The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-27
RECORD OF COURTS

The case of Rachel Nelson vs. the Ala bama Steel and Wire company was re- sumed yesterday morning in the cir cult court, and in all probability will consume the entire week.
 The Nelson case continues to attract unusual attention among citizens gener- ally because 1t is the first of the many damage suits arising out of the Virginia mines disaster a year ago, to go to trial. The case was called for trial early last week. but the days since then have been consumed in pleadngs and in the ob- taining of jury This latter created much difficulty and delay because so many of the veniremen summoned were related in some manner to victims of the explosion in the mines.
 The taking of testimony has really only begun, and inasmueh as both complain ant and defendant have summoned many witnesses, It is hardly expected the case will go to the jury until late in the week. Crowds of witnesses and speeta- tors are in the court room all the day, showing great interest in the progress of the case, and remaining from the open ing of court until it closes each days session in the afternoon. Many persons interested in others of these damage suits are watching the advance of the Nelson case with unusual interest.
 Judge Senn in the city court yesterday handed down a Judgment in favor of the defendant in the case of the town of East Lake against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company. The town officers sought to obtain from the railroad company license taxes for the years 1905 and 1904 for doing business in that town, but Judge Senn held that owing to a defect in the city ordinance under which this license tax was claimed, the de- fendant could not be held for the taxes, hence the decision in favor of the rail- road company.
 The following business was transacted in the city court yesterday:
 Ben Williams vs. the Sterling Dynamite company, judgment by consent for $l50
 Harrison Earle vs. the Atlanta and Br- mingham Air Line company, dismissed
 
 tiff.
 Benton Brothers vs. w. E. Hammers, judgment for SIT in favor of plaintiff.
 Oliver S. Cargo vs. A. A. Gambill, on trial.
 The following is the jury selected to serve during the present week in the city court:
 G. R. Trousdale, T. R. Graham, D. w. M. Hanley, ". O. Trotter, A. s. Joseph, James Chamblee, W. r. Gillham, ". M. Robertson D. w. Brown, W. A. Lynn. c. l.. Foster, F. c. Mackey, Pink Taylor, M. H. Howton, J. w Harris, J. M. Car rell, J. P. Langston, Christopher Burson, Monroe Cargile, John Goodwin, w. E. Thompson W. A. Jackson, P. T. Wide man, Elias Parsons.
 Alice Moore was found guilty of larceny from a person in the criminal court yes terday
 The case of Pat Hannegan, charged with murder in the second degree. was taken up in the first division of the criminal court yesterday afternoon, and the ar gument was had late in the afternoon, after which the case went to the jury.
 The following are the jurymen selected to serve in the criminal court the present week:
 Jury No. IA. M. Earnest, G. G. Hope, IT. s. Martin, Arthur Grant, Felix M. Parsons, A. V. Fair, E. l.. Gaines, R. w. Newman, D. N. Bearden, w. fG Smith, will Mason, Frank Campbell.
 Jury No. 2-W. O. Phillips. D. H. Wear, John A. Massey Dock Maddox, Edward Roddy. P. N McCrary, w. H. Reynolds, John K. Brannon, Jr., John E. Bell, J. w. Johnson, E. S. Bobo, A. N, Akins.
 The following cases are on the docket of the city court for trial today
 First Divsion-M. r. Batson, admin istratrix. vs. the Fidelity Life Insurance company: Alabama National Bank vs. H. I. Henry. ct al; O. P Granderson ys. the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company; w. T. Kennedy vs. J. Jaffe: J. W. Hunt vs. the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company; D. P Riggs vs James w. Mcdonald; Pat rick Dewyer vs. the Sloss-Sheffleld Steel and Iron company.
 Second Divlslon-The Mccall company vs. B. Savelo; Standard Stove Works vs. B. Savelo; George w. Goodwin vs. Will liam C. Scott: Sam Howard vs. the Union