The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
TWENTY CULPRITS FACE JUDGE BURNS AT NIGHT SESSION
Eighteen Pay Fines And Two Go To Jail; Revenue For
 City, $168


 Night recorders court of Birming- ham officially got under way Satur- day night at o'clock when five white men, one negro woman, and 14 negro men were brought before Judge Harry A. Burns for petty violation of the law. One ease was for viola ton of the prohibition law, one drunk, another charged with being drunk aggravated, disorderly conduct and resisting an officer, and others were for gaming.
 Nancy Green, negro, 4OS Thir- i teenth street, had the doubtful honor of being the first violator to be brought before the night court De- tectiyes Patton and McGill arrested her at her home Saturday afternoon, | testifying that they found her pour 1 ing out a gallon pitcher of corn whisky out through sink. Nancy's l only remark was MT. Judge, all l l got to say is to beg for the lowest i fine" Fifty dollars and cost" re- l piled Judge Burns. Nancy paid off. Next on the docket was Tom l Hayes white, from Danville,. H., ar rested Saturday afternoon staggering druI&, the officers stated. Dan was !, a cripple, having lost his right arm, and he asked the mercy of the court and guaranteed that he would leave town if a small fine was assessed. Five dollars Is the minimum" Judge Burns replied, so Dan went inside for five days.
 Seven negro men. who were ar
 rested after detectives Moser, Pew eler, and E1ledge had shot several times in the air at Avenue c and 1 Thirty fourth street, south, were
 next on the program. All pleaded guilty of gaming and were given S5
 fines. The negroes were solomon
 Burns, Addison Johnson, Otis Mitch i a1I George William and Pierce Watkins
 The officers stated their shots ran nine away from the game and the II
 were all they could capture.
 Nathan Hill, negro, 331 Eighth ave- | nue, north, drew fine of $15 on | charges of drunk aggravated and $lO
 for disorderly conduct and resisting an officer According to Officers l Mitchell and Morris Nathan was
 raising the roof and when they
 went tosarrest him he resisted. Nath-
 an paid off the SIC and went to jail for the other fine
 Club is Raided
 Raiding the Southern club, Detec-- tives Patton, McGill, Riley, Hubbard and Helton, brought four white men before the new court on charges or
 gaming. The raid was staged at 7:90 o'clock. The men gave thelr
 names as c. b. Casper, F. l.. Ben
 ninr W A. Bell and K. W. True. officers stated the men weTe playins
 cards in the basement of fthe cIuo.
 They drew S10 fines each.
 officers Burkett and Tnrnea turner brought in two negroes, Jack Payne and Walter Beasley, on charges or
 gaming. Both were fined $5 each and they paid off.
 Swift justice was dealt four ne- gro men arrested by Call Offlcers ETzey and flames, who round them shooting dice at Fifth avenue ana Tbirtieth street at 9:30 o'clock Sat urday night. At SEAS o'clock tneg were in the court room, and at 9;eV | o'clock two had paid their S5 ilnes, land were out for money 10 pall ehe ether two out. The negroes Were r Boykin Moss, Willie Kennedy EVals Moss and Henry Jones.
 one of the most amusing incidents oP inc evening session was the eX- pression on the faces of the negroes who were arraigned. It belns hlght time, the quick method of the coSrt in disp6sing of the eases, and Vls- ions of escaping a night in the city iail seemed tC be too much Tor the yio1ators. as they had their money in hand ready to pay off. A raise or s2 was noted in Judge Burns fines for gaming over those of Judge Mar tin. and this caused much dismay among the negro gamers
 Nets s1os In Fines.
 The first session of the court netted the city of Birmingham $lbS in fines. Eighteen of the twenty de- Pendants paid off, while the others went to jail.
 There are many features in con nection with the operation of the new court and many of the minor difficul- ties will be worked out between Judge Martin and Judge Burns. The evening court will be a convenience to police officers on the day and eve ming shifts especially, as they may set their cases for trial during the
 evening session and somewhat re- lteve the congested docket which constantly meets Judge Martin daily
 Other features in connection with the new system Is abolition of the two precincts. Formerly Judge Mar
 tin had exclusive Jurisdiction over. precinct No. 1, while Judge Burns, at Ensley authority in precinct No. 2. Arrests may be made anywhere in the city and be tried at any of the three courts. The night session will
 help defendants who find it impos
 sibie to leave their work during the day time.
 Most of the officers are in favor of the newly created court. Seemingly from those arrested Saturday after
 noon and evening, it was success.
 Court convenes at o'clock In the