The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-06
RECORD OF THE COURTS

| EECOhO OE 1 he OOO h L y
After three days procedure with tho
| cause, the principals in the case of the
| Sards Baptist church against I. L. Dis
| mukes, ct al, former trustees, which
has attracted considerable attention in
the first division of the city court. agreed
yesterday afternoon to arbitrate the suit.
| The case which was begun last Mon
day morning before Judge Ferguson. is
one involving a general mixup between
the former trustees and the members
of the congregation Of the church. The
defendant negroes, it seems, are, or were
| at the time the suit was filed, the re-
! firing trustees of the church, and upon
the expiration of their term of office
are alleged to have refused to turn over
! $1,000 of the church funds which they
held in trust. The filing of the suit
! followed. The arbitrators were appoint
| ed yesterday afternoon and were engaged
in drawing up the proper papers for
/ presentation to the presiding judge. 1t
is probable that the case will be set
tied today.
+ In the second division Of the city court,
Judge Sem presiding, the case of Dave
Billiard VS.. Pioneer Mining and Manu-
featuring company is on trial The case
of Charles G.. Brown VS.. Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company was
placed in the hands Of the jury yester-'
| day afternoon.
| The jury in the case of Emma Wa
tiers VS.. Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company, which was begun Tues
| day afternoon before Judge Sharpe in
the third division of the city court. re-
| turned a verdict yesterday morning in
favor of the plaintiff for $3.50. The case
| at bar is that of Mrs. Lula Fuller VS..
Birmingham Railway Light and Power
company.
Circuit Court Proceedings.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Nora
| White VS.. Corona Coal and Coke conn.,
pany, which began Tuesday afternoon
in the circuit court before Judge Lane,
returned a verdict yesterday morning in
favor Of the plaintiff for $500. Mrs
White filed suit for $4,000 damages on
the ground that she was badly injured
| by a runaway team on the streets of
Corona on March 10, 1907, it being claim
! ed that the team was the property of
the defendant company. judgment by
! consent for 500 was rendered in the case
of Claud c. Morton VS.. Birmingham Rail
way, Light and Power company. The
case of T. J. Smith VS.. Birmingham Rail
way. Light and Power company vas
taken up before Judge Lane yesterday
afternoon and will be on trial this morn
| ing.
| In Judge Colemans division of the cir
| cult court the case of Mrs. Carrie Tate
! VS.. Louisville and Nashville Railroad
| company is on trial. The jury in the
| case of +. b. Buck VS.. Louisville and
| Nashville Railroad company returned "a
| verdict in favor of the defendant. In
the case of Hester Harrell vs.. Southern
| Railway company judgment by consent
| for 800 was rendered. consent judg-
ment for $50 was rendered in the case
| Of Fannie Pruitt VS.. Birmingham Rail
| way Light and Power company A judy
ment for s25 was rendered by consent in
| the case OF Richard Alexander VS.. Bir-
mingham Railway, Light and Power
company.
e. j. Woody filed bill against Ber-
nard l.. Chappell in the chancery court
yesterday asking that certain mort
gage be cancelled. The case of William
r. Gwinn VS.. Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company was submitted on de-
murrers TO bill and to the cross bill. 1t
was agreed to publish the testimony with
out prejudice IN the case of j. l.. War
trus VS.. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail
road company.
Suit was filed in the circuit court yes
terday by Mrs. Ada L. May against the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company for $4,000 damages, the plain
| tiff alleging personal injuries.
Criminal Court News.
Capital cases are being heard in both
sections OF the first division of the Grim
| inal court. Judge s. L. Weaver was
engaged yesterday in hearing the case
| of George Lucas. white. charged with
the murder of Jim Condria at or near
Morris, some time ago A verdict from
| the jury is expected this morning The
case of Ed Hill. colored. was on trial
before Judge G. g. Nesmith yesterday.
Hill was charged with the murder of an
other negro, Pink Brown, at Ketona
mines, some three months ago. The jury
in the case returned a verdict last night
| convicting the negro Of murder in the
| second degree and sentencing him TO ten
years Imprisonment
| The jury in the case Of William Boyd
| colored. charged with the murder of