The age-herald., 1900-11-13
THE DAMAGE MILL
 GRINDS SLOWER And Marriage Licenses Are at a
 a Discount AWARDS IN LITTLE CASES Misdemeanors in the Criminal Court Woman Demands $2ooo Because Telegram of Her Fathers
 Illness Was Delayed
AWARDS IN LITTLE CASES

The courts went through the usual grind yesterday Both the City and Circuit Courts are busy trying eases and rendering judg- ments while the Criminal Court Is looking into misdemeanors There Is Hull in the filing of damage suits, and no one seemed inclined to get marriage licenses.
 Circuit Court.
 In the Circuit Court yesterday in the case of Maud E. Vance vs. Southern Gum Co.,, a judgment vase rendered for $50.
 In the case of Nat Trannon alias Nat Joe vs. Southern Railway Company, judgment was rendered for s225.
 The case of H. B. Abernathy vs. South ern Railway Company was dismissed by plaintiff.
 The case of Mark A. Collins vs. Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad Company is on trial. Plaintiff, who claims to have suffered from his hand being mashed in coupling cars, Is suing for $lOOO0 damages.
 Hattie P. Mauker has filed suit against the Western Union Telegraph Company for 5000 damages. She claims that on June 1S, 1900, Frank Lash from Kendallvllle, Ind, sent her telegram to Birmingham which said: If you want to see father alive, come at once" That said telegram was not de- livered to her for a week, and that her father died and was buried during that time.
 Juries were organized for the week as follows: Jury No. IT w. Gathright Dock Byars. Alex. D. Tate, w. F. Clarke T. Waldrop, w. B. Grant, J. T. Winchester, H. G. Lowry T. E. Stubbs, John w. Rar den. Jury Nol 2.-W S. Brewer, c. W. Ship, Willis Humber, Samuel Hagan J. A. Fitzpatrick,C. N. McGrady, J. H. Thomp- son.. w J. Shackelford. w. B. Williams, P. L. Lewis, M M. Blythe.
 City Court.
 In the city court yesterday a judgment for 800 was rendered in the case of Joe Frank vs. J. L. Lockwood.
 There was a judgment by consent for de- fendant in the case of Livingston Mims vs. William A. Walker
 The case of Mark Ellis-vs. Ed. S. Dawson was dismissed by plaintiff, and the case of the Alabama National Bank vs. J. R. Ryan, defendant and the Southern Coal Company and L. B. Musgrove, gdrnishees, was dismissed for want of prosecution.
 A judgment of $2449 was rendered in the case of Pollock and Bernheimer vs. B. o. Watkins.
 The case of J. S. Hand vs. Will Knight was dismissed by the plaintiff. The case of John c. Howard vs. B. B. Conner, a suit for $lO0O damages Is on trial. It is alleged that the defendant snatched some money out of plaintiffs hands.
 A divorce suit was filed by William Thomas vs. Alice Thomas on statutory grouds.
 Juries were organized for the week as follows:
 Jury No. M. A. Dumas, w. P. Helton, T. W. Roe c. D. Ebersole, William Muir, R. S. K. Clemmens, s. J. Livingston E. M. Butterfield, Alfred Burl Tom Lewis, Andy Crowder, c. H. Dobbs.
 Jury No 2-G. w. Raney, Chas Mash man, J. H. Belcher, M. " Hoke, J. A. Hill lard, w. B. Fulton, J. E. Trainer, S. A. Carmichael. Ben Barrantine. Chas. Valleiy, P. S. Sandefur, John E. Ellis Criminal Court In the Criminal Court yesterday the mis- demeanor docket was taken up. Joe Blackburn. not of Kentucky, was found guilty of assault with a weapon and was given one day in jail Alexander Jackson was convicted of the same offense and given similar sentence.
 Dub Chrlswell plead guilty to assault and battery with weapon and was also sentenced to one day in jail
 John Thomas plead guilty to carrying concealed pistol and was fined $50.
 Probate Court.
 The following certificates of judgment were filed yesterday in the Probate Court:
 American National Bank vs. J. w. Bush, $3625. .S4.
 Daniel II. Rogan vs. Henry F. Wilson, s4OO1 TO.
 Daniel H. Rogan vs. John R. Ryan, $4102. 30.
 court News. County taxes are coming in slowly.
 Clerk John Bradley and Paul E. Green left yesterday for Montgomery.
 Petitions in bankruptcy were filed yes- terday by Alb Drake. Lee Pool, Neal Lock- lyn, Harvey Jones and Bob Fielder.