The age-herald., 1901-03-08
JUDGE DAN GREENE
 JOINS TWO HEARTS
Ed Williams and Maggie ZeigIer
 the Reluctant Couple
MAN WITH A LARGE THIRST
Drinks Sixty Gallons of Liquor Be- fore Gauger Reaches Hm-Two Counterfeiters Plead Guilty.
 Suit for Assault and Battery.

Judge Dan A. Green performed his first marriage ceremony yesterday The un- happy and unblushing pair were taken from the county all. The groom was Ed Williams, eolored and the bride, Mag gie Zeigler, was still more colored Mag gie was in all dressed in a blue mother hubbard wrapper when she received the news that the bridegroom awaited her in court
 Dat man gwine ter say he'll take care ob me she exclaimed but he aint." She started to wear the mother hub bard to court, but on the remonstrances of some of her companions she decided to change her costume for one more ap- propriate for the occasion.- Selecting with tagging steps to the Criminal Court possessed, she put 1t on and repaired ewith tagging steps to the Criminal Court room. Here Judge Greene performed the marriage ceremony. When the groom was asked If he would love, cherish and protect the bride he hesitated a mo- ment, but finally said in a dubious tone : "I promise,
 Convictions in the Criminal Court were as follows:
 Nora Shelby, petty larceny, two days In all
 Robert Shelby, petty larceny, thirty days at hard labor.
 George W. Justice, abusive language, two cases, $1 and costs in each.
 John Hargrove, petty larceny thirty days and costs.
 Cyrus Beck assault and battery, $5O
 City Court.
 In the first division of the City Court the case of Roberts vs. Birmingham Wa ter Works was dismissed for want of All other cases set for the day were continued.
 In the second division there was a judg ment for defendant in the case of John Robert vs. John T. Myrick.
 Francis NJ. Partridge has sued the Cen tral of Georgia Railroad Company for $20 OOO damages. He says that on January ,, 1901, he was crossing defendants tracks at Spring street, Avondale, when he was struck by an engine which mashed his hip and otherwise injured him. Neg lgence is alleged in that the defendant In violation of an ordinance of Avondale failed to ring the bell when approaching said crossing.
 United States Court.
 In the United States Court Jim Wright and Melvin Wright were convicted of illi- eft distllling.
 l.. D. Taylor pleaded guilty to violating the revenue laws. but Judge Bruce sus- pended sentence. This was rather an un- usual case. Taylor made about fifty gal- Ions of liquor and sent word to the guag CT to come and guage Il. The guager was little slow in coming and before he arrived Taylor had drank up the fifty gallons.
 In the cases against w. L. Prewett, J. L. Perry, D. A. Spriggs, Eugene Key holds and W. H. Bentley. who were with counterfeitng and con spiracy, the first three plead not guilty and the last three plead guilty. Sentence was suspended until the other cases are tried. These defendants are from Chero- kee County. It was charged that they made counterfeit money. placed it in the hands of innocent parties and then ap- peared as government witnesses against them in order to secure the witness fees.
 Court Items.
 A petition in bankruptcy was filed by Robert Morris.
 Marriage licenses were issued to Charles Dawson Brooks and Louise McGhee; John H. Gearhart and Maud Wingard; James L. Little and Susan B. Mellard: Jesse Whited and Mrs. Mollie V. Cummings; Tom Teasley and Mrs. Laura Johns; J. D. Reed and Sara Myers; Christopher A. Poole and Della Teer.
 The following deeds were filed
 R. l.. Leatherwood and wife to W. s. Lide. lot in block 664, Birmingham, $1200. Birmingham Building and Loan Asso- riation to E. J. Smyer, various lots in West End (see deed), $l0O0
 Samuel Rich and wife to Knesses Is- real part of lots 3 and f. block 37, Bir- mingham, $4O00
 E. V. Harris and husband to E. " Pol ard. lots and 8, block 10, Pheland addi- .ion and part of the south half of the north half of section 1, township IS, range (see deedD, s32o0.
 J. R. Smith, Sr., to H. P Wilkins, lots to IS, block S2 North Smithfield, $215O
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