The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
SPRING TERM OF COURTS OPEN Grand Jury Empaneled in
 Criminal Court A RECESS IMMINENT If Morrow Bill Is Approved By the Governor the Civil Courts Will
 Have Two Weeks
 Vacation

1 The Jefferson county courts begun
 their spring term yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, after having been given recess of four weeks in the two di- visions of the circuit court and four divisions of the city court, and an in- terim of 10 days in the two divisions of the criminal court.
 Judges 4. o. Lane and E. C. Crow are presiding in the circuit court. Judge C. c. NeSmith is presiding over the first division of the city court; Judge j.. T. Stol1eley over the second; Judge c. w Ferguson over the third, and
 Judge II. A. Sharpe over the chancery division. In the first division of the
 criminal court Judge s. l.. Weaver Is presiding, and in the second Judge
 Frank Cahalan. The first division Is occupied with a non-capital felony
 docket, and the second is engaged with
 misdemeanor charges.
 The greater part of the morning yes terday was occupied with organizing the juries which was effected shortly
 before the noon hour. The three petit
 juries of the criminal court and the IdHu Jury Welo all oi sdhiHtu bY | Judge Samuel L. Weaver to whom fell the duty of charging the grand jury | for this term.
 1 With docket of more than 250 cases | ahead the grand jury will start with investigations this morning at 9:s0 o'clock, and a large number of wit nesses have already been summoned to
 appear before that body.
 | As delivered by Judge Weaver, the
 charge to the grand jury varied very little from the provisions of the code
 of the prohibition laws, automopne reg | ulations, and numerous other offenses,
 such as come before the notice of the
 jury.
 The grand jury for the April term Is
 as follows:
 | William J. Yielding foreman, pre-
 cinct 37; Albert Lee Smith. precinct 10
 David L. Laird, precinct g; Gilbert H. Green, precinct 21; Mortimer Howton, precinct 35; W. Robert Coker pre-
 cinct 20; Leslie D. Burr. precinct 37;
 Burney H. Elliott, precinct 37; Parker
 J. Stillwell, precinct 37; John B. Ware, precinct So5 oWen 0. Mc1oulIh, pre-
 cinct 34 George M. Johnson, precinct 39; Louis c. Poe, precinct 20; Jexie E. Reed precinct g; Harry R. Todd, precinct 21; James l.. Jolly, precinct | IT; Jeff D. Salter, precinct 5 Edward | B. Daffin, precinct ST.
 notwithstanding the fact that the
 courts have just had one recess, il l is by no means unlikely that the cir
 cult and city courts will enjoy an
 other rest for the next two weeks If
 the Governor approves the Morrow bill, l which provides for an interval of this | length immediately preceding the Jeff ferson county call in the supreme court. During this period cases may | be tried only by agreement.
 | The Morrow bill. which was agreed upon by MT. Morrow and a delegation representing the Birmingham Bar, fol : | lowing other resolutions introduced In the legislature for changing the terms l of the Jefferson county courts, was passed by the house Friday night and will probably be signed by the gov
 ernor today to become effective imme- diately The Jeffersen county call in the supreme court starts Monday, April IT, and the courts in this event will suspend work on Saturday,