The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-19
RECORD OF COUR TS

There was nothing but strictly routine business transacted in the courts Satur- day, and but little of that. In the civil courts little business was transacted ex- cept in the filing of motions and other ordinary pleas.
 Judge Weaver sentenced a number of prisoners in his division of the criminal court and found the remainder of the day taken up with hearing habeas corpus pro- ceedings. Judge Greene was. busy all day with the case of Henry Roebuck, a negro charged with murder in the sec ond degree. The negro was found guilty of manslaughter and punishment was fixed at imprisonment for one year in the mines.
 The other prisoners sentenced were as follows:
 Dallis McCombs, abusive language thir- ty days; Annie Alexander. abusive lang uage, ten days; Jim Conner, carrying a concealed weapon; Ike Warner. assault and battery, 15O days; Jim Mitchell : sault and battery, 150 days; Ben Gilman. abusive language, ten days; John Young, petit larceny, ten days; John Brown, petit larceny, ninety daysi Tom Reed carrying concealed weapon, thirty days; Greedy Ferguson, assault and bettery, 150 days; Charles Scott, assault and battery, 150 days; Will Taylor assault and battery, 150 days; Anderson Mason assault and battery, 15O days; Viola Jones, vagrancy, ninety days; Henry Roebuck, manslaugh- ter, one year.
 Victoria McGee was sentenced to serve 100 days in the mines by Justice of the Peace Brodie, charge of vagrancy.
 In the city court, a judgment in favor of the defendant was handed down in the case of P. H. Murphy vs. Black & Laird The plaintiff had claimed damages all legged to have been caused to certain real estate south of Bessemer because of the building of the sanitary sewer by the defendant firm of contractors.
 The following new suits were filed in the circuit court Saturday:
 fStephen Hampton, administrator, vs. the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, suit for damages in the sum of 80. GOO. it being alleged in the petition that one of the cars of the defendant com pany ran over and killed Hamp Hampton. Amanda Fisher ct al vs. B. A. Thomp- son and w. T. Doe, suit to recover pos session of certain real estate and claiming s5ooo as punitory damages for the detention of the land.
 William E. Hancock, administrator or the estate of George N. Hancock Vs the Birmingham Railway, Light ana Power company, suit for damages in the sum of $20,000, the allegation being made in the petition that George N Hancock had been run over and killed by one of the cars operated by the defendant com pany.
 William Dougherty vs. the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad company, claim of s1s99 for. alleged ejectment from a train of the defendant company.
 Henry S. Dean vs. the Southern Rail- way company, claim of $19s9 for per sonal injuries.
 Mrs. Matte l. Conner vs. the Western Union telegraph company, bill for s1e9s for alleged failure to promptly deliver a certain telegram.
 / Attorneys praeticing in the criminal court are taking part in the discussion as to whether or not special term Of the criminal court should be held for the purpose of clearing the capital cases.
 Judges Greene and Weaver will more than likely decide to try several capital cases before the present term of the court is adjourned. The capital docket Of the court Is badly congested, and it is the intention of the court to make every effort to remove from the docket as many cases as is possible. It is probable pris- oners held without bail will be given trials before those who are not deprived of their liberty becAuse of being able to furnish bond.
 In the chancery court Saturday the following business was transacted:
 In the case of Annie L. Williams vs. Mattie Williams. decree pro confesso was handed down against the defendants.
 Gus Bradford ys. James B. Ware ct al., dismissed for want of prosecution.
 Eugene F. Enslen vs. F. w. Durham, assignee, final decree of $500 for the plain tiff This case has been pending in the chancery co',rt since 1896.
 Tenny ST j vs. Alfred Snoddy, con tinued.
 Marriage licenses were issued Saturday in the probate court to the following per sons:
 Horace r.. Anderson and Miss Winnie Madison; w. T. Morgan and Miss Aga Berger; R. H. Bailey and Miss Belle Hicks; John T. Graham and Miss Jamie Yancey.