The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-13
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RECORD OF THE COURTS.

RECORD OF THE COURTS.
Big crowds but little business transacted
expresses the situation in the court house
yesterday. Absent witnesses and Illness of
others operated to have all cases in the
circuit and first division of the criminal
courts passed.
Circuit Court.
None of the cases set for yesterday
could be brought up to trial as parties
were not ready. After empanelllng juries
for the week the court adjourned.
Circuit Court Docket.
The following cases are set for today
in the circuit court; the Alabama Steel
and Wire company being the defendant
in each suit:
Rachel Nelson, Administrative; A. NJ.
Gallup administrator; W. K. Terry. ad-
ministrator; Annie Coheley, admnistra-
trix; Katie Turner, Administrative.
City Court.
In the first division of the city court
yesterday consent judgment for $500
was rendered for the plaintiff in the
case of ]. d. Hickson vs. Birmingham
Southern Railroad company. The follow
ing cases were dismissed for want of
prosecutions Philip Jeffetlna vs. Pioneer
Mining and Manufacturing company; o.
W. Steadman VS.. S. E. Harmon.
First Division Docket.
In the first division of the city court
the following docket is set for today
Miranda Pringle VS.. Louisville and
Nashville Railroad company, damages;
Fanny May vs. Birmingham Railway
Light and Power company, damages; Mrs
F. E. May VS.. Mayor and Aldermen of
Birmingham, damages; f. NJ. Payne vs.
West Pratt Coal company, damages; Mil
.dred Raub VS.. Birmingham Bottle Supply
company, appeal; Robert Frank VS.. Bir-
mingham Railway, Light and Power COM
pany, damages, Bordie Tyler pro ami vs.
Jefferson county, damages.
In the second division of the city court
yesterday the case of b. f. Adams VS.
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company. was on trial all day and was
given to the jury late in the afternoon
Second Division Docket.
The following docket is set in the Sec
ond division of the city court today
Wylie Lowe VS.. Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company, damages; Rachel
Williams ct al. administrator VS.. Atlanta
and Birmingham Air Line Railway COM
pany; Thomas f.. Cason VS.. Western
Union Telegraph company, damages:
John Diggins VS.. Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company, damages;
Charles Moss VS. Birmingham Railway,
oh
NJ. Jones VS.. Birmingham Railway. Light
and Power company, damages; Charles
V. Weems VS.. Alabama Great Southern
Railroad company, damages
Chancery Court.
The following docket is set in the chan
Gerry court today:
Sarah Chamberlain VS. Tom Chamber
lain; Fred l.. Owen, pro ami, vs. Sarah
s Sheets; A. ]. Wheeler VS.. Catherine
Guyllou; III. A. Harrington VS.. Mayor
\ and Aldermen of Birmingham; Mrs. Min
ME Murray VS.. Joe Murray; Coosa River
Electric company VS.. Roswell H. Cobb,
L. D. Hightower VS.. A. d. Coalsor;
oyella Durr VS.. Oaron Durr; Lilly John
son VS.. Lees Johnson.
Criminal Court.
AIN the first division of the criminal
court yesterday the case against Richard
Wray was passed to next term of the
court
The defendant is charged with the MUIR
der of George Freeman in the house of
Marie Martin in the early part of this
year. When the case was called yester-
day Marie Martin was not present and
Solicitor Hefin intimated that she was
absent by the procurement of the de-
PENDANT Her bond of $500 was declared
forfeited.
The case against Frank Bisset was
passed on account of the illness of some
of defendants witnesses. Bisset is
charged with killing his sister-in-law by
shooting her to death on a porch on Ave-
nue. B.
All the other cases set for trial yes
terday were passed.
Criminal Court Docket.
The following cases are set for trial
In the first division of the criminal court
today:
Dock McAlpine, robbery; Ramon Toll
bert, murder; r. d. Blackburn. murder;
Frank Harmon, robbery; W. A. Spelzer,
murder.
Federal Court.
In the federal court yesterday the case
of the United States VS.. Alexander r.
Chisom was on trial all day. and VIII
no resumed this morning at g.M.