The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-31
RECORD OF COURTS

NEOA(IND OE AOON .
 Judge Coleman yesterday afternoon for ually requested Governor Jelks to instruct Supernumerary Circuit Judge A. H. Als- ton to preside at an adjourned session of the circuit court for Jefferson county. The reply of Governor Jelks is expected to- morrow morning, and he has already in- dicated that he would issue the necessary orders for the holding of the adjourned session.
 The announcement in The Herald yesterday morning that this adjourned session had been discussed favorably, was the subject of much comment around the court house. Many of the attorneys who have cases in the circuit court, expressed themselves well pleased at the stand taken by Judge Coleman. By means of this adjourned session, which will con tinue through the three last weeks in March, the docket of the court will be relieved of congestion.
 After the court adjourned for the day yesterday afternoon, Judge Coleman wrote to Governor Jelxs, making the formal ap- plication for the services of Judge Aston. Judge Coleman informed the Governor that as soon as the reply was received, the court would hand down the order con- vening the adjourned session Monday, March f.
 In his letter to the Governor. Judge Coleman stated that although he would prefer to remain and preside over the adjourned session. there. were patent req sons why he should preside over the court terms in Walker and Winston coun- ties. He forwarded to the Governor a lengthy petition for this extra session, signed by numerous attorneys practicing before the bar of his court.
 It was announced yesterday afternoon late that the grand jury had completed labors with the exception of it's final report. No indictments were handed in yesterday by the examining body, but it is understood that the clerks are busy filling out a large number of indictment blanks. and that another batch will most probably be handed in today There were a number of persons examined by the grand Jury yesterday, and the session was somewhat lengthy. It Is likely the grand jury will make it's report late this afternoon or early tomorrow.
 An unusual amount of business was transacted in the first division of the crim- inal court yesterday. The first case called was that of Richard Greer, charged with murder The taking of testimony was begun early. and the jury retired shortly before noon to deliberate. In the after noon a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree was returned, the penalty being fixed at Imprisonment at hard labor for fifteen years
 Lizzie Bowers, alias Lizzie Bowen, also charged with murder, was placed on trial shortly after noon, and after only short time in retirement. a verdict of not guilty was returned by the jury.
 The case of Albert Jones, indicted for murder was then taken up and occupied the rest of the day The jury retired about 4:30 o'clock Jones was chargei with killing another negro named Henry Col son, some months ago. The jury found Jones guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed the penalty at imprisonment for life.
 There were a number of misdemeanor cases called for trial in the second di- vision of the criminal court yesterday. A mass of work is being done in that di- vision, eight or ten cases being tried each day. Every effort is being made by the judge and the assistant solicitor to remove these minor cases from the docket and their efforts are meeting with success.
 The cases of Nash Blair and Jerry Early, each charged with murder. were passed indefinitely in the first division of the criminal court yesterday. The cases of Gus Green and James Holt were passed until today
 The. following cases are on the docket of the first division of the criminal court for trial today:
 Louis Jordan, murder; Oliver Berry robbery; Jess Marlborough. murder; Ike Williams. murder; Gus Green, murder; James Holt, murder.
 The docket in the second division of the criminal court contains the following cases for trial today;
 w F. Weldon, Henry Leak, Henry Morris, Joseph N. Martin, James Robert son Noah Sanford, J. N. Martin, George Slater. T. F. MeNeal, Walter James, H. E. Iockhart, J. H. Loveman' Henry Broke Emma McM<ny all appeals taken