The age-herald., 1900-12-04
COURTS OPEN UP FOR ANOTHER WEEK Two S1O,OOO Damage Suits
 Go to Trial CASES IN CRIMINAL COURT One Judgement for $4s77eo and several smaller ones-Juries Organized.
 Can Mining Company be
 Put in Bankruptcy.
CASES IN CRIMINAL COURT

The Circuit, City and Criminal Courts were all at work yesterday; the week prom ises to be busy one.
 Circuit Court.
 In the Circuit Court yesterday a con sent verdict of $500 was rendered in the case of w. H. Coleman versus Birmingham Southern Railroad Company. The case of Herbert A. Thomas versus Pine Hill Mining and Manufacturing Con- pany is on trial. Plaintiff is suing for s1O,- 900 damages for personal injuries. He claims that roof fell on him and injured him.
 Jurles were organized for the week as follows:
 Jury No. Is. D. Bressier, w. R. KiIe, J. E. Howard, J. N. Byars. I. E. Beasley, c. w. Ship, G. D. Killough, J. J. Kile. John Farr, Ira Hancock, ames Counts, w. N Archer.
 Jury No. 2.-J w. Early, Jeese Wright, J. T. Self A. J. Glenn, J. T. McMilchens, J. A. Rodmen J. E. Freeman, w. T. Bow ling, T. J. Hickmen, N. M. Strickland, Wm. Lovelace, J. L. Thompson City Court. In the first division of the City Court the case of Littleton Fountain versus the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Com pany is on trial. Plaintiff is suing -for$10,- 0OO damages for personal injuries He is a miner and while working in the mines claims that some slate fell on him and broke his leg.
 In the second division of the City Court a judgment of $4s77 66 was rendered in the case of Maud S. Hooper versus Perry & ooI judo ro case of Nannte S. Brook versus Mutual Life Insurance Co.
 In the case of J. r. Hand, Administrator versus w. c. Pound, Claimant a certlori by claimant, judgment nil dlcit was rem dered against the claimant for the prop erty claimed.
 judgment superceding @ judgement of May 10, 1S99 was rendered in the case of Cook, Phillips & Walker versus Lane & Lawson
 The case of J. s. Hand versus Will Knight was dismissed.
 Certificates were filed from the Supreme Court affirming the judgment of the City Court in the cases of Pink Scales, ct nl. versus John Doe, ex. dem., M. M Otis ct al; Steiner Bros. versus First National Bank of Birmingham.
 JurleS Tor the week were organized in the first division as follows
 Jury No. 1-James Findley B. B. Given, Charles E. Morriss, F. Barclay, w J. Sul- livan, R. B. Lacey, William Hamilton, Frank McGinty, Charles Gilbert, Charles Frazier, J. N. Goodwin, Jim Thompson
 Jury No. 2-John Epps, Jim Black, w. T. Rotten, Sam Lefkovitz Robert Forsythe, Mike Sullivan, B. P. Quinn, w. H. Ow- ings, George Trammel, H. M. DeJarnette, J. F. Baggett, J. E. Vines
 Criminal Court.
 The misdemeanor docket was taken up yesterday and the following cases were disposed of:
 Lucy Jabbs was found guilty of assault and battery and fined $1O; George Jabbs was acquitted of the same charge; George Thomas plead guilty to carrying concealed weapon and was fined $2550. The affidavit against Lizzie Stokes charging her with abusive language was quashed on motion. A demurrer to the affidavit and warrant charging A. P Posey with abusive language was sustained. Lum Williams was convict ed of assault with a weapon and fined $25. George Williams young boy about years old, was convicted of assault and sentenced to two hours in jail. Leila Ware was con-
  victed of assault with a weapon and was fined S5 The case of Oliver Jemison, charged with carrying concealed pistol, was taken up and will be finished today
 Court News.
 For rain day, taxes came in lively yes terday, and Tax Collector J. B. Francis was kept busy issuing, receipts. December 31 is the last day of grace.
 rha rd of mo tor1a Ac- counts were passed and assessment reduc- tions considered Viewers were appointed fer several new roads which are desired to be opened. A resolution was passed requir- ing the Typographical Union liable on all printed matter, other things being equal.
 In the Probate Court marriage licenses were issued to Victor Brown and Mary Brown; Stanley B. Slater and Bessie P. Duffy.
 Coleman Bros, doing business at the cor ner of Avenue F and Twenty seventh street, have filed an assignment to s. w. Lee.
 John Bradley, clerk of the Criminal Court left for Montgomery yesterday in the interest of the proposed second division of the Criminal Court. Petitions in bankruptcy were filed yester- day by Bob Bray and William J. Garrett. Referee IflmDle yesterday Hedru leSl- irony as to whether the Helena Coal Com pany was a mining company. F. J. Me- Namara filed a petition to have this com pany adjudged a bankrupt The company claimed it was mining company, and un- der the bankrupt law could not be put in bankruptcy Judge Bruce referred the question to Referee Trmble to decide, and as soon as the testimony is written out the referee will hear argument and decide the question.
 In the case of R. c. Moses, bankrupt, a petition of the trustee to require the bank rupt to surrender certain property was re- fused, the referee deciding that the prop erty belonged to the bankrupt's wife. Henry Lancaster, recently bound over by Commissioner Cornish a charge of pass ing raised bills, has succeeded in giving a 5000 bond.
 QEEICE Eurnitura Wernicka Cases