Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-10
: D0|NGS IN THE TRIBUNALS
JurieS Drawn in Two of the
Courts.
A MURDER TRIAL NOW ON
Anse Woods Being Tried for the Death of
Rufe Black on a G. P. PaSsenger-At
the Government Building.

The fact that it was Monday and that
juries were to be drawn in the criminal
and first division of the city courts, little
was expected to be done in these tri-
bunals.
City Court.
The juries in division No. of the city
court, Judge Wilkerson presiding, for the
present week were made up as follows:
Jury No. Julian Nail, w. r. Mitch
ell, ]. B. Hurley, Thomas S. Forbes, DOCK
Maddox, j. E. Burchfield, W. NJ Hale.
r. X. Edwards, Thomas e. Sharitt, Iheo-
dore Levi Louis M. Cannon and A. M.
Prude.
Jury No. 2-J. D. Stewart, w ]. Out
law, j. l.. Gilbert, ]. N. Roebuck, CALVIN
McPhaul, ]. N. Butt, w. 1. Glover L.
D. Thompson, George l.. Frazier, j. Fl.
Shoemaker, Hilliard Vines and A. j. Mon
fee.
In the case of Jessie Stephens VS.. the
Birmingham Railway and Electric COM
pany the jury made report late Satur-
day night returning a verdict FOR the
plainaiff for 800.
Yesterday morning the motion and de-
fault docket was sounded.
In the afternoon the case of Richard r.
McFarlin VS.. Bates Manufacturing COM
pany was begun. -
In this case the plaintiff asks for $40, 900
damages for injuries received by log
rolling upon him at the plant of the de-
PENDANT at AVondale.
In division No. 2 of the city court,
Judge Head presiding, in the case of
Loveman, Jaros & Co. VS. Lessler, Frank
& Co., a decree was issued dismissing the
bill.
Criminal Court.
In the criminal court, Judge Greene
presiding, juries for the present week
were drawn as follows:
Jury No. 1T. d. Massey, N. S. Meeks,
J. j. Williams, T. d. Reeves, A. B. Sleve-
land, D. B. Hollis, ]. ]. Churchwell, Sam
P. Fowlkes, p. c. Earnest, w. p. Par
= sons, George F. Jackson, Carlo p. Owen.
Jury No. Wv. J. Lindsay, E. p. Reed,
I. j. Rogers, G. A. Downey, George W..
McFerrin, H. c. Freeman, Peter Young
erman, E. H. Blackwell, A. E. Ward,
Charles Scott, 1. Jessel j. r. Evans.
Jury No. 3--JameS E. Weaver, e. w.
King, H L. Ayeres, John T. Burnett, G.
L. Vines, c. L. King, H. M Goodwin, w.
w. Thompson, Joseph G. Shaw, c. H.
Harper, J. NJ Morrow, T. d. Parsons.
In the afternoon the case of the state
VS.. Arson, alias Anse, Woods charged
, with killing RUFF Black, was taken up.
Ina short time the jury was secured and
examination of witnesses was begun.
1t will be remembered that in the fall
of 1891, on the night following the great
Thomas G.. Jones rally in this city, Rufe
Black was killed on a westbound passen-
ger train on the Georgia Pacific road
near Blossburg. Woods was arrested
for the crime, and the grand jury, in the
spring of 1892, returned true bill charg-
ing him withft.
United States Court.
In the United States court the follow
ing business was transacted:
Milton o. Smith, counterfeitlng; jury
and verdict of guilty, and defendant re-
manded to the custody of the marshal.
Smith is we'll known in Birmingham. 1t
is averred that he passed some counter
felt money on a party in Bessemer. He
will be sentenced by Judge Bruce this
week An appeal will probably be taken
Robert Kirke ct al, sci. IA; judgment
niSi set aside.
The cases against Robert CharlSon Will
be called up on the l7th.
Will Cannon, charged with Illicit dis
tilling; jury and verdict or not guilty
This case was tried at the last term OF
the court and resulted In convletion,
but the defendant was granted new
trial with the result of acquittal.
Court Notes.
Colonel Altman, who represents several
defendants, is i'll at home and large
number of his cases have been continued
ON account of his illness.
Benjamin f. Pope, Esq, prominent
attorney of Gadsden, is attending court
and represents several clients In 1mpor-
Hon. Amos E. Goodhue of Gadsden ar
rived yesterday afternoon to attend an
important case set for today.
Hon. John l.. Burnett of Gadsden is ex-
pected today to participate in the trial
of those important postoffice cases
against James 7. Stark.
Hon. Emmett O'Neal. district attorney,
spent the Sabbath with his family in
Florence and returned yesterday.
Col Lee Cowart, assistant district at
forney. Is an invaluable adjunct to his su-
perior officer. The grand jury could
hardly get along without MIN.
nranaferS.
The following quit claim deeds were
filed in the probate court yesterday
J. e. and Ada Fields to E. G. and Eliza
beth Fields, northwest corner of north
west quarter of section ~, township II
south range 8 west; $780,
Annie and ]. L. Miller to E. g. and Eliz-
nbeth Fields, northwest corner OF north
west quarter of southwest quarter of sec
-tion 49, township II, range west; 500.
A. j. and Malinda Fields to e. G. and
Elizabeth Fields. northwest quarter OF
southwest quarter of section 20, township
II south, range west: 800.
Sarah and w. F. Black and Miranda
Elizabeth and c. b. Warren to e. G. and
Elizabeth Fields northwest corner of
northwest quarter of southwest quarter
of section 20 south. township IL, range
3 west; 5000.
l. W. Fields and wife and Charley Cur
ley and wife to e. G. and Elizabeth
Fileds, northwest corner of southwest
quarter of section 80, township II south,
range west; 5000
Deeds were filed as follows:
Cora l.. and ]. w. Walton to J. w. Mi
nor, 50x150 feet on Twenty-first street, in
block %, city of Birmingham; $2450.
w D., John b. and Charles McGinniss
10 w. C. Hanlin, one lot of ground (see
decd; $72.19.
john H. Perryman to w. c. Hanlin,
two and one-half acres at the southwest