Court Records
Submitted by Willie L. Barton
An
article that appeared in the May 13, 1886 issue of the Winston
Herald newspaper.
Walker County's New Temple of Justice Burned
Last night the fire-fiend invoked by some
inhuman fiend in human shape, again visited Jasper and nothing now
remains of Walker County's magnificent new court house but blackened
walls. About 3 o'clock this morning the courthouse was discovered to
be on fire in the jury room temporarily occupied as the Circuit
Clerk's office and in one short hour Walker was again without a
courthouse - and this time all her circuit court records and files
burned. The Record books were, perhaps all, saved; the files and
papers for record, together with private papers of Judge Gamble and
Mr. W. S. Foster, besides a large amount of funds, over #1,000
belonging to Judge Gamble, were burned.... This is the third
courthouse that Walker has lost by fire within the past nine years.
Court Records:
To contact the Walker County Court House for records:
Walker County Clerk
P.O. Box 749
Jasper, AL 35501-0749
Telephone: (205) 384-7268
Court Records contributed by researchers:
1871-Adam Campbell-Power of Attorney
Borden Court records
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