The age-herald., 1901-03-06
THE DAYS GRIND OF ALL THE COURTS Mir. Nation Uses HatChet 10
 Build Up WhiSkey THE GRAND JURY FOR APRIL Plaintiff Sues Road 5ecahse Station Agent Caused Her to Wait In the
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THE GRAND JURY FOR APRIL

In the United States Court yesterday writs of possession were issued at the In stance of the solicitor of the treasury against A B. Clements, II. ". Jones' Easier Dunn, Marion Hammer and Fancy Baker The defendants are in possession of lands in Tuscaloosa County which were recovered by the government in 1893 and 1S04 but which have never been put in its possession.
 Isom M. Bentley, who, related In yesterdays Age-Herald, recited a tale of woe to Judge Bruce as reanson for not being sentenced, was given thirty days by the judge on his conviction for illicit distilling and fined S10O. He was also given thirty days for intmidating a wit ness, tie two sentences to be served con- currently.
 James Stedham pleaded guilty to retail ing, out as he had been in jail eighteen months on q State sentence for the same offense. he was not sentenced.
 John Smitherman pleaded guilty to H. licit distilling and was sentenced to thir- ty days imprisonment and fined $1O0 and costs.
 The grand jury made its first report yesterday, returning five indictments, as follows:
 J. w. Gilmer, retailing, Tillman Cole, Illicit distillng, Marion Nation. illicit dis tilling, Rufus White, retailing. In the Nation case the jury decided that he had used his hatchet to build up the whisky business instead of smashing 1t up
 There are 1SO cases on the criminal docket and 13O cases to go before the grand jury. Cases are set for every week day until the 2Oth, on which day the civil docket will be taken up. ~-|..
 Criminal Court.
 The grand jury for the April term of the Criminal Court was drawn yesterday. It is composed as follows:
 w. H. Morris, Ed Warren, Jr., s. V Copeland, Arthur Smith. c. Bitz, T. A. Langford, W. D. Houston, E. A. Littlo J. A. Kirk, J. W. Harrington, H. A. Stringfellow, James G. Rogers, G. w. Radcliffe, J. B. Elliott, J. Gurley Burgin' V. Womack, R. H. Tendon. A. L. Mo Williams G. B. Lawson, David Malone, W. Y. Jones.
 In the second division of the Criminal Court Judge Dan A. Greene, presiding a number of cases of violating the rev. enue law were tried The cases against M S. Drake and Frank Wrenn were mol pressed. Forfeitures were taken in the cases of John Delaney and Robert Laird. Martin h. Drake, Bob King, Scotty Me Lean and Sol Felix were acquitted. Vic tor Cugin was fined $50 and costs and George Harris received the same sen tence except that he was sentenced to hard labor for twenty days and costs, not to exceed ten months George La mars case was passed under an agree ment to plead guilty.
 The cases against J. J. Nichols and J. S. Adler, charged with operating slot machine, were mol pressed.
 City Court.
 In the first division of the City Court. Judge W. W. Wilkinson presiding, the case of T. B. Lyons vs. H. M. Horton was settled by agreement of parties. Plain tiff sued for $2,5O0.
 The cases of Wm. Wood vs. Ebert woodall and Gilbert Dorsey vs. J. H. Ward were dismissed for want oftprose- cution.
 In the second divison, Judge Charles A. Senn presiding, judgment of $40.85 was rendered in the case nf the Alabama h. dustrial School vs, Frank Wood.
 A suit for divorce was filed by Ed Prince against Georgia Prince on statu- tory grounds
 Circuit Court.
 In the Circuit Court Mrs. Saloms F. Murray has filed suit against the Kansas. City, Memphis and Birmingham Railway