, w. E. Taylor, G. F. Strong,
T. p. Vandever, A. F. Hill, Jackson Wide
man, John T. Crawford, ]. A. Kirkland,
George D. Garrard, A. ]. Newell. -
Jury No. 2-M. T. Parsons, w. s. Moore
w. NJ. Jones, ]. p. Brewer, w. F. Mozeley,
George A. Blinn, Jr.. w. A. Chappell j.
M. Jones, James Crump, J. M. Grow, Per-
ry Jones, John Hokes.
Jury No. 3-S.las Salter, D. w. Howton,
J. d. Martin, NJ. T. Abbott, H. L. Burford,
L. B. Meeks, William Shaw, Edward E.
Brown, j. M. ParkinS, G.. L. Walls, N. p.
Allen and John w. Higgs.
Three capital cases were set for yester-
day. and were disposed of as follows:
Andy Oden, white, murder; continued
to June l. Oden Is charged with having
killed David Beaumeister on October A.
1895, about a. M, between Blossburg
and Cardiff.
VIII Roberts, colored murder; contin-
ued to June g. Roberts is charged with
the killing of another negro named Fred
Foster at Brazil this county, In .Novem-
Der last
James Brown colored, murder on trial.
1t will be remembered by readers of the
State Herald that one night in April, dur
ing the race meeting, negro who went
by the name of Black Axe was killed at
the house of negress named Callie
Oden on Second avenue, between FIJI
teenth and Sixteenth streets. James
Brown, another negro who was follow
err of the races, was arrested for his death
There are large number of witnesses in
the case, and 1t is presumed 1t will occupy
all of today and possibly tomorrow.
City Court.
In the first division of the city court,
Judge Wilkerson presiding, the case of
nue., Is on trial. This case was entered
into last week.
Juries were empaneled in this division
as follows
Jury No. ii. w. Smith. j. e. Hood,
James Blythe, w. H. Lynn, w. E. Biv-
ms, Henry Joseph, Ira Dement,, ]. A.
Price, ]. w. Arnold, A. p. Boggs, Joe L.
Wilson W. Sam Brown.
Jury No. 2-J. H. Moore, Joshua Gill
bert. William Kelly; to be completed.
In the second division, Judge Sharpe
presiding. the following business was
transacted:
James L. Watley VS.. Sloss Iron and
Steel company; dismissed.
Steiner & Lobeman VS.. j. w. Statum;
verdict for $3.50.
Allen Thurman filed a suit for divorce
from his wife, Lucy Thurman.
L. & D. Rogan filed a bill in equity
against Caroline and w. III. Worthing-
ton for $1050, claiming same to be due
them by w. HI. Worthington, and claim
ing that by collision Caroline Worthing-
ton obtained judgment against W. II.
Worthington for $773S. The petitioners
pray for this judgment to be set aside.
Circuit Court
In the circuit court Judge j. J. Banks
presiding, the case of d. ]. Ponseller
administrator, VS.. Giacopazzi & Co., con-
test of answer of garnishee, was heard
in the forenoon and taken under ad-
visement.
Leroy Robertson VS.. Cap Clemens ct
al, damages; on trial.
Probate Court.
In the probate court the following
transfers of real estate were recorded:
George Chambers and wife to w. f.
McCarty, mineral rights deed to the
southeast quarter of southeast quarter
of section IS, township II, range 1, east
forty acres; 5000. ~
John A. Hall and wife to w. C. Gard
ner; warranty deed to lot 10, block 1863,
Halls addition to Bessemer, 50x14O feet;
$500
J. e. Reeder to ]. II. Glover, warranty
deed to north half of northwest quarter
of northeast half of section 81, township
16. range west, twenty acres. more or
less; 800.
Robert and Ruth e. Sturges to Samuel
F. Myers, warranty deed to a block of
land on the south side of Avenue G. in
the city of Birmingham, 100 feet east from
the northwest corner of block 1872, S5x190
feet $40.
S. e. Thompson to Robert Chappell.
warranty deed to lot Is, known as M. M.
McClellen land, in the southeast quarter
of section 20, township II, range west,
50x102; $25.
T. H. Evans to Iron State Building and
Loan company, deed to part of lot s, block
1888, in the city of Birmingham, 75x150 feet;
$981.08.
Lydia Pettyjohn to Iron State Building
and Loan company, deed to lot 16, block
81, southeast quarter of section L. town.
ship IS, range west; $999.40.
Bessie p. Porter to Iron State Building
and Loan company, deed to lot 8, near
Fulton station. northeast quarter of Sec
ton q, township II, range west, 5Ox150
feet $1317.70.
G. A. Baylston to Iron State Building
and Loan company, deed to lots IA and
is, block 1, Hood & Fulton's subdivision
of Woodlawn, section 81, township II,
range 2 west; $4SS.51.
J. e. Lawly to Iron State Building and
Loan company, deed to lot 6, block 8, Sec
ond avenue, Woodlawn, 50x200 feet;
$497.72
e. G. Wood to Iron State Building and
Loan company, deed to lot r.. Cotton
street, Charles T. McMilion's addition to
Birmingham. in southwest quarter of
section 3, township IS, range west;
$604.72.
Peter Clarke ct al. to Iron State Build
ing and Loan company, deed to lot 8, on
Elyton and Jasper wagon road, in north
east quarter of southwest quarter Of SEQ
ton "a, township II, range 3 west; $1254.6 81.
d. r. w. McIver and wife to Carrie N.
Abbott, warranty deed to lot on Twenty
first street. South Highlands; $1100.
J. M. McCarty ct al. to F. M. McCarty,
warranty deed to southwest quarter of
Is, range west, thirty-nine acres minus
mineral rights; 5000.
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