Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-20
IN TIE COURTS. .

III l1e cf1In1dla1 court t1e Jury ltle case of Officer J. M. Langston, after being out less than five minutes, returned yer dict of not guilty. The case grew out of the killing of a negro near Sloss fur mace the latter part of last year. 4.-- CITY COURT.
 Anaslia Franklin, by her next friend, filed suit for divorce against her hus- band, John Franklin, alleging cruelty.
 H. B. Gray, for the board of education. vs, J. B. Francis; verdict for S3,000. This sum was collected by Mr. Francis under the operation of the O'Brien school bill, and the board of education sued to have the amount turned over to them. A. H. Daniel vs. J. J. House and Ten nessee Stable company; Judgment for | $S1.
 George Hill administrator of Clarissa l Robinson, vs. Birmingham Railway and 1 Electric company; on trial. l Nine petitions were filed from the | Louisville and Nashville railroad, seek ing the removal of that number of eases | arising from the Cahaba bridge disaster, | to the United States court. PROBATE COURT. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday l to the following: R. A. Glover to Miss Marina Sullivan; J. E. Smith to Miss Mat Smith; D. Campbell to Miss Hibernia | Thompson
 The following real estate transfers were filed for record:
 Savannah and Western Railway com | rany, the receivers thereof, and the cen tral Trust company, of New York, trustee, to Central of Georgia Railway | company-Transfer deed of the Savannah and Western railroad; s1 and other con | sdera tions.
 J. T. and D. M Malone to Jefferson | County Savings bank-Qufs claim on lot on Avenue I, block 7S3; $1
 J. w Hardesty and wife to Josephine | MeClinton-Lot 100x240 feet, in block sisi, being 100 feet eastward of Thirteenth street, on Eleventh avenue, south; $l,ooo and other considerations.
 Walker Land company to Christopher | Olmetz-All of northwest quarter or southeast quarter of section Il, township 1S south of range west, except two acres In the form of square ana Iour 'u acres representing parallelogram III northeast quarter of northeast quarter of southeast quarter; S15O
 J. H. Gallar and wife to J. G. Cook West half of northwest quarter, section 9 township 15, range west. containing 791b acres mineral rights reserved; $50.
 A. A. CHsby, executoR of Fannie T. Clisby, and A. A. Clisby and wife 10 | Mrs. G. Rotholtz--Let 50x150 feet on northwest corner of Twelfth avenue ana Twentieth street; $7O5.
 COUNTY JAIL,
 Anna Hoffman was received on writ from the criminal court on the charge or arson.
 Gilbert Watson, alias Shoemaker, was placed in jail to await trial on the lnaico- ment of murdering Will Townsend ne- | gro, in saloon on Second avenue near Twenty-sccond street, some time ago: The alleged killing was over a game or pool
 | nie Roebuck grand larceny, were re- ceived from the city prison
 John, Dave and Jim Brown came In from Pratt City and gave themselves up . ...re n n killing of miner in saloon at Frat City about Christmas. last.
 INFERIOR CRIMINAL COURT.
 Another heavy docket was disposed Of | by Judge Feagin in very short order yes terday morning. in a house of prostitution and fined $5 and I costs. ,,
 !. w. Ryrnes, assault and battery with | a knife on P. J. Smith, S10. 1 Ollie Bishop, white woman, vagr2hcy, s1O and costs. The latter amounts to $485.
 Carrie Bishop, Ollie's sister. vagrancy; $10 and costs to the amount of $4So.
 Kate Williams, abusive language, S6S5, Ed Johnson larceny of instruments from Dr. Whaley's buggy; not guilty. 1 Dan Washington, little negro boy re- gently released from the county jail. lar ! ceny, $5.
 George Muse had both of his cases continued until today l Charles SimonS, vagrancy, $5 l D. H. Sims, disorderly conduct, 50.
 Mary Springer, aggravated disorderly conduct; discharged.
 Dalla Gales, an affray, $5 and costs. Alta Jones' an affray; not guilty. | Walter Glover, an affray, $1.
 John whitman, ali affray, $5.
 This quartette were engaged in regu- lar .shit-as-hit-can" match on the South Side, but John Whitman seemed to be l the aggressor.
 Albert Jackson, the negro caught in the residence of MT. Gray in Smithfield Tuesday night, entered aplea of guilty to a charge of burglary and was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $500. l Sarah Gaston. embezzlement of goods from Willie Garrett, $5 and costs. ss j. D o0ii'as' constructing the s''s"a'AS'
 Nose Benson, the sole tramp on trial, | trespaSs, S5
 l George Jones, residing in a house of prostitution, $5. Jones lost $S in Jennie Roebuck,s resort Thursday night, and had Jennie arrested for stealing it. The tables were partly reversed and Jones fined for living in the house.
 Jennie Roebuck, larceny of $S from George Jones; bound over to the grand jury on $500 bond.
 Charles Mcqueen, residing in a house l of prostitution, $5.
 Emma Adams, vagranoy, s5 and costs l Ophelia Peoples, vagrancy, s.
 Jennie Roebuck, vagrancy; judgment held up.
 Jennie Roebuck, conducting house of prostitution; judgment suspended a
 Missouri Davis, fighting, $5.
 w. o. Martin, adultery; case nolle prosequi.