The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
DAYS RECORD IN
 VARIOUS COURTS

The weeks work in the Jefferson county
 courts was practically concluded yester-
 day afternoon. While there are A few cases which will require part of this
 morning before they are concluded the
 courthouse will be quiet place today. In Judge Alston's division of the cir cult court the jury in the case of H. E.
 Shropshire vs. Postal Telegraph company
 returned verdict in favor of the plain
 tin yesterday morning. The jury in the
 case of Cornelia Wright vs. Charles Dren-
 nen returned a verdict for the plaintiff
 awarding s572 F damages.
 In Judge Lanes division of the circuit court the case of Nadie Bruhy vs. Rir-
 mingham Railway Light and Power com
 pany is on trial The jury in the case or Horace c. Wilkinson vs. Birmingham Hallway, Light and Power company
 awarded the plaintiff S75 damages. In the first division of the city court
 the case of J. w. Farrior vs. J. M. c. l Parks is on trial. In the cases of Aaron
 Smith, ct al. vs. Henry W. Mlner. and
 Aaron Smith, ct al vs. G. R. Harsh. iude
 ments for the lands sued for were en-
 tered in favor of the plaintiff. 1 In the second division of the city coprt
 the case of Mrs. A. NJ. Stewart vs. Bir-
 mingham Railway, Light and Power com- pany was placed in the hands of the iurv
 late yesterday afternoon. The jury in
 the case of R. c. Sharit vs. Louisville
 and Nashville Railroad company returned
 a verdict in favor of the defendant. In the third division of the city court
 the case of L. T. Lavender vs Birminr- | ham Railway, Light and Power company | was on trial during the greater part of yesterday and will be submitted to the | jury early this morning.
 In the chancery court yesterday a de- cree authorizing a settlement by the ad- l ministrator of minors was ordered in inc | case of the Title Guarantee. Loan and | Trust company In the case of Candace
 Mitchell vs. R. J. Mitchell a decree was
 entered declaring a resulting trust in 1 favor of the plaintiff The following cases were dismissed by Chancellor Benners
 yesterday: Hattie Bradford vs. Will Brad l lord. Nora Bridges vs. Charles Bridges.
 Beatrce Peterson vs. John Peterson R. T. Baker vs. Lillie Baker, Lizzie Cooper vs. James Cooper, Kate Coughlin vs. John Coughlin, Mary Foreman vs. Sam Fore
 man, Mary Adams vs. Hiram Adams. The following demurrers are set for a l hearing before Chancellor Benners this | morning: S. M. Meigs ct al vs N. J. Davis, J. B. Cobbs vs B. T. Head, C. F.
 Johnston, ct al. vs. c. A. Howze, ct al. l In the first division of the criminal
 court the case of Phillip Bellina, charged
 with murder, which has been on trial practically all of the week, was on trial all day yesterday The case will very 1 likely be submitted to the jury early this morning the case was being argued yesterday afternoon.
 Several cases of minor importance cana up before Judge Weaver in the second
 division of the criminal court yester- day.
 The docket of the United States district
 court which will be tried beginning with
 March by Judge Oscar R. Hundley has been set. The docket follows: March 9-Abisha Wilson, en1bezzlement.
 F. O. Bryant. internal revenue Rowe
 Hensley, ct al, conspiracy; James B,
 Rutherford, perjury; B. Zabello, mail
 frauds; William J. Harris, perjury; Pat O'Hear, internal revenue. March 10-S. I. Allen, obscene letter:
 Jim White, counterfeiting; T. J. Nix, H. licit distillery; Foster Dowdell, counter feiting; Charles Gaisle. internal revenue; Charlie Thomas, burglary of postoffice.
 March 11-Ed Coleman, theft of mail
 matter; Charles S. Pitman, internal rev. enue; Dan Pounds, violation post law; Jeff Graves. illicit distilling: Henry Moore, illicit distilling; Lizzie Carter, internal
 revenue. March 12,-John Andrews, internal reve-
 nue; Henry Jones, postoffice case; velma Baker, postoffice case A R. Parker,
 suit on postmaster's bond. l The case of United States vs. five drums l of whisky, Cooper Co.,, claimants, will | be dismissed
 l Three suits against the United States to recover damages are to be tried: A. J. Dunn, Martha c. Truss and Thomas s. 1 Coleman being the plaintiffs. | ----------------s.-----------