The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-17
DAYS RECORD IN
 COUNTY COURTS

The hearing of the case of Tom McWil-
 Hams charged with the murder of R. c. McWees. which has been on trial in the first division of the criminal court since Monday, resulted in mistrial. For the second time a mistrial has been declared in the McWilliams case. About year ago the case was taken up in the crim- inal court and owing to the illness or one of the jurors it was impossible to com plete the hearing and ,mistrial was or dered. The same circumstances caused a mistrial in the hearing just given the case Judge Weaver has continued the case, which will be reset and tried over again. The trial of McWilliams has con sumed the entire time of the court during the present week.
 Owing to the indisposition of Judge Coleman, no court was held in his division of the circuit court yesterday Judge Cole man was on hand yesterday morning. but he continued the entire docket for the day.
 In Judge Lanes division of the circuit court the case of w. A. Tanner vs. the St Louis and San Francisco Railroad company was dismissed for want of pros ecution The cases of Carl Hicks vs. E. l.. Higdon and Mrs. John J. StfSckland ys- R. B. Kelley were also dismissed The jury in the case of l. w. Newbee Vs. the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany returned a verdict yesterday morn ing. awarding the plaintiff $4o0O damages for personal injuries. In the case Of J. C. Crumley vs Southern Railway com pany the jury returned verdict Tor $zoo damages. In the case of Jesse Dean Vs. Republic Iron and Steel company yer
 dict for $16250 was rendered. Suits were filed in the circuit court yes terday as follows:
 Raymond Vickey pro ami vs R. w.
 Norris, $10000 on ground that plaintin was maliciously arrested on charge Of perjury It is contended that the charge
 was investigated and the prosecution ended
 Ship Robinson, Jr, vs. Alabama Con- solidated Coal and Iron company, $loOOo, alleged personal injuries.
 J. H. Wilcox vs. DeSoto Coal, mining and Development company, 5000, alleged personal injuries.
 A. B. Holder vs. Birmingham Transfer
 Traffic company, $500 damages for al legged damage to wearing apparel It IS
 claimed that the plaintiffs trunk was
 broken open and wearing apparel belong
 ing to him and his wife was badly dam aged.
 A bill of complaint was filed in the chancery court yesterday by F. A Will son against Mary Etta Roebuck ct al.. asking that certain dover interests be set apart. There were no cases heard in the chancery court yesterday. The following eases are set for hearing today in the chapcery court: $. w. John vs. w. J. Lunsford, John D. Elliott vs. 1 Theoleen Elliott ct al, l.. Bauman Jew elery company vs. A. A. Gambill ct al., John Remmlinger .vs Brewer & Jones. In the first division of the city court, Judge Senn presiding, the case of Flu gene Gaudy vs. Southern railway is on 1 trial
 In the second division of the city court, l Judge Sharpe presiding the case of Elm ma Gozzard vs. Birmingham Railway. | Light and Power company was heard yes l terday It was placed in the hands of the l jury late yesterday afternoon. The case | of Mrs Annie May Pool vs. Sloss- Sheffield 1 Steel and Iron company resulted in a verdict for the defendant.
 | In the third division of the city court. 1 Judge Ferguson presiding, the following l cases were disposed of: Jesse D. Locke vs. Alabama Great Southern railroad, dis | missed; John w. Long vs. Birmingham | Railway, Light and Power company, | judgment for $125; w. T. Hewlett, admin | istrator, vs Birmingham Ore and Mining | company, judgment for $100; Mitchell A. | Evans vs Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- | road company, damages for $1500. | Suits have been filed in the city court | as follows: Citizens Savings bank vs. l J. B. Cobbs, $17004.Ss due by promissory | note; Citizens Savings bank vs. A. Gib- l son, $125 due by promissory note.