The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
RECORD OF THE COURTS.

Nothing of any importance occurred in the courts yesterday. Several new suits were filed in the circuit court and a few cases were disposed of
 In the city court the setting of plead ing was concluded and in the criminal court sentences were passed upon the prisoners convicted during the week. Commencing tomorrow morning jury trials will be held in two divisions of the circuit court, three divisions of the city court and the first division of the criminal court, in all about 200 jurors will appear in court, from among whom 12O will be selected to serve during the week.
 Circuit Court.
 In the circuit court yesterday the fol- lowing judgments were rendered.:
 Block & Newberger vs. JsaC. Hussey. judgment by default for s152.19. Softer Brothers vs. M. Katz, judgment by default for $23o 50.
 Malcolm S. Edmondson, pro ami, vs. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company, judgment by agreement for $500. The plaintiff, aged IS years, was em- ployed by the defendant and in the course of his employment climbed telephone pole which fell; he received severe per sonal injuries.
 New Suits Flied.
 The following suits were filed in the circuit court yesterday:
 Sam D. Nance vs. Western Union Tele- graph company Plaintiff claims 5000 for alleged delay in delivery of a telegram. R. l., King and E. R. King, administra- tors of the estate of Albert c. King, filed suits against the Southern Railway com pany and against the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company for $50, 900 in each case. Plaintiffs allege the intestate died of injuries received in the wreck on First avenue on February 8. James McKdtchran sues the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad company for $12O0 damages for personal injuries
 Alex Colston vs. Louisville and Nash vile Railroad company Is a suit for $500 damages for personal inturiesS
 Mitchell Long claims 5000 damages for personal injuries alleged to have been re- ceived while in the employment of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad com pany.
 Will Wood sues Hill Brothers, contrac- tors for assault and battery committed on him by foreman employed by the defendants.
 
 the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company for personal injuries.
 John r. Downing, administrator of the estate of James Downing, claims s3OO00 damages for death of intestate, alleged to have been caused by the falling of the roof In mine of the defendant. In the chancery court yesterday the following decrees were rendered by Chan cellor Benners:
 E. C.. Crow vs. King Lumber company, decree everything demurrers to amended bill of complaint and striking pleas. J. R. Wynn vs. w. w. Garrett, demur- Ter to amended bill overruled.
 George Thomas vs. J. w. Lindsey. mo- tion of defendant requiring complainant to retake testimony overruled.
 James Maxwell administrator, vs. Mat tie Temple. ct al, decree confirming re- port of administrator.
 The arguments in the case of the South ern Steel company vs. Wiley Hopkins, administrator, ct al, will be resumed to- morrow morning in the chancery court.
 Criminal Court.
 Yesterday was sentence day in the crim- inal court. Frank Rogers, alias Luke Thompson, convicted of assault with in- tent to murder, headed the list with a twenty-year sentence. Other sentences were: Ella Samuels, larceny from dwell ing, twelve months hard labor; Ephriam Perkins, assault with intent to murder, two years; Lewis Phillips, larceny from a dwelling, two years; Henry McGruder, assault with a weapon, thirty days; Ma than Johnson, burglary, fifteen months (appeal taken); Walter Eugene, grand lar ceny, motion for new trial; Monroe Greer, receiving stolen property, not sentenced. Joe Hooper, charged with manslaugh- ter in the first degree. was tried and acquitted.