The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-08
COURTS ARE GRINDING MANY CASES WERE TRIED
 YESTERDAY.
Full Dockets Set for Today-Prit- chett, the Wife Beater, Fined. Several Persons Fined
 For Gaming.


 of the day was taken up with the cases of street walkers indicted by the last grand jury. The evidence was not sut- | ficient to convict, most of 1t, being ruled cut by the court or the witness | allowed to refuse to testify as incrim- mating. The cases were mol pressed | by Deputy Solicitor Richardson, who said that it was impossible to convict i them under the circumstances. The case of Kate West. charged with night walking was gone into anu many witnesses examined. An affirmative charge was given and verdict of not | guilty rendered.
 Phobe Ward. on the same charge. was dismissed
 Carrie Shepard, same charge, fined | s and costs.
 Georgia Stewart, Mary Reese. Mat | tie Parks. Lula Perry. Pinkie Marsie. Theresa Marsie. same charge, mol pressed.
 Annie Belle Porter, pleaded guilty, fined $1 and costs.
 The following cases are set for to- i day: Robert Stone. charged with the mur- der of Ben Minter.
 Henry King and Mack Goss. charged with obstructing a rAilroad. Several Civil Cases. The following cases were disposed of on the civil docket by Judge Sayre Tn l the civil division of the City Court yes- | terday
 W. B. Gilmer vs. T. J. Scott & Sons judgment for plaintiff TOT SSuE.oZ , C. w. Cochran vs. D. J. Dean, uls- nf nT0SeputlOn, Blumenthal & Bickart vs. J. A. Phelps. Judgment for plaintiff. state of Alabama Vs. Alabama Bible i Society. on trial.
 The following cases are set TOT to- day.
 F. NJ. Billing vs. l. Pollak. F, M. Billing vs. I. Pollak. G. T Rankin vs. Virginia Aoner. Kentucky Distilling Co. vs. Geo. w. Fuller. ,,, w. NJ. Wilkerson vs. S. B. Johnson' The County Court. Tn the County Court yesterday, J. C' Pritchett was charged with uslnS pEo- | fame and obscene language in the pres ence of females. He went where ms | sorn,er wife lives and cursed her He has heen divorced from the woman ana has nronised time and again to stay awav from her. He was fined $lO and costs. Judge Gaston warning him that having been divorced from the woman it was his duty to stay away from her
 The Recorders Court. Tn the Recorders Court yesterday al, ternoon there were six men arralgned on charge of gaming. They were | found by Police Captain Taylor and Po- lice Officer Rapport playing cards m a room in the Arlington Hotel about 2:"o o'clock yesterday morning. They plead ed guilty and paid BIO and costs each, The names given were John Thomas' Thomas smith. William Oppenheimer' Jacob Hodge. Sam Johnson and John Smith. all of which were assumed. The | nolice officers say that they were mem hers of the Constitutional Convention and were indignant that they should have been disturbed John Wood has been systematlcaliy robbing the Tullis Hardware Company for some time, taking guns. pistols and axes. Police Captain Taylor and officer Rapport ran him down and found the articles at his house. He pleaded guilty and was held to answer in bond of $500 to the grand jury. George Bunkley. charged with plumo- ing without a license, was discharged. John Gardner. charged with assault and battery, was fined $5 and costs.