The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
RECORD OF COURTS

Great crowds of witnesses, jury tales men and spectators were gathered yes- terday in the court house. On the lower floor there were large numbers of busi- ness men who had come to pay the county and state revenue license, yesterday be- 1 ing the last day on which such license could be paid without delinquent fee | being exacted. On the upper floors the courts attracted most of the people.
 In the first division of the criminal court the capital docket was taken up, | but little was done except to draw the juries. In the afternoon the juries were completed and testimony was heard and evidence offered in the case of Will Tur- ner, indicted for murder. Turner is a negro. The case will be taken up again and completed this morning.
 In the second division of the criminal court number of misdemeanor cases were heard, none of them being of any importance and the great majority of the defendants being negroes.
 The following are the Jures selected in the criminal court:
 Jury No. Matt Sapp, Robert Cairns, II. M. Hycho, ". H. Tharpe, James 0. Anderson, J M.IDudley, Joseph P. No- Ian, A. L. Wheeler, w. c. Mcdonald, William S. Klein, w. F. Sydham, Tom Parsons.
 Jury No. 2-E. M. Lively. Wilbur L. North, George L. Anderson, w. A. Good win, Jesse Wright, w. M. Williams. John Wentworth. R. Waugh, J. D. Trucke. Emil c. Miller, w. c. Cutcliff, Charles Massey.
 Jury No 3-John Diggins, James Bailey, J. E. Lacey, H. H. Parsons, R. H. Ha- good, J. B. Young, W. T. Baggett, How ard Terry. J. A. Shoemaker S. L. Watts. S. J. creel. S. T. Keith.
 The following cases are set for trial in the second division of the criminal court today:
 Sam H. King, embezzlement; B. Frank Yoe. abusive language; Hilton Livings- ton, abusive language; Lulu Jackson, abusive language; Henry Watkins, assault and battery with a weapon; Bettie Will lia, defamation; Sam Baker. defamation; Bud winzo, carrying a concealed pistol; Albert Collier, assault and battery with WeapOHi fNeV. J. w. JuuSob lalse Pio- tenses; Ed Rowe, assault and battery with a weapon; Frank Ware, carrying concealed pistol.
 The case of E. L. Hayes vs the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company is on trial in the city court. It was not completed yesterday and will be taken up again this morning.
 The following. business was transacted in the city court yesterday: J. T. Fyke vs. J. 1T. Dean. judgment by default for the plaintiff for $l63.
 Bradley & Morrow ct al. vs R. D. Kaufman, Judgment by default for plain tiff for sS5l.
 Cope County Milling company vs. S. P. Sturgeon ct al. judgment for plaintiff for s1262.
 Hattie Peoples vs. the Southern Indus trial company, judgment by consent for plaintiff for s25OO.
 Caldwell Watson Foundry and Machine company vs. L. c. Stewart. administra- tor. settled out of court. administrator to pay costs of proceedings.
 Veitch-Young Produce company vs. R. E. Cooper settled out of court. defendant to pay costs of proceedings.
 The case of Dave Hokes vs. the Wood ward Iron company is on trial before Judge Senn, not having been completed when court adjourned yesterday after noon. It will be resumed this morning.
 Suit for the recovery of pertain tract of land along the Alabama Great South ern railroad, in this county, and for s500 additional for detention of the land, was filed in the city court yesterday by the Birmingham Fire Brick Manufacturing company against J. D. Keith.
 The following juries for the week were drawn for the city court yesterday:
 Jury No. 1J r. Holder J. M. Procter. Ed Tucker, B. II. Brantley, John Bailess. r. B. Daniel J. O. Counts, J. L, conley, O. z. J. Waldrop, w. b. Martin Sam Har- ris, Lamon MeelSs.
 Jury No. 2-John Yessick. Isaac Ellard. Roman Mascus, w. N. DeVere, F.. H. Reese. r. NJ. Huey, w. E. Woodman. Chase Perkins. Alfred Thomas, j. w. ! Newbnry. Joseph Senn, J. w. A. Wat son.
 l Jury No. 3-Samue Camp, Sr Will ] Whaley, William k. A1nbruster, Charles J. Martin, Frank Pittman, A. R. Holmes. 1 T. W. Mcdonald, W. R. Stafford. J. M. | Waldrop. J. O. Goodsby J. D. Langford. | F. NJ. Conner.
 Jury No. 4-carried over from last week.
 The following cases are op the docket | of the city court for today: l First divisional. H. Yaxsf va ". R