The age-herald., 1901-03-17
THE MILLS IF THE.
 COURTS GRIND FAST
At Least They Did in the Case
 of Walter Hollis
FOR USING A STAMP TWICE
Counterfeiting Case On TriaI-Sen- tenees In the Criminal court-Ens- ley Realty Go. Incorporated.
 Injunction Asked For.

The present term of the United States Court Is making good record. The court has adopted the practice of trying de- fendants at the same term at which they are indicted, thus saving the defendants long wait in jail whether they happen to be guilty or not.
 A striking example of the rapdity with which defendants are indicted and tried was the case of Walter Hollis of Lamar County. As mentioned in yesterdays Age-Herald, Hollis was put on trial Fri day charged with using a two-cent stamp which had already been used once and canceled. The proof however, showed that he had used two one-cent stamps in- stead of one two-cent stamp and de- murrer to the indictment was sustained.
 yesterday morning he was taken before United States Commissioner W. K. Corn ish and warrant sworn out charging him with violating the postal laws A warrant was also sworn out charging him with an attempt to bribe a govern ment official. Commissioner Cornish fixed his bond at $250 in each case. The com mitment papers were then sent to the federal grand jury who in a short time returned an indictment charging him with violation of the postal laws, the indictment being based on the same of- fense of using the same stamps twice. The defendant was brought into court and again arraigned and this time he plead guilty, stating to Judge Bruce that he was tired of the case and was guilty as a matter of fact Judge Bruce fined him $50 and he was remanded to Jail in default of paying the fine.
 Other Business Transacted.
 Other cases disposed of were as fol- lows: William Glover was found guilty of retailing and fined $10O and costs and sentenced to thirty days imprisonment. w. s. Hansard pleaded not guilty to dis tilling. but his trial was postponed. w. A. Jones pleaded guilty to retailing and was fined $1oO and costs and sentenced to thirty days imprisonment. W. R. John son pleaded guilty to retailing and re- ceived the same sentence. J. c. Harris and Ezekiel Griffin were each fined $25 and costs for cutting timber on govern ment property.
 The grand jury returned true bills against J. G. Adams, counterfeiting; Elm ma Williams, John S. Rice and Lovett Weston, retailing. No bills were return ed against the following charged with re- tailing: Mark Lewis, Elijah Edwards, Robert Cook and Frank Cox
 Henry Lancaster is on trial charged with posing counterfeit money He is from Avondale. where he formerly ran meat stand He is said to have raised two one dollar bills to s1O bills, one of which he is charged with passing last November on Collector Hull of the Bir- mingham Packing Company. and the other on a grocery firm. The defendant denies being guilty and will prove an alibi.
 The case of E. F. Smith vs. Western Union Telegraph Company has been transferred form the City Court to the United States Court. Plaintiff sues for $50OO damages for alleged failure to de- liver telegram whereby he was unable to reach the deathbed of his son.
 Criminal Court.
 In the Circuit Court yesterday the following sentences were passed by Judge Samuel E. Greene:
 Andrew Mccoy, convicted of grand lar ceny in three cases, was sentenced to one year and a days Imprisonment in each case. Tom Finch was sentenced to ninety do,,s, i,,oDrisopp,ept for oarrvirp O oop cealed pistol and twenty days for as- sault Nora Shelby for petty larceny was given ten days and costs. Mary Gales, for assault with weapon. was given four months. George Judge. for grand larceny, was given one. year and day and George Wilson, alias Eddy Meade, was given ten days and costs for vagrancy.
 City Court.
 In the second division of the City Court Mining Company ct all was argued and submitted. Plaintiffs claim to lease cer. tain property near Dolceta, on which the defendants are operating a lime stone quarry, and he asks that it be enjoined as a nuisance.
 William Jackson, by next friend Charle. Jackson, has sued the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company for $500 dam ages. He says that on July 23 1900, he was convict working in a mine owned by defendant at Pratt City, where he was tripped up and run over by a car the defendant not having given him prop. CT warnings or instruction, and his right hand was mashed and injured
 Court Items.
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