The age-herald., 1897-11-25
CRASHING WITH UNCLE SAM The Sheriff of BIount County
 Disobeys Courts Orders. JUDGE BOARMAN TAKEN ILL On Account of Which Recess Is Enjoyed Until Tomorrow-Seven Indictments and Six
 True Bills Reported by Grand Jnry.

There Is clash between the United States government and the state of Ala bama. It all came about as to which has jurisdiction in the case against s. w. Nolan alias John Nolan. He is now confined in the Blount county jail in the custody of Sheriff Sam Sanders.
 Nolan was indicteh for operating an illicit distillery. He was placed in the Blount county jail for safe keeping. Af- ter his incarceration there the county courts took his case in hand and also indicted him! The United States govern ment claims priority in the case.
 Recently Judge Boarman issued a ca- pias to the United States marshal to take charge of Nolan and bring him to this city for trial. Sheriff Sanders refused to recognize the marshal or his authority and kept the prisoner. Yesterday morn- ing this state of affairs was explained to the court.
 Sherdff Sanders may find himsslf in serious trouble. A habeas corpus was is sued to have Nolan brought here by the shelriff. Not only this, but an order was also issued compelling the sheriff to show good and sufficient reason why he should not be Imprisoned for contempt of the United States court.
 The papers were issued yesterday morning. Sheriff Sanders and his prts- oner are expected here the latter part of the week when the case will be given a hearing.
 OTHER COURT PROCEEDINGS.
 The other business transacted by the court yesteuIday was as follows:
 J. M. Fuller Verlin Gibson and All Lamari contempt of court; attachments dismissed.
 FranksTume, retail liquor dealer; sen tence suspended. He pleaded guilty Tuesday.
 Adkins Baker retail liqu-r dealer; jury and verdict of guilty.
 John Bennett same; jury and verdict of not guilty.
 E. D. Gray alias E. D. Hoffman, same; same.
 Amos Vaughan, retail liquor dealer; sentencfe suspended. He was convicted Tuesday.
 William Sherman Bell, two cases of il- 1icdt dishllng; pleaded guilty
 John Bennett ct al, sci ia; conditional judgment set aside.
 John Thomas, working in an illicit dis tillery; on trial.
 JUDGE BOARMAN ILL. Yesterday morning when the case against Thomas was on trial Judge Boar man announced that he was tcio i'll to continue its tral. By special agreement between the attorneys he d spenssd the jury and continued the case until today. In the afternoon, immediately after din ner he announced that his illness would prevent him from converting court today He declared a recess until tomoFro'w morning. In the nllaa ntime the grand jury will continue to investigate the cases.
 SEVEN INDICTMENTS.
 Yesterday morning the grand jury re- turned seven indictment as follows:
 A. G. Diselner, altering, raising, att tempting to pass, utter and publish forged certificate of the United States treasury, and of having same in his pos session. He is alle ged to have raised and attempted to pass $2 b.ll altered to re- Semble one of $20 denomination.
 James Allen, illicit distilling.
 Retail Equor dealing-Kall Hawkins Robert Brown Will Ingliss, Alex c. In- gliss, Joseph c. Durritt alias Lum Durritt.
 CHARGES DISMISSED.
 At the same time ths following papers were returned endorsed: "No b,Il found"
 Fountain Dickerson, Jim Kennedy, Henry Jenkins, Arthur Jenkins, Evan Bell, Lethansal Samuel, retail liquor dealing.