The age-herald., 1900-11-25
BARNEY M'GLONE.
 SUES FOR DAMAGES
Holds Express Company liable
 for Missing Wife
LAWYERS MEETING MONDAY
J. L. Kinney Convicted of Forgery-A Corporation Wins a Case-Georoe Davis Gets a New Trial-Other
 Court News of Interest.

In the courts yesterday Chancellor Car michael rendered a decree enjoining the city of Birmingham from emptying sewage into Valley creek. The text of the decision is given in another column.
 All lawyers are invited to meet in the Circuit Court room at 9:3O a. m. Monday to discuss the matter of forming a second division of the Criminal Court.
 Barney McGlone, whose wife disappeared for nineteen days, has sued the Southern Express Company for $5OOO damages, claim ing it was their fault.
 J. L. Kinney was convicted of forgery in the Criminal Court
 Circuit Court.
 In the Circuit Court yesterday verdict for defendant was rendered in the case of R. W. Quinn vs. the Tutwiler Coal and sonal injuries
 City Court.
 In the first division of the City Court verdict of $75 was rendered in the case Of Watt Harwell vs J. w. Dupuy ct al.
 Barney McGlone has filed suit against the Southern Express Company for $5O00 damages. He claims that on September 2S, 1900, he delivered to the defendant letter and sum of money addressed to J. T. Searcy, M. D., superintendent of the Ala bama Bryce Insane Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Ala. that the letter enclosed in the pack age stated that plaintiffs child was dan gerously i'll and requested the doctor to send Harriet McGlone, the childs mother, to Birmingham the next day. September 29, by the train which left Tuscaloosa in the forenoon, and that plaintiff would meet her at the depot in Birmingham, and that the money enclosed was to pay her fare; that at the time he delivered the package he informed the agent of its nature and purpose, and the agent stated that he saw no reason why the package should not be delivered that day; that his wife did not arrive until October 2; that he had been to the train to meet her September % and 30 and October l, but did not go on Octo- Der 2; that the defendant should have de- livered said letter and money promptly, and that by It's failure so to do plaintiff wife, not finding him at the depot October 2, disappeared, and for nineteen days he could find no trace of her. She was finally located in Alabama City, to which place she had walked from Birmingham.
 Readers of the AgeHerald will remember the remarkable case of Mrs. Barney Me Clones strange disappearance on october 3 from the Union Station in Birmingham and how her husband and the police could not find a trace of her for nineteen days. During this time Mrs. McGlone was walk ing from Birmingham to Alabama City. Her husband now sues the express com pany for $5G0O damages, claiming that all his worry and trouble in hunting for his wife was due to it's failure to promptly de- liver to her the money sent to her to pay
 
 Criminal Court.
 J. l.. Kinney was convicted yesterday of forgery in the second degree It was claim ed that Kinney forged the name of c. s. Gurr to a telegram sent D. B. Thompson at Vicuna, Ga, asking him to wire the National Bank to pay J. l.. Kenney $50 Kinney claimed that he signed Gurr's name to the telegram with his consent. Gurr is a nephew of Thompson.
 Judge Greene heard argument yesterday in motion for new trial in the case of George Davis, recently convicted of dispos- ing of property with intent to defraud his creditors. A new trial was granted. Prisoners were sentenced by Judge Greene as follows:
 William L. Riley, burglary and grand larceny and attempted robbery, six months in each case.
 Lee Shelton and Annie Fields, assault with intent to murder, two years each Henry King, burglary and grand larceny, fifteen months.
 Susie Walker, assault with a weapon, two days in jail.
 John Henry Reese, Lee Logan and Milton O'Neal, burglary and grand larceny, one year each.
 Sarah Harrington, larceny from dwell- ing, thirteen months.
 Bud Smith, assault with intent to mur- der. two years.
 Charles Houston. burglary and grand lar ceny, fifteen months.
 Court News.