The age-herald., 1901-04-16
THE EDAY'SNORK IN
 IHEt0CAL COURTS
Criminal Court Organizing Ju-
 ries for the Week.
INDICTMENTS RETURNED
First Suit Filed Growing Out of the Cyclone-Western Union Tele. graph Company the Defend
 ant--other Court Items.

The Civil Courts are taking rest this week, due to the fact that the cases in being heard.
 The Criminal Court was occupied all of yesterday in selecting thirty-six jurors to try capital cases set for this week. A venire of sixty-one jurors was drawn but all but five of the number of jurors necessary were obtained Sixteen tales men were then summoned and out of these three of the five were selected. The remaining two were finally chosen. The cases of Tom Carter and Bob An derson, colored. who are charged with having enticed an old negro into house belonging to Floyd Brown and then set ting 1t on fire, resulting in his death, are set for today Floyd Brown, one of the defendants. has already been tried on this charge and convicted. He Is now in jail under sentence of death. | The Bondy cases are also set for to- day.
 Indictments Returned. | The grand jury yesterday brought in the following indictments to the Criminal Court:
 James K. Baylss, grand larceny; R. M. Mooney, assault with intent to mur- | der; Henry J. Harris, same: Nina Hill, abusive language; Annie Hayes carrying concealed weapon; Henry J. Harris same; R. " Stewart. assault with weap- on; Carrie Price same; Edward Johnson, robbery: Dorsey Harris, grand larceny; Henry Williams, assault with intent to murder; John Huggins. assault with in | tent to murder Frank Wilson, alias Grant Wilson, burglary and grand lar ceny; Differ Bernie, alias Oliver Perry, grand larceny; Henry Williams, assault with intent to murder; Lizzie Browder, same; General Hayden, grand larceny; Thomas Downey, burglary and grand lar ceny; "Tobe'' Whisenaut, burglary and grand larceny; Richard Kinnebrook, bur- glary and grand larceny; Prince Ed wards abduction Birdie Gray, vagrancy; Annie Hayes, assault with intent to mur- | der
 | City Court.
 John Hambrick has filed suit against the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company for $5000 damages. He says that on March 8, 1901, while working for de- fendant as a pitman the little finger on his right hand was mashed by an electric crane and had to be amputated. l J. F.. Wollenhaupt has sued the Western Union Telegraph Company for s1ss0 dam ages for failure to transmit and deliver to plaintiff a telegram from his wife, dated Birmingham, March 25 and ad- | 1,tx~ ing she was safe but the house was blown down and for him to come at once.
 James L. Waters has filed suit against the same defendant for $1999 damages for alleged failure to deliver a message from his agent at Chattanooga, dated February 2l, 1901, saying, Julian serious; come; bring brother" By failure to deliver this message plaintiff says he was prevented | from seeing his sister in her last illness. Court Items.
 Petitions in bankruptcy were filed by | w. ". Hale and Major Willis. In the Circuit Court the case of Felix G. MeCarnon vs. Arthur I. Goldstein and J. s. Morris was argued and taken under advisement.
 
 Marriage licenses were issued to W. A. Huckabee and Mrs Lizzie Stanford Les sic Bowran Carroll and Minnie Jones; Finis Ewing Harroll and Fannie Beatrice Gillian.
 Eleven convicts arrived at the jail yes- terday from Pratt City. They are wit nesses to be used in the criminal cases | and before the grand jury. | The following deeds were filed: | J. L. Brake and wife to w. H. Allen, | lot SC corner section 23, township 17,range 8, s111O.
 | Bessemer Land and Improvement Com paiy to Alice Story. lots 6. ', 8 and 9, block i 203, and lots 25, 25, 26 and 27, block =, Bes- semer, 5000
 Ensley Land Company to T. w. | O'Byrne, lots Il and 12, block 13E, second addition to Ensley. s17O0. ! Birmingham Realty Company to Mrs. R. Blach, lot IS, block S4s, Birmingham, | s154S. .05
 Birmingham Realty Company to Mrs. R. Blach, lot 14 block S49. Birmingham, s154S .O5
 Birmingham Realty Company to M. c. and S. Blach, lots IS and 1s. block s4s, Bir- mingham, s3e53. 90. M. E. and w. H. Williams to R. A. Lewis, east half of lot IA, block 104, Bir- mingham. $15O0. Birmingham Realty Company to G. H. Estes lot "A and part of lot 23, block S4S, Birmingham, $3650. G. H. Estes and wife to H. C. Abbott, part of lot "A, block 8, Birmingham, $1325.