The age-herald., 1900-10-14
JUDGMENT DAY
 FOR CRIMINALS Sentence Passed Upon All Sorts
 of Offenders. DAMAGES MILL GRINOS ON Claim of $2o,ooO on Account of Gas in a Mine-New Goal Company
 With $5O,00O
 Capital

In the City Court yesterday in the case of w. w. Thompson ct al. against G. F. Coker, a petition for mandamus to c. J. Martin, Justice of the Peace, to compel him to issue a writ of possession on judgment rendered in his court, the peti- tion was dismissed.
 Mrs. Annie Smithson and J. T. Alexander, administrators of George W. Smithson, de- ceased have filed suit against the Cahaba Southern Mining Company for $2O 900 dam ages, alleging that on August 10 1900, their intestate while working for defendant in one of its mines became asphyxiated by gas, so that he died. Negligence is alleged in defendants allowing their mines to get in a condition dangerous to life.
 CriinIna.
 The grand jury made its final report yes- terday (which is published in another col umn) and was discharged. This grand Jury is record breaker. It has not only handled larger number of cases than any previous grand jury in Jefferson Coun- ty, but what is more remarkable 1t has cleaned up the docket hardly a dozen cases being left undisposed of. Much of this progress is due to the efforts of Assist ant Solicitor John Mcqueen, who had de- voted his entire time to business before the grand jury.
 Yesterday was judgment day. to many offenders in the Criminal Court
 James Talbert for grand larceny, was sentenced to two years and ninety days; Joe Williams, for grand larceny, two years and ninety days; Frank Johnson, larceny from the person, two years and ninety days; Ed McGowan and Dennis Stevens, for grand larceny, each two years; John Baker, burglary and grand larceny, two years and ninety days; James Montgomery, burglary and grand larceny, two years and ninety days; Randall Jones, assault with intent to rob, two years and ninety days; Will Brown, burglary and grand larceny, two years and ninety days; Fred P. Clay, assault with intent to murder, two years and ninety days; Luke Jones, assault with gun, two years and ninety days; Joe Thomas petty larceny, six months and sixty days.
 Probate Court
 Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Charlie Wilson and Fannie Tucker; H. B. Williams and Zula May Armstrong.
 A declaration of incorporation was filed by the Central Coal Company. The incor porators are R. H. Pearson, L. G. Bowers and G. P. Moore. The capital stock is $50,- GOO, and the proposed business of the com pany is the operation of coal mines, the buying and selling of coal, coke, and so on, in Jefferson County
 Tax Assessors Onice
 The following is a list of articles left by various persons in the tax assessors office, and they can get same by calling for them: Hickman, w. F., map; Anderson, Margaret A., receipt; Averett, Mary Lee, deed; Shackelford, D. w, deed; Suydham, Mason, deed; Henderson, H. B., abstract; Baugh, c. w., deed; Jones, D. w., deed; Prince, Dr. Frank, receipt; Betts, pr. J. D., deed Hefin, H. F., deed; Carlisle, T. J., deed; Bearden, A. F., map; Brendal, Emma reap; Miller Fannie, receipt; Perkins, Dr. F. E., receipt Brown, D. w., map; Merkel & Shelton, deed; Statum, pr. J. N, deed; Martin, E. L., deed; Stewart, John w., deed Conyers and Collins deed; Bilups and Sedau, mortgage; Schwab, J. C., mort gage.
 Other Courts
 In the United States Court petitions in bankruptcy have been filed by William B. Moore, J. L. Davis, Wessie Jones and Will lam E. Culp
 In the United States Court, in the case of Katie Butler vs. the Birmingham Railway and Electric Company a verdict of $45S3 was rendered in favor of the plaintiff.