The age-herald., 1900-10-18
CRAVE CHARGES
 AGAINST NOTARY Solicitor HeAin Files Papers on
 J. H. Ward. WORK IN CRIMINAL COURT A Family Cow In Court-Man Sum- bled on a Stone and Wants $5,0oo
 Damages-Convictions
 and Marriages
YORK IN CRIMINAL COURT

Yesterday Solicitor Ii. F. feillh Hieu all
 information in the Criminal Court based
 upon a report of the grand jury, against
 J. H. Ward, a notary public and ex-officio
 justice of the peace, suggesting that he
 ought to be removed from office on account
 Of unlawful and corrupt practices. The in
 forma tion contains thirty specihcations and
 among them are the following:
 Specification l, for unlawfully issuing
 garnishment without requiring proper affidavit.
 Specifications 2, 8, 4 and are for similar offenses.
 Specification is for unlawfu.ly issuing 1 a garnshment without requiring bond. Nos. T, 8, and 10 are for similar offenses. In all of these stated offenses J. s. Burke
 was the plaintiff in the various cases and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com pany the garnishee. Specifications Il, 12, 13 IA, 15, Is. IT, IS and 1j are for unlawfully issuing garnishments in cases where the claim is less than $5. Specification 20: That in the case of Will l liam Redd vs. w. H. Morris, suit on ac- l count pending before said Ward as Justice l of the peace, the said Ward unlawfully | agreed With the said plaintiff, Redd, that he would not be required to pay the costs | in said case in the event that the costs could not be made out of the defendant. Specifications 21, 22, 24, 25, 26 and 7 are for similar offenses.
 Specified ton 23 Is for a similar offense,
 and alsQ that under cover of his office the
 said J. II. Ward received costs not author
 ized by law.
 Specification 2S: That said J. H. Ward is
 incompetent to hold his office, in that he is ignorant of the law, as shown by his official acts.
 Specification 29: That said J. H. Ward in
 the cases of J. s. Burke vs Fleming Robin son and John Sadler, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, garnishee. corruptly failed to take the bond and affi- davit required by law in such cases. Specification 30 charges that the said Ward has ignorantly issued garnishments in cases where the amount sued for is less | than $5.
 Criminal ourt Judge Greene and Solicitor Heflin yester- 1 day made a good record for criminal busi- l ness. Eleven cases were tried and disposed 1 of and nine of the cases tried resulted in convictions. In most criminal courts three or four cases a day is considered a good days work.
 Mat Boswell was found guilty of burglary,
 Charlie Morris of grand larceny, Ben San-
 ders of grand larceny, Frank Howard of
 petty larcenE Oscar Calhoun of burglary
 and grand larceny, Henry Mitchell of bur-
 glary and larceny, Will Driver of grand lar
 ceny, Charlie Harris of grand larceny and
 John Henry of assault with intent to mur- der.
 Ed Miller was acquitted of grand larceny and Mack Happy of burglary. Uiccu.t >.urt The Circuit Court Is still engaged in try l ing the case of William Yancey Adams, ad- | ministrator, vs. the Alabama Great South | ern Railway Company. D.ty Court | In the first division of the City Court in | the case of c. E. Udell & Co. vs. J. c. Whftefield & Co.,, verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $155.3. The case of w. H. Baker against the Ala- bama Great Southern Railroad Company Is now on trial. This suit is for $50 damages for killing a COW.
 In the second division in the suit of Ethel & Go. vs. H. D. Corbett and J. Clinton Reese doing business as Corbett 6 Reese, a | judgment for s27S was rendered against the partnership and J. Clinton Reese individu- l ally.
 | A non-suit was granted in the case of
 rior Coal Company. | nf bp Dr | Myrick Is now on trial This is a suit for 1 trover about the proceeds of a crop. Suits were filed yesterday by William B. l Jones and J. w. Ray partners, as William i B. Jones & Ray, against B. O. Watkins and l Watkins & Hardway. William H. Foster filed suit against Ed win O. Stafford, damages for assault and battery.
 William Gardner by pro ami has filed suit l for 5000 damages against the Tennessee l Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. He claims that on August 31, 1900, while em- | ployed by the defendant as a driver in one of Its mines known as Slope No. 8, he, while running by the side of car on a train l track stumbled on piece of rock that was | along the side of the track and fell, his leg being run over by the car .N q broken. Neg | lgence is alleged in that defendant failed | to keep its track clear of rocks and other 1 impedtments.
 Court Items l Marriage licenses were issued yesterday l to William L. Leary and Annie E. Salts man; J. B. Crawford and Cora James Kim l ball; William H. Wynne and c. w. Cory. l Petitions in bankruptcy were filed yester- day in the United States Court by Joe Tuck | CT and L. J. Cohron.
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