The age-herald., 1900-11-17
WANTS $2O,OOO FOR
 TWO DAYS IN JAIL
Joseph J. Dixon Says He Was
 WrongfuIIy Imprisoned.
VERDICTS IN THE COURTS
Mark A. Collins Gets $25oo, Mrs. M. A. Horan $185o, Wm. M. Burgin $275o. Criminal Court Acquittas.
 In the Halls of Justice.

Joseph J. Dixon has filed suit in the City Court against Former Sheriff Frank P. O'Brien for $2OOOO for damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of alleged false Imprisonment.
 Plaintiff alleges in his bill that on Octo- Der 3, 1899, the defendant, who was at the time sheriff of the county, wrongfully caused plaintiff to be arrested and impris- oned on a charge of murder for two days. for which damages are asked in the sum named.
 In the same Court r. P. Brown has filed suit against B. O. Watkins for $l76S5, which he claims is due on two promissory notes.
 In the first division of the City Court the case of Mrs. M. A. Horan, as administra- trix of her husband, vs the Southern Rail- way Company, resulted in a verdict for plaintiff of $1S5e. There have been three mistrials in this case. Her husband was killed at the Twenty fourth street crossing by a train about two years ago. The case of E. O. Fay vs. c. c. Wenzel resulted in favor of defendant.
 In the suit of William NJ. Burgin vs. the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham re- suited In verdict for plaintiff of $2750 This suit was for S10,00O alleged damages to plaintiffs land by the outflow of the Birmingham sewerage The case of McCulum and Whatley vs. A. B. Key, suit for $50 commissions for selling property, is on trial. Cirsuit Court. In the Circuit Court the case of Mark A. Collins against the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad Company, which has been on trial for several days, resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff of $25OO. Plan- tiffs arm was mashed while making coupling.
 The case of Evergreen Taylor, admr vs the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, resulted in non-suit.
 The case of Inez B. Jones vs. The South ern Railway Company, is on trial. Plaintiff is suing for $15OO alleged damages to racing horse shipped from Anniston to Birmingham during the fair a year ago. Sam B. Marks and Elizabeth T. Bragg have brought suit against Loveman, Jaros & Co. for $S5O which they claim is due them for rent for the store No. 1921 Second ave- nue.
 J. W. Hawkins has entered an appeal from judgment rendered against him by J W. Hawkins J. F., in favor of R. s. Greene. Criminal Court.
 In the Criminal Court yesterday Ike Ad- Ter was acquitted of two charges of buying stolen copper wire. There was no evidence to show he knew the wire had been stolen.
 Gordon L. Meadors was convicted of petty larceny. He stole some money from the street railway company. The case against Frank B. Simon, charged with assault and battery, was mol pressed.
 H. c. Cole and F. Nation were tried on a charge of selling milk not of standard re- qurements. Judge Greene has the cases under advisement.
 Morris Gochett was acquitted of the charge of trespass on the Louisville and Nashvilles property.
 In the cases of Carrie Goodman, Jeff Mosely, W. M. Walker, August Perrett and L. M. Washington, all appeal cases from the Inferior Criminal Court, the bonds were forfeited.
 Court News.
 Walter K McAdory, clerk of the Circuit Court is in Montgomery. The Board of Revenue is making a final review of the sewerage bill to be intro- duced at this session of the Legislature.
 Yesterday being Friday and lovers super superstitous no marriage licenses were ap- piled for
 United States Commissioner Cornish be- gan the hearing of Sam Patterson charged with retailing without license. The hearing was adjourned until Monday on account of absent witnesses.