Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-09
THREE DIVORCES IN ONE DAY Pretty Good Record for the Cir
 cult Court. JUDGE BANKS IN BESSEMER Juries for the Week EmpaneIed in the City Court-Cases Tried, Suits Filed.
 Transfers.

Circuit court, Judge Banks presiding Yesterday morning Judge Banks, in the Birmingham division of the circuit court, granted three divorces, as follows:
 Mary Norton ys. A. G. Norton; aban- donment.
 Gus Lloyd ys. Bettie Lloyd abandon ment and drunkenness.
 Asbery Jones vs. Annie Jones; divorce granted because the latter was previously married and had claimed to have a di- vorce, which was disproved.
 Gone to Bessemer.
 After adjourning court yesterday morn ing Judge Banks went to Bessemer, where he opened the Bessemer division of the circuit court, which will continue the balance of the week. The jury docket will occupy the first half and non-jury docket the last half of the week.
 City Court.
 City court, first division, Judge Sharpe presiding-The case of w. M. Baird vs. Drennen & Co.,, which occupied nearly the whole of last week, was being argued by counsel during the afternoon, and went to the jury before adjournment. Second division. Judge Wilkerson pre- siding-The chancery docket was sounded.
 Juries for the Week.
 The following jurors were sworn in for the week in the city court:
 Jury No. IN. A. Bartholomew, E. M. Quinn, I. M. Hollis, Jr, w. E. Spradling, H. A. Putnam, Frank ". Mosley, A. W. Mccormack, John M. Dean, w. J. Ad- kins, Joseph Rogers, Sol Caheen, A. c. McAVoy.
 Jury No. 2-W. J. Crocker, J. M. Webb, w. E. Albritten, Abner Wood, J. L. Cork, D. J. Reed, William Killough, H. c. Cosby, s. w. Norden, J. B. Sandifer, J. M. Ware, F. H. Thomas.
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 The following suits were filed with the city court clerk:
 J. T. Wilson vs. Prevalent Life Insur- ance company, for $1750.
 Gustav Rotholz vs. Alabama Great Southern Railroad company, for $S39, damages claimed for non-delivery of goods.
 Milner & Kettg company vs. Colum- bian Equipment company, J. F. Martin, garnishee.
 Criminal Court.
 Criminal court Judge Greene presiding The following cases were disposed of: Jake Johnson, assault with intent to murder; guilty.
 Charles Henry, grand larceny; guilty. Gus Poddy, burglary and grand lar ceny; plea of guilty.
 Same is now on trial on two other sim- liar charges.
 Juries for the Week.
 Juries were sworn in for the week as follows: Jury No. 1-W. R. Sells, E. S. Gossett, J. N White, Thomas P. Davenport, John M. Hill, R. c. Hemphill, M c. Gray, J. w. Abernathy, James A. Waldrop, James A. Hilliard. W. H. Templeman and W. T. Burney.
 Jury No. 2-Levi Vines Robert B. Cross, B. T. Darlen, B. s. Montgomery, Luke Ellard, J. E. Vines, s. H. Gardner, John T. Reid, w. H. Shoemaker, Perry O'Neal, w. R. Goudelock and J. B. Vines.
 Probate Court.
 The following land papers were filed in the probate office yesterday:
 James H. Rice to Mrs. Lena Meltoin, warranty deed to a lot in Woodlawn commencing at a point 8 chains west and south 2S degrees 8 minutes west, 9.8S chains from northeast corner of the northwest quarter of the southeast quar- ter of section 2, township IT, range ? west; thence south to point on Georgia Pa eific railroad right of way 15 feet west 59 degrees, thence 63 degrees 45 minutes west 2787 feet thence northwest parallel with line running southwest to point on the Georgia dirt road, thence north 2S degrees east 25 feet to point of beginning $500.
 Burrell Smith and wife to Mrs. M. J. Gurley, warranty deed to the south half of the southeast quarter of section IA, township IA, range west, and all that part of the northeast quarter of section 23 township IA, range 9 west, lying on the north side of Gurley's creek including the mill and half the dam; $500.