The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-17
RECORD OF COURTS

The criminal docket of the United States i1istrict court will be sounded by Judge Harry T. Toulmin of Louisiana Tuesday, March S, and the trial of cases will con- Einue thereafter for the full term.
 Announcement to that effect was con- veyed to Maj. c. J. Allison clerk of the court, in a letter received yesterday from Judge Thomas G. Jones, who stated fur her that Judge Toulmin would preside
 CT the proceedings of the court the first four weeks. After that time Judge Jones wtll take charge. It was also stated that owing to the fact that there are many cases on the criminal and civil dockets of the court it will be necessary to expedite matters generally and that a great amount of work is to be done at the com Ing term of the court.
 The action of the judiciary sub-commlt- tee of the lower house of Congress in re- porting adversely the bill for additional federal judges in Alabama, was discussed generally yesterday by attorneys who practice before the bar of the United States courts.
 The report from Washington concluded
 
 Representative Underwood that it would consider a bill to rearrange the districts in Alabama, and that Mir. Underwood an- nounced that if the members of the Bir- mingham bar desired such a bill intro- duced he would father the measure. The matter is being discussed informally / by attorneys interested, and 1t is likely that something will be done within the | next few days. Until more information as Ito the status of the matter is received none of the attorneys would make |statement for publication.
 The announcement that further agita- ton for an addition to the court house would be started within the next few days was the subject of discussion about the court house yesterday.
 On all sides 1t was admitted that there |Is great need for more room by several or the departments, and that sometmns ought to be done by the board of revenue within a short time.
 The rooms of the several courts are none too large, and often 1t IS lmpossipio for A person to traverse the corrloors' pe- cause of the crowds of witnesses conere- sa+ed there for want of other place to go ,,ntil they are called upon to give their sssstimony. It was also stated that there are no accommodations for the witnesses, and that whites and blacks are compeheo +o remain in the corridors together when- ava,. witnesses are placed under the rule. Henry Roebuck was placed on trial in
 0f he criminal court yesterday on a charge of murder Tn the second degree. Roebuck Is accused or killing another negro at North Lake Al q. church supper during a fight.
 IVY M Smith, charged with abandon ment of family, was fined s2S by Jury vesterday in the first division of the crim- inal court.
 Judge Coleman will hold but two weeks more in the circuit In Jefferson county as ba will ahve to hold court in Walker and Winston counties beginning March D. The adjourned term of the circuit court, which will be held by Supernumerary Judge Aston beginning March and con tinuing four weeks, will then follow and a very great many cases have already been placed on the docket. It Is antici- pated that the docket of the circuit court will be relieved of it's congested condi- tion by the adjourned term.
 The following business was transacted