The age-herald., 1900-09-15
United States Court ConVicts
 Just Four Offenders.
EARNEST IS FREED
In the Criminal Court of the Charge of Assau:t-Five Small Bankruptcy Petitions Filed No Suits
 and Few Deeds

Iner6 IS ulllO OA PAONSN'o -N- the United States Court. Violators of the revenue laws continue to occupy its time and attention Yesterday Sykes Under wood was convicted of retailing liquor without license. Dan Duckworth was ec- quilted of the charge of illicit distilling; James McDaniel pleaded guilty to the same offense, and was remanded to the custody of the marshall; Warren Poter was fined one cent for working in an illicit dis tillery. Warrens fine was light on account of his youth and this being his first offense. Gut Story pleaded guilty to retailing liquor without a license, and as he has already been ffty-four days in jail he was sem tenced to only six more.
 In the case of Lewis Sutherland charged with retailing liquor without license, the jury returned a sealed verdict which will be opened this morning.
 The United States grand jury has nearly completed its labors and. will probably ad- journ shortly.
 Samuel painter Bradley of Birmingham, and John Cooper Milner of Vernon were admitted to practice in the Federal Courts, upon motion of Hon. William Vaughan. In the bankruptcy Court, petitions were llleu Dy oOO AiiCu, U. H. NOthioii, Ae'htN Baker, Nose H. Benson and West Robin son. None of the petitioners has assets or debts of any consequence.
 John Bryant Is on trial before Commis- sioner Cornish on his preliminary hearing for illicit distilling.
 Chancery Court
 In the Chancery Court decrees of di- vorce were granted in the suits of Frank Thompson against Nancy Thompson and William D. Farrow against Sarah Farrow, the grounds in both instances being aban- donment.
 Probate Court
 Marriage licenses were issued yesterday for J. H. Rhodes and Maggie Johnson, Charles s. Adams and Nellie Marlborough, Wofford w. Powell and Virginia Daly. The following deeds were filed:
 Bessemer: s1,00O, W. W. Holingsworth and wife to T. J. Fitzpatrick, lots Il, 12, IS and 14, in block 243, Bessemer. Septem- Der 13, 1900.
 Birmingham: 5000. w. R. Wilkerson and wife to w. M. Newton, part of lot in block 66. Elyton Land Company. Septem- Der 2, 1900.
 East Lake: $1,675. William w. Praytor |, in block 124 of East Lake Land Company. September 13 1900.
 East Lake: $1, ,6OO R. G. Hewitt and wife to W. w. Praytor, lots 3, and 5 in block 124 of East Lake Land Company. Novem- Der 30. 1899.
 Clifton: $40. J. H. Lane to Jane Clements, lot S1 in Loveless' addition to Clifton. Sep tember 4, 1900.
 Birmingham: s900 Henry L. Williams and wife to w. R. Wilkerson, part of lot In block 661 of the Elyton Land Company September G. 1900.
 Birmingham s4,750. F. M. Frazier and wife to Maysie L. Young, part of block 795 of the Elyton Land Company. Septem- Der 10, 1900.
 Elyton: s550. S. V. Blythe and wife to J. s. Wood, lot 6s of McMillion's survey in northeast quarter of the southwest quar- ter in section 3, township IS, range west. September Il, 19O0
 Jefferson County: $10 Earnest T. Cox to Josephine Cox, the west three-quarters of the west half of the southeast quarter of section '26, township F. range west. Sep- tember IA. 1900.
 Criminal Court
  case tried was that of George s. Earnest, charged with assault. Earnest was con- victed in the inferior criminal court by Judge Feagin for this offense and fined s1OO. He entered an appeal from this de- cision to the Jefferson County criminal court, and was acquitted by the jury.
 9th Court News
 The city court will open October l with a full docket.
 Only two prisoners were lodged in jail yesterday, namely, James Mcdaniel and James Farmer, both charged with viola- tions of the revenue laws.
 Solicitor John Mcqueen is busily engaged before the grand jury in the criminal court. Yesterday he examined eighty-five wit nesses. The present grand jury, says the solicitor, is a splendid body. All work to- gether, and there is no friction nor any one juror who wants to do it all.