The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-24
MORGAN M MUTT IS
 PLACED ON TRIAL Is Charged With Using Mails for Fraudulent Purposes THE COLLEY-PARlS CASES Frank Lockridge Was Found Not Guilty of Charge of Using the
 Mails for Fraudulent
 Purposes.
THE COLLEY-PARIS CASES

The case of Morgan McNutt, charged with using the mails for fraudulent pur- poses, was called in the United States court, Judge Thomas G. Jones presiding. yesterday afternoon. After the attorneys had made the arguments on the several demurrers the hearing of the case was commenced.
 Over twenty-five witnesses, among whom are several postoffice inspectors. have been summoned, and will testify. The case Is expected to consume the rest of the week.
 McNutt, who is a well known merchant of Walker county, is charged with using the mails for fraudulent purposes while he was engaged in mercantile pursuits.
 The case against Frank Lockridge who was indicted on charge of using the mails for fraudulent purposes, which has been on trial in the United States court for two days, resulted yesterday in the jury bringing in a verdict of not guilty.
 The ColleyPa case, which involved dispute over crops on certain lands near Green springs. was aired in the sec ond division of the criminal court yes- terday. A large number of witnesses were examined and the case will not be com pleted until tomorrow.
 Although there are several defendants in the various cases, the case of J. Colley, the owner of the land, who, it is alleged, drew a revolver on the son of Coroner w. D. Paris, was the first case taken up' About forty witnesses from Green Springs were in the court room yesterday.
 The defendants in the cases are as fol- lows: John Colley. two cases; John Coiiey' Sr., one case; Jessie Collie, sam Woh' Ben York, Mrs. Sallie Bacon, Henry Crit- tenden, J. c. Harris, Coroner w. D. Paris Mrs. w. D. Paris. Miss Cunie Paris, MISS Gertrude Paris and George Paris
 The case of Rosenbaum Brothers vs Samuel Leftkovits ct al for S50uo dam ages for alleged libel, went to the jury in the circuit court yesterday afternoon at l o'clock. The jury failed to agree on verdict and retired late last night.
 The suit grew out of the publication of an article in one of the Bessemer papers in December, 1903. The article which was signed by the Merchants association se- verely arraigned, 1t Is averred, Rosen- haum Brothers for their attitude in threatened strike by the clerks of the Bessemer local
 petition was filed in the circuit court yesterday by John s. Cox against the Hargardine- McKittrick Dry Goods com pany for S25.0OO damages for letters al- legged to have been written by the defend- ant company.
 The following cases were disposed of in the chancery court yesterday:
 Alice woolen vs. Phillip Woolen, dis missed Ctwo cases).
 today:
 Leslie Short vs. Mamie L. Edwards, Jennie Fredrick vs, John Young ct al, Lucine H. Cooke as trustee, etc., vs Mrs Alice B. Williams ct al., Thomas Barnes vs Callie Barnes, James Stewart vs. Peter Stewart, H. K. Wite vs. L. V. Vines ct al
 The probate judge has issued the fol- lowing marriage license:
 Carmelo Schillaci and Miss Calogera Ingrasc.
 A number of important capital cases are scheduled to be tried during the first week of the capital docket of the criminal court Among the cases scheduled is that of R. l.. Dix, the negro charged with the mur- der of Bert Tesnell. Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company motor man, on a Gate City car at the corner of Twentieth street and Second avenue In order to avoid all technicaiities. Judge Samuel L. Weaver deemed it best to have a special jury venre of twenty-five, ex- elusive of the two regular panels from which to select jurors for the trial of cases during the week of December H.