The age-herald., 1900-10-31
JUST $1,5OO,OOO
 IS THE CAPITAL Of the Birmingham Railway and
 Electric Company. TWENTY YEARS FOR BUT $15 Whilst Wife Murderer Gets Fifteen Years 1sThomas Jefferson Files New Declaration fIndependence-Two
 Suits for $53,OOo
TWENTY YEARS FOR BUT $15

In the Probate Court yesterday the Birm- ingham Railway and Electric Company filed certificate of increase of the capital stock from $50,000 to $1,500,00O. This in- crease was authorized by a meeting of the stockholders of the company held at its
 office October 10, 1900. The stockholders are Robert Jamson, 4e6 shares, and w. A.
 Walker, J. P. Ross. A. T. Londo nand W. M. Walker one share each.
 Marriage licenses were issued to Nat
 Beasley and Davie Moncrief, Charles w.
 Stewart and Kettle Rogers. Chancery Gourt
 Two suits involving s53, 900 were filed yes
 terday.
 Agnes Little has filed suit against Edgar
 L. Adler, the Franklin Mining Company
 and the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Com
 pany.
 Complainant alleges that In August,
 1899, she sold certain property to defendant.
 Edgar L. Adler, for $2S.00 $100OO of which
 was paid in cash, and notes given for the
 balance of $1S,0O0. She seeks to enforce vendors lien for the unpaid purchase mon- ey. Adler subsequently, sold the property , to the other defendants A. J. Burgess and others have filed suit l against Edgar L. Adler, the Franklin Min ing Company, the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company and C. R. Burgess and Henrietta Sugg. They allege that on Au- gust s, 1899, they sold certain lands to
 Edgar L. Adler for $5250O, $17,500 of which
 was paid in cash and notes given for the balance. Thereafter the said Adler sold
 the land to the other defendants. They
 seek to foreclose a vendors lien for the
 unpaid purchase money. Girculs anu |. animal Courts Little was done in the Circuit Court yes terday. judgment by consent for $100 was rendered in the case of Laura Will
 jams, administratrix of William Durrough
 vs. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
 Company. The other cases set for hearing
 were continued.
 In the Criminal Court Harris Reed was convicted of the murder of his wife and sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment.
 Will Jackson. who stole two 5 bills and
 five silver dollars from Boss Leonard, convicted and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment.
 City Court In the first division the suit of c. F. and
 E. F. Enslen North Birmingham Street
 Railroad Company, and V. T. Brown, de- fendants, and J. S. Shannon, garnisher, was dismissed by plaintiff.
 Jim Lucas has filed suit against the Cen
 tral of Georgia Railway Company for $50O0
 damages. He claims that on July 31, 19Oo
 he was fireman on an engine which
 attached to another engine, the two mak- ing a double-header, which was pulling
 freight train. This train ran into the Of another freight train standing on the track, which forced plaintiff to jump from
 the engine he was on in order to save his
 life. In falling he was badly bruised and injured his spine and received other in- juries.
 W. B. Morgan has filed a petition for l certiorari, alleging that judgment dered against him in a justice court was | irregular
 G. c. Coleman has filed suit against Julia | Coleman for divorce on the ground of l abandonment
 | .Aus. Jefferson wants fndv pendence Thomas Jefferson has filed new declara- i tion of independence. It is against his
 wi1e, Maria. and is in the form of a bill i tor divorce on the ground that the defend ] ant has abandoned his bed and board more
 than two years before the filing of his suit. Evidently Maria did not like either his bed l or his board.
 Decrees of divorce were granted Lewis l Cheatham from his wife, Gussie Cheatham, l for abandonment, and to Cornelia Mitchell | from James Mitchell for violent behavior ] on part Of defendant. | UniJvd slates Court A receiver has been appointed for the | Tuskaloosa Water Works Company by | Judge, sitting in chambers at montgomery. l The receiver is Arthur E. Boardman of | Bovard, N. c.
 The receivership was the result of the | case of the Gates and Boardman Gas and l Water Association of Macon, Ga., vs. the | Tuskaloosa Water Works Company ct al. | A judgment was obtained upon credits for | about $6O00 by the plaintiff in this case, and as this judgment was not satisfied the l petition for a receiver was filed and | granted
 A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was 1 filed yesterday by Henry Miller.