The age-herald., 1900-10-30
A LACK OF WATER
 FOR MANY HOURS Inspires a Damage Suit for a
 Fortune GRIND OF THE DAMAGE MILL Man Asked Fifteen Thousand and Got Fourteen Hundred Various Juries Persons Wish to Wed and
 Others to Separate

In the Circuit Court yesterday a verdict for $140O was rendered in the case of Sylva- mia Ross vs the Alabama Great Southern Railway Company This was a suit for $15,O0O, the plaintiff claiming that while q passenger she was thrown from her seat and her back wrenched and that she was otherwise injured.
 Newton T. Turner has filed suit against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com- pany for $20000 damages. He claims that on June 30, 1900, he was run oyer by one of defendants cars in the yards of the Truss vile Mining and Manufacturing Company, and his leg was crushed and had to be am- putated.
 Juries were organized for the week as follows:
 Jury No. 1-James M. Bibby, upholsterer; Harry Mitchell, miner; George Glenn, far mer; William Shelton, farmer; w. c. Me Tyeire, farmer; T. W. Wright, farmer; S. l.. Cox miner; w. L. Crotwell, carpenter; A. B. Huey, farmer; Joe Tyler, farmer F. J. Powell, clerk; c. O. Brown, miner.
 Jury No. 2-W. M. Vann, unknown; J. A. Allen, machinist; Sam Jones, carpenter; T. J. Parsons, farmer; J. H. Morrow, far mer; J. M. Sims farmer; J. P. Brooks, far mer; J. D. Ware, farmer; C. N. Howard. farmer; L. B. Strong, dairyman; M. N. George, farmer John Weed, farmer. City Court
 The case of Herman Schultz against the Highland Avenue and Belt Railroad Com pany in the first division of the City Court was dismissed by plaintiff. There was a verdict by consent of $100 in the case of Joseph W. Snow ct al. vs. the Birmingham Mineral Railroad Company
 In the second division the case of Idora Abbott vs. the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company was dismissed for want of prosecution.
 The case of John Stewart vs. L. W. John was dismissed, the defendant assuming the costs.
 The case of M. S. Waits vs. J. H. Lynch and Lee J. Marx is under advisement.
 Fannie M. Harbin has filed suit for dl- vorce against William A. Harbin the ground of desertion.
 Arthur Harris has filed suit for divorce against Eula Harris on the ground of drunkenness.
 Mrs. B. C. Smith has filed suit against the Birmingham Water Works Company for $500O damages, alleging that on October l, 1900, she took possession of dwelling house in Birmingham, No. SIS Eighteenth street, North, and paid for water in ad- vance from October to January l, but that the defendant wrongfully cut off the water on October 2, 1900, and kept said premises without water for many hours whereby she suffered great physical and mental pain and personal inconvenience.
 Joe Mcdaniel has sued Thomas C. Will son for $5000 for alleged maliciousy charg ing him with larceny of a piece of meat.
 Juries were organized for the week as follows:
 Jury No. 1-Kelley Johnson, L. M Vines, R. R. Brown, F. L. Sullivan, w. T. Ray. J. V. Godfrey. J. M Belcher, Frank For nier, Louis Forst, G. C. Smith, Robert Garry, w. P. Mereken.
 Jury No. 2-S. A. Rodgers, w. c. Farris, R. B. Gray, W. B. Fitzgerald, Jesse K. Brockman, J. L. Hill Will Fitzpatrick, T. Y. Majors, G. w. Fox, F. l.. Lewis, c. J. Carter, w. R. Blythe.
 Criminal Court
 William Dee was convicted of assault and fined $1O0.
 |, Harris Reed, charged with the murder of his wife, is on trial
 The following are the juries for capital cases this week:
 w.. salter, G. W. Reitzel, William Steph- CTS, J. w. Moore, J. c. Bass, David Mims, J. L. Dodd, Perry L. Jones, J. B. Acton, J. II. Eubanks, J. w. Battles, George Gill let, Joseph H. Hard, Frank Rembert, J. w. Smith, w. D. Key, E. E. Wilkie F. D. Huey, G. w. Roper, F. E. Penner, J. C. Spence, J. R. McDuffey, Ed. Turner, B. B. Waldrop, w. M. Powell, J. c. Smith, Fay ct teThompson Monroe Young, James Greenhill, w. A. Reeves, Marshall Vines, J. w. Sherron, George Houston, Ed. New man, T. B. Kennedy s. P. Ware.
 Court items
 Marriage licenses were issued as follows: T. C. Buck and Mrs. Mattie O'Donner; Arthur T. ogden and Ida Osborne; Frank Townsend and Minnie Dallas Terry.
 The Board of Revenue is drawing juries for next January.
 Voluntary petitions in bankruptcy were filed yesterday by James Lewis, Henry Dennis and Dan Ellington.
 Charles Smith, who recently slipped his hand cuffs and got away, has not been re- captured. He may be hiding in the jungle of tall grass on the court house lawn.
 Dr. Wheelan telephoned Sheriff Burgin yesterday that Dave Moore had cut open negro womans stomach at Vanderbilt. The woman will probably die.
 THE UNKNOWN BABY