The age-herald., 1900-12-11
U. s. COURT ENJOINS SUIT IN CITY COURT Mining Company Cannot be
 Placed in Bankruptcy S45,OOO OF NEW SUITS FILED Pratt City Meets Its WaterIoo-oId Crimes and Day of Acquittas.
 cupd's Busy Day-The
 Court Juries.
$45,000 OF NEW SUITS FILED

Litigation promises to be lively over the Jones Valley Iron Company. A new turn In It's affairs happened yesterday
 United States Judge John Bruce issued an injunction in the bankruptcy proceedings of R. l.. Carney ct al. against the company, enjoining the Jones Valley Iron Company, Rogers, Brown & Co. and T. H. Aldrich, who was recently appointed receiver under the petition filed in the City Court by the Williamson Iron Company from proceeding further with said suit and from removing or otherwise interfering with the iron property of the Jones Valley Iron Company until the petition of R. L.. Carney ct al. is passed upon to whether the said oJnes Valley Iron Company is a bankrupt.
 The case of Barney MeGlowne vs. the Southern Express Company, a suit for dam ages for failure to deliver promptly money sent to his wife, an account of which was recently published in the Age-Herald, has been removed by the defendant to the United States Court.
 In the bankruptcy court Referee Trimble rendered an interesting decision. Some time ago F. J. McNamara and others filed a petition against the Helena Coal Company to have 1t adjudged a bankrupt. The com- pany defended by saying it was a mining company and under the bankrupt act could not be placed in bankruptcy, that act mak- ing no provision for mining companies. Judge Bruce referred the question to Ref cree Trimbe, who after hearing evidence, as to the facts and argument Of counsel, yesterday decided that mining company could not be placed in bankruptcy.
 In the bankruptcy proceeding of D. F. Allen a motion to set aside a claim filed and allowed to Eugene F. Enslen, was ar gued and submitted.
 City Court.
 In the first division of the City Court the suit of Lem Nixon Ys. Birmingham Rolling Mill Company is on trial. Plaintiff is suing for S10O00 for alleged personal injuries.
 J. A. Poe has filed suit against the Con- sohdated Electric Light Company for $l0- GOO damages He claims that on November 22, 1900 while an employee of the defendant, he had to climb pole used for electric lights, and lby reason of the faulty con- struotion of said pole, he fell and badly 1n- jured himself.
 Tom Printice has filed suit against the Southern Railway Company for sl5,0OO dam ages. He claims that he was a passenger on a train of defendant which had col lsion with another train between Wilton and Blocton. That he was injured by reason thereof.
 George Roth has filed suit against the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad Company for $5000 damages. He claims that he was on a street car on Oc- tober 2S. 1900 and while crossing the track of the Kansas City. Memphis and Birming- ham Railroad said car was run into by freight car, which was being shunted, and which struck the street car, throwing him to the ground and injuring him.
 Mrs George Roth, who was on the same ear with her husband, has sued for $200O0 for alleged injuries.
 The cases Of Anniston Supply Company vs A. McGiaray ct al., and Jane Linn ys. A. l.. Higgins, were dismissed.
 Juries were organized for the week as fol- lows:
 Jury No. 1: S. H. Mathews, E. B. Vines, M. C. Huey, Samuel Winstead, G. M. Car gile, c. A. Robbins, John Carlin, w. D. Sorsby, A. s. Boyd, Pat Carr, H. A. Shim- mel, J. E. Blackburn.
 Jury No. 9: William Williams, Jack Saun- ders, J. Cahil J. c. Furguson, c. A. Me- Alister, William Finley A. B. Owen, H. l.. Britain, ames Salters. s. ". B. Vines, J. G. Smith, William Loyeless.
 Circuit Court.
 The Circuit Court yesterday began the trial of some old criminal eases which have been on the docket for some time. They were indiotents made by the grand jury in 1887 and 1SSS None of the defendants were convicted.
 The cases of the State vs. Irby Vann and Isiah Vann for perjury were mol pressed.
 The case of Pratt City vs. Amos Water loo resulted in a victory for the defendant
 The case of Pratt City vs. Peter Perolio for discrdery conduct, also resulted in verdict of not guilty. The case of Pratt City vs. Charlie Williams was dismissed.
 William Lee has filed suit against the Southern Railway Company for $500O dam ages. He claims that on November IT, 1900, while in the employ of the defendant as brakeman on one of its trains, another train ran into the train which he was on, iet, nd aI1tt ipp nd nt ing him. The engineer of tine train which ran into him is alleged to have been negli- gent.
 Juries were organized for the week as follows:
 Jury No. R H. Franklin, J. C. Green J. w. Simmons, P. Renner, Charles Woods, A. B. Hanson, Rober't~Hall, l.. R. Parsons. J. B. Reeves A. F. Hochstadter, W. T. Caldwell, R. L. Perry.
 Jury No g. Daniel S. Reynolds, J. M Waidrop, John J. McClellant, Melvin Bryant NJ Wilson w L. Taylor, J. N. Self, H. B. Rockett, w. A. Stuart, Marvin Ashley, A. R. Wilkerson, J. s. Parker.
 Criminal Court.
 In the Criminal Court yesterday the case against Frank Avery of larceny from the person was mol pressed. Turner Campbell was acquitted of the charge of assault with intent to murder Jesse Wilkie was acquitted of the same charge, and Oscar 
 from Baltimore, charged with grand lar ceny and forgery had the cases mol pressed.
 Juries were organized for the week as follows:
 Jury No. Wash Graham. William Hays, A. Goodwin, Jesse Wright Sr., F. Dryspring Thomas Montgomery, D. H. Hamilton. w. E. Robinson, s. w. Will jams, Pete Wallace J. R. Robinson, A. w. Vines. a Jury No. 2-James Counts, D. w. Rob- bins, D. c. Caurson, Eugene Todd, G. A. Alexander s. Hall J. B. Smith, I. J. Rogers, John M. Roberts, L. P. Lawrence John F. Ellis, J. T. Garrett.
 Court Items. John Bradley, clerk of the Criminal Court and w. K. Garrett. register of the Chancery Court, have returned from Mont gomery Charles Clark yesterday filed petition in bankruptcy.