Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-21
CHRONICLES OF THE COURTS


In the criminal court, Judge Greene
presiding, the case of the state VS.. Mrs.
Laura Howe, murder, is still being
heard. A large number of witnesses
have been examined and a number are
yet to be put on the stand. 1t is thought
the case will be argued and given to the
jury this noon.
The case of w. G.. Lunsford, murder,
was continued until today at 2 o'clock.
City Court.
First division Judge Wilkerson pre-
siding-The following business was
transacted:
w. A. Pinkerton VS.. Ferguson, Frank
& Jones, assumpsit; continued by plain
tiff.
B. L. Jordan & Co. VS. B. B. Hudson,
damages; continued by consent.
B. l.. Jordan & Co. VS.. Alabama Ma
tional bank, damages; same order.
B. L. Jordan & Co. VS.. r. E. Collins,
damages; dismissed for want of pros
ecution on motion of plaintiff.
Probate Court.
In the probate office yesterday the fol-
lowing real estate transfers were filed:
+. N. Cullom and wife to G. b. Burk-
halter, warranty deed to that portion
of block 796 of the Elyton Land company
survey of the city of Birmingham de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at a point
in the south line of Eleventh avenue,
south, lying 119 95-100 feet from the west
side of Fifteenth street, thence westerly
along the south side of said Eleventh
avenue, south, Is feet; thence 70 degrees
and minutes to the left 175 34-100 feet;
thence 100 degrees and SO minutes to the
left 10 feet; thence 70 degrees .02 minutes
to the left ITS 34-100 feet to the point of
beginning, being a parallelogram 15X
It's 34-100 feet lying east of and along the
lot heretofore conveyed to the said q.
Il. Burkhalter; 5000.
I. C. Brown and wife to Mrs. Augusta
Slaughter, warranty deed to one acre in
the southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section a. township IL range
west; $50
w. A. Harrington and wife to Andrew
and Anna Colpak, warranty deed to thir-
ty-two acres of land in Tuscaloosa eoun-
ty in the southwest quarter of the north
west quarter of section 4, township 20,
range west; $3.50.
r. e. harrington to Andrew and Anna
Colpak, warranty deed 10 southeast quar-
ter of northwest quarter of section T.,
township 20, range west; $40.
.Tillman and Martha Miles to Ben w.
Sadler, warranty deed to southeast quar-
ter of the northwest quarter of section A.,
township 20, range west; $780,
Robert Armstrong to Tillman Miles,
warranty deed to above described land;
$500.
John Harrington to Robert Armstrong.
warranty deed to southwest quarter OF
the northwest quarter of section A. town.
ship 20, range west; 1878.
Pat Barrett to John Brown, warranty
deed to northwest quarter of lot 3,
southwest quarter of northwest quarter
section 10, township IT, range 3, west;
$100.
Mrs. Mary B. Fitzpatrick to Mrs. Lucy
P. Hudgins, warranty deed to all rights
in the Il. l.. Hudgins, Jr., estate; $4,000.
MARRIAGE T1censes
The following marriage licenses were
issued from the probate judges office
yesterday:
Manly L. Moor to Miss Pearl Walling-
ton.
D. G. Richards to Miss Isabella A.
Musgrove.
William Woodford to Miss Mamie
Caps.
Russell H. Moseley to Miss Josie Wiley.
Inferior Criminal Court.
In the inferior criminal court, Judge
Feagin presiding, the following cases
were disposed of:
Henry Davis, alias Tom Davis, bur-
glary and grand larceny; bound over to
the grand jury in the sum of $500.
Sam Shelton, assault and battery; IS
and costs.
NJ ]. Smith, disorderly conduct; So.
Matte Johnson, an affray; IS.
John M. Mason, trespassing on the
property of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad company; IS.