The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
RECORD OF THE COURTS.

 civil courts and passing sentences in the criminal court. Judge Coleman had busy morning considering petitions for divorce and in most of them he granted the relief prayed for.
 In the case of the board of trustees of the University of Alabama vs. Elias M. Higgins et al. q judgment by default was rendered for plaintiff for the land sued for.
 A judgment by default for sl7l.o was rendered In the case of A. S. Owen, ad- ministrator, vs Pat Maner.
 Jury trials will be held in both divisions of the circuit court this week.
 Three suits for 5000 each against the Alabama Great Southern Railroad com pany were settled in the city court yes terday for ss5. The plaintiffs in the suits were Flora Moseey and Russell Moseley. and the allegations in the complaint stated that plaintiffs were minors. that Russell Moseley found torpedo on the railroad tracks near West End; that he exploded the torpedo by striking it with hammer, and that both himself and his sister were injured by the explosion.
 consent judgment for $6O was ren- dered in the case of D. E. King. admins trator vs. Ferguson Mcdonald company.
 All four divisions of the city court will be in session this week; jury trials in the first and third divisions jury trials in the second division. and chaneery cases h the fourth division.
 Chancellor Benners leaves tomorrow morning 10 hold a short session in Fay cite. He will return Wednesday.
 printed docket of all cases set in the chancery court will be ready for distribu- ton on May 1. Attorneys are notified that all cases set on this docket in which no appearance is made will be dismissed at the cost of the plaintiff
 Yesterday was sentence day in the erim- inal court. Judge Weaver imposed the following sentences:
 Will Cornelius, carrying concealed weapons. three months and ninety days; F. s. Remore, gaming, ten days; John Langford. Sunday gaming. ten days; Bas- sic Harris, ten days; John Evans. gaming, ten days; Enoch Jackson, changing name. ten days; Bruce Carter, assault and bat tery with weapon, thirty days; Will York, George Williams, Gene Pratt and John Grant, Sunday gaming, ten days each, Charles Henderson larceny, ten days in jail; William Dodson, abusive language ninety days and seventy days.
 William Dodson, a white man. was sem fenced to l6O days Imprisonment for using abusive language toward Il white woman. The trouble arose over children of the parties in which the parents took part.
 In passing sentence on Will Cornelius. convicted of carrying concealed weapons, Judge Weaver intlmated that he would give the limit In all cases of pitol toting coming before him.
 New Suits Filed.
 The following suits were filed in the city court yesterday:
 Charles s. Lee vs Birmingham Rail- way. Light and Power company. Plain tiff claims s5O00 damages for personal in- jurles alleged to have been received while engaged in the shops
 j. II. Brown vs. Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company. The plaintiff claims $500o for personal injuries alleged to have been received while attempting to alight from a car.
 Rosa Stewart vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. Plaintin claims 5000 damages for an alleged null sance on Avenue E., between Fifteenth ana Sixteenth street, caused by plling up metal pipes.
 Tommie Williams fled suits against Macs Rogers and Maud Rogers for ,i0OD0 damages in each case. The complaint in each case is similar and contains six counts. Tho first count reads:
 "'rhe plaintiff claims of the defendant s10000 damages, for falsely and malicious ly charging the plaintiff with malicious injury to animals or articles of value by speaking of and concerning her in the presence of divers persons, in substance as follows. to-wit: Tommie Williams was seen crawling out of the window of de- fcndant's residence about :30 o'clock in tn afternoon of January 20. 1907 and immediately after that, 1t was found that the parlor furniture in the defendants s residence was cut and badly injured by the cutting on. to wit, January 25, 1907"
 The plaintiff proceeds to state that she has been caused to suffer great mental pain and that she has been brought Into disgrace and injured in good name and character as a result of the alleged slam der.
 Circuit Court.
 The United States circuit court will con vene tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at which time juries will be organized to serve for the session. Only criminal cases will be tried this session. most of which are violations of the revenue law. The cases against Chsom and Sims are set for next week
 ne following petit jurors have been summoned:
 William Patton Corona, E. w. Evans Suligent, W. II. Miller Ensley. Coleman Black Birmingham. J. J. Walker Ensley. c. .. Ryan Oneonta. J. A. Pope Sulligent. w. A. Johnson Bedford, J. Bonfeld Pratt City, M. J. Pate cordova. W. A. Cheno- weth Birmingham, w. F. Mccain Ensley. Tr=man II. Aidrich' Birmingham. Rev. C. G. Keith Chestnut Grove. W. Hill Fergu- son Birmingham, Allen J. Krebs Brming-