The age-herald., 1901-01-18
COUNTY PAYS $22S
 A DAY TO JURIES
IA Jurors and BaiIiffS Now
 Drawing Salary,
NEW CRIMINAL COURT OPEN
Cases of Edwards, West and Fay Are Set for Today-Luciusy Baker Again Respited-Other News
 of the Courts.

It costs money to run the Jefferson Coun- ty courts Not including salaries the coun-
 ty is paying about s22S day in the way
 of jury and bailiffs' fees. The City, Cir
 cult and Criminal counts are all in session. It being capital week in the Criminal
 Court there are three juries and one extra juror, making thinty- jurors in all.
 There are two juries each in the city and Circuit Court. making a total for the two
 of forty-eight jurors. Then the Grand Jury is in session composed of seventeen jurors Altogether the county is now paying 102
 jurors each B day, which amounts to
 s204. Attending three different juries are about dozen baiiffs, who each get $2 a day, making a total of s24 day, which the county is paying for baitffs Add this to the $204, which is the daily cost of ju-
 ries, and 1t will be seen that the juries
 and their baaliffs at the present time cost
 the county $22S a day. This is unusually
 heavy, however, and is due to the session.
 of the Grand Jury and the capital week
 in the Criminal Count. Criminal Court. Tn the first division of the Criminal Court nothing was done. The cases of Sam Bandy Jack Randy, Gus Randy and Doc Harmon, charged with the murder of Ger main Troulllous at Pratt City last year, were passed on account of the absence of witnesses.
 In the second division Judge Dan D.
 Greene tried his first cases This division, which was created by act of the last Leg islature will handle misdemeanor cases
 
 scented the State. The duties of clerk were discharged by wm. Burgtn and Deputy Sheriff Tom Jones acted as bailiff. The following cases were disposed off Mack Scott was acquitted of pettit larceny; Monroe Bryant was convicted of violating revenue laws; Will Lawson was convicted of abusie language; Charles Irv- ing was convicted of violating revenue laws, and Ed Thomas was convicted of carrying concealed weapons. Circuit Court. In the Circuit Court the case of R. J. Johnson vs the Birmingham Railway & Electric Company was on trial. Plaintiff sued for $500 damages on account of an alleged assault on him by a conductor. The case went to the jury in the after noon.
 The case of John A. McCarty vs. the Southern Railway Company is on trial Plaintiff is suing for 5000 damages, claim ing he was put off train after having bought ticket.
 City Court. In the first division of the City Court the case of Mary Schmidt administrix vs. fbn thin nd Man faattl lri,1 1er Company is still on trial Plaintiff asks $40 0OOO damages for the death of her hus- band.
 In the second division a divorce was granted D. L. Eastis from Nancy Eastis. Probate -ourt. A certificate of judgment was filed in the Probate Court in favor of Kate " King vs. Maclin Sloss and Fred Sloss for $2, ,35S 80. Marriage licenses were issued to Herbert A. Glasson and Gurdne Scott Will Bonn | CTS and Mary Ellen Means; Benjamin H. | Sargent and Annie billiard Steadham. Court Items. The cases of Edwards, West and Fay | charged with robbing the safe of the Stan dard Oil Company last March, set for | today.
 Lucius Baker, who is under sentence of death for murder, was to have been taken to Tallapoosa County yesterday, but he was respited until March 15 He~was sent here for safe keeping Henry Johnson, the negro who ran away from Bessemer with an Italian girl, is still in the county jail. A charge of grand lar cery is docketed against him. He persists in his denial of any improper relations with the girl.
 Coroner Paris has recovered from were attack of grippe and is able to attend to his duties.
 s. Greenstein of Ensley made a compro-
 mise with his creditors yesterday which was approve ed by the referee. He paid 40 cents on the dollar.