Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22
YESTERDAY IN THE COURTS

The court house was almost as quiet
as a deserted race course yesterday.
A few sentences on convicted criminals
were passed in Judge Greene's court as
follows:
Ed Holmes, two years and day for
assault to murder.
Lucy Edwards thirty days for assault.
G. F. Hazleton, grand larceny; one
year.
Jim Bell. one year for larceny.
Frank Hines. sentenced to work out
costs.
oscar jackson. two years and day
for throwing missile into train.
Sam Lock. twenty days for assault
A misdemeanor docket is set for two
days of next week. Court will adjourn
on Wednesday the January term and Will
have a recess until Monday April 6, when
the spring term commences and the
spring term grand jury will be organized.
A misdemeanor docket is set for the first
week of the April term.
City Court.
In the city court Jere Williams was
granted a divorce from Lucretia Will
liams.
In this court the first division next
week will have a jury docket While
chancery business will occupy the Sec
ond.
Circuit COURT.
The regular spring term of circuit court
will commence on Monday next at IL
o'clock noon. There is an impression that
court will be called to order earlier i'll
the morning but that is erroneous. Court
will convene at II o'clock sharp. There
is set for the week a jury docket. Two
state appeal cases are set for Monday,
besides large docket of civil cases.
Probate Court.
no q 70 fra
fers were recorded as follows:
State to r. l.. Thornton, tax deed to
southwest quarter of southeast quarter
section 8, township 20, range g. west; ST.
John A. Justice to w. Nj. Bryd, Jr., lot
at northwest corner of northeast quar-
ter of northwest quarter, section u.
township IS, range a, west $175.
Laura II. and p. p. Moore by Rosa and
George w. Hall to l.. G. Pettyjohn, lot
%, block 2, Halls addition to Birmng-
ham, 1928.
A. F. Wilson and wife to Birmingham
Water Works company, southwest quar-
ter of southeast quarter. section %, town.
ship Is, rang 2, west; 1920.
Robert j. Green and wife to John A.
Justice, lot a northwest corner of north
east quarter of northwest quarter, sec
ton q. township Is, range 4, west; $3.50.
w. L. Shoemaker and wife to r. 5.
Greene, as above; $3.50.
J.. G. Pettyjohn to Rosa and G. w Hall,
lot %, block 3 Halls addition to Bir-
mingham; $32S
j. D. and Mollie Wamick to W.. II.
Shoemaker lot at northeast quarter of
northeast quarter, section q, township
Is. range 4, west; $275.
w. b. Brown and wife, Fannle "A.
Wideman, James Wideman and wife to
Albert f. Wilson, southwest quarter of
southeast quarter section 2, township
Is, range 2, west 500.
Marriage licenses We're issued as fol-
lows: White-Ollie Kennedy and Fan
ME Varnon, Charles Shell and Rosa Bois-
sell, Jack Evans and Nora Free.
Federal Court.
In the federal court business was trans
acted as follows:
A. H. Draper ct AL, sci. IA; judgment
nisi set aside.
Zeke Elledge ct al, sci. IA; same.
John Elledge ct al, sci "a; same.
Jim Elledge ct al, sci fa.; same.
Bob White, retail liquor dealer; plea of
guilty and fined 500 and costs and thirty
days Imprisonment.
Bob Lucas, retail liquor dealer; dis
missed.
John Papazan, Illicit distilling; jury
and verdict of not guilty
Thomas Garrison, Illicit distilling; plea
of guilty and fined 500 and costs and
thirty days Imprisonment.
Jasper Horton ct al, sci. ia; Judgment
DlSl set dSlut
Jack Horton, retail liquor dealer; plea
of guilty and fined 800 and costs and
thirty days Imprisonment.
Lee Godfrey. retail liquor dealer; dis
missed
Bob Whit, perjury; jury and verdict of
not guilty
Milton o. Smith, counterfeiting argu-
ment for new trial: under advisement
William Killebrew ct al, conspiracy, al
lodging theft of stone from quarries on
government lands; dismissed
Lee Henson, illicit distilling; jury and
verdict of guilty and fined 500 and costs
and thirty days Imprisonment.
George w. Arlington, convicted of il
licit distilling on former day, was sem
fenced to fine of $500 and costs and thir-
ty days imprisonment.
John Henry Green, breaking into and
robbing postoflce; jury and verdict of
not guilty.
Jacob Y Morgan, Illicit distillng,; plea
of guilty and fined 800 and costs and inn
prisonment for three months.
Jail cases will be tried on Monday,
after which civil cases will be taken up.
Court adjourned until Monday morn