The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-28
CHAS. MEYER COMMITTED
To the Alabama Bryce Insane
Asylum
UNTIL DISCHARGED BY LAW
Supreme Court Meets Tomorrow-LittIe Bust
ness in Local Courts-Several Cases
Taken Under Amusement.

The supreme court will meet in Mont
gomery tomorrow, and little business
will be transacted in the local civil
courts this week on account of the law
yers having cases before that tribunal.
1t will be remembered that the SUI
preme court met at the usual time, but
Immediately adjourned on account of the
prevalence of yellow fever In Mont
gomery.
The adjournment of the supreme court
has caused much Inconvenience to the
county courts, where the dockets had
toms.
SENTNCE DAY.
Yesterday was sentence day in the
criminal court, but Judge Greene had
only two prisoners before him.
John Robinson, convicted of running a
direputable house, was given ten days
in jain
In the case of Charlie Meyer, cleared
of a charge of murder ON the plea of in-
sanity, the following order was issuedi
State VS.. Charlie Meyer indictment
murder in the first degree:
The defendant having pleaded not
guilty, and not guilty by reason of in
sanity, and the jury having returned a
verdict finding the defendant guilty of
the act charged, but that he was insane
at the time of the commission of the
act.
1t is ordered that the defendant, Char
lie Meyer, be kspt in custody as a GRIM
inal lunatic in the Alabama Bryce In
sane asylum, at Tuscaloosa until dis
3 charged tllerefrom in the manner pro-
vlded by law.
Witness MY hand, this 9th day of No
vembsr 1897. S. e. GREENE,
Judge of the Criminal Court of Jefferson
County.
Richard H. Fries, one of the attorneys
for Meyer, was seen yesterday, and said
that they were satisfied with the order,
and were willing for Meyer to be taken
ito the asylum and stand examination be-
fore the physicians of that institution.
Meyer will probably be taken to Tusca-
loosa Tuesday.
NON CAPITAL FELONY.
The non-capital felony docket will be
taken up in the criminal court tomor-
row. A number of cases have been set
for trial during the week.
CITY COURT.
In The first division of the city court
yesterday the case of the Alabama Ma
tlonal Bank VS.. the Mary Lee Coal, Iron
and Railroad Company, and the South
ern Iron Company VS.. the same, We're
submitted for final decree and taken
under advisement.
In the second division, the case of
Alabama Great Southern Railroad Com
pany VS.. J. B. Francis was submitted
on pleadings and was taken under ad-
visement.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
S1oss Iron and Steel company to North
birmingham Land company, three lots
in North Birmingham; $50.
G.. B. Edwards and wife to Jack Smith,
northeast quarter of southwest quarter
section II, township 10, range west
II acres in northeast corner; $S5.
John w. Harrison and wife to F. B.
Nichols northeast part of lot 4, in block
S45, and southwest part of lot 3, in block
S45, Bessemer; $3.50.
Margaret Walker to J. D. Thompson
lot a. in block 8 F Of Walker Land COM
pany, at East Woodlawn; $25.
w. L. Fulton 10 R. D. Thompson, lot
1O0x17O feet ITO feet northeast of north
cash corner Of lot owned by A. NJ
Thompson, I'M southeast quarter of
northeast quarter, section 81, township
II, range west; $3.50.
D. S. McClain and wife to Elizabeth
Coleman, lot 2 in block B, In w. D.
Smiths estate; $50.
w. Waits to ]. r. Houston, east end
NJ af TX tn of 10 H., Sc
estate; $125.
d. 8. McClain to H. BOUCHER, lot 1, in
Fl. Magills survey of w. d. Smiths es-
tate; $50.
]. e. and Eugene Todd to w. "A. and
M. A. Faulkner, part of north half of
southeast quarter of section SO, town
ship II, range 2 west; $500.
H. g. Meumann to George Smith. lot
In block $40. Bessemer; $500.