The age-herald., 1901-04-09
CITY COURT WORKS
 WITH TWO JUR|ES
Crowded Condition of the Jury
 Docket the Cause
CAPITAL CASES THIS WEEK
Many Suits Pending Involving the Title To the Town of Kingston. Robert E. Lee Bank.
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There were juries in both divisions of the City Court yesterday for the first time in it's history. This was authorized by an act passed at the last session of the Legislature which permits jury to be organized in the second division one week during the months of April and May. This act was passed on account of the crowd ed condition of the jury docket.
 In the first division of the court, Judge Charles A. Senn presiding there was a verdict for defendant in the case of James Burton vs. the Birmingham Railway and Electric Company
 The case of c. N. McDaniels admins trator, vs. the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, was dismissed. The case of Joe Neal vs James c. Pat terson Is on trial Plaintiff Is suing for sl5,OO0 damages for the loss of the serv- Ices of his minor child who was killed while in the employ of defendant. In the second division, Judge w. w. Willxerson presiding, the case of 8. F. Fields vs W. NJ. Wooden Is on trial. This is an ejectment suit involing the title to some property at Kingston. There are | pending brought by s. F Fields ct all which involve the titles to all of the town of Kingston, the plaintiffs claiming to have inhearited the land from their fath- | CT.
 A divorce suit was filed by Nancy A Armstrong against Richard c. Armstrong on the grounds of abandonment and cru- city.
 Juries were organized for the week as follows:
 Jury No. 1-Herman Scholze, J. c. Oak I ley. G. W. James. William Bell William Griffith Charles Smith, H. B. King. Joe Lacy, J. B. Jones, Jimmie Morris. J. R. Merrell. J. B. Houten.
 Jury No. 2-J. M. McCombs, B. F. Rouse H. J. Harriett, J. C. Patterson. Joe Bed dow, Levi Vines. J. T. Brent Wm Love less, John D. Speaks. I. J. Birchfieid. w T. Abernathy, c. T. Tanner.
 Jury No. 3-Wm Atkinson. A. B. Kil- tough, J. N. Hamrick, T. F. Parker. Jr. J. w. Mcwhorter, s. H. Bailey, c. J. Tomlin, D. c. Hewlett, Vim. W. Leslie, w. M. Burgin, J. M. Crockett, D. w. Pickens.
 Circuit Court.
 In the Circuit Court yesterday, Judge A. A. Coleman presiding. Roy Mccullough was admitted to practice law.
 The case of J. c. Bonner pro ami vs. the Alabama Great Southern, which was brought over from last week, is on trial. Juries were organized for the week as follows:
 Jury No. NV. H. Tomason, R. C. | xrr--. D e Ruter T. c. Patton, John Nicholas. M. s. Sheridan. H. R. Stanley, O. M Rock ett, T. C.. Price, J. M. Girbert.
 Jury No 2-T. I. Jones, T. L. Hendri- cas, John Kilgore. T. D. Watkins. D. c. Ball, A. H. Geohegan, W. A. Chace, c. c. Alexander, M. H. Pettus, D. A. Stone, J. T. Hughes.
 Criminal Court.
 The capital docket in the Criminal Court was set for yesterday but the whole time of the court was taken up organizing the juries. Twenty talesmen were taken from the box and summoned.
 The cases set for the day were all con- tinued.
 Court Items.
 Petitions in bankruptcy were filed by Robert E. Lee and Henry Murphy. The former has assets of $35 and liabilities of s95, and the latter liabilities of $71 and assets of s10. consisting of two trunks and his clothes.
 Marriage licenses were issued to James Addison and Lou Ella Pierce, Perry Wood and Foy Bianch santunyer. P. " Sandlin and Mamie Lou Dye.
 The following deeds were filed:
 E. A. Wilson to J. H. Perkins, lots 1s and 20, block 21 D. Ensiey, N,5oo.
 Southwest Land Company to s. L. Bon durant, part lots 3 and 10. block 2. South Side, $25o0.
 A. s. Wynn and wife to J. H. Nutting part lots IS, ls and 20. block 662, Birm- ingham, 3.100.
 T. s. Pounds and wife to B. 8. Theiss lot l6, block 21, West End. u.2oo.
 H. R. Adams and husband to c. A Tyson, lot in block 779, Birmingham. s4,0oo Bessemer Land and Improvement Com pany to Jenny Johns. lots 3. 1 and B. block o03, Bessemer. n.2to | Judge Bruce has recently sustained a bankrupt decision made by Referee Trim bie in the case of s. Sher. Certain Mont. gomery creditors filed a petition asking that their sales of goods to the bankrupt be received on the ground that he was in solvent when he bought them. The referee decided they had not brought the case within the rule and dismissed the petition which decision Judge Bruce sustained.