Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-27
IN THE COURTS.
William Blount Gets Two Years for Kill ing Paddy Wailace-Shep Owen Ac-
 quitted-Court News.

1.-The case against William Blount eharg- ed w9ah the murder of Paddy Wallace, ct Pratt City, went to the jury Monday af- ternoon. The verdict, entailing a sen tence of two years in the penitentiary, was returned yesterday morning about 10 o'clock
 1t will be remembered by State Herald readers stha.. the killing took place in saloon on the evening of Jan. 1, 1895. Wallace knocked several teeth from Blounts month, when the latcer shot him.
 charged with killing Will Hambrick, near Warrior, was passed until another term of cour.. | Horace Hudson, rape; passed. Turner Robinson, alias Coosa Mountain Kid, robbery; five years In the penlt5n- tlary.
 sf CITY COURT ' Wilson & Co. vs. Lady Ensley Coal, Iron and Railway company; verdict for $S,495.
 Erskine Ramsey vs. same; verdict for ,$65O
 Y Swan-Abraham Hat Go. vs. same; yer dict for s. 133
 Elmira Mehaffey vs. the Decatur Car Wheel company; on trial. This suit grew out of the death of the plaintiffs hus- eband who fell from scaffold while en- gagged at work on the company $ plant. |. CIRCUIT COURT.
 A. S. vandegrlft vs. A. c. Lewery ct alS verdict for $S1,6S
 Fred Cox vs Self & Hepner; Judgment fbysconsant for $60 10. s. Shepherd vs E. c. Mackey; judg- ment for $251SS. Thomas Herndon, administrator of J. . V. Neal, vs. Woodlawn Iron company; with the jury. 7 The motion docket has been passed un- til Saturday.
 INFERIOR CRIMINAL COURT.
 IShep Owen, young white man, was tried for, lsile larceny of a bicycls. He { waa acquitted by Judge Feagin.
 Mary Evans assault with weapon; $15.,
 b VIII Johnson, assault and battery; S5. i Eight fines of $5 each were levied against trespassers, vaGran;s, disorder Res, and @fghters. ! A sa MARRIAGE LICENSES.
 The following permits to wed were gnlnted yesterday:
 T. L. Moore and Miss Bessie Glaze
 G. IT. Smith and Miss Carrie A. Wad- kins. V
 Gerald Turnbull and Miss Fannie An . derson.I
 se 44s..=-at>s PROBATE COURT.
 The following agr9 ement was filed in this court: . J. c. .Rockett, party of the first part, agrees with Avondale Mills, party of the second part have Thil.y-eighth street closed from Third avenue to southern boundary dine of Avondale Land com pany's property
 REALTY TRANSFERS.
 The deeds to the following real estate transfers were filed for record
 Sam Kelly to Joseph Whitehead, com mencing 172 yards west of the northeast corner of southeast quarter of northwest quarter of section 19, township IS, range 4 west, thence south 691a yards. thence west 139 yards. thence north 691R yards, thence' tast '139 yards, containing two acres more or less, excepting the mineral rights; $50.
 w. J. Lacey and wife to J. E. Fielas, all of lots Nos. 1 and g. except portion heretofore sold to w, s. Brown, in block ,No% 2, 'accdrding~to a map of the north west quarter of the northwest quarter of section 29, township F, range west; $109.
 R. J. Waldrop and wife to J. c. Da- vis 50x140 feet, situated in the northwest quarter of southeast quarter of section 20. township r, range west, on Avenue D; $450.
 Avondale Land company to Avondale mills, beginning at intersection of north line of First avenue and north and west line of Thirty-ninth street, north. thence southwest along First avenue 953 feet to the boundary of said Avondale Land company's property, thence west to the southwest boundary line 72015 feet to east line of Thirty-seventh street. thence north along east side of Thirty seventh street 57052 feet to south line of Third avenue, thence east along Third avenue 1,027 feet to west line of Thirty-ninth street, thence south along Thirty-ninth street 427 feet to beginning point, con- taining 13.3 acres, lots 1 to Il inclusive, block 91, lots 12 to P, inclusive, block 91 lot 4, block "A; $5. G. A. McAlister to B. Wilson, lots 12 and IS, block 29 south, Smithfield; $1.150 Jane9 and Thomas Carnes to Birming- ham Building and Loan association, lot 5Ox140 feet, beginning 225 feet east of northeast corner of Twenty-first avenue and Twenty-sixth street, in Haskell & Mulleys survey; $500. G. B. Edwards and wife to Levi N Buell., lot 4, block 10, in Brighton; $S5.
 Gossett's Assignee Cost Sale oIocaS Friday May 28 Till