The age-herald., 1901-03-14
FEDERAL COURT
 STILL GRINDING
More Convictions Yesterday for
 Violating Revenue Laws
A PLAINTIFF GETS $5,OOO
Was Working in Furnace of Tennessee Company and Was Badly Injured. A Constable Is Sued-Steam
 Laundry Bankrupt.

Tn the United States Court yesterday W. L. Prewett was convicted of per jury. He is one of the Cherokee County gang who have already been convicted of conspiracy. D. A Spriggs and John A. Terry. who plead guilty to perjury a day or two days ago, were rearraigned on the same charge and again plead guilty.
 John Brown plead guilty of counterfeit ing, and was sentenced to one years im- prisonment in the federal penitentiary at Nashville, and also sentenced to pay fine of $100 and costs.
 Isam Hubbard was convicted of illicit distilIing and fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days imprisonment. Fred w. Glascock was acquitted of Illicit distiIing
 H. F. Alsobrook plead guilty of retailing and was fined s10O and sentenced to 30 days Imprisonment. J. J. Bryant plead guilty to working in a distillery and was fined S100 and costs. J. H. Patterson plead guilty to retailing and was fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days Imprisonment. J. M Smith plead guilty to perjury but sen- tence was deferred.
 An Interesting Case.
 The case against John J. Moore. for mer chairman of the City Democratic Ex- ecutive Committee charged with using the mails for fraudulent purposes, Is set for hearing tomorrow. An indictment was found by the federal grand jury of No- vember term, 1900 MT Moore is said to have obtained passes from various roads in exchange for passes issued by him as president of the Birmingham Northern Railroad Company, railroad which Is said to have existed chiefly on letter heads. This charge Is denied by the de- fendant. who has retained Attorneys John W. Tomlinson and Lee Cowart to represent him.
 City Court.
 Tn the City Court the case of J. R. Troutman vs. the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, went to the jury yesterday afternoon. They returned verdict of S50O0.
 Plaintiff was a brick mason and claimed that while working in one of defendants furnaces about forty pounds of fire brick fell on him, striking him on the eye. put ting it out and mashing his skull He sued for $S0OOO damages.
 Clara Allen has filed suit against Robert Sharrett F. V. Sharett, Jerre Fountain, w J. Norris and A. F. Parsons for $1O0O 6amages Sharett Is constable and the other defendants are sureties on his of- | icial bond. The plaintiff alleges that cer- tain personal property of hers was | wrongfully seized on November 10, 1900 | by said constable, who afterwards caused | the same to be sold at public outcry | Plaintiff claims damages for the loss o1 | her property and her mental and physical | annoyance.
 Court Items. A marriage license was issued to Will liam O. Mitchell and Daisy Attaway.
 Capt. J B. Francis Is busy docketing tax defaulters.
 A deed was filed from Orleans Land and Improvement Company to H. w Crook, 3-11-01, $500, lots 1, 2, and 4, block 346 Bessemer.
 Petitions in bankruptcy were filed by E. Scott, A. W. McCauley and J. A. Crawford. The latter runs a steam laun- dry at 1929 Avenue A. His debts are S1234 fl, and assets $91S, consisting of ma chinery, which he claims as an exemp- | fion