The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-28
RECORD OF COURTS

Little out of the ordinary occurred at the court house yesterday in any of the several departments. In the first division of the criminal court the case of George w. Jackson, charged with man. slaughter in the first degree, was called for trial, and consumed the entire day. In the circuit court the case of Rachel Nelson, administratrix, vs. the Alabama Steel and Wire company, again consumed the entire day without reaching the end of the witnesses for the complainant.
 The time is approaching when all the courts will go into the regular vacation term Beginning Monday next, the ad- journed term of the circuit court will be held by Supernumerary Judge Aston, and will continue three weeks, adjourning March 24. The chancery court has but six weeks or so yet remaining of the present term, the criminal court will operate about as long and the city court will adjourn for the usual term the last Saturday in March.
 It is intended that a number of the prisoners now held in the county jail without the benefit of ball on capital charges shall be given a hearing before the criminal court adjourns, if satisfac- tory arrangements can be made, but up to this time no plan has been evolved which would bring such matter up with out interfering with other plans of the
 
 nouncement will be made shortly, how ever, in this matter.
 The Jeffersoin county Board of Revenue will meet again Thursday it's regular ses- sion being held the first of every month. There is nothing of unusual importance to come before the board. but in all prob- ability the matter of furnishing improved and additional quarters for the criminal court will be discussed at greater length than was the case Monday last.
 The board is opposed to the erection of an annex to the court house until the legislature grants more courts or a great number of judges to Jefferson county. but it has already decided to rearrange the offices in the court house in such way as to give greater space to the crim- inal division. It is the intention of Judges Greene and Weaver to have capital cases tried in both divisions of the court if sufficient jury room Is furnished The second division of the court has no jury room at the present time, hence capital cases cannot be placed on trial there, and prisoners charged with such offenses are compelled to await trial in the first di- vision, thus remaining in the jail longer than should be the case.
 The case of George w. Jackson, which was heard before Judge Dan Greene in the first division of the criminal court yesterday, attracted quite a lot of per- sons to that court room. The prisoner was charged with shooting and killing a negro named Joseph c. McDermott in a saloon in the southsde of the city some months ago. The defense was based on the grounds that the man killed bore a reputation as a bad man, especially when under the effect of intoxicating liquors, and the testimony introduced was along lines to show further that McDermott was drunk when he was killed.
 The state failed to make out a case against either John Williams or Vert Gillam yesterday. The men were charged with assault with intent to murder and were discharged from the county jail.
 M. D. Ledbetter, charged with grand larceny was released from the county jail also, on writ of habeas corpus, heard before Judge Weaver yesterday in the criminal court.
 The following business was transacted in the chancery court yesterday:
 Katie Belle Scholar vs. J. c. Mayfield, ct al submitted for a decree on motion of the respondents to dismiss the bill for want of equity. -
 G. A. Woodins vs. H. c. Woodins, ct al, decree confirming the registers report of a sale
 The following cases are on the docket of the chancery court for trial today:
 Shed Jude, ct al, vs. S. J. Brintle, ct al: G. M. Riser vs. J. T. Palmer, ct al. i; P. T. Pitts vs. J. T. Palmer, ct al. Isaac Ross Edwards vs. J. T. Palmer, ct al. .; Gorilla M Walker, ex parte; Etta Locke, ct al vs T. F. Johnson.
 The following business was transacted yesterday in the city court:
 Wyatt B. Cook ys. Joseph R. Caldwell;