The age-herald., 1897-11-06
CHARLES [ CRAWFORD SUES
He Wants $5,O00 Damages For
 Alleged Injuries.
CAHABA WRECK CASES SET
Jones Case Still on Trial-Baby Ruled Out as Evidence-Payne to B Sentenced To-
 Day-Several Judgments Rendered.

Charles E. Crawford, a minor. by his next friend, I. G. Crawford, yesterday filed suit in the city court for $5.O00 damagas against the Williamson Iron company. a corporation, and ". M Full ton, for alleged injuries said to have been received while in the employe of the de- fendant.
 He sets forth that while engaged as & mechanic, on the 11th day of January,
 he was struck by splinter from an al- legged worn or defective punch, the property Of the defendants. and thereby lost the sight of his right eye. He seeks to recover damages in the above stated amount for the alleged injuries received.
 Gn the first division of the city court the case of s. A. Jones, administrator of
 the estate of James s. Jones, deceased. vs. the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, damages, is still on trial.
 The case was tried at the spring term of the court and consumed eight days,
 resulting in mstrial. It was thought
 that the case would be finished by this
 afternoon, but indications are that it will run far into next week.
 Mrs. James $. Jones, widow of the de- ceased, was a witness in the case yes terday, and took the stand with baby in her arms. She said that the baby was born few months after the death of her
 husband.
 There was strong opposition by the
 defendants attorneys as to the incom- potency of the evidence concerning the baby, and the objection was sustained by the court. The case is being hotly contested by both sides Second Division The following cases were disposed of in the second division of the city court yesterday:
 John T. Shugart vs the Standard Loan company, appeal; judgment for plaintiff for property sued for and value
 fixed at $S0, and for $3.So damages for
 detention.
 F. G. Shephard VIZ. John T. Shugart. assumpsit; judgment for plaintiff for $50 and interest and $7.50 attorneys fees.
 IA number of ejectment suits growing
 out of the Brookside cases have been
 transferred from she nonjrry ito the
 jury dochlit.
 s'!rruit ou |.
 The juries in the circuit court were
 discharged yesterday morning. The ease of R. L. Varnen vs. w. H. Neil was Cisnllssed for want of prose cution.
 ,rha motion csd default docket will be
 heard today.
 Criminal Court Criminal court adjourned until Mon day. when the misdeme amor docket will again be taken up. Today is sentence day In this court. Only two convicts await sentence, Robt. Payne. convicted of murder, the jury assessing his punishment at life impris- onment, and Willis Cobb, convicted or
 Murder, and the penalty fixed at death.
 It is probable that sentence will only be
 passed upon Payne. Cobb's attorney has given notice that he will make mo- | ton for a new trial, which will probably | be heard.
 Inferior Criminal Court Mattie Tuuant, du.ky damsel of un- | enviabls fame, took few drinks too 1 many Thursday. She feri from grace l and waGs fired $5 and costs. William Schully seems to have a | natural aversion to anything that | borders on work. It is very distasteful and vulgar to his mind. Judge Feagin ] thought his vfaws, which he put into practice. worth $5 and costs. George Crang, VIII Williams and W. H. Sellers indulged iii a friendly little game of icraps'' Thursday night. They | were apparently very much interested when Officer Perdue arrived upon the
 scene and captured the trio. They en- l riohed the city exchequer $12.5O each. John Williams, a son of Ham, was very 1 penltent yesterday morning. H. over l estimated his capacity and got "boozy." | His sport was worth $5 and cost to him. l J. w Smith is in trouble. He broke l the quietude of his life yesterday by a | glorious jag" He left off tha "frBls" | and it only cost him s. | Eugene Marshal can't see any reason | why he should work. He lives, and how l he lives is nobody's business. He is 1 disgusted beecaus= he had to pay the | city $5 and cost for not being able to l show "visible means of support" United States Court | The Cahaba wreck cases were again | the subject of discussion in the United | States court yesterday. | Judge Boarman settled the matter in short order and set the cases for trial on Monday, Nov. 22 in the same order as they were previously arranged. Adjournment was taken at 11:30 o'clock until 10 o'clock this morning. Marriage License Only one couple sought the assistance of the probate judge yesterday: WI Golden and Miss Ida Winfield. 
 Real Estate Transfers Mrs. s. E. Hart to Bessemer Land and Improvement company. lot 2 in block 123, Bessemer; value received. J. N. and Nancy Higgins to J. M. Hig-
 ginbotham, northwest quarter of section s2, township IA, range 1 west, to north
 half of southwest quarter. section 31,