The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-08
OFFICER HAMILTON
SUED FOR $1,000
For Shooting Major Dunn While
Making Arrest.
$4,000 SUIT AGAINST K. C.
George Hill Convicted of Numbering
Wren Allen and His Punishment
Fixed at Twenty Years
In the Other Courts.
$4,000 SUIT AGAINST K. C.

Mounted Onicer Sam Hamilton of the po-
in suit for 81 900 damages filed in the city
court yesterday by Major Dunn for an al
legged assault made while attempting to ar
rest the plaintiff in December last.
The plaintiff alleges that acting in his
capacity as policeman Officer Hamilton,
while attempting to arrest him, did without
good cause unlawfully, recklessly and wan
tonly shoot him with pistol, causing him
to suffer much mental and physical pain
and rendered him less able to earn a liveli-
hood, and that in consequence thereof he
was put to great expense for medical at
tention, all to his damage in the amount
sued for.
Another Damage Suit
Margaret B. Crunk, administrative of the
estate OF 8. B. Crunk, has filed suit through
her attorney, Hugh Morrow in the city
court for 5000 damages against the Kan
sas City, Memphis and Birmingham Rail-
road company.
The complaint alleges that on October Il,
1898, deceased was in the employ of the de-
PENDANT company in the capacity of switch
man, and while standing on the top of
car, an engine was negligently caused to
run against the car, knocking deceased be-
tween the cars, which caused his DEATH
First Division
In the first division of the city court,
Judge Sem sitting, the case of Fleming VS.
the Consolidated Electric Light company is
still on trial.
In the second division the following cases
were disposed of:
John NJ. Parker & Co. vs. HARMON Bros;
dismissed.
]. T. Pierce VS.. L. C. Hashson; settled
and dismissed.
Alabama Great Southefn Railroad COM
pany VS.. J. B. Francis< Judgment for s573.6l.
Southern Railway company VS.. ]. B.
Francis; judgmeH for $57S.61.
Marcus Dry goods company VS.. David II.
trown; dismissed for want of prosecution.
V. G. Mason vs. A. ]. Monelock; dismissed
for wantI6f prosecution.
HeleA Crowley has entered suit for az
voroe from her husband, Dan Crowley.
Circuit Court
"a number of cases were disposed of in
Fhe circuit court" yesterday. George Hill,
colored, who was placed upon trial on
hioiiuhy tHdtSeu with the murQef OF wren
Allen, was found guilty and his punishment
fixed at twenty years in the penitentiary.
VIII ,.Silas, charged with burglary, was
placed upon trial and acquitted.
Robert Harper was convicted on charge
of grand larceny. Harper was a bootblack
and found a pocketbook containing $1S5
at the corner of First avenue and Eigh-
teenth street, which involves a delicate
point of law to establish the charge of lar
ceny. Judge Coleman delivered an able
charge in this case, clearly defining the ap-
plication of. the law.
The case of Dave Shelton, charged with
the larceny of ten cents worth of butter,
was mol pressed and the defendant dis
charged
Lige Furlow and Arthur Bingham held
on number of charges, pleaded guilty to
a charge of robbery and were fined IS and
costs each.
John Anderson, charged with grand lar
ceny, was discharged.
Criminal Court
The misdemeanor docket is on trial in
this court, but few cases are being heard
George Mcleod, charged with trespassing,
was found not guilty and was discharged.