The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19

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amounting 10 81. against George \. LoSey,
juryman. because IolSey appeared In
court about a half hour late. Lokey was
selected as a juryman yesterday IN the
case Of Charles w. STREET. against the
Peoples Homo Telephone company and
after the fine was imposed yesterday
morning the trial of the case proceeded
with only eleven Jurors. Judge Aston
having ordered Lokey 10 so home.
The circuit court is eonvenng AT $50
o'clock each morning now, and Saturday
morning Lokey did not show up until after
O'clock He informed the court that
he had worked all the night before and
had oversight himself The fine was or
dered and he was told 10 get the rest he
needed so much.
The case in question is one in which the
plaintiff sues for damages. for the loss
of the services of youth who is alleged
to have been seriously and permanently
injured by coming in contact with live
wire some months ago.
The suit brought in the chancery court
relative to the title to the site of the
Woodward building came up before the
chancellor Saturday and was submitted
for decree as to whether or not Capt.
William c. Ward should be made to bring
into the court books and papers bearing
on the case after having been dis
charged by the court as administrator.
In the same court the case of S l..
Beser VS.. g. B. Edwards ct al. was
submitted for a decree.
Motions for new trials were denied in
the city court Saturday in the following
cases:
c. c. Perdue VS.. the Birmingham Belt
Railroad company.
James Spidel VS.. the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad company.
August Roussel vs.. the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad company.
Habeas corpus proceedings were had
Saturday before Judge Weaver In the
criminal court, In the case of Eugene
Hardy, charged with adultery. 1t being
shown that the case was trivial and that
the police court had competent jursdic-
ton, the release of the prisoner was or
dered by Judge Weaver, and Hardy was
given his liberty after having been in the
county Jail two months or more.
Sentences were passed on the follow
ing prisoners Saturday by Judge Weaver
in the criminal court:
John William Taggart, incest; seven
years in the penitentiary. Notice of APP
peal was given by the attorneys for the
prisoner and the sentence was suspended.
VIII Ivey, manslaughter; one year at
hard labor.
Louis Jordan, manslaughter; four years
in the penitentiary.
Charles Kelley, murder in the second de-
gree; forty years in the penitentlary.
Acting Judge M NJ Baldwin, in the
second division of the criminal court,
passed sentence upon the following pris-
oners yesterday:
Pearl Stevens, vagrancy; ten days in the
mines.
Josie Mason abusive language; ten days
in the mines.
Lizzie Turner vagrancy; ten days in
the mines.
Brunette Lacey, assault and battery;
ten days in the mines.
Lille Allen, vagrancy; ten days in the
mines.
Charles Ware, carrying concealed
weapons; twenty days in the coal Mines
James Moore, petit larceny; thirty days
in the mines.
Stella Gardner. assault and battery;
thirty days in the mines.
The following new suits were filed in
the city court Saturday.
George Lockett VS.. the Stockham Pipe
and Fitting company. for damages in
the sum of $1,000, for alleged injury to
minor son of the plaintiff.
Matthew Mahoney VS.. the Eastern Ca
haba Coal company; claim for 1851 %.
JEFF Elliott, minor, by his next friend.
Frank Huff, VS.. Wright, Williams and
Wadley, for damages in the sum of $4,000
for injuries alleged to have been sus-
tainad NV tho r,laintiff nina 1toar oIrJ
boy.
w. s. curlett VS. the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad company; for $500 for
alleged failure to deliver certain goods.
John w. Wilkes VS.. II. l.. Hunter, suit
to recover real estate in Bessemer and
$3.50 as damages.
Nancy Ann Moore VS.. the Atlanta and
Birmingham Air Line Railroad company;
suit for damages in the sum of 800 for the
alleged killing of ten goats and dog.
Licenses to marry were issued at the
probate court Saturday to the following
persons
Louie Donald and Miss Elva Gill; Lewis
Brown and Miss Effe Copeland Thomas
Summerlin and Miss Marguerite Viola
Watson; L. D. Hawkins and Miss Minnie
L. vandergriff; j. NJ. Wilson and Miss
Laura e. Mcdowell.
The Faulkner case took up the entire
day In the United States court Satur-
day. The taking Of testimony was con-
cluded late in the afternoon and Monday
morning the argument will begin and the
case is expected to go to the jury by
noon.