The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-29
RECORD OF COURTS

There is not much doing this week around the court house and the county officials are being given an opportunity to catch up with their work. The inter est Is centered in the session of the su- preme court at Montgomery and many of the city's attorneys are there.
 The only bill filed in the city court this morning was by John Williams against the Alabama Great Southern railroad com pany for s5000. He asks damages for that amount from the railroad for false Imprisonment on the charges of burglary and grand larceny He claims to have been confined for twenty-seven days dat ing from October 30 this year.
 The following marriage licenses were issued in the probate court this morn- ing:
 Willie Wilson to Bettie Logan. Karl seabrong to Miss Elizabeth kiehl. J. R. Green to Sarah Frances Hewitt. II. V. Love to Annie Edwards. R. Y. Rawson to Gladys Wilson.
 A petition was filed yesterday after noon with Refree Trimbell of the bank ruptcy court asking for a receiver for the R. T. Moore Lumber company, that firm was bankrupt. The petition was signed by the Denson Lumber company, Standard Oil company and Roberts & Son, praying that a receiver be appointed at once and the affairs of the defunct company be turned over to him. Judge Jones of the federal court appointed I. A. Hobbs, receiver and set December II, as the date for the hearing of the case. This is the first failure that has occurred in the Birmingham district in some time and as 1t Is a very small concern but few creditors will be affected.
 The arguments in the case of Morgan McNutt who Is being tried In the federal court on the charge of using the United States malls for fraudulent purposes. was concluded yesterday afternoon and the fate of the accused rests in the hands of the jury. They retired late In the after noon This case has been fought hard on both sides and considerable interest has been taken in the outcome. McNutt was arersted by the postal authorities at Saragossa. in Walker county several weeks ago, on complaint of a number of persons who alleged he had used the mails fraudulently. Many persons who have heard the testimony at the trial seem to be of the opinion that the ac- cused will come clear and that the evi- dence has not been sufficiently strong enough against him. One strong point in his favor Is the fact that none of the envelops In which the letters were sent could be produced in court. Copies of letters alleged to have been written by him were exhibited as evidence and this point is an interesting feature in the arguments. It is quite likely that the jury will report on the verdict this morn ing.
 The trial of Hardie Robinson which was to have been held in the federal court yesterday was abated on account of the death of the defendant.
 The hearing of the case against J. B. Thompson for a violation of the postal laws was continued by Judge Jones yes terday. When the case was called 1t was announced that here was a serious illness in the mans family and the trial was put off until the next term. The trial of Abisha Wilson, who is also accused of violating the postal laws. was likewise postponed on account of the illness of his mother.
 In the case of Harry Whitt1e. charged with shooting at rural mail boxes. the jury returned a verdict of not guilty and he was dismissed.
 s. l.. Bissett pleaded guilty to the charge of embezzlement of postoffice money orders and sentence was deferred until Friday. Immediately after the case was called by Judge Jones yesterday the accused entered his plea.