Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-19
IN THE COURTS.

The jury in the case of Lizzie Bell, in the criminal court, returned verdict of guilty, as charged in the indictment, of assault and battery with weapon with intent to kill
 Officer J. M Langston was put on trial yesterday for killing negro while in the discharge of his duty. The alleged killing occurred near the Sloss furnace last fall.
 CITY COURT.
 Goulding Fertilizer company vs Gen. tral of Georgia railway; judgment for $1,S00.
 A. H. Daniel vs. J. J. House and Ten nessee Stable company; in the hands of the jury.
 George Hill, administrator of Clarissa Robinson, vs. Birmingham Railway and Electric company; on trial.
 PROBATE COURT.
 Marriage licenses were issued to the following:
 Charles Bercott to Miss Annie New berry; William Parker Jr., to Miss Jen- Early.
 Deeds of transfer were filed in the fol- lowing real estate deals for record:
 w. M Gunter and wife to Robert .Brown-Certain tract of land in south west quarter of southwest quarter, sec tion 23, township IS, range west. con taining 80 acres; $105.
 o. A. Powell to Cora M. Powell-East half of lot 20, and one foot off of rear end of lot 19. block 57, city; $1 and other considerations.
 Samuel Jones and wife to Annie Clay -One and quarter acres in certain tract of land in west half of southeast quarter of section 2O township 17, range 2 west; $100.
 INFERIOR CRIMINAL COURT. "A heavy docket was presented in this court yesterday morning, but 1t was soon disposed of Tramps and vagrants were greatly in evidence, and received uni form price of $5 each They were: Harry Donald Minor Jones, George Jones, Ken ney Skruggs, Ali Coleman, Isham Nich- olson and Will Hodge.
 w H. Bowers, an affray; $lO. J Arthur Hardaway, lettering; 50. Frank Hall, discorderly conduct; $5. Mary Springer and Jessie Downs, two white women, vagrancy; 50 each. John Downs, affray; $20
 Mrs. r. J. Garfield, conducting a dis- orderly house; continued to today
 Mary Mason, larceny of meat from the market house; not guilty. Richard Jones, an affray discharged. Jeff Crawford, assault and battery with a weapon; not guilty.
 Joe Floro, disorderly conduct S5.
 Ed Coleman, vagrancy; continued. Ed Coleman and Fred Steel. alias Starr, swndling; continued to tomorrow. These negroes were each fined $50 and costs and thirty days extra on a previous charge of the same nature.
 Julia Perry, embezzement from Julia Johnston; not guilty. Julia Johnston. the prosecutor iD the case, was taxed the costs, $2.50.
 w. 0. Martin, adultery; continued to this morning.
 Several other cases were continued on account of the absence of important wit neSses.
 COUNTY JAIL.
 On account of the state failing in the following cases, the prisoners were gwen their liberty:
 Mary Oliver. Babe Ellis, Dan Wash ington and John R. Williams.
 Roan Scales and Ed Forum gave bond for their appearance when needed. T. S. Sanders was received from Bes- semer on charge of grand larceny.
 Lum Means has been in jail some time for assault with intent to kill. Yester- day the grand jury returned true bin against him for rape, and this serious charge was docketed against him.
 THE GRAND JURY.
 The work of the grand jury for this term was finished yesterday at noon, when their report was delivered to Judge Greene and a large number of indict- ments returned against law breakers. The final report Is as follows: To the Honorable Samuel E. Greene, Judge. of Criminal Court of Jefferson County:
 We. the grand jury. empanneled for the January term of court, beg leave to submit this our final report for said term. We have endeavored to make full and fair investigations ofiIthe cases brought be- fore us, and have reported 139 true bills,