The age-herald., 1897-11-07
TWO NEGROES SENTENCED One For Life and the Other For
 Two Years. MURDER CASES WERE SET Bob Payne Seemed Little Depressed By the Long Sentence-Will Fair Arraigned For
 Murder in the Circuit Court

Bob Payne, the negro who waS con-
 victed in the criminal count during the
 week for the murder of Martilla Tires
 af negro woman, att Blossburg, some
 months ago, was yesterday sentenced by
 Judge Greene to life imprisonment at
 Pratt mines prison.
 Joe Fenner a negro. convicted of att
 tempt at arson, was sent to the same prison for two years.
 A large number of prisoners were
 brought into the court room and the in-
 dictments returned by the grand jury
 against them were read and their cases
 set beginning Nov. 22. The following
 docket was arranged for the week be-
 ginning On that date:
 Nov. 22-Charles Meyer, murder; Tom
 White, murder; Bunk Lee, murder.
 Nov. 29-Sam Deneridge, robbery; En-
 melt Mckinley, murder; DuBose owens,
 criminal assault; John Blackshear, rob- bery.
 Nov. 24-Dick Phillips, murder; Prince
 Harwel1, criminal assault. UNON. ZD-DeIule OutIlt IODDely 1hOliloo
 Blackburn, murder.
 The crimanl court will take up the
 misdemeanor docket again tomorrow,
 and will devote the entire week to the
 trial of these cases.
 Bob Payne and Joe Fenner were taken
 back to the county jail, and the Pratt
 mine prison authorities were notified to
 come after them. An officer was at ,l.a ofA md ,.ot1f fxfif
 the two convicts at o'clock. As the negroes were waiting in the corridor of the jail Payne seemed little depressed by the heavy sentence that had been passed upon him. He said he was satisfied with the finding of the jury. AS he started out of the door he said:
 "women is mighty good thing. but de law says you must leave 'em alone" Circuit Court. VIII Fair, charged with murder, was arraigned in the circuit court yester- day and his case set for Dec T. when the criminal term of the court will be | in session.
 The motion and default docket was taken up and the following cases dis | posed of:
 J. Burger vs the First National Bank; | judgment rend; red on answer for $93.14. First National Bank vs. J. s. Smith; l judgment by default for $322.56. First National Bank ys. Louis Chuck, l judgment by default for $695.S0. First National Bank vs. W. H. Jones; l judgment by default for $397.86. l First National Bank vs. Thos. Hardi-
 man; Judgment by default for s146.7S. T. w. O'Brien vs. J. A. Jenkins; judg- ment by default for s246. City Court The case of s. A. Jones, administrator, vs the Louisville and Nashville Rail- road Company, for damages, is still on | trial in the first division of the city court and will probably not be finished | until late this week. A number of expert witnesses have | been examined, and several of them were kept on the stand for several l hours.
 The case is being hotly contested by | both sides.
 | It went over until tomorrow morning | at 9 o'clock.
 Second Division
 In the second division of the city court
 a divorce was granted to Sarah J. Hem
 ball from J. T. Hemball on the grounds
 of violence to person. | Marriage License A. G. Howton and Miss billie Mark | ham.
 | Jesse Higgins and Miss Beulah Miles. | Real Estate Transfers R. c. Greenhouse to A. B. Dawdy. southeast quarter of section g, township | IA, range 3; $500. J, w. White and wife to T. J. York, l east half of northwest quarter, section | 2S. township il, range A. $35O. D. s. Watts to P. w. McDonough, lot | 7Ox104x105x110 feet, beginning at south | east corner of w. s. Browns lot in lot 1 in northwest quarter of northwest quarter, section 2s township IT. range 8; $375.
 Elyton Land company to 8. D. Mur- 1 phy, lot in block S56, city; $400. | Jonas Schwab to Alabama State Land l company west half of northwest quar- | ter, section 29. township 19. range 8; $1. | Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad l company to Alabama State Land com- pany, southeast quarter of northwest l quarter, section IS. township IT. range 6 west; $1.