The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-10

ards Iron works ct als, vs. Frederick Moesser, assumpsit; Cosmos Cotton company vs. First National bank of Birmingham, assumpsit; John Lindsay vs. Birmingham Iron company. as- sumpsit; R. H. Boyd vs. J. A. Van Hoose ct all, appeal by defendant; Fred Moesser vs. Robert D. Lotion, apepal by defendant; J. B. Dorse vs. B. F. Eborn ct als., damages; M. E. Craven vs. w. B. Weed assumpsit
 The following docket is set in the sec- ond division of the city court today:
 Joseph A. Morrow vs. St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad company, dam ages; George W Christian vs. Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power com pany, damages; NJ. L. Williams vs Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power com pany, damages; S. c. Douglass vs liar ris Transfer and Warehouse company, damages; Fannie Williams vs. Western Union Telegraph company, damages; E. F. Poole Investment company vs. Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company, dam ages.
 In the third division of the city court the case of Enoch H. Bohn vs. B. zavello wes concluded and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for S75
 The following docket is set for trial in the same division today:
 J. G. Moncrief vs. Birmingham Rail way, Light and Power company, dam ages John McCurry vs. Sloss- s-Sheffield Steel and Iron company. damages; E. B. Burgess vs. Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company, damages; H. J. Casquie vs. M. M. Freed, damages; Pat Marvel vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, damages; J. W. Jordan vs. Great Southern. Home association. ct al. damages. J. K P. Laird vs. Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company damages: John c. Cochran vs Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, dam ages.
 Chancery Court.
 In the chancery court yesterday a de- cree was rendered ordering a reference in the case of Minnie A. Roy vs. At lanta and Birmingham Railroad com pany.
 The case of A s. Cowan, trustee, vs. Ollie V. Lacy was submitted for final decree
 Demurrers were overruled in the cases of M. l.. Crowder vs. c. l.. Fisher, and Emma Mauck vs. Herman Mauck.
 The following docket is set in the chancery court today:
 Minnie Scott vs. John Scott Cornelius Phillips vs. Fannie Phillips; William Lewis vs. Cora Lewis; Charles ". Davis vs. Nellie Donahue; Ernestine Woody vs. k. J. Woody; Bernice Jones vs. yler M. Jones; J. B. Martin, administrator. vs. CeC1l T. f1lBSlnDOIndIn eC diS, JdlIleS D. Wilcox vs. E. s. Bell, ct al. .
 New Suits Filed.
 In the city court Mrs. Katie A. Egger filed suit against the Republic Iron and Steel company for $10,0OO damages for al- legged injuries to certain real estate on Avenue B and Tenth streete, caused by overflow. ab
 In the circuit court D. Downey filed suit against the Talley- Bates Construc- ton company for $3544. 49 alleged to be due on a contract of grading for a rail road.
 In the chancery court Carl Carlson filed su against E. w. Erickson to divest title to certain land in Shades valley out of respondent and vest same in complain ant.
 Criminal Court.
 The case of Will Mason. charged with murder, the first of the present capital felony week, was begun yesterday aft ernoon in the first division of the crim- inal court. Judge s. L. Weaver presiding. No progress was made in the first di- vision court during the morning because of the fact that it was impossible to com plete the three juries required by law. After the list of 61 names had been eX- hausted Judge Weaver went to the box and drew additional names which were placed in the hands of the sheriff with  court at 2 o'clock.
 The case of Will Mason, negro, was begun late in the afternoon Mason is charged with having shot and killed an other negro, named Sam Moore, in Good fellows hopjack stand at Littleton nearly a year ago The case will probably go to the jury this morning.
 The following cases were passed yester- day: John Sanders, robbery; Tom Math- is murder; Walter Shipp, murder; Rosa Herring murder; and Dicey Passett, mur- der.
 The following capital felony docket is set for trial in the first division today:
 Charles Martin. murder; Namon Tol- bert murder; Felix Blair murder: Frank Harmon, murder and robbery, and w. A. Sp.tzer, robbery.
 Sentences By Judge Greene.
 The following sentences were passed by Judge Dan "A. Greene in the second di- vision of the criminal court yesterday afternoon
 John Williams. abusive language, two indictments, and receiving stolen prop erty, 230 days; George Henderson, false pretenses, six indictments, 110 days Tor each indictment; Robert Jones, violating the revenue law, 70 days; Robert Blount. abusive language, 60 days; Walker Bar rett assault and battery with weapon and abusive language, 120 days; Damon Lightfoot, gaming, 50 days; Thomas c. Wade. vagrancy. 60 days; Arthur Rut- ledge violating the revenue law, 80 days; Will Bryant. assault and battery. 70 days; Willis Smith, gaming, 50 days; Francis Bossay. assault and battery with a weapon, 50 days; Ada Harris, assault with a weapon, so days; Pattie Williams, petty larceny, so days: Della Hooks, abusive language, 60 days: and Lena An drews assault and battery, 60 days.
 All of the abovS convicts were com