The age-herald., 1901-01-09
THE NEWS OF THE
 DIFFERENT COURTS
One Plaintiff Asks $40,000 for
 Two Feet
BROKEN LEG WORTH $10,000
Alabama Great Southern Railroad to Get Six New Engines-EnsIey Pub fishing Company Incorporated.
 An Albi to be Used.

In the Circuit Court the case of the Bir- mingham Machine and Foundry Company vs the Birmingham Steel and Wire Com pany is still on trial Plaintiff is suing for the value of some machinery which de- fendant ordered but refused to accept, claiming it was not delivered or time.
 A GOO suit was filed in the Bessemer division of this court. Mack Jemison is plaintiff and the Robinson Mining Com pany defendant Plaintiff claims that he was employed by defendant at the Leo gusta mine, near Bessemer, on September 13, 1900; that while some cars were being kicked" from the main line into defen- dants yard near the ore chutes he was ordered by c. c. Kurl to jump on a car, and in attempting to do so he fell and the car ran over both of his feet, cutting them off and otherwise injuring him.
 City Court.
 In the first division of the City Court the case of O. w. Wood, Jr., vs. the BirminS ham Railway and Electric Company is on trial. Plaintiff has brought suit to eject the railroad from some property claimed by him. The defendant claims to have de- rived title from o. w. Wood, Sr., who for merly owned it.
 In the second division the case of J. D. Lacy vs the Terrill Coal Company is still on trial. Plaintiff is suing for money which he claims is due him for excavating. John Bryson has filed suit against the rr-. ID pany for $10,OO0 damages. He claims that on August 4, 1900, he was in the employ of defendant at No. ? Blocton as "sprag- man., and was directed by Fred Dorrcott the mine boss, to go down in the slope and clean off the track and while so engaged some rock fell on him from the roof break ing his leg and otherwise injuring him. Negligence is alleged in not keeping said overhead rock securely propped.
 R. C. White has filed suit against the Westchester Fire Insurance Company for $9O0 amount claimed to be due under fire insurance policy.
 Probate Oourt.
 Declaration of incorporation has been filed by the Ensley Publishing Company. The incorporators are J. w. Minor, Chas. H. Frye, A. A. Frye and George R. By mum. The capital stock is S500O and they propose to carry on a general printing bus mess at Ensley.
 A contract of sale was filed between the Richmond Locomotive and Machine Works and the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company for six new engines.
 Marriage licenses were issued to Charles
 ;,,ia 1I Galloway Reed and Jane Sheets; Walter P Gains and Ada Gilbert; Homer B. Lusk and Roberta Fennell.
 Court Items.
 Petition in bankruptcy were filed by E. J. Shoobridge and E. N. Caller.
 Mai J. H. Allison will return tomorrow from Huntsville where he has been at tending the United States Court.
 The Board of Revenue will draw juries today for the Circuit Court for the week beginning Monday next The board has about $10,00O to refund in license taxes for the last two years which were declared un- constitutional. They have been kept very busy lately refundng these taxes, as they are paid out in numerous small amounts.
 Sheriff Burgin thinks he has located in Huntsville the murderer of Henry Harri- son. who was killed at Elyton a month ago. He will send a man there today to identify him.
 Grant Wilson, who is under arrest charged with grand larceny, is to endeavor today to be discharged under habeas corpus proceedings. The ease was to have been heard yesterday but was postponed on &C., count of the absence of a witness. Wilson is to use the defense of an alibi made im- mortal through the elder MT. Weller.