The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-06
UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT
Still Trying Offenders Against
the Revenue Laws.
GRAND JURY MAKES REPORT
Nearly $4,000 in Damage Suits in the
State Courts-Seyeral Real Estate
Transfers-One Bankruptcy,
One Marriage License
GRAND JURY MAKES REPORT

George Cheeks.
James Murphree, charged with Illicit dis
tilling was found not guilty by the jury.
He was acquitted also in another case, as
he had already been tried and convicted for
the same offense.
j. B. Woodward, charged with Illicit dis
tilling entered a plea of guilty, and was
remanded to the custody of the marshal.
Joe Bigham plead guilty in two cases of
Illicit distilling and was remanded in GUS
tody of the marshal. He will be discharged
today, having already been in Jail twenty
five days.
The case of o. F. Myers, charged with
being connected with certain Irregularities
in the conduct of the plant of the Alabama
Dlstilling and Feeding Company, which
was seized over year ago. was mol pressed
by order of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. All of the cases growing out of
this incident have been settled.
Winfield Elrod, charged with retail liquor
dealing and Illicit distilling, entered plea
of guilty to both charges, and was remand
ed to the custody of the marshal.
No cases were filed yesterday in the
United States Courts.
Before Referee in Bankruptcy N w.
Trimble yesterday afternoon the case of
John II. Wallace, trustee of the estate of
Alfred Finch, against jeff Clay and son.
was being heard. The trustee, for the
benefit of the creditors is suing for certain
property which 1t is claimed was taken
from the bankrupt by jeff Clay and son.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed yes
terday by d. J. Suther, the only creditor
being Miss jeanette Frail, who holds a
judgment against him for $4,000. This was
a judgment obtained by Miss Frail In a
h.a oh IF
mentioned in the petition amount to $2SS.
Irobate Court
A marriage license was issued yesterday
for Oscar Waldrop and Mary Ellen Vines
The following deeds were filed yesterday
Birmingham: j. S, Hamilton, Sr by
executor to Guy C. Hamilton, 81; lot E. s.,
18th street, 7.51 feet by 1S2. so feet.
Birmingham Amanda T. Hamilton and
husband to Guy C. Hamilton, IS; e. s.
18th street 1882 feet by 1880 feet. Quit
claim.
Birmingham: Guy C. Hamilton and wife
to Bertha r. Jacobs, 1920; lot e. S. 18th
street 81. 50 feet by $50 feet.
Birmingham: Guy C. Hamilton and wife
to Lena S. Jacobs, 81 ESQ; lot E. s. 18th
street so feet by 1872. so feet.
kingston Birmingham Loan and Invest
ment Company to w. r. Lisenba, 800; lot
Z, in block l. on map of Kingston, recorded
in map book 4, page AZ.
jefferson County: Eli Griffin and wife to
John Johnson, $51; part of N. E. 4 of N.
W. u of section 49, township Is, south range
3west
jefferson County: Fannie w. Long and
husband to George s. Brown, $3.50; lots II,
IL and 10 in block "2 B" of Walker Land
Company Survey of East Woodlawn.
Jefferson County: A. B. James and wife
to Annie Nelson, SIS; part of s. e. a of
N. E. u of section 90 township II south,
range west.
Jefferson County: East Lake Land Com
pany to Peter Eggen, 500; lot IA in block
10 e.
jefferson County: Joseph R. Smith, Sr,
to j. W. Howard, $780, lots and 2 in block
4, North, in e. N. Montgomery's survey at
Irondale.
Jefferson County: Joseph r. Smith, Sr,
to ]. w. Howard, $10O; lot in block 8,
North, in L. N. Montgomery's survey at
Irondale.
jefferson County: A. P. McClusky and
wife to d. r. Henry and Martha Num-,
$500; lot in McDaniel's Birmingham addi-
ton.
In the Probate Court yesterday the appli-
cation of the Southern Railway Company
to condemn a right of way for spur track
over the track of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railway Company, was granted and
]. H. Eubanks, M. A. May and James A.
Going were appointed commissioners to
assess the damage.
Many Damage Suits
In the Circuit Court w. J. Love has filed
suit against the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company for $500 damages for
impeding the flow of stream and causing
it's waters to overflow the companant's
land
I. B. Partain has brought suit against
the same company for $500 for similar
damages caused by blocking the same
stream.
In the City Court yesterday Mitchell Lee
by his next friend, brought suit against
Charles II. Nabb for $4,000. He alleges
that on July 25 last he was in the employ
ment of defendant, who was operating the
Arlington Hotel, and that while in such
employment he received injuries due to
the falling of weight, or some appliance
about the elevator which struck him,
breaking his jaw and otherwise injuring
him.
Mack Dansby sues the Southern Railway !
Company for $4,000 damages for injuries |
which he received on September, 1899. The |
plaintiff was brakeman, and alleges that |
he was thrown from one of the defendants |
cars by reason OF defective brake, and
that the car ran over his foot, which had
to be amputated.
Thomas Wideman has sued Dr. J. W.
Barclay for 5000 on an account arising out |
of builders contract.
William Wrenn filed suit against the |
Alabama Steel and Wire Company for $780, |
900 damages. The plaintiff claims that his
left foot was caught and mashed while
moving a large casting in the defendants
works, and that the accident was due to
the defendants failure to provide skill
full foreman |
Frank Wood has brought suit against
the Alabama Industrial School for 5000
damages which he claims on account of
a tresspass by the defendant on his lands.
Criminal Court
Tn the Criminal Court Randall Bond.
accused of highway robbery, was dis
charged on habeas corpus proceedings, as
1t was shown that he was the wrong man.
Report of Board of Revenue
Fergus w. Mccarthy, clerk to the old
Board of Revenue, has been engaged to
make out the annual report for that body |
He is now at work on the report and ex-
,ects to have it completed by the end of
he week. The present clerk, w. S. Nor
'ow, has so much other work on hand Just
It present that he did not have the time |
necessary to prepare an annual report