The age-herald., 1901-05-05
DAY IN CRIMINAL COURT
  Several Prisoners Are Sent to
 the Mines THE NEWS OF THE COURTS A Movement on Foot to Have All Courts Close at O'Clock During the Recess Months--sult
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THE NEWS OF THE COURTS

In the first division of the Criminal Court yesterday the following prisoners were sentenced by Judge Samuel F. Greene.
 Oliver Berry for grand larceny, was sentenced to two years at hard labor
 Sam Dowdell and Ed Lowndes for grand larceny were each sentenced to twelve months at hard labor.
 Ed Gibson for larceny of brass was given sixty days at hard labor
 Frank Kincaid for stealing a COW was given one year and day in the peni- tentiary.
 Joe Hampton for burglary and grand larceny was sentenced to two years at hard labor.
 Nose Woolwich for assault with intent to murder was given two years at hard labor.
 Mary Taylor, a defaulting witness, was sentenced to twelve hours in jail. | Win Hardnutt. Will Whitaker, Will Hundley and Jim Batchelor for burglary and grand ladceny were each sentenced to one years imprisonment
 In the second division the following sentences were pronounced by Judge Dan A. Greens.
 Robbie Jones and Lula Walker for abusive language were given ten days at hard labor.
 Peter Hayden for burglary and grand larceny was given five years in the peni- tentiary.
 Circuit Court. | Ip bo Ciro,,if rso,,r& +lo oa.. 1s S n Coker vs. w. ". Thompson is on trial.
 Plaintiffs have filed petition to set aside a Judgment for land and damages on the
 ground that they had insufficient notice of the suit.
 | W. c. Durrel as administrator of Ben McGhee, has filed suit against the Sloss
 Iron and Steel Company for 5000. alleg- ing that on February Is, 1901, his intestate | was employed as a switchman on one of | defendants engines at North Birming ham and was caught between the engine and bridge, and so badly mashed that he died
 City Court.
 Pleasant W. Hill has filed suit against the Southern Railway Company for s25,- GOO damages He says that on March ', I 1901, he was crossing the defendants track at Twenty-fourth street in a ve- hicle. and that while he was upon the
 crossing he was run into and struck by
 one of defendants trains and his leg was
 broken and mangled and he was other wise injured.
 (, Court Itens. 1 It has been suggested by some of the 1 lawyers and courthouse officials that all | the courts agree to close at o'clock dur ing the months of July, August and Sep tember The courts are in recess at this 1 time, and there is really no reason why | they should not close at o'clock instead | of o'clock. It is understood that pe- tition to this effect will be circulated by | the lawyers, asking all the courts to l agree to close at o'clock during the summer vacation. No petitions in bankruptcy were filed yesterday. ,.-s Marriage licenses were issued to Ellis A. Hogan and Missouri Huey; Alonzo L. Hughes and Cordie II. Johnston; Charlie Simmons and Emma Walls. David Dennis and Jessie Graham, J. ". Thompson and Mrs. Ella Smith; John T. Harris, Jr., | and Lena Thompson. | The following deeds were filed: Bessemer Land and Improvement Com | pany to H. Knoepfer. 5000; lot in Besse- | mer.
 | Bessemer Land and Improvement Com pany to c. B. Rogers, $500; lots 15 and 16, | block 279, Bessemer. l Alabama Trust and Savings Company | to H. J. Nan, $s25o; lot in block So3 Birm- | ingham. :, 8 | 8. V. Blythe to J. E. Penny. $2250; half | interest in lots ? and 3, block 161, Birm- 1 ingham.