Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-25
IN THE COURTS.
The Last of the Blacklisting Cases Dis
missed-True Bills Returned BY the
Grand Jury-Other Court News.


The cases on the misdemeanor docket
are Sill on trial in the criminal court.
None of those disposed of have been OF
any interest to the reading public
CITY COURT.
The jury is still out in the case of Den
mis- Kelley VS.. the Mabel Mining COM
pany
A M. South VS.. Highland Avenue and
Belt Railroad company. damages; on
trial.
The only suit filed was by B. F. Roden
&, Co. VS.. A, G. Hilton to compel pay
ment of The amount due on former
Judgment obtained in the city court, and
praying for an order of sale TO be granted
for the south quarter of lots Is and ~,
block So, city, so that the indeb; edness
may be liquidated.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The new grand jury yesterday at noon
returned the following true bills
Cal Hampton, assault with intent TO
murder.
will White, two cases of forgery in the
second degree.
Burglary and Grand Dnrceny-Thomas
Townley, John Henry Lockett, Gus Roby
two cases; Will Thomas, two cases.
Blink, Charley Johnson, Robert Gaut
John Reese.
The cases of L. p. Lawrence, Robert
Rose and l.. P. Buce against the Alabama
Great Southern railroad were dismissed.
These suits were for damages for being
blacklisted as they alleged, for parties
ipating in the great American Railway
union strike in July, 1893
Charles NJ Boulder VS.. Phoenix Insur-
ance company; on trial.
A NEW CORPORATION.
In the probate court yesterday Messrs.
H. G. Meumon, Mack Edge and Euston
Fige, all of Btssemer, filed articles of
incorporation of the "Eige Bros Steam
Bottling Works." The chief place of
business will be in Bessemer. where 1t
is intended TO manufacture all kinds OF
aerated waters and do a general bottling
business. The capital stock is placed a t
81 Zoo. with eighty shares a t the par value
of $50 EACH
COUNTY JAIL.
The arrivals in the county Jail for yes
terday were as follows:
John Peak, a Uni;ed States prisoner,
for Illicit distilling, was brought from
jackson county to stand trial.
Will Taylor, alias Trick Sam" was
incarcera ted for escaping.
Chris Coleas, the Greek fruit dealer.
who killed his wife, was rearrested for
murder.
INFERIOR CRIMINAL COURT.
Yesterday morning Judge Feagin dis
posed of a large number of cases on n
heavy docket. Besides the ones who paid
their fines, which amounted to s15S, there
were thirty-fiVe convicted who were
turned back into Jail 10 serve their SEN
fences.
The following are the cases disposed Of:
John Allen, doing business without
license SO.
,s,c. o.
Tom Johnson, disorderfy conduct; SO.
Fannie Woods gaming; IS.
Henrietta Smith. gaming; S.
W. G. Oliver, jumping on moving train;
81.
j. B. Brown, doing business without
a license IS.
Mamie Buford. gaming; IS.
Will Brantley, ARRAY with Lewis Scott;
no; guilty.
Waller Newberry, an affray with Hugh
Odom: not guilty and Odom taxed with
the costs.
Jim Brown. assault and battery on Ma
hala Allen so.
Jim Brown, disorderly conduct; s. and
costs.
James Sims. trespassing on the prop
er;y of the Louisville and Nashville rail
road S. and cos:s.
Lewis Scott, disorderly conduct; s. and
costs.
Lewis Scott, an ARRAY with VIII Brant.
ley; S. and costs.
E. S. Carper, aggravated disorderly
conduct $780,
Cinda Lawrence vagrancy; IS.
John Cakes, trespassing; So.
Tom StubbS. trespa sSing; IS and costs
Charles Brison, ;respassing; S. ant
costs.
Walter Murphy, trespassing; IS ant
costs.
Nlollie, alias Nellie, Mack abusive Ian
guage; not guilty, and Cora Leighton
taxed with $4S5 costs,
Maggie Bean, assault with a knife; no
guilty, and Cora Leighton taxed will
Si.S5 costs.
Narcissa Green, gaming; 81
Jumping on Moving Trains-Jin
Brown, 49, John Dugan, 49, s. l. Rob
ertson, SO; Perry Pitts, SO.
Trespassing and Vagrancy-Buck Rog
ers. $40; Alex Whiteside. S15: John Muir
ply, $3.50; Frank Morgan, $3.50; Ben Bell
$3.50; Charles Hall. $3.50; William Dun
can, $3.50; James Thomas. $40; Will John
soa, $3.50
Disorderly Conduct-Joe Johston, s.
win Gaut. $3.50; viii Lett, s.; Henry Bill
Kingsley, SO; Percy Givan, So; Josie Nor
ris. SIS; Celia Walker. So: Fannie Palmer
$40: Ed Johnson. So: r. C. Blackburn
$3.50; Charles Capehart, $3.50: John Dick
erson. S.; John Singleton. $3.50.
John Q. Delheim. assault and batter
on Pat Bilingley; So.
Monroe Cosby. refusing to work: S.
Carrying Concealed WeaponsLWilliar
Murphy. $50; Joe Johnston, $50; Sam Lee
Continued.
Wiley Bowman. resisting an officer
S.
Affrays-Nick Brooks, $40: Lewis Bry
mt and H. G. Cooper. not guilty; S
Wa It's, S.: Will McEntire, So: Bob Cooper
50.
Urick Skinner. assault and battery o
Cain Rogers: s. and costs.
Lewis Bryant. assault on s. Watts wit
a nistol: $25 and costs.
VIII Kyle, escape; IS.