The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-01


 votes were cast for sheriff, six being for McGeever two for Downey and another for one of the candidates whose name was not remembered after the voting was con cluded. Juryman J. T. May proposed talk ing the vote.
 The case of Jamie Holt, negro woman, charged with murder, occupied the entire day in the first division of the criminal court yesterday It was taken up when court convened and late in the afternoon the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty and the woman was discharged from GUS tody.
 Alice Whitesides negro woman, charged with using abusive language, and who has been in jail some time await ing trial yesterday was tried, served her sentence and was discharged by the cher if all in the space of two hours.
 The woman was found guilty and was sentenced by Judge Weaver to imprison- ment for one hour. in the county jail. At the expiration of the hour she was re- leased. gathered together her belongings and left the jail promising never again to | return.
 A large number of misdemeanor cases were heard by Judge Weaver in the second division of the criminal court yesterday. The docket of the court has l been crowded and is yet, but with the rapid progress being made in the dis position of the cases there is reason to believe that by the end of the term the court will be ahead of it's work rather than in arrears.
 | Jess Marlborough, white youth, will probably be placed on trial in the first division of the criminal court this morn ing on a charge of murder Marlborough has been held at the county jail some time awaiting trial. Yesterday his case was passed until today in favor of the case of Jamie Holt Marlborough is charged with having taken part in three-slded duel near Lewisburg when his father and George Phillips were killed. He is under indictment for the killing of Phillips.
 The following cases are on the docket of the first division of the criminal court for trial today:
 Jess Yarbrough. murder; Bruce Brent. murder: Thomas Skeeton, murder; James Kirby, murder
 The docket of the second division of the criminal court contains the following cases set for trial today:
 Guy Boddy, Ollie Thomas, Billy Wood. Louis Brandos, T. II. Martin, Emma Howard. Nora Ridge George II. Williams, Crawford Woods, John Perry T. II. Mar tin. Floyd Hanckin, Louis Brandos, Noah Sanford and Henry Leak, all appeals from inferior courts.
 The regular term of the chancery court will begin the first Saturday in February. which will be February ,. The printed dockets will be ready for distribution on that day Chancellor Bcnners will call the docket in full. and routine matters will be handled. No cases are set on the docket for the opening day. bill to quiet the title to certain real estate was filed in the chancery court yesterday by B. M Sharrit, against E. L. McClain.
 The following business was transacted yesterday in the chancery court: In the casel of Lucien H. Cooke, trus- tee vs. Mrs. Alice B. Williams, the nus- tee filed a petition to have the proceeds of the sale of certain real estate removed to the state of Virginia. In the case of Isaac LeFevre vs. Flor ence NJ. Afford ct al.. Chancellor Benners handed down decree confirming the sale by the register of certain real estate and directing the register to make a deed therefor.
 By deciding adversely to the defend-