The age-herald., 1897-10-06
DEPUTY BALL WON THE CASE Two Negroes Indicted for As-
 sauIting LekaS.
GRAND JURY ADJOURNED
Alter Returning l37 True Bills-John Wilson Fined Sl0 for Escaping Jal-General
 News About the Court Hcuss.

W llIdHls, ALIAS ooHHy5 lor dSsauil- ing George Lekas with intent to com init murder.
 This is the case that baffled the skill of the police department and was clearly worked up by the sherlff's office, through Deputy James Ball.
 It is hoped that the negroes will get the full limit of the law, as the assault on the innocent Greek merchant was most oowardly.
 The criminal court continued it's grind on the. misdemeanor docket yesterday. P. G. Gulley's case, for gambling, was passed by the defendant
 Robert Wade undertook to peddle without license not long ago. He was fined $45 and given one day in jail Joseph c. Becker was acquitted on a charge of peddling without license. The case against James Williams charged with vagrancy, was nolle pressed.
 The case against Lula Benan for abusive language was passed.
 Will Jackson for resisting an officer, passed.
 John Wilson was tried for escaping jail. He was fined $10 and ten days at hard labor
 Ben Lee was fined s100 for assault. Mary Vaughan was acquitted of the charge of abusive language.
 After submitting a report to Judge Green yesterday afternoon the grand jury adjourned until Oct. IS.
 The report is as follows: To the Hon. Samuel Greene, Judge of the Criminal Court of Jefferson County:
 "The grand jury of said county, or- ganized by your honor on Monday, Sept 6, 1897, respectfully desire to re- port that up to date, Oct. 5, 1897, we have deemed it to the best interests of the county and the state, and also to the individual interests of the majority of our members, to adjourn until 10 a. m. on Monday, Oct. IS, 1897, to give the sheriff and solicitor time to procure wit nesses material to the interests of the state in cases now pending before our body, as we'll as to docket new cases reported prior to the final adjournment. Hoping that this will meet with your honors approval, we are Yours respect fully,
 ''W. A. SIMMONS,
 Foreman" The following indictments were re- turned:
 James DeBardelslben. burglary Henry Collier assault with intent to murder.
 Tom Lawson fer shooting Paul Brown with a pistol
 WiH Turner, grand larceny. John Jenkins for killing Leroy Parker. Jenkins shot Leroy with a pistol three ysars ago at Smiths mines.
 Bennie Oden, grand larceny. Henry Collier, assault with iritent to murder.
 Will Mccoy, grand larceny.
 Rosa Jackson, grand larceny. WIFI Brown, assault with intent to murder.
 Aaron Bradley assault with intent to murder.
 Henry Edwards, burglary and grand larceny
 Will Chambers assault with intent to murder.
 Tom Wimmo, grand larceny.
 Tke Records Were Light. Records were light yesterday in the probate court. The deeds were: Thomas H. Benners to Henry F. Will son, Jr.; an undivided half interest in the east half of lot 15, block S9; $22O. M. V. and M. I. Moseaey to Irondale company; parcel of land in section s, township IS, range ?, west; $1SS. G. T. Green and wife to Sallie A. Moody, parcel Of land in section 26 township IF, range 3, west; $1600
 Mary E. Montgomery to Henry Goetz, lot g. block 12 the Montgomery prop erty; $1.
 Marriage license were issued to: T. N. Banston ankl Miss Minnf5 SD ak man.
 James E. Scott and Miss Mary D. Hewlett.
 Robert Montgomery and Miss Anne Cannon.
 Against Harm Bros.