The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-05
THE UNITED STATES
COURT IS AT WORK
Trying Various Offenders Against
the Revenue Laws.
SOME LIGHT FINES IMPOSED
Defendants Who Were Fined One Cent
Each-Damage Suits in the State
Courts-The Criminal Court
Grand Jury List
SOME LIGHT FINES IMPOSED

| In the United States court yesterday the
case against A. M. Brooks for retailing
liquor without license was mol pressed.
The case of James Murphree, charged
| with Illicit distilling, is in the hands of the
| jury, who will return a sealed verdict.
sam Burns was convicted of retailing
| liquor without license, and remanded in
the custody of the marshal
John Hall and r. N. Ridgeway, charged
with retailing liquor without license, plead
| guilty. and were each fined l cent. 1t was
shown to the court that both men had been
| fined In the State courts for the same Of
fense-one 800 and the other $l25-and it
being the first offense in each case Judge
Swayne made the fine a nominal one.
One suit was filed yesterday in the United
States court, the case of E. L. Werthimer,
| administrator of Joe Yearwood, against the
| Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
| This case is transferred from the city court
| of Birmingham The administrator Is suing
| for $4,000 damages for injuries received by
his intestate on July II, 1899, while in the
employment of the company, which re-
suited In his death Yearwood was a brake
| man, and it Is claimed that a defective
brake threw him against car, resulting in
| fatal injuries.
E. E. Green, chief deputy clerk at Hunts
| Vile, is in Birmingham attending the ses-
sion of the court.
Court adjourned at O'Clock yesterday
until 10 o'clock this morning.
Probate Court
In the probate court yesterday the follow
Ing marriage licenses were issued: j. D.
Hollis and Amanda Tanner; L. w. Kelly
and Ellen Morgan; M. ]. Hayes and Flora
Barton; William Sawyers and Dealer Win
nett; Charles Reeves and Lou Ivey.
Circuit Court
In the circuit court William Dwyer has
brought suit against the Western Union
Telegraph Company, claiming 81 1893. SO dam
ages on account of the failure of the COM
pany to promptly deliver a telegram an
nouEcing the death of his sister. Had the
damages claimed been 1 cent more the tel
egraph company could have removed the
| suit into the United States court.
City Court
In the city court J. F. Burgess has
brought suit for $1,000 against the Kansas
City. Memphis and Birmingham Railroad
Company He alleges that on June last
he was put off train at Potts camp in the
pay his fare.
Isaac Towne claims $3.50 damages from the
Southern Railway Company for the alleged
death of a COW by being struck by one of
the defendants trains.
Jury for Monday
The following Is list of the jury which
has been drawn in the criminal court for
Monday, September 10:
A. J. Tanner, farmer; A. F. borough,
shoemaker; J. w. Wocacy farmer; T. w.
Stephens, occupation unknown; ]. N Jones,
farmer; Jessie Semmes, shoemaker; j. w.
McComb, farmer; Robert Campbell, farmer;
P. Farley, farmer; J. L. Pike. farmer; j. T.
Chamblee, carpenter; Alley Algood, occu-
patton unknown; D. w. Batson, occupation
unknown; James Thompson, miner; Matt
T. Wear, farmer; T. T. Kendrick, farmer;
B. F. Goodwin, farmer; William Lusk, min
err; M. ]. Robinson, farmer; ]. T. Craw-
ford, occupation unknown; Mike Sullivan,
miner; r. N. Duffy, laundryman; Allen
Merrill, farmer; William Mclaughlin, jew
eler; E. L. Payne, farmer; Isaac Edwards,
farmer; A. Eckstein, clerk; w. M. o'Ber-
marks, machinist; V. G. Love, farmer; r.
F. Bibby, fireman; J. l.. Carroll. farmer;
II. C. Gore, farmer; A. D. Allen, furniture
man; ]. w. Mccarthy, saw mill; John
Glover, farmer; A. f. Bearden, farmer.