The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-17
Henretta Nelson, murder; Bessie Wright,

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 roads, Pete Sanders, J. H. Jenkins. John Reese. two charges. Mary Lanes, Henry Birch, Willis A Smith. all charged with abusive language; John Reese, carrying concealed pistol; Walter Farr. defama- ton of character; Emma Williams, as sault and battery with weapon Clara Birch, assault and battery.
 A capias was issued in the second divis- ion of the criminal court yesterday for
 B. Frank Toe, who was not in court to stand trial on an indictment for using abusive language in the presence of fe- males. It is alleged in the indictment that the defendant used the abusive lang uage while he was serving as quarantine official some time ago.
 Judge Ferguson and the jury from the | second division of the city court. accom- panied by attorneys and witnesses in the ] case of E. l.. Hayes vs The Birmingham i Railway Light and Power company, yes | terday visited Rising station, Ensley, l shortly before noon. for the purpose of personally viewing the topography of the i ground at the place where the plaintiff i alleges he received injuries of a perma , nent nature because of negligence of the 1 defendant.
 The trip took an hour or more, and /, upon the return to the court room the hearing of testimony continued The case went to the jury late last evening. ] The following new suits were filed In 1 the ritV court yesterday: l j. s. King vs the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad company. Plaintiff petitions for damages to the amount of $1O,OOO, alleging that he was seriously ana permanently injured August 90. 1soS, while in the employ of defendant company.
 Harry Denegre vs. the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company damages to the extent of sSO for alleged failure to deliver to plaintiff certain dentists chairs and supplies.
 l John S. Meyer vs. the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. Plaintiff prays for 5000 damages, alleging that he was severely and painfully in- iured at Tenth street and Tenth avenue November IS, 1905, while a passenger in one of the cars operated by the defend ant company.
 Louis c. Jones vs the Sloss-Sheffield I Steel and Iron company; damages to the 1 extent of $100O for an alleged assault committed by an employe of defendant at Flat Top.
 l The following cases are on the docket l of the city court, first division, for to- day:
 Albert Payne vs. the Birmingham Belt Railroad company; c. J. Leahey vs. the Sloss-S Sheffield Steel and Iron company; Jennie Coleman vs. the Birmingham Rail- way Light and Power company; Western Grain company vs. the Central of Geor- | gia Railway company. The docket for today in the second di- | vision of the city court contains the fol- 1 lowing cases:
 1 J. P Weller vs. B. Zavelo ct al; James | w. Jones vs the Tutwiler Coal, Coke and | Iron company; J. J. Smith vs the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power com pany; Lula Boyd vs. the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company; | John P. Yates, pro ami, vs. the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power company John A Kent vs. the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad company | Judge Osceola Kyle of Decatur is one of the attorneys in the case of E. L. Hayes vs. the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company in the city court
 The case of Dave Homes vs. the Wood ward Iron company, in the second divi- sion of the city court, was not completed yesterday being still on trial. The time of the circuit court yester- day was taken up again in hearing tes- l timony in the case of Nancy Ann Moore 1 vs. the Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line railroad. The case has occupied the l entire attention of the court for two l full days now, but it is expected it 1 will be completed today. 1 The docket for today in the circuit court contains the following cases: James F. Smith Vs. the Sloss-Sheffeld l Steel and Iron company; Harry Russell I ct al ys. the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company; Harry Russell ct al vs. the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron com pany; Harry Russell ct al vs. the Pioneer Mining and Manufacturing company; Jo- seph Bossier vs. Martha V. Elkins.
 The following business was transacted in the chancery court yesterday:
 Joseph Pumilia vs. Annie Troullias, et ali decree confirming the report of the register on the sale of property, and or 6erng reference by register to determine shares in costs of proceedings of par ties in cause. T 1e reference was held during the afternoon, and included inter- fngatories relative tc ,ha fees for sou 'i- ton for claimant.
 Wesley Short vs. Annie l.. Edwards, dismissed on motion of complainant
 Chris Catharios vs. Joseph Bryan, mo- tion by complainant to dismiss, ac- cepted.
 Big Sandy Iron company vs. Pensacola and Western Railway of Alabama, argued on motion to dissolve injunction, and sub mitted for decree.
 The following new suits were filed in the chancery court:
 Otto Marx vs. the Mayor and aldermen of Birmingham. The petitioner prays that there issue a perpetual enjoinder against the defendant, to restrain it from taking a certain strip of land in the South Highlands, which it claims is dedicated for use as q public road or highway According to the bill, the city desires to open the street for which it claims the land mentioned was Ied.cated
 second bill of pracs'raliy the same wording, and with the same object in view, was filed by Robert P. McDavid against the Mayor and aldermen of Bir- mingham.
 Annie l.. Williams vs. Matte Williams, bill petitioning for a partition and divi- sion of property.