The age-herald., 1901-03-28
UNITED STATES
 COURT ADJOURNED
Eighty Cases Tried and Seven-
 ty-three Convictions
BANKRUPTCY QUESTIONS
Both Circuit and City Courts Busy Trying Cases-Board of Revenue at Work On New Jury
 List.

4le lult6Q PIdlpS court yes terday. During the term there were nine- ty-three indictments returned by the grand jury and eighty criminal eases were tried United States District Attor- ney Vaughan represented the government in all these cases, while Assistant Dis trict Attorney Davidson attended the grand jury sessions.
 Out of the eighty criminal cases tried there were seventy-three convictions and seven acquittals. The percentage of con victlons Is the highest on record in this court, and Is a good record for any court There were eight convictions for perjury, five for conspiracy four each for coun- terfeiting and violating the postal laws, the remainder being for violating the rev enue laws.
 Yesterday Judge Bruce modified the sen tence of R. H. Borck, who was recently convicted of retailing and fined s100 and costs and sentenced to thirty days i'm prisonment. The judge directed that on payment of the fine the balance of the Imprisonment should be remitted
 In the case of J. r. Harvey, who was fined $1OO and costs and sentenced to year and day in the Federal penitentia- ry for robbing the mails, the sentence was suspended and he was allowed to go home on his bond until the September term of court.
 J. K. P. Beard was granted a new trial, and the case against George S. Lee was mol pressed.
 Questions in Bankruptcy.
 Several questions on bankruptcy were argued before Judge Bruce yesterday One question on which decision was re- served was whether creditor with a waived claim was entitled to enforce it against the exempt property. In @ Geor- gia case before Judge Speer he decided that man who made waiver was es topped from claiming an exemption as against it. This case was reversed by the Circuit Court of Appeals. The same question came up before Referee Trimble in the Lee Byers case. In that case the referee, passing his dcision on that by the Circuit Court of Appeals, held that a waiver in a note or claim practically amounted to nothing and that a waiver in a note was not good against the ex- empt property. The creditors in this case who held the waived note appealed from this decision to Judge Bruce, who heard argument yesterday and will rem der his decision later.
 A similar question was argued yester- day in the case of Ida V. Geisler. In this case two parties held waived notes against the debtor. Both claims were filed, but only one took the proper steps to enforce his claim by obtaining an or der for the referee to sell the property and pay his claim. The other creditor who had only filed his claim, was not allowed by Referee Trimble to be paid out of the proceeds. He appealed from this decision to Judge Bruce, who sus- tained the referee. In this case the referees decision was made last October, prior to the decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals.
 In the case of J. s. Adler, a local mer- chant the Alabama Brewing Company went in and took possession of his prop erty after he had filed petition in bank ruptcy, claiming that the property was theirs Referee Trimble decided that they must restore the property to the trustee. spptN Judge Bruce, who yesterday affirmed Referee Trimble's decision.
 Circuit Court.
 In the Circuit Court the case of J. B. Graham vs. J. H. Scruggs, a suit on ac- count, was concluded and taken under adyisement by Judge Coleman.
 The case of Charles Vinz vs Joseph Fitzpatrick is on trial. Plaintiff is suing for $10o which. he claims is his share of a crop made by the parties.
 City Court.
 In the first division of the City Court, Judge w. w. Willserson presiding, :he case of James T. Pearson vs. the Alabama Construction, Coal and Iron Company re- suited in a verdict for defendant. Plain- tiff sued for damages for the alleged breach of contract for digging wells.
 No cases were tried in the second di- vision of the court
 Court Items.
 Deputy Clerk E. E. Greenleaf ofNthe Federal Court, who has been attending the session of the court here left for his home in Huntsville yesterday at noon.
 The board of revenue is still busily engaged in preparing new jury list for all the courts, including the Bessemer court This work will be finished in an- other week.
 Chief Clerk John P. Abbott of the Crim- inal Court has gone north for six weeks vacation.
 Marriage licenses were issued to Chas. W. Miller and Rebecca Zinity; E. B. Dar- win and Alice Sellers; Edward P Solo,