The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-29
DAYS RECORD IN
 COUNTY COURTS

term of the criminal court were set for
 hearing before Judge Dan A. Greene in the first division of the criminal court yesterday. but were continued until today
 by agreement. The charges of bribery are against Abe siegel, Wade Mother
 shed, Jim Condon, Frank Moore, Bert 1 Norvel1 Joe Frank Fuss" McCaskey Will schoppert, Kid" McElroy and Louis 1 R. Dean. It is claimed that all of these
 men, with the exception of Dean, con- l tributed hush money to the sheriff's fla nous graft fund.- with the object of
 making the deputy sheriffs hands off" Deans acceptance of the hush" money | was chiefly responsible for the charge
 against him.
 The case of Henry Bender, charged with
 miscegenation, resulted In a verdict of not guilty.
 l The case of Henry Anthony, charged with receiving stolen property. also re-
 suited in an acquittal of the defendant
 While both divisions of the circuit court were in session during the entire day the progress in the cases on trial yesterday
 was slow. Only one case was disposed
 of in the two divisions, that being the
 case of the Alabama State Land company vs. D. D. Sherrill, which was begun Tues
 day The case was placed in the hands l of the jury yesterday afternoon, but no
 verdict was returned.
 In Judge Colemans division of the cir
 cult court the case of James Allen vs. l the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
 company is on trial
 In Judge Lanes division of the circuit
 court the case on trial is that of Barbara 1 Streit, administrative, vs, Louisville and
 Nashville Railroad company, the hear l ing of which began Tuesday morning.
 Suits were filed in the circuit court I yesterday as follows
 J. H. Blackman vs. Sloss-Sheffield Steel
 and Iron company, $500 damages for al-
 legged personal injuries; Pat Jones vs. 1 Short Creek Mining company, $5ooO dam l ages for alleged personal injuries; Char l lie Clay vs. St. Louis and San F'rasl- cisco Railroad company. $1sS9 damages
 for alleged personal injuries; J. B. Brew 1 CT vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad
 company, s15oo damages for alleged per
 sonal injuries; Jones lowers vs. Wood
 ward Iron company, s50oo damages for al-
 legged personal injuries | The following orders were made by 1 Chancellor Benners in eases heard in
 the chancery court yesterday D. B. Butler, trustee, vs. Matilda
 Cephas, decree extending time for re- | spondent to make answer.
 Berney National bank vs. J. w. Hughes | ct al, dismissed.
 Ed Yessick, administrator, vs. Fayette
 Blackburn, ct al., decree sustaining de-
 murrer.
 | Princess Amusement company vs. l.. E. Smith, decree overruling demurrer. l G. C. Ray vs. Goodall-Brown company | submitted on motion to compef-answer l to interrogatories
 J. P Abbott vs. W. J. Harrison, ct als, | dismissed.
 l In the first division of the c'ty court,
 Judge senn presiding. the case of w. p. Pinckard vs. sallie E. Russell ct al, a | suit for the possession of piece of land, l is on trial
 In the second division of the city court Judge Sharpe presiding, the case of Saran
 Neojin vs. Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company is on trial. In the case of Steve wiggins vs. Birmingham Water Works company consent Judg- ment for $40 was rendered. The jury in
 the case of Miles Brown vs. Central of | Georgia Railroad company returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, awarding | him s15OO damages. In the case of Jim 1 Woods vs. Birmingham Southern Rail- 1 road company consent judgment for $50 was rendered.
 Judge C.. W. Ferguson, presiding in the ] third division of the city court, gave a general charge in favor of the defendant | company in the case of l.. s. Wilson vs. l Alabama Great Southern Railroad com 1 pany. Judge Ferguson held, in the opin- | ion rendered, that no one has the right | to authorize a person to enter this state | from a state which has been quarantined. | The case of A. J. Overton vs. Brming- | ham Railway, Light and Power company was taken up before Judge Ferguson yes- | terday afternoon The case on call is that | of Maggie Robinson vs. Western Union 1 Telegraph company.
 | Suits have been filed in the city court | as follows:
 l James l.. Johnson vs. Heyl & Patter- | son, $10,0O0 damages for alleged personal | injuries; E. s. Herring, administrator, vs. l Tennesse Coal, Iron and Railroad con- | pany, s30,0o0 damages for the death of the compainant's intestate, for which, it
 is alleged the defendant company was responsible.
 The following cases are set for trial to- | day in the various divisions of the ] courts:
 City Court. | First division, jury. Judge Senn presid- l ing-A E. Appleby vs. Julia Kremer ct | all, damages; Mayberry Hardware com | pany vs. M. J. Ward ct al, assumpsit; Singer Manufacturing company vs. s. H. 1 King, assumpsit; John E. Morris vs. w.. 1 N. Crellen ct al., damages; T. D. Moore l vs. Mayor of the town oI Avondale, cer- l tiorari; J. w. Drake vs J. I. Bond ct al., I assumpsit; P. Nacey Co. vs. Oliver Sol- lit Co.,, ct al., assumpsit; L. R. Roth vs. Mrs Alice Bridges ct al., appeal by de- l fendant.
 Second division, jury, Judge Sharpe pre-