The age-herald., 1900-02-06
VICIOUS DOG AN
 EXPENSIVE LUXURY
Master Must Pay Several Hun-
 dred Dollars as Damages.
DAYS DOINGS IN COURTS
Seceral Suits Filed for Large Amounts Grand Jury Returns Another Batch of Indictments-Ju-
 ries for the Week

Consent judgments for several hundred
 dollars were rendered in the circuit court
 in the cases of Andy Bryant and others
 vs. William Dobblns. in which the plaintiff
 sued to recover damages for injuries al-
 legged to have been Inflicted by a vicious
 dog.
 The complainants allege that several
 months ago while plaintiffs were passing defendants place near Sloss furnace they
 were attacked by a dog belonging to de-
 fendant and were severely bitten and lac
 enated.
 MT. Dobbins the defendant, is a gardner
 and truck farmer and is a familiar char
 acter in Birmingham, having figured sev-
 eral years ago as the victim of a gold
 brick swindle l In the same court there was also juds-
 ment by consent for $466.OS against the Lady l Ensley Coal and Iron company in favor ol | D. M. Davis, in the matter of claim; and
 likewise consent judgment against the
 same company in favor of C. B. Jackson for $706.07.
 | On trial sn the same court was the case
 of Mrs. Nettie P. Brannon, administrators,
 against the Birmingham Railway and Elec- l tric company because of the alleged kiI-
 ing of James s. Brannon ou the 2Oth Of 1 August 1898. It was charged that the man 1 was killed at First avenue and Twenty 1 first street, and damage is claimed in the l sum of $20 GD0 At the time the man was 1 killed he was said to have had bird cage, l and the cage was crushed and the bird I killed.
 1 A bill was filed in the circuit court by
 Inez B. Jones against the Southern Railway
 company for $l,5 300 damages. It is alleged
 that mare belonging to plaintiff was in l jured while being transported from Am l nisson to Birmingham Juries for the week were organized l follows:
 i Jury No. 1.-George w. Graham, George l s. Edwards, Charles Huffmire, Samuel J. 1 Johnson, P. R. Parsons, J. M. Holeombe, H. M. DeJarnette, D. o. Keene, W. Fl.
 Bailey, G. A. Mccord, W. T. fFe,ds, R. N. Green. Jury No. 2.-M. D. L. McClain, W. M Loveless, Abner P. Knox, Wade McFerrin,
 J. R. Day, Reese Darlington, w. H. Salter
 William M. Eastis, J. w. Attoway, D. o.
 Watkins, James Hyde, W. E. Robertson
 beenHheacevhrdl mfw yhrd Inf mfwyp City Court
 In the city court James W. Lewis brought
 action against the Southern railway for
 $10,00O for alleged personal injuries. He claims to have lost, as a brakeman in ser vice of defendant company, a thumb, and
 to have suffered great injury to his hand; thereby preventing him earning living. In this court the case of Wallace Wilson he Coufb PaiI
 was on trial Personal damages were al- legged.
 Juries were organized follows: Jury No. 1-C. S. Stubbs. James H.
 Davis. James B. Hurley, R. D. Riley, W.
 D. Billingsley, J. E. Howard, Cannon c. Ellis, M. Friedman, E. J. Thornton, P. M. Vance, W. M. Yam, J. M. Lovelace. Jury No. 2-T. c. Patten, James L. John- ston, John M. Porter. J. W. Forester J. M. Wright, Henry Mulverhill, V. T. Brown. John A. Kefe s. w. Slaton, M. P. Lewis, W. T. Robbins, Emmett Beck with
 Batch of Indictments l The criminal court grand jury returned | numerous indictments, amongst them be- l ing one against Joseph E. Renshaw, | charged with the murder of Ben Street at | Brookside' several months ago. Other in- l dictments were: Nora Evans, assault with intent to mur- l der.
 Jim Harris, carrying concealed pistol | Charles Caldwell grand larceny; two l cases.
 l Lilly Thomas, grand larceny. l George Edwards, grand larceny. I or1a a1i dan l stolen property. l Will Johnson, burglary and grand lar ceny.
 | George Robertson, grand larceny. l J. Deed and Harry Stadley, highway rob l bery.
 | Will Smith, forgery. 1 grand larceny. l Lum Armstrong, assault with intent to l rape Zelma Whitley. l Alex Baker, burglary and grand larceny. | Atlas Griffin, grand larceny. .e Emma O'Neill and Josephine Luster, as- l sault and battery. lG | Patsy Johnson, assault with intent to | murder. ft Criminal Court l In the criminal court Julius Brown plead- ed guilty to burglary and grand larceny, | and was sentenced for twenty-five months l and cost.
 Henry Johnson and George Williams | were on trial for the theft of HOO pounds | of brass from the A. G. g. railroad. It | was charged that they robbed about thir- | ty-one cars.
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