The age-herald., 1901-05-01
CRIMINAL COURT
 HAS 4 COW CASE
Jury Out All Night Thinking
 Ii Over
A MARRIAGE LICENSE SUIT
Former Probate Judge Porter Is Sued By Girls Father and Wins Out. Double Header crimi-
 nal Court.

Tn the Criminal Court yesterday before Judge Samuel E. Greene, Frank Kincaid, young white man about 21 years old, was tried on charge of grand larceny. Kincaid and another white man named Chester Allen were indicted for stealing a COW from Leon H. Welch.
 welch testified that the COW was stolen in January, l9O1 near Thomas furnace, and recovered at the slaughter house, where defendant and Chester Allen were found with it, and that both of them were arrested
 Officer Nix testified to making the ar rest and also said that defendant ad- mitted having stolen the COW. saying he and Allen had slept together and agreed to steal a COW the next morning. He also said that Chester Allen had escaped since his arrest.
 The defendant said that Officer Nix was mistaken. That 1t was Chester Allen who admitted taking the COW, if 1t was anybody. He further said that Allen told him his uncle owed him money and that he was going to get the COW in payment and that he went along with him to get it.
 Joe Martin and John Cook, two white witnesses. testified to Kincaid's good character and said that Aliens character was bad. and that Allen had tried at for mer times to get them to engage in run ming off cows.
 The case went to the jury late in the afternoon and verdict will probably be rendered this morning.
 The following cases were also tried be- fore Judge s. E. Greene
 Sam Dowell and Ed Lowndes, colored, were convicted of grand larceny.
 Ed Gibson. colored. was convicted of petty larceny. and the cases of larceny against John Dyer and Annie Jones were mol pressed.
 Both divisions of the Criminal Court were in session yesterday. Tn the second division before Judge Dan A. Greene, Pe- ter Hayden. colored, was convicted of grand larceny This case was taken from the first division with one of the juries and tried after Judge Dan Greene had disposed Of the misdemeanor cases as follows:
 Martin L. Drake, violating the revenue '"Ts, sonn DS' %. sai.ss. Meyer gull. of the same charge and fined $50. sBm Harris ac- quilted of assault and battery with a weapon.
 George Edwards convicted of petty lar ceny and given ten days and costs
 The case against Robert Land for vio- lating the revenue laws was mol pressed.
 Circuit Court.
 A suit somewhat out of the ordinary run of damage suits was tried in the Circuit Court yesterday. Former Pobate Judge M. T. Porter was defendant and he was sued by Martin Parker of Chalkville for $200 damages for issuing, as he alleged, a marriage license to Charles Rhodes and his daughter Dora, in July, 1898. he alieg- ing that his daughter was under IS at the time. The case resulted in verdict for the defendant. it being shown that Judge Porter acted on the faith of state ments made to him by the parties apply ing for the license to the effect that the young lady. while not of age. was marry ing with her fathers consent
 There was judgment for defendant in the appeal case of E. D. Powell vs. W. D. Richardson.
 The case of J. W. Kickbaum vs West ern Union Telegraph Company is on trial Plaintiff is suing for $500 damages, ,al- leging that the defendant failed to deliver to him telegram in August. 1S9S an- nouncing his fathers death
 Juries were organized in the court as follows:
 Jury No 1-.J. c. McNeil j. B. Glenn, Tom Vendermer. J. K r. Fletcher, Noah Broadhurst, II. II. Waldrop. J. II. Nor Is. E. A. Terry. c. C. Rogers, II. c. Moore. J. T, Criel. J. A Moncrief.
 Jury No. 2-S. D. Linn, J. D. Wood, R. s. Brown. Patrick, Kennedy. James Salter. 1T. J. Ottls. NJ. M. Blyte, w. T. Quick. J. R. Gober, r. R. !Caudin, J. F. Wilson. ". W. Stein.
 City Court.
 In the first division of the City Court Judge Charles A. senn presiding. the, case of Davidson and Powell against William Morris. an eJectment suit. is on trial.
 In the second division of the City Court, Judge w. w. Wilkerson presiding, judgment of s3OO was rendered in the case of Ienfy Lane vs. Johnston and Dietz A Judgment for sso was rendered in the case of T. l.. Baldridge vs. R. J. May and T. J. Stubhs.
 The cases of H. T. White vs. the Kan sas City Memphis and Birmingham Rail- road Company and Bickart Bros. and Company vs. the Western Union Tele- graph Company, were dismissed for want of prosecution. 4.
 A non-suit was awarded in the case of John Anda and Company vs. Hood, Silk and Company.
 The case of Manatee County Bank vs Alabama National Bank Is on trial.
 Court itemo.
 Marriage licenses were issued to Wal ter B. Sisk and Mona VI scargcnt: VII liam L. Hughes and Mrs Margaret Ann