The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-06
COURTS To RESUME
GRIND FOR 1903
Work Ahead of Greater Volume
Than Ever
CAPITAL JURIES DRAWN
Judge Greene May Not Be Present on
Judge Greene May Not Be Present on
Account of Illness, in Which
Case Judge Weaver
Will Preside.


All of the Jefferson county courts will
resume business this morning to begin
work for the spring term of 1908. In all
of the courts the regular judges will
preside, with the possible exception of
the first division of the criminal court
The work ahead of the courts for this
term is probably of the greatest volume
they have ever had, and a long and
steady grind is expected.
In the first division of the criminal
court the work of organizing the grand
jury for the January term, 1866 will
be the first business. Judge Dan A.
Greene is scheduled to organize the jury.
but on account of illness it is probable
that he will not be able to attend court
this morning. Such being the case Judge
S. L. Weaver will preside.
There will be no petit jury in the
first division of the criminal court this
week. The capital jurles will be drawn
this morning and the capital prisoners,
Of which there are nine will be arraigned
before the court TO enter their pleas. In
the second division of the criminal coust
there is a heavy msdemeanor docket 70
be dispensed with.
The two divisions of the circuit court
and four of the city court will also
get down to business this morning. Jury
cases will be heard in both the circuit
and city courts,
Circuit Court Docket.
In Judge Lanes division of the circuit
cshrt the following cases are set for trial
today:
w Y. Lundie VS.. jefferson county, dam
ages, special; NJ. Gossett VS.. Birming-
ham Railway, Light and Power COM
pany, damages, special; ]. ]. McElrath
VS.. Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company, damages, special; An
drew J. McGinty VS.. Birmingham Rail
way, Light and Power company, dam
ages; Four Oaks Dstilling company VS..
Birmingham Trading company, assum2
sit; Florence Rice vs. Sullivan & Long,
damages; H. F. Rice VS.. Sullivan q
Long, damages; Willis c. Buchanan vs..
Louisville and Nashville Railroad COM
pany, damages William Epstein & Broth
ers VS.. B. zavelo assumpsit; E. C. Stew
art VS.. Southern Ferro Concrete company,
damages.
The following cases are set for trial IN
Judge Colemans court:
w. j. Ellard, administrator, VS.. Bir-
mingham Railway, Light and Power COM
pany, damages, special; w. D. Tardiff,
administrator, VS.. Grand United Order of
G. F., assumpsit; w. L. Sims VS.. w. d.
Sims, assumpsit; John S. Going VS.. w. A.
Brown, assumpsit D. R. Dunlap Mercan-
tile company US. Star cahaba Coal
company, assumpsit; D. r. Dunlap MGR
camille company VS.. Clear Creek Coal
company, assumpsit; Max Karples VS..
United States Casualty company; assump-
sit; Sterling S. Lanier VS.. Abernant Coal
company, damages; George Lewis VS..
Gray Eagle Coal company, damages; Mrs.
E. 3. Glaze VS.. German American Insur-
ance company of New York, assumpsit.
City Court Docket.
In the first division of the city court,
Judge Ferguson presiding, the following
cases are set for trial:
j. V. Leach VS.. Birmingham Packing
company ct ais, damages; Carlos Veitch
VS.. Maysie Young, damages; T. o. Mel
ton VS.. B. d. Anguish defendant, Ala
bama National bank, garnishee, attach
ment; ]. S. Shaw Hardware company VS.
A S. Brown, attachment; Steiner Broth
ers VS.. Cora p. Done ct al, ejectment;
Leitchman, Goodman & Company ct ais
VS. Thomas E. Hagood ct al, assumpst;
William G. Beckley VS.. East Birmingham
Iron Roofing and Corrugatng company
assumpsit; New York Life Insurance COM
pany vs. John w. Henley ct ais, dam
ages; Mrs. P. A McMahen VS.. Alabama
Furniture company, trover; Dora Bonner
vs. Southern Mutual Aid association, APP
peal by plaintiff; T. f. johnson VS.. f. ].
O'Connell, detinue.
Judge Nesmith presiding, the following
docket is set for trial in the second d
vision of the city court:
Lula Boyd VS.. Birmingham Railway
Light and Power company, damages; IL.
o. Breedlove VS.. Birmingham Railway
Light and Power company, damages;
Patrick F. Murphy vs. Jefferson County
Sanitary Sewer company ct al DANA ges;
Henry C. Kelley VS.. Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company, damages; Nellie
B, Hilton pro ami VS.. u. F. Hollums,
damages; Mrs. Mollie Wise VS.. Birming-
ham Railway, Light and Power company,
damages; William e. Mcmillan VS.. Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company,
damages; Charley F. White vs. DR.. E. p
Riggs, damages; Claude Stracener pro
ami VS. Birmingham Ore and Mining
company damages; Loney Wilson vs..
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company, damages; Pearl Regain vs. Bir-
mfngham Railway, Light and Power COM
pany, damages.
In the third division of the city court,
Judge Sharpe presiding, the following
cases are set for trial today Berry Will
son VS.. Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company, damages; James Howell
VS.. Alabama Consolidated Coal and Ice
company, damages; William e. Byrd VS..
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company, damages; Lewis Hal pro ami
VS.. Southern Steel company, damages;
Maggie Robertson VS.. Birmingham Rail
way, Light and Power company, dam
ages; Vivian C. Lewis VS.. F. V. Fowlkes,
damages; Henry A. White VS.. United
States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry COM
pany, damages; John Catichis, adminis-
traitor. VS. South and North Alabama
Railroad company, damages; Mrs. Lee
Brock VS.. Southern Beef and Provision
company ct al. damages l.. M Girod VS..
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company, damages.
chancerv Court.