The age-herald., 1900-12-06
Asks an Injunction Against the
 Alabama Steel Company
ENRICHMENT IS ALLEGED
The Tennessee Company Wins Case. Yellow Mule, Brown Negro, Red Whisky and Black Mule Cause
 a Suit-Other Court News.

Court yesterday by the American Steel and Wire Company of New Jersey against the Alabama Steel and Wire Company for in- fringcment of patent.
 The bill alleges that on March S. 1895, Pet CT McIlvred and George Nash of Brad dock, Pa, were the first inventors of "method of and apparatus for treating metals" and that as said inventors they had it patented according to the acts of Congress on June 4, 1895, and letters patent No. 54Q,267 were issued and delivered to them, which secured to them for seventeen years the exclusive right to use said pro- cess.
 That "by proper assignments said letters patent and rights hereunder were trans ferred to plaintiff, who has extensively sold and used the methods of treating metals embraced in the improvements de- seribed and contained under said patent No. 54O,267. and has always marked it's goods sold by it with the words, Patented June f. 1S95."
 That notice of its rights under said pat ent were given to the public in general, and the defendent in particular. and that it has requested the defendant to refrain from the infringement herein complained of, but that defendant has totally disregarded said request and notice.
 That the defendant knowing that plain tiff was entitled to the sole use of said method and process, has manufactured, sold and used the method of and the ap- paratuses for treating metals, and is now so doing as and in the manner set forth and claimed in said letters patent No 54o,- 267 of June 4, 1895, without plaintiffs con- sent.
 The bill prays that the defendant be re- quired to answer all the allegations, but not under oath; that it be compelled to ac- count for and pay over the income thus unla wfull derived, and be restrained from any further violation of plaintiffs rights.
 A writ of injunction is asked for to re- strain any further manufacture or sale of the method or apparatus for treating metals under said patent, and that the apparatus now in possession of defendant be destroyed or delivered up to plaintiff, and that dam ages be awarded it.
 The bill is signed by John R. Bennett as counsel and sworn to by T. P. Alder, treas- urer of the American Steel and Wire Com pany.
 Othef courts.
 In the Circuit Court the case of Muriella Sowell vs. the Birmingham Railway and Electric Company is still on trial.
 In the first division there was a verdict and judgment for the defendant in the case of Littleton Fountain vs. Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company.
 The case of Thomas E. Powell vs. Birm- ingham Southern Railroad Company is trial. This is a suit for $15,000 damages. Plaintiff claims a train of defendant into him at Ninth avenue and Thirteenth street, knocking him off car and injur- ing him.
 In the second division the case of Mary J. Fath vs. John Ireland suit for a mule ended in a judgment for plaintiff. Mrs. Paths driver, who is brown negro, drank a lot of red whiskey and swapped a yellow mule of his employer for black mule of John Ireland. MT. Ireland would not give up the mule, so suit was brought with the above result.
 Two petitions for divorce were filed, both on statutory grounds Katie Crenshaw asks to be divorced from Robert Crenshaw and Jane Keasley from Virgil Keasley.
 Court News.
 Several "Hop Jack cases set for today in the Criminal Court were continued on account of the absence of Solicitor Heflin in Montgomery. This court will adjourn for the term a week from next Saturday.
 The court house lawn is to be put in first class condition. Work is now in progress, roofing up the old weeds. 
 Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to George H. Pulsifer and Lizze White, John Keeley and Dink Anderson, Charles B. Wander and Hallie Bird Staton, Chas Andrews and Mrs Lola Ashley, T. $. Nor ris and Dorr East, J. B. Ferguson and Beulah Glasscock, C. w. Howell and Ella Laird, w. E. Allbritten and Alma Hooper, L. A. Avery and Ella E. Lamas.