Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-21
IN THE COURTS.
Sentence Day in the Criminal Court Number of Cases Filed in the Circuit
 Court-Real Estate Transfers.

Yesterday was sentence day in the criminal court and the following, who were convicted during the week. received their sentences: Ella Potts, assault and battery with intent to murder; two years in the peni- tentiary.
 Jim Chapman assault and battery with weapon with intent to kill; two years in the Coalburg prison
 Alice Bell assault and battery with a knife; two months in Coalburg.
 No cases were tried, and the court is enjoying a vacation till tomorrow morn ing.
 CIRCUIT COURT.
 Judge Banks is holding court in Walker county consequently no business is be- ing transacted in the local court room. The efficient clerk, MT. Fergus Mccarthy, and his assistants, Messrs. M. w. How ard and Ollie Miles, are hard at work on the docket for the ensuing term, which begins in this city on March 22. CITY COURT.
 Ar important suit was filed yesterday by Flora H. Buell. against the Elyton Land company ct all The suit is brought to declare the transfer of the properties of the Elyton Land company to the Elyton company invalid. The plaintiff is stockholder in the former company, and claims the transfer to be illegal A similar suit, the Dowdell cas- after oc- cupying the attention of the courts for a long time, was decided last year in favor of the plaintiff.
 Several other suits were filed, as fol- lows: M. N Parker vs. Alabama Great South ern Railroad company for Ss50 for per sonal injuries received. It is alleged that the plaintiffs horse became frightened at the defendants engine and threw the former violently to the ground, from which he sustained painful injuries.
 Annie M. ParlSes. pro ami, vs. Alabama Great Southern Railroad company, $2, 800 for personal injuries received same as preceding case
 Minnie F. Parkes vs Alabama Great Southern Railroad company, $5,0OO for personal injuries. Same IS bOve.
 J. R. Williams vs. s. H. Bryson, $10,- 900 damages for false and malicious ar rest.
 M. A. Thorpe vs. mayor and aldermen of Birmingham m. s5000 for personal in- juries received on account of an alleged poor side walk. Plaintiff alleges that her foot was caught between boards on the walk and, being violently thrown, her an- kle was dislocated. George Hill vs. Birming ham Railway and Electric company with the jury.
 PROBATE COURT. Marriage licenses were issued yester- Amanda Patton; MT w G. Smith to Miss Mary c. Garwins; MT. David Cleve- land to Miss Lillie Baxter. Real estate transfers recorded yester- day were as follows. John A. Sinder to Birmingham Build ing and Loan association-Lots 19 and 20, block 8, West End; s200. Caroline Hodges to w. Ira Brown South half of southeast quarter and ten acres in shape of rectangle off of south side of north half of southeast quarter section 15, township IS, range 4 west; s825.
 W. H. Harris anf wife to Isaac Hop kins to Bessemer Building and Loan as- ation-Lot IS, block 412, Bessemer $1660.25
 John E. Rogers to J. W. Minor-Half interest in lot 3, block 2, according to map of "Spaulding;" $75. John E. Morris to Maggie H. Morris Forty acres of the northwest end of that part of the land conveyed to William Burney by Felix Montgomery and wife, in section Il, township F, range west also the following in East Lake: Lots 1, g. 3, 4, IT, IS, 19 and 20, block 173; frac- tional lot and Is, block 173; s1 and other considerations.
 INFERIOR CRIMINAL COURT. At yesterdays session of the inferior criminal court many cases were con- tinued. The following were finally dis posed of:
 Louis Koehler, alias Littleton, disorder ly conduct; $6. Alfred Yielding, assault and battery with knife; $5. Mrs. T. J. Barfield, conducting dis. orderly house; $5 and costs. Lillie Fox, alias Lillie Sinson, affray not guilty.
 Wilson Cook, trespass; s5. John Sherman, assault and battery on Joe Koplan; $1. B. w. Patton, reckless driving; $3 Irene Oglesby, disorderly conduct; $5. Mrs. s. K. Rochs, a white woman re- siding in the Simon block, disorderly con duct $5.
 The case against Will Gray and Lelie 1 Wyatt for adultery was continued unti the 25th inst
 Will Ella Jackson and Laura Gregg two colored damsels, had misunder- standing, and were charged with assault and battery on each other. They hac | their cases continued until tomorrow. Emma Griffin, the white woman charg ed with arson, will be tried on Tuesday morning Emma is alleged to have se | fire to her husbands residence last Fri | day night.
 l Several other cases of minor offensei were continued.