The age-herald., 1901-02-28
JOSEPH HUGHES
 WAS ACQUITTED
Was Charged With Murder of
 Vim. Henderson,
ED TURNER IS NOT GUILTY
Was Charged With Grand Larceny. c. B, Wilmot Will Be Tried To- day-Thomas conwell and
 Son Bankrupts.

In the Criminal Court yesterday, Judge Dan A Greene presiding. Joseph Hughes charged with the murder of William Hen derson. was acquitted. The jury was out all the night before.
 Ed Tanner, colored, was then tried for grand larceny. Ed was accused of steal ing a suit of clothes on a train going to Tuscaloosa The clothes were the prop erty of Pressly Fulton They were found on another boy named Henry Swilley, who, when arrested, implicated Turner. Several witnesses were put on the stand by the State. The witness stand has n little railing In front of 1t, and one of the witnesses a large sized colored gen. tleman, put his feet on this railing and hid behind them.
 Take your feet down so can see you." said defendants attorney. The offending foot was renewed. Officer Burke was called to identify the defendant He was asked if all coons did not look alike to him, and said that they did not That to the best of his recollection he identl- ed the defendant. The defendant denied taking the clothes. He said he lived in Tuscaloosa and saw them on Henry Swilley. The Jury said Ed was not guilty.
 The case of G. B. Wilmont, charged with killing c. c. Braxton, will be taken up today.
 Circuit Court.
 In the Circuit Court Judge A A. Cole man presiding. the case of Peter F. Goss vs. the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company Is still on trial. Plaintiff is suing for s25, 900 for the loss of an arm. He was an engineer ana says he was un- der the engine cleaning it, when the fire man moved 1t without giving him warn ing
 The Circuit Court will adjourn Satur- day and Judge Coleman and Solicitor Ferguson will go to Winston County to hold court and from thers to Walker County.
 August F. Klasing has filed suit against the Kansas City. Memphis and Birmingham Railroad Company for $10,- 900 damages. He says that on December 9, 1900, he was employed by the defend ant as a switchman and in the discharge of his duties had to uncouple cars and while uncoupling car so that it might be weighed on the scales, his little finger was mashed, so that it had to be ampu- tated
 City Court.
 In the City Court, Judge Charles A. Sem presiding, the cases of Mary Holly vs. W. I. Cadenhead and Milner and Kettig Company vs. Trussville Furnace, Mining and Manufacturing Company were dismissed for want of prosecution.
 All other cases set for today were continued.
 In the second division, Judge W. W. Wilkerson presiding, judgement for $25O was rendered in the case of R. M. Jen- kins vs. W. D. Nesbitt
 Chancery Court.
 In the Chancery Court, Chancellor John c. Carmichael has issued an at tachment in the case of Moore and Hand ley Hardware Co. vs Fred Wagener ct al, directing the sheriff to attach bond No of the Tallulah Falls Railway Com pany in possession of George H. Stubbs, or his attorney, which bond is held by him as a guarantee of the performance of a contract by Fred Wagener Fred Wagener is alleged to be a nonresident and plaintiffs claim that he owes them s4757.
 The order directs plaintiffs to execute bond in the sum of 5000 before the attachment issues.
 Court Items.
 The Board of Revenue meets today. This is the adjourned February term.
 Marriage licenses were issued to John w. sharet and Aisle Thomas, Theop.lus Eaton Goodwin and Mary Alice Payne, Britain II Price and Addie Faust
 A petition in bankruptcy was filed by Thomas Conwell 6 Son of Oakman. Wal ker county. The firm consists of Thomas Conwell and Oliver J. Conwell. The firm has no assets and owes s4,77s.Ss. The larg- est Birmingham creditor Is May & Thom- as Hardware Company, whose claim is $307. 90. Thomas Conwell has individual debts of s1, ,S14S2 and assets of about g, 800 Oliver J. Conwell has no individual debts and assets of $125.
 John M. Randle, of Birmingham, has filed petition in bankruptcy. He has real estate valued at $500 and debts amounting to s9,64912 The debts are mostly old judgments.
 The following deeds were filed: S. A. Ellison to L. P. Fleming, 2-2S-01 $21oo lot 6, block 7s7, Birmingham; J. H. Perkins and wife to Ben Meyer, 2-25-01, S,4oO, lot Il, block TIC, Ensley: Ensley Ltd. Co.,. to L. Johnston, 2-9-01, $100O, lots 4 and 5, block 23G, first addition Ensley.
 A Bloody Tragedy.