The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-10
RECORDS OF COURTS

endorsement of many prominent lawyers, is being gotten up, which seeks to have the noon recess now taken by the courts, abolished.
 It is argued that by dispensing with the hour and one-ha1f at noon the days work can be completed considerably earlier in the afternoon.
 It is understood that the first effort to have the present system changed will be in the circuit court. The hours for converting the session of this court are, on Mondays, 10 a. m., and on the other five days of the week at 9:30 a. m. This court takes recess at 12:SO p. m., for luncheon and convenes at 2:15 D. m. The hour for adjournment is D. m.
 The plan as outlined by the attorneys has been presented to Judge A. A. Cole man, the senior member of the Jefferson county judiciary, and if he acts favorably on the request an effort will then be made to have all the courts adopt the proposed change in the schedule.
 The entire session of the circuit court the case of Sarah E. Royal vs. Peter F. Goss. ct all
 In the chancery court yesterday Cham cellor A. H. Benners, issued an order in the case of W. H. MacAfee vs. the Mac Afee company allowing the Carruthers- Jones Shoe company to file the claim of the company. The case of K. D. Paris vs. John R. Gaudin was dismissed
 The following cases will be taken up in the chancery court today:
 East Lake Land company vs. John D. Ware, ct all, administrator.
 Birmingham Trust and Savings com pany, trustee, as substitute complainant, vs. Alfred w. Markham, ct al.
 Eugene F. Enslen vs. F. w. Durham, assignee M. M. Boggin.
 Henry Bernard vs. James c. Myers, ct al
 Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company vs. Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham.
 The docket for the session of the chan cery court, lasting until the middle of December, is in the hands of the printer and will be finished Wednesday.
 IHe IOllOWlflS SulI was llIeu Tn the clty court yesterday: J. H. Terrell vs. the Southern Railway company for s20, 900 damages for alleged injuries claimed to have been received while in the service of the company
 In the second division of the city court Judge Charles H. Senn presiding, the fol- lowing cases were disposed of:
 Whatley & Ward vs. Joseph Mantell; judgment for plaintiff for s55.
 Martha Hunter vs. E. N. Casey; judg- ment for plaintiff for $l94.O7
 A Cont vs. Birmingham Water Works company; judgment for plaintiff for s15O
 Wood-Dickerson Lumber company vs. E. c. Hughes dismissed.
 E. T. Sykes, Jr., vs Roberts & Son; dis missed.
 Alexander Reid vs. Tutwiler Coal and Coke company; dismissed.
 Curtis s. Shugart vs. Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company; dis missed.
 The case of Morgan & Co. against the Mabry Hardware company is on trial in the second division of this court. In the first division of the city court Judge Charles w. Ferguson presiding, the following cases were dismissed yesterday: D. P. Rigg vs. w. F. McNamara, defend- ant; J. Q. Cohen ct all, garnishees; Lee Vernon vs. Blockton- Cahaba Coal com pany; Ben Dorr vs. the Birmingham Thomas E. Mitchell vs. Louisville and NTo. .l4, set vs. J. o. Began; w. F. Eggleston vs. Southern Railway company; L. w. Huff ct al, administrators. vs. Woodward Iron company, assumpsit.
 The case of Ed Kendrick vs. the Bir- mngham Southern Railway company is still on trial in the second division.
 The following jury has been drawn in the city court for this week:
 B. c. Hickman, M. L. Garrett, J. B. Allen, J. w. Mitchell, G. w. Burks T. J. Carter, J. F. Yeager, Clark Johnson, w. J. Blackwell, D. E. Lind, c. H. AL | lson, Jospeh Sadler.
 Judy No. 2-W. H. Sweat, J. R. Salter, H. w. Sweet. William Rhodes, J. H. Holmes, John Hackney, Charles R. Plos- | ser, J. H. A. Smith, J. W. Little, J. H. Jones, G. w. Smith, J. c. ONeal. In the criminal court Judge Samuel Weaver is engaged in trying the non capital felony cases and Judge Daniel A. Greene is trying the misdemeanor cases on the second division Sleriff Rich is expected in Birmins- ham today for the purpose of taking James Hopkins, negro who was arrest ed last night by Officers Gates ani Rich- ardson Hopkins Is wanted on the charge of assault with intent to mured. United States Clerk Charles J. Allison, ties Green and Kennamer. District Attor- ney Roulhac and Assistant Attorneys Steele and Standifer left yesterday for Huntsville to attend the October term of the United States court in that city. L. w. Huffman, who has been confined In the county jail for the past four years on the charge of killing Deputy United States Marshall Holzenbach, was carried to Huntsville yesterday. where his tria! will come up before Judge Aleck Board man of Mississippi, who is holding court at Huntsville this term. In each of three former trials of Huff man a mistrial resulted. The alleged crime occurred over four years ago in Marshal county.
 The following marriage licenses have heen issI1ed by the probate judge: