Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-22
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THE COURTS.

| The city, circuit and criminal courts
were in full blast yesterday, this being
the second week of the city and criminal
courts and the first of the circuit.
! CITY Court.
In the first division of the city court
Judge Sharpe presiding, juries were or
| ganized as follows
Jury No 1-B. higgins, w. L. Jones. o.
| M. Williams, J. NJ. Lantrip, J. L. Culpep-
per, Stephen A. Jones, ]. II. Fair, Y. T.
| Roberts, A. 7. Edmonson, James Ebbage,
| Luther Melldeon, j. Garrett.
| Jury No Nv. L. McCombs Robert d.
| Alexander, James Bees, r. r. Lee, James
| A. Owens, w. H. Hunter q. r. Day, o.:
| w. Freeman, George l.. Thomas, +. w.
| Lyde, M. s. Umberhauer II. j. Stubs.
The following cases were disposed Of:
Collins & Co. VS.. j. e. Harris; judgment,
with leave to prove damages.
Alabama National bank VS.. W. S. Low
ell, Jr.; dismissed.
John I. Baily & Co. VS.. C. F. WheeloclS
81 Co; $137.
Mary Bibby VS.. w. K. Cornish; $205.
w. S. Russell VS.. r.. A. Turner; judg
ment, with leave to prove damages.
r. E. Collins & Co. We. J. 3. Cole; judg-
ment, with leave to prove damages.
Cases Filed.
Alex w. Thornton filed suit against the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad COM
| pany for damages
Bessie Jones, administrative of Mute
Jones, GIPu sui against the SOulnSrn
Railway company for damages.
Circuit Court
The fall term of the circuit court con-
vened, with Judge Banks on the bench.
Juries were organized as follows:
Jury No. 10 E. Short, J. M. Didlake,
]. F. Moore l.. L. Campbell, Matthew
Hughes, John Perry, c. w. Worrell, w. X.
Goodwin, lily Norman, Jacob Joseph, d.
Faucet. J. M. Newoerry
Jury No. PC. A. Glover, C. s. Stubs,
e. A. Black, w. M Hawkins, j. e. Black
well, George b. Bates, Mack d. Gray; to
be completed.
The case of Mack Patterson, charged
with bastardy, was ON trial at adjourn
ment.
1. Criminal Court.
| The second week Of the criminal court
opened yesterday, with Judge Greene
| presiding. The jurles organized Tor the
| week were as follows
| Jury No. 1--R. Roberts, J. w. Alexan-
| der, c. NJ. Stolder, j. c. Williams, w. /.
| Simmons, r. B. Eaton, FL. j. King, D. G.
| Knight. G.. A. Robertson, c. c. Walker,
James Barr, w A. Quinn.
Jury No. 2--J. e. Pond, w. j. Huddle-
| sion, D. M. Waldrop, j. G. Jones, James
| Wood, S. f. Jacks, J. a. Leinous, A. d.
! Allen, j. A. Stone, j. X. jordan, ). l..
| Staggers, J. j. Byers,
| Jury No. 3-Charles J. Knighton, ]. H.
| Weeks, w p. I1ulsey, w. f. Ross, ". d.
| Goggins, S. j. Wellborn James =. Allen,
| r. r. Hill w. Nj. Patterson, j. II. l..
| PAYNE Jasper Spiva, Charles Roberts; to
| be completed.
The only case disposed of was that of
| Alonzo Cook charged with murder, 1t be-
ing held that he killed woman named
| Susie Spencer at Ishkooda In March last
| The jury returned a Yefdict OF guiity o.
| granddaughter in the first degree, ana
| fixed the sentence at ten years in the PEN
| itentiary.
Inferior Criminal Court.
Owing to the absence of Judge Feagin
| from the city there was no court held IN
| this division yesterday, nor Wll there
| be any today 1t has been held by Judge
| Greene that the seat cannot be filled un.
less the presiding judge be i'll. There will
| be q large docket to dispose of when the
| court convenes.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following land papers were filed in
the probate office yesterday for recording:
! A. Il. Cheek and wife to A. N. haw-
| kins. half interest in part of southeast
| quarter of southeast quarter, section Ii,
| township 10, range 8, west; 500
C. C. and b. T.. Eborn to Elyton COM
| many. lot 81 block 25S, Eighth avenue and
| Eleventh street; also west half of lot 2,
| block 6S3, Twelfth avenue. north; also
| east half of lot 6, block 3, Eighth avenue,
north: surrender of purchase money
| notes.
| Nena NJ Fulton and husband to c. p.
| RadloW north half of northeast quarter
| of southwest quarter, and southwest
| quarter of northeast quarter of south
| west quarter, section ~, township TO-
| range 8, west: release OF claim for $500
| w A. Graves and wife to Mrs. Annie
| T., Going. lot at Avenue j and Fourteenth
| street; 81 800
w. J. Hendley to Beulah Dawson, lot
| II. block 80, Smithfield; 1918.
r. A. Vaughan and wife to M. r.
Rocket lot in section 2, township Is,
range 3. west: 500
George and Gertrude Vanderbilt and
G. C. Kelley, by W. Miner, transferee
of mortgage, to w. J. Miner, lots 20 and
26. block 10S. First avenue, north; $4,000.
Mrs. Adelpha White, eXecutrix of
! Charles. w. White to Elyton company,
lot g. block Co.'S Tent h avenue, north;
G. A. Sem to T. T. Cheek and G. R.
Harsh west half 6f lot III Twenty first
street and second avenue: also adjoining
Same, S3.S05.
l. r. Remington CT ais to William Cal
lapy, lot l. in Snverhead. $3.50
Court Notes.
The tax assessor and collector have
large forces at work in their respective
departments getting ready for fall bust
ness
The county commissioners nave al
ready gotten down to work and can be
found daily al their headquarters.
Ben S. Thesis, who for fifteen years
successfully managed OBriep's opera
house, and who has more friends to the
| square inch than any man in the city, has
been appointed bailiff OF the circuit
court it is safe to say he will make q
| succs ssful crier,
RIA, Vaughan, a merchant at Elyton
| has made an assignment, naming j. *.
| Vaughan as assignee
sheriff O'Brien has started a curiosity
| shou. Among the most prominent arti-
cles already tagged are the tools used by
| Freeman Lewis and his partners in at
| tempting to break jail
The boiler used in heating the court
| house and jail is being overhauled prep
| aratory to contending with old Boras
| when he turns loose.
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