The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-09
DRUNK IN COURT
AND SENT TO JAIL
Upon Being in Contempt of the
United States Tribunal.
PUNISHMENT OF A WITNESS
Criminal Court Opens Monday Deeds
and Suits Filed-Bankruptcy Petit
tons and Marriage Licenses.
Attorney Admitted

The United States Court is getting
through business expeditiously. The grand
jury made another report yesterday, find
ing twenty-five true bills and mo bills in
the cases of A. N. Mcleod, William N.
Packer, Kate Lockett, Verlin Gibson and
W. Il. Whitaker.
Artie Nicholson and S. w. Birch entered
pleas of guilty to retail liquor dealing with
out license, and were remanded to the
custody of the marshal. Robert Barnett
and j. M. Hansard were convicted of the
same offense, and also remanded to the
custody of the marshal
S. j. Dorse was fined cent for selling
hop jack" without a license to deal in
malt liquors. The small fine was imposed
on account of his good character and other
considerations.
The following amounts were imposed
against parties charged with making false
returns from distilleries, the cases being
mol pressed upon the payment of the
amounts stated
j. A Jenkins, $4343 and costs; w. A.
crown, $3.50 and COSTS Munroe Barnes, $3.50
and costs; William jackson, $3.50 and costs.
R. E. Counterpart, witness in one of
the cases yesterday, appeared in court
drunk and was sent to Jail by Judge
Swayne to ''cool Off" being in contempt
Writs of habeas corpus ad testifcandum
were issued for w. R. Taylor and Chest
Notes, who are now in the penitentiary at
Nashville for them to testify in the trial
Of Walter Notes, which will take place
Saturday, the 18th. Walter Notes, who
was convicted for conspiracy, has been
granted new trial by the United States
Supreme Court The trial will be a lengthy
one, as there are thirty witnesses sub
poenaed.
Mr.. r. L. Moore was admitted to practice
in the United States Court upon motion of
General Fred Ferguson.
Petitions in bankruptcy were filed yester-
day by Albert S. Gray and L. D. Brchett
Neither petitioner has any assets, and the
liabilities of each are small
Probate Court
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
for Charley Wolf and Ella Backles Harry
Shackelford and Rosa Anna Milan; Jack
Davis and Tina Wood.
The following deeds were filed:
Birmingham: $3.50 Birmingham Realty
Company to James A. Bennett, lot in
block 81, on map of Elyton Land Com
pany. June 16, 1900.
Birmingham: $50, Steiner Bros. to r. J.
May, lot IA in block 1913, on map of Elyton
Land Company. Quit claim. June Is, 1900.
Birmingham: 49, r. ]. May and wife to
Sideny Hart, lot IA in block 1873, on plot of
Elyton Land Company. September T. 1900.
Jefferson County: $225, Ira P. Jones to
west half of southwest quarter, and south
west quarter of northwest quarter, except
four acres. All in section q, township is,
range 1 west. August %, 1899.
Jefferson County: $1,000, S. s.. White and
wife to s. C. Johnson and wife, east half
of southwest quarter of section p, town
ship Is, range l west; and northeast quar-
ter of northwest quarter of section %.
township Is, range 1 west; also acres off
east side of northwest quarter of south
west quarter of section Il, township Is,
range l west. January "a, 1891.
Jefferson County: $685. r. A. Wilson to
Samuel c. Johnson and wife, undivided
one-half interest in west half of south
west quarter and the southwest quarter of
the northwest quarter, except 4 acres; all
in section q, township 10, range 1 west.
September 5, 1899.
Birmingham $500. Birmingham Realty
Company to George T. Hill, a portion of
lots 49, "a, IS, SO, 81, 3S, 49, Al, AZ and 49, in
block S02 according to map of Elyton Land
Company. August 29, 1900.
= Jefferson County: $500. w. s. Cole and
w. e. Cole to James l.. Cole acres in
southwest quarter of southwest quarter of
ctai 1
March q, 1899.
Jefferson County: $685. Paul C. Cole to
James L. Cole, east half of southwest quar-
ter of southwest quarter of section II, and
east half of northwest quarter of north
west quarter, and northeast quarter of
southwest quarter of northwest quarter of
section 10; also l acre off of east side of
west half of southwest quarter of south
west quarter of section II. All in township
II, range west, less IS acres heretofore
sold Quit claim. July 9, 1898.
Birmingham: $3.50, James A. Bennett and
wife to Ben Meyer, lot in block 341 or
map of Elyton Land Company. Septem-
Der s, 1900.
Jefferson County: s2, r. A. Terrell and
wife to j. s. Montgomery, lot in southwest
quarter of southeast quarter, section "a,
township II, range west August IL, 1900
Jefferson County: $500, E. L. Wright to
M. E. Montgomery, southwest quarter of
northwest quarter and ives thalf of south
west quarter and southeast quarter of
southwest quarter of section SO. township
Is, range west. May u, 1900.
Brighton: 500, G. B. Edwards and wife
to H. G.. Williams, lot l in block 10 in town
nf Priu rio
25 1900.
Birmingham: 5000, Natchez Land and I'M
provement Company to e. B. Hardin, lots
q, rs, 20 and so in block 24S, each fronting
ond Third avenue 25 feet, extending back