The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-17
Criminal Court.

Morrow.
 Criminal Court.
 The case of Dave Laws. charged with taking the life of Nell Mullin at Ensley last winter was p2zsed until tomorrow morning at s;S0 o'clock by Judge Dan A. 6reent In the first division of the crimi- nal court yesterday afternoon. The homi- eiue occurred at the saloon of Laws in hnsley over transaction. Since the Killing Laws has been confined in the county Jail' the indictment against him eharsing murder in the first degree.
 Judge B. M. Allen and Stallings & daston represent the defendant, while the solicitors are being assisted in the prosecution by the firm of Frank s, White & Sons, A large number of wit nesses residing in Ensley and Wylam nave been summoned Mullin resided in Wylam.
 Wright-Adams Case.
 The case against Will R. Adams and Walter c. Wright. who are charged with killing a negro on Ninth avenue and Twenty-fifth street, north, last June, were called yesterday afternoon and a continuance made until Monday, Febru- ary 6, Both are white men, being em- ployed as enginemen on the Frisco sys- tenn, They have been indicted by the grand jury on the charge of murder in the first degree and have been confined in the county jail since June 29. Shugart & Bell are defending the men, and At torney Charles Denegre Is assisting the state in the prosecution.
 The case of Albert Henderson, a negro, , charged with taking the life of another negro at Brookside, was passed to be re- -af I1a ID [ is the only witness that has ever been found by the state.
 The case of Will Henry. charged with robbery, was mol pressed.
 Organization of Juries.
 Three 1uries were organized for the week in the criminal court yesterday af ternoon. The jury venire for the week was exhausted before the three juries were organized, and twenty-five special summons were sent out after the names had been drawn from the jury box by the court,
 w. T. White was one of the special ju TOTS. He stated to the court that he was a practicing attorney and was therefore excused by Judge Greene from serving The wife of M. T. Baird appeared in court and testified that MT. Baird was ill He was therefore excused. The wife of Special Juror Boatright was i'll and he was excused.
 q have a fixed opinion about this case" said Juror E. P. Montgomery when ex- cuses were called for.
 What ease?" asked Judge Greene.
 That of Dick Morrow said the juror eve are not ready to try the case, Mir Montgomery. We are only organizing the three juries for the week." sad t..e court.
 Special Juror T. H Motion was sick with cold and neuralgia and was a l sufferer from asthma, he said. Was not physically able to be out Sunday and did i not arrive in his office until 10 o'clock yesterday morning Would not have come down then" said MT. Motion, If I had known deputy was there with a summons for me for jury duty" He was later excused.
 M. D. Friedman desired to get away l ou account of business matters, but the court informed him that was not a good excuse. T. J. Carson said that he W s a permanent sufferer from rheumatism and was excused by Judge Greene,
 Juries are Charged.
 J. B. Thompson completed jury No. 8, and the court then proceeded to give a l general charge of them. He told tffe 1 thirty-six jurors not to allow any one to
 
 during the week. If they persist in do- ing so" said the court, 'it wi.l be your duty to report the fact to this court. You are here to administer the criminal laws of the state of Alabama justly, and 1t rests solely with your honesty and in tegrity to see that these laws are prop eTly enforced You, too, are representa- lives of the defendants brought before the bar of justice. just the same as you are representatives of the state in the administration of the state"
 Today's Calendar.
 The following cases are set for trial to-day: George Tolbert, murder; Dave Jones, murder; Walter Dozier murder; l Charlie Jackson, murder.
 Has Dying Statement.
 The dying statement of K. G. Almon, the railroad man who was shot and fatal ly wounded Friday night, is in the pos session of Assistant Solicitor E. w. Win ston. The statement, it Is said, incrimi- mates the negro Hale who was arrested by deputies Saturday morning, charged with committing the deed. Almon on his death bed also identified the pistol taken from the negro as his property.