Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20
CHRONICLES OF THE COURTS

The grand jury for the September term
of the criminal court yesterday took a
recess until November 16 Before ad-
journing the following report was handed
Judge Greene:
State Of Acknowledgements Term, 1896,
OF the Criminal Court. of Jefferson
County.
To the Hon Samuel e. Greene, Judge, Etc:
We, the grand jury empaneled on the
9TH day of September, 1896, report that we
have Investigated 1856 cases and have
found 1E true bills. of which 107 are fell
anies and the remainder misdemeanors.
We have not performed any of the du-
ties required of US except the nvestiga-
ton of the cases reported and the exani-
nation OF the county Jail and aims house.
Our committee appointed for that pur
pose report that they have examined the
county aims house and find it clean and
neat, and further find that the inmates
are well treated and otherwise cared for.
We recommend that for the confinement
of idiots and unruly inmates that two
cells be erected in the aims house.
Our whole body examined the county
Jail and find it exceptionally well kept;
the yards. corridors and cells have been
thoroughly cleaned and the walls white
washed. The prisoners are regularly
provided with wholesome food and are
humanely treated.
III TIE basement OF the JAN the moor
needs repairing and also the floor in the
old jail. The bath tubs provided for the
prisoners leak, one of them so much as
to flood the basement of the jail
The eastern wall of the new Jail is only
feet and 10 inches from the yard wall,
and prisoners in the yard Of the jail can,
by putting their feet on one wall and
their hands on the other, easily and rap
idly climb to the top of the wall An es-
cape has recently been effected in this
way. An iron gate between the two
walls at the north end of the Jail will
prevent all access to that alley. We
therefore recommend that the defects
herein pointed out be repaired at once
and the additions required be provided.
We have determined now to adjourn
until Monday, November 16, 1896, to in
vestigate cases arising between now and
then and to complete the investigation
of cases now on the docket and undis-
posed of, and al that time we will per-
form all the other duties required of us,
upon which we do not herein report.
HENRY SIMPSON,
Foreman.
True Bills.
The grand jury also returned the fol-
lowing true bills:
Richard Kinnebrew, alias Kinnebrook;
grand larceny.
Fannie Mitchell same.
Henry Williams; same
Richard Dennis, same.
Arthur Shoots, same.
John West, same; two cases.
Riley, alias Wiley, Hubbard, same.
Bob Mcdonnell, alias Mcdaniel, same.
Nathan Johnson, same.
Harry, alias H. r. Beverly, same.
Sy Britton, same.
Charley Jones, same.
Ed Williams. same.
VIII Clarke, petty larceny.
Jim Hollins, alias Hopgood; John
Logan White, Izaiah Ross, Chap
Ross, Steve Fowler A. Kimball, John
gene Sanders, Penny Holey, John Cara
way, Annie Dargin, Bob Mitchell, Ike Nc
Pherson, alias Charles Ford, two cases;
George Booth, Ed Williams, George
Stokes alias Sparks; John Williams, alias
big Six" w. harrington, Will Lewis,
Burglary and grand larceny-William
Sullivan and Edward MCGEE, two cases;
John Thomas, George Brown, Henry
Jones, Will Thomas, alias Harrisburg
Bill" Andrew Wilson, John Roland, Fred
Allen. alias Hawkins; John II. Smith.
Assault to murder--D. d. Kinnebrew,
Thomas d. Roddy, Lila Cummins, Dan
Stewart Henry GoldsWorthy, j. u.
Brooks, Robert Jones, Frank Battle, Ed
Jones.
Assault to rob-Frank Battle.
Forgery-Joe Grant, second degree;
VIII Harris, second degree; b. I. WEBB
1.-TWO cases., second degree.
Assault to ravish-Richard Reed.
Murder-James Johnson Qirst degree),
alleged to have killed Pink scarborough;
Charles Hicks, alleged to have killed Lau-
ra Powell (first degree); Cal Pagan, al
legged to have killed Phil Williams, alias
Sonny (second degree); Emma Stovall,
alleged to have killed Tom Morris Second
degree.)
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Arson, first degree-Bob Pillars, allas
Rob McWilliams.
Carrying concealed pistol-Jim Hits.
Presenting a pistol-.Iim Hits.
Citv Court.
The following business was transacted
in the city court:
w. A. Massey vs. ]. NJ. Neill Sc Son;
R. M. troy vs. Rogers. Williams &
Hopkins 90 1al.
]. Rlaeh q S ms VS. q. w. Patterson ct
AL dish issed.
Roal Fsstata Transfers.
The following land papers were filed
in the prs5ate Office;
Kate 9 Smith and husband to Lizzie
L. Mott 10, part of lot 8. block 772; $l5o.
Amos Low 10 Jacob Scott, one-quarter
acre in lot "a section 8, township 80, range
7. s. and Martha Jane Brooks to George
Cowart ct al. trustees Methodist Episco-
pal church, south, one acre in southwest
quarter OF southwest quarter, section 30,
township 19, range west; "a.
Amos Lew and wife to Jacob Scott, one
acre in section s. township so, range 5
west $40.
M. NJ and Charles G.. Bryce to Ala
bama Home Buuling and Loan associa-
ton, quit claim % lots 10 and IL, block
A, Woodlawn; 81
Alabama Home Building and Loan as
ISOLATION to Sa,le Il. Grady, lots and 4,
block 3, West End Land company: $3.50.
w. e. Nesperling and wife to Alabama
Home Building and Loan association,
quit claim to lot A, block A, Woodlawn;
81.
NJ NJ. Creel and wife to w. S. Mayfield,
one acre in southeast half of southwest
half, section %. township IA, range
west for school purposes: S..
Charles r. Saxton, by T. II. Motion,
trustee. to Joseph r. Smith, Sir. lots 1
and 2, block IL, south. Joseph r. Smiths
addition to birmingham; 5000.
Amos Law and wife to Jacob Scott,
one acre; S..
Inferior Criminal Court.
The following business was transacted
in the inferior criminal court: