The age-herald., 1900-11-16
TEAM IN A MIRE
 BOGGED TO $1OOO Corporation Assessed Damages for Team and Driver OLD FAMILIAR DAMAGE SUIT Hangs Fire for the Third Time-Long and Tiresome Tales of Damages.
 Violation of Revenue Laws.
 General Court News.
OLD FAMILIAR DAMAGE SUIT

Yesterday the Collins case in the Circuit Court, after taking up several days went to the jury, and a verdict may be brought in this morning. The Horan case in the City Court, which has resulted in three mstrials promises fourth. Judge Greene tried several "hop jack cases, and an or der was granted in the City Court to sell | the Helena Coal Company's property. Dam- ages of $10OO were asked because team begged in a creek.
 Cirsuit Court. In the Circuit Court the case of Mark A. Collins against the Kansas City, Mem-
 phis and Birmingham Railroad Company , is on trial The evidence and argument
 were concluded yesterday, and the jury, if
 they reach a verdict. will bring it in this morning.
 City Court. In the first division of the City Court the case of Mrs. M A. Horan as administra- trix of her husband vs. the Southern Rail- way Company, suit for $20,000 damages for the killing of her husband at the Twenty fourth street crossing, is with the l jury.
 There has been three mistrials of this 1 case, and it looks as If the present trial would end the same way. The case of Lee P. McCaskey vs. Mutual l Reserve Fund Life Association was dis
 missed by the plaintiff. In the second division the case of T. G. Hewlett vs. the Alabama State Fair and Agricultural Association, defendant and E. i A. Coffee, J. A. Rountree and P. G. Bow
 man, garnishees, was dismissed by plain tiff
 In the case of Charles S. Sibley vs. Helena Coal Company, ct al, an order of sale was granted, instructing the assignee, Sibey P. King, to sell the property at public outcry at the Jefferson County courthouse after | duly advertising the sale. Mamie Carey has filed suit for divorce against Jeff H. Carley on the grounds of l cruelty and habtual drunkenness. Samuel H. Miniard has filed suit for 5000 damages against the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company. He claims that | during the spring of 1900 the defendant neg 1 ligently caused coal washings to accumu- | late in a creek to obstruct a public l road which ran through the creek at & ] place between Adamsville and Williams l burg, and that in consequence thereof, ] while crossing said creek his team became ] mired, and was made sick and greatly les sened in value and he himself made sick. Criminal Court. In the Criminal Court yesterday George | Davis, one of the firm of Davis Bros, contractors, was found not guilty in the l second case against him of fraudulent con veyance. He was convicted in one case, | but has not yet been sentenced. w Gibeon fOI1Dd er11i1tU in case of violating the revenue laws and 1 fined $50. The other cases against him 1 were mol pressed on payment of costs.
 Wiley Jones was found guilty of resist | ing an officer and fined $50. John Marble plead guilty of violating the 1 revenue laws and was fined $50. l Walter Lindsey, Vick Kurgin and M s.
 Drake, all charged with violating the rev.
 enue laws, suffered their bonds forfeited l and alias warrants issued. l The cases against Marcus Policeman | and Charles Bowers, charged with violat- | ing the revenue laws, were passed to settle l in twenty days.
 | Jesse Whaley plead guilty to violating the revenue laws and was fined $50. The l execution was suspended for ninety days. Court News. | The amount or taxes the current year | so far collected by the tax collector is ST. l 0OO
 l Sheriff Andrew w. Burgin is in Mont | gomery.
 1 Clerk John Bradley and Paul Greene 1 have returned from Montgomery. 1 Petitions in bankruptcy were filed yes- | terday by Lee Beyer, Noble Crumley, Jas. l Hale and John w. Anderson. Chancellor Carmichael has rendered @ l decree extending the time of filing claims against Talbot and Palmer until Decem- Der 15.
 Referee Trimble has passed an order in the case of Emma Barker allowing E. O. Hurd, a mortgagee, to foreclose his mort gage on property in Decatur. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Robert A. Jones and Lucy Ann Class; Antonio Bhia Blockton and Parolina Mar tina; Harrison A. Fitzpatrick and Gertrude Parker; L. l.. Holtam and Mrs. Lulu Boyd , John Wesley Willis and Rosa Ella Smith. Golf Club. There will be meeting of the Birming ham Golf Club at the Mayberry Hardware l Company this afternoon at o'clock for | the purpose of reorganization.