The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-11
RECORD OF COURTS

Tn the probate office yesterday articles of incorporation were filed by the cobbs and Mayberry Investment company with capitalization of s10o0o0, and the corpo- ration will begin business with a like amount The business of the company is to be the buying and selling of stocks, real estate and negotiable paper, acting as agents, negotiating deals and matters of like character. The officers are. H. H. Mayberry, president; J. B. Cobbs, vice president; T. J. Watson, secretary; H. l.. Cobbs, treasurer All named are directors except H. L. Cobbs.
 Articles of incorporation were also filed by the Motion Realty company with capital of s10,0oo. T. H. Motion Is named as president; E. J. Smyer, vice president; W. F. Motion, secretary and treasurer. A suit was instituted against the South ern Association of Baseball clubs in Nhe city court yesterday by Joe Burke. Burke, who for a part of the 1so6 season offlci- ated as an umpire sues for $450. which, he claims is due him for July. August and September. Plaintiff alleges that he signed contract at $20O per month to umpire baseball games during the season of 1sO6, but was prevented from doing so by the defendant. He ayers that he was ready and willing to perform his duties and offered to do so, but was restrained. MT Burke is candidate for sheriff of | Jefferson county at present. -- I The Birmingham Railway, Light and | Power company is the defendant in a l suit for $10,000 damages, filed in the city court by Frank c. Powell. The plaintiff alleges personal injuries as a cause of action.
 Griffith, administrators, entered suit in the citrcuit court against the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company for s1O.- 900 damages for the alleged death of John l Moore. The accident, which 1t is averred caused the death of the intestate, was powder explosion and occurred November 2S. 1905
 The St. Louis and San Francisco Rail- road company is defendant in a suit for $150 damages filed in the circuit court by M w. Burns for the alleged death of
 
 to the fact that the plaintiff alleges that car containing oats was left open and the animal was eating the oats and train came along and killed him. The following business was transacted In the first division of the city court yes- terday:
 Addie Rowe, administratrx, vs. B. D. Gillispie, on trial.
 In the second division of the same tri- bunal the following was taken up:
 s. E. Edwards vs. Kansas City, Mem phis and Birmingham Railroad company, damages; judgment for plaintiff for s7. .S6.
 Lee Alderman vs. Birmingham Water Works company, under advsement
 B. F. Roden ct al vs. M. M Graham; dismissed for want of prosecution.
 J. M. McClain vs. R. P. Harrison; under advisement
 Jefferson Brick company vs. Moody & Hay ct al; judgment for plaintiff for s615.
 In the chancery court the following bus mess was disposed of
 Shed Johnson vs. R. N. Wheeler; sub n11tted for decree.
 R. N. Wheeler vs. Wilbur Jackson; sub- mitted for decree
 The docket for today is
 Mike Mccarthy vs. Sarah Jones ct al.
 Mary Anchors vs l.. W. Johns
 In the circuit court judgment in favor of the defendant was rendered in the cause of Joshua M. Gay vs. the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power com pany.
 The following convictions occurred in the first division of the criminal court: Fred Hawkins, burglary and grand lar ceny; Bragg Hanley, larceny from person; Charlie Grimes, larceny from dwelling; Will James. forgery second degree
 Chief Clerk Blake issued seventy-nine licenses yesterday, which represented re- ceipts amounting to s13,375 fl. Monday is the last day to pay licenses before those who fail to visit the probate office will be adjudsed delinquents.
 J. B. cobbs and wife and H. H. May berry and wife filed q deed yesterday in the probate office transferring to the Cobbs X Mayberry Investment company lots in square D, certaing lots fronting 125 feet on the southside of First avenue and running back on the east side of Twen- tieth street 50 feet. The consideration was s9s, ,0O0.
 wfndom E. Brown filed petition ask ing that the will of Isaiah c. Brown be probated in the probate court.
 The following prisoners were arraigned yesterday before Criminal Judge Dan A. Greene and entered pleas of not guilty and the date of their trials fixed as named:
 Monday, January 16--Will Turner. mur- der; John Raper. robbery: John and Jim Raper, robbery; George Rammage. rob bery; Lizzie Rowan alias Bowers. murder: Jim Walker, Sr., murder; Jim Walker, IT. rra..rdor