The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-31

The wheels of justice will revolve right
lively in Birmingham during the COM
ing week, when five courts will be in
session. Three are already grinding
away and two more convene tomorrow.
The United States court will convene
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock and will
probably be in session until January 1,
1898.
Circuit court will also convene for
the regular fall term with judge Banks
on the bench. The Bessemer term was
adjourned yesterday afternoon.
Tho Capital Docket
The capital docket will be taken UP
in the criminal court tomorrow.
Eight murder cases and one rape casa
have been set for the first three days
as follows:
Monday: Charlie Meyers, murder;
Thomas Blackburn, murder; Jas. john
son, murder; Robert, alias Bob, Paine.
murder
Tuesday: Hamp Kelley, murder; Will
lis Cobbs, murder; John jenkins, MUIR
der.
Wednesday: VIII Garth. murder; Hor-
ace Hudson, rape.
Charlie Meyers case, which is the first
on the docket, grew out of the killing
of a negro on Morris avenue. Meyers
has since been confined in jail. He is
white man and is an intelligent fellow.
He is we'll liked by the Jail authorities
and has been acting as a sort of inside
warden and is allowed the liberties of
the corridors.
Judge Greene yesterday passed sem
tence on nineteen unfortunates who had
been convicted during the week.
VIII Brown, assault with intent to
murder, was given twenty years.
Alice Hall, assault with intent to MUIR
der, ten years.
Hugh Finnell burglary, five years.
George Evans, crime against nature.
two years.
John Berry, burglary and grand lar
csny, two years.
Henry Benson, burglary and grand
larceny two years.
Hugh Finley, burglary, one year and
one day.
John E. Schmidt, obtaining money un-
der false pretenses, one year and one
day.
Charles Abbott grand larceny, one
year.
Walter Sanders, burglary and grand
| larceny one year.
Louis Harris, burglary and grand lar
ceny, one year.
Joe Page, larceny, six months.
Ed Nelson, larceny, ninety days.
Tom Winds. larceny, ninety. days.
John McMas, larceny, thirty days
Henry Fields, larceny, thirty days.
John Dean assault and terry, TWEEN
| ty days and six months for costs
Jim Sims, larceny; ten days.
City Court
The case of Bessie Clark VS.. C. C.
| Bates damages in the first division of
| The city court, was given to Lhe jury at
| II 80 O'Clock yesterday, and after remain
| ing out for six hours, the jury could
| not agree upon verdict and were dis
charged. A mistrial was entered upon
| the docket.
In the second division in the case of
Lewis VS.. Birmingham Shoe company a
| non-suit was taken by the plaintiff.
Circuit Court.
Argument was made in the Besaemer
division of the circuii court yesterday
for a new trial in the case of A. Forst
VS.. Leonard ct al, on the ground of a.
legged fnsobriety on the part of a jury
man who tried the case. The motion
was denied. The cour5 then adjourned.
Marriage License.
lR. L. Thompson and Miss Rosie Aber-
nathy.
Stamish Wietecla and Miss Kataryna
| Ustach.
Bill Sanders and Miss Lou Bailey.
Taken To Coaiburg
| A long string of convicts were taken 70
Coalburg yesterday afternoon by Deputy
Sheriff Skip Thompson. They were
among the unfortunates who were SEN
tapced Inv Judge Green in the morning