The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-09
DICK WRAY CASE
 NOW OFF DOCKET No Witnesses For Prosecution
 Appeared Yesterday REYNOLDS CASE FOR TODAY Former Policeman Is Charged With Shooting John Mclean on South
 Twentieth Street-Record
 of Civil Courts.
REYNOL DS CASE FOR TODAY

Both Judge Fort and Judge Weaver are engaged in the criminal court this week In the trial of capital cases and will set to work this morning to dispose of a somewhat heavy docket Other than the dismissal of the case of Dick Wray there was no business transacted in the crim- inal divisions yesterday, the greater DOT ton of the morning being consumed with the organization of juries
 The murder case of Dick Wray was called yesterday morning and the defend ant announced ready. When the states witnesses were called none responded and the case went off docket Wray is al- legged to have killed an artist named Free man in a house on the Southside about three years ago. He was tried and con victed and given a sentence of eight years. However, he appealed his case and the supreme court remanded it for re- trial about year ago. Since that time all witnesses for the. state have left and the case was dismissed practically for want of prosecution.
 It is very probable that the case of for mer Policeman W. P. Reynolds. charged with having shot and killed John Me- Lean on South Twentieth street some time ago. will be tried in the criminal court today Reynolds, it will be re- called, went to McLean's furniture store on South Twentieth street after he had been told that Mclean had made the remark that he (Reynolds) was .scab and an ex-convict." After a short con- versation about the matter Reynolds is alleged to have drawn revolver and shot Mclean in the presence of his sis ter. Since the shooting Reynolds has been confined in the county jail. It is under stood that the condition of his health is extremely bad and every effort will be made to get into a trial of the case this morning.
 In the civil courts yesterday compara- lively little business was disposed of. The matter of the organization of juries for the week delayed the judges in talk ing up the docket, as Is always the case on Monday morning.
 TheNcase of L. A. Dent vs. J. W. Don- nelly is on trial in the second division of the city court The case of Vivian C. Lewis vs. F. B. Fowlkes, brought over from last week. was concluded yes- terday afternoon and was placed in tho hands of the jury. No verdict was reached yesterday afternoon, however. A consent Judgment for $500 was rendered in the case of John Curtis vs. Alabama Great Southern Railway company.
 Disposition twas made of the following cases in the chancery court yesterday: J. T. Sellers vs. John r. Knight ct al, decree overruling demurrer; KS" Lum- Der company vs. Grand United Order of Galilean Fishermen decree allowing the complainant to amend bill; John l.. Me Glmsey vs. c. k. Hailes, ct al, decree sustaining demurrer Katie c. Rosser vs. L. w. Johns, decree confirming the sale of certain real estate; Birmingham Paint & Glass Co.,, vs. Peter Kontos, decree overruling demurrer. The cases of Ame- lia Smith vs. Nellie Smith, R. B. Eaton, ct al, vs w. w. Eaton and Mrs. Mary McDill vs. H. H. McDilI were dismissed by the chancellor.
 In the circuit court the case of Ike Kimble vs Tennessee Coal. Iron and Rail- road company was tried and resulted in verdict for the defendant. The case of H. B. Christlieb, ct al, vs. Jones &s Ridgeway, was taken up for trial.