The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-02
RECORD OF THE COURTS

All juries the civil courts. except those
actually engaged In the trial OF cases,
were discharged yesterday. In the circuit
court the jury in the case of Leola
Moy1ershed VS.. e. N. George. suit in
ejectment, returned a verdict for tie de-
PENDANT.
The case of Noah s. Meeks, administra-
tor. vs. Alabama Steel and Wire COM
pany was before the court and will be re-
sumed today, The attorneys are engaged
in settling the pleadlngs.
New Suits Filed.
The following suit has been filed in the
circuit court:
F. p. Brown VS.. Alabama Great South
ern Railroad company. Plaintiff claims
$1,000 damages for being carried beyond
his station.
City Court.
In the first division of the city court
yesterday the jury in the case of John
Hansard VS.. Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company failed to reach a
verdict and a mistrial was ordered.
The case of p w. Higginbotham VS..
Louisville and Nashville Railroad COM
pany was on trial and had not concluded
when court adjourned
The following suits were filed with the
clerk of the city court yesterday;
j. w. Farror vs. Louisville and Nash
willie Railroad company. The plaintiff
claims of the defendant $4,000 alleged to
be due by account. The plaintiff AYERS
that he entered into a contract with
A. a1al linn haP nd f,af
the defendant charged and collected 2
cents per hundred pounds in excess of
freight rates fixed by interstate COM
merce for such services.
The same plaintiff also filed suit against
the Southern Railway company for $4,000
and against the Central of Georgia Rail-
way company for $1,000, alleged to be due
on similar cause of action.
Fannie Williams VS.. Western Union
Telegraph company. Plaintiff claims 1899
damages for alleged failure to deliver a
telegram announcing her aunt's death
within a reasonable time.
chancery Court.
Pete Vassell filed bill in the chancery
court yesterday against ]. Stoianoff and
others for a dissolution or partnership
The plaintiff and defendant went into
the truck raising business each putting
in a certain amount of money
A. II. Cooper VS.. Atlanta and Birming-
ham Airline railway is the title of
suit in which the plaintiff seeks to en-
join the defendant from constructing a
line of railroad along Tenth avenue The
plaintiff alleges that the defendant is
making preparations to lay its rails and
crossties along Tenth avenue and that
he owns a lot 100 feet by 225 feet on the
corner OF Eighteenth street and Tenth
/ which civ
room houses rented and paving a good
income. and that his property will be
rendered less valuable If the defendant
builds its tracks along the avenue.
Criminal Court.
In the first division of the criminal
court yesterday the trial of Ed Strick-
land, negro. charged with the MUIR
der of Gilbert Ahernathy, a deputy con-
stable, AT Little was on trial. The evil
6ence and arguments were concluded
when adjournment time came, but Judge
Dan A, Greene returned to the court at
$50 o'clock and delivered his charge to
the jury
The evidence in the case was to the
effect that several negroes We're playing
a card game when a negro woman m
formed Alternately about the matter. The
deputy went to arrest the card PLAYERS
and in the melee which followed he was
fatally Sh0t. IL is cnarEeu tidt tAe w
PENDANT Strickland fired the shots which
killed Alternately.
In the criminal court today the case
of George Lindsay and William BOYD
jointly indicated for murder, is set for
trial.
Grand Jury Report.
II Is stated that the grand jury will
make report today. The report is
awaited with considerable interest on ac-
count Of the charge which Judge Weaver
delivered when he organized the grand
Jury.