The age-herald., 1900-11-28
DAYS DOTNGS IN
 THE LOCAL COURTS Joe Pate's Pate Was a Very
 Bad Pate "A VERY BAD PATE," SAID HE When Asked if His Gun Had Started the Fun His Memory Was
 Not Worth
"A VERY BAD PATE," SAID HE

AhSoS dle uull udyS III tue couTlS. NO dockets are assigned for this week in the Circuit and City Courts on account Of the absence of many lawyers who are attend ing the Supreme Court at Montgomery. There is also a lull in the filing of damage suits.
 The only business of importance trans acted in the courts yesterday was the trial Of Joe Pate, white man, who is accused Of killing Henry Goldsworthy in May, 1S99, at an Odd Fellows picnic held at Newcas- tie. The defendant has been in the county jail since the killing. The defense is tenn porary insanity and self-defense
 Eight witnesses testified for the State yesterday. Their testimony was to the ef- feet that both Goldsworthy and Pate had been drinking; that they had some argu- ment at the picnic about the size of some shoes, and that Pate drew his pistol and shot Goldsworthy, killing him instantly.
 The defendant went on the stand and tes- tified in his own behalf He said that he had a sink in his head, and at times he suffered from it and was not right in his mind. He showed the dent to the jury and several of the jurors examined it.. When ever he had fever or was sick his mind was affected from it. that when he was well he could drink two or three glasses of whisky and not be affected, but when he was sick if he took two or three drinks it affected his mind. A short time before this trouble he had been sick several days from this injury and was in a weak condition; that the morning of the difficulty he went to Mullen's office to get his money; then he went to the depot and then back to the store, where he met Goldsworthy. "I told him I was going to town. He said: How are you blacklegs getting along digging coal?' I don't remember how I got to the picnic ground. Goldsworthy told me that f I did not shoot John Mullens he would shoot me. don't remember when or where I got my pistol. It all seemed like a dream. I saw Godsworthy coming towards mo with a knife. He threatened to cut my throat. He was right at me, and put his hand in his pocket, and then I fired at him. l don't remember going away. It seems like a dream. I did not know I was shot myself until next day. I do not re- member about being arrested. It seems like a dream"
 o Defendant repeated this expression con- stanty. He could not remember any of the details of the shooting.
 He had heard of threats made against him by Goldsworthy, whose general reputa- tion was that of violent and turbulent man. He admitted getting drunk in town.
 Several witnesses were then introduced by the defense who testified as to Colds worthy's reputation, which they said was q
 The trial will be continued today
 Court News.
 w. T. White allas Will Mcbride was discharged under habeas corpus in the City Court. White was arrested on the charge of robbery, but Judge Senns de- cision means that there was no probable cause to believe him guilty
 Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to E. N. Elliott and E. B. Todd, Houston D. Landram and Nellie Lamb, Charles Fl. Browning and Mande Glenn, R. D. Lee Fogan and Flora Cooper. John H. William son and Katie Louise Cockrell, James Au- gustus Moseley and Josie Hardy, John c. Cooper and Ollne T. Bryan, Leo K. Steiner and Dian Holzer.
 United States Commissioner w. K.@Cor- nish bound over yesterday William Nelson of Johns, Ala, on the charge of retailing without license. In default of a $1OO bond he Was committed to jail.
 Tax Assessor J. F. Mclaughlin is in Bes- semer receiving tax returns.
 Sheriff A. w. Burgin has returned from Montgomery.
 Clerk John Bradley of the Criminal Court is i'll at his home.
 Tax Collector J. B. Francis and Dan A. Greene, Esq, have gone to Montgomery MT. Greene goes in the interest of the bill to create a second division of the Criminal Court which will be passed-by the Leg iSlature.
 RUNAWAY HORSE