The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-10
VIGILANCE OF
JUNGLE sam"
Precautions Taken to Bring the
Guilty to Justice.
DAYS DOINGS IN THE COURTS
Damage Suit for $4,000 Against the
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
Company-Criminal Court
Adjourned for the Week.

The vigilance of Uncle Sam in bringing
to justice the violators of law was forcibly
illustrated in the United States district
court yesterday, when the case against
M F. Barton charged with rifing regis
tered mail packages, was mol pressed.
Barton was mail clerk on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad between Nashville
and Montgomery and was arrested some
years ago charged with tampering with the
mails. 1t was questionable whether the Of
Tense was committed in the northern or
middle district of the state, but as pre-
caution he was indicted in both districts.
The case was finally taken up at Mont
gomery, in the middle district, where the
defendant was placed on trial and con-
yicted. When the case was called in the
district court yesterday, the district at
torney entered mol PROSE- stating that the
defendant had been once tried, convicted
and sentenced and the case was stricken
from the docket.
The grand jury which was organized on
Tuesday made it's first report yesterday.
Seven true bills for offenses under the reve-
nue. laws and six mo bills" were re-
turned.
The following cases were taken up from
the criminal docket and disposed@of:
W. M Perry, retailing; plea Of guilty and
sentenced to thirty days and fine of 500 and
costs.
Peter Hanna, distilling; jury and verdict
of guilty :.
w. H. Potter, retailing; plea of guilty and
sentence deferred.
Taylor Needham, retailing; plea of guilty
and sentenced to thirty days in jail.
w. D. Williams, retailing; plea of guilty
and remanded for sentence.
Elliott Richardson, retailing; plea of
guilty and remanded.
r. ]. Tanner, distilling; jury and sealed
verdict
Criminal Court
The juries in the criminal court were dis
charged yesterday and adjournment taken
for the week.
Prior to adjournlng two cases were dGs-
posed of. Jesse Wilkie, charged with NAH
slaughter I'm the second degree, was aequrt-
ted Wdlkie killed man named Bob Bur-
rell AIT Erooksde year or two ago.
In the case against Will Alley, who was
charged with killing COWS and selling their
hides, mol PROSE- was entered.
Tine case against former Policeman w.
T. Rollo, against whom an indictment for
grand larceny is pending, Was postponed.
City Court
In the city court w. H. Evans was given
Judgment against THE Birmingham Traction
company for $4O
The case eff Joseph H. Thompson VS.. the
Birmin CHAM Railway and Electric COM
pany was on trial when court adjourned
for the day.
Circuit Court
Mrs. Elizabeth Foster as Administrative
of Frank II. Foster, deceased, has filed
suit in the city court against the Alabama
Great Southern Railroad company for $780,
600 damages. Plaintiff claims that the de-
ceased was struck by car at the TWEEN
tieth street crossing on March g. 1899, there
by sustaining injuries resulting in his
death.
Marriage License
Marriage licenses were issued to James
M. Smith and Miss Bessie HALLMARK, L. C.
Smith and Miss Addie Jane Coleman, II. F.
Grogham and Miss Agnes Higgins