Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-26

&C.; but to this day we feel grievonsly
afflicted at the most distant allnsion to our
misfortune. Even while enjoying play,
we start nervously should the pit-Trol-
lope convieted-raise the cry OF @b0ots -
SCENE N CoURr.-A trial for murder
in the FIRST degree, or as sporting men
would call it, race for life and death,
came off a short time ago, within less
than hundred miles of civilization.
The accused was a big buck negro, shi-
ming black, with hair as still aud coarse
as the teeth oil carding machine
Clerk: Prisoner, look upon the juror
Juror, look upon The prisoner! Do you
challenger
Counsel for the prisoner; Net peremp-
torily.
Clerk: Have you formed or expressed
an opinion with regard 10 the guilt or inno-
Icence of the accuSed2
Juror: Why, what question. How
should l?
[C!erk repeats the question
Juror: Why never saw him before.
Clerk: Answer the questioa-yes cFuo.
Juror: No sir-r-ree!
Court: No sport here, II Is too serious n
matter
Clerk: Have you any Conscientious
lscruplcs?
Jaror: have few let.
Clerk: mean about infictng capital
punishment.
Juror: None whatever DO assure you.
This emphatic declaration bFougai the
prisoners counsel to his feet, Who waS 20
ing TO argue that the manner in which the
jurors last answer was given was a good
challenge for cause, bu, was stopped BY the
Court.
| CleIk: Are YOU akin 10 The priseae.l
Juror: WhaGl
| [Clerk repeats the question, = Are ycu
akin to the prisonerln
Juror: Who DO yol take ne fort
| Clerk: Are you akin to the prisoaerl
Juror: Your face Is blacker on Sun
days than mine is on week days, and youl
hair is wool. Are yoH akin 10 tie PRISE
nerl
| Clerk: Answer the question.
Juror: Akin to the devil. ny family
are respectable white people.
4 Here the cloudy brow OF the Court IN.
dieated that the conference shoad be ca
short, and the prisoners counsel b0dine
10 good from the jurors sonlempsaoas
opinion of his client, challenged the juror
for cause, namely an opinion expressed
Juror continues. What. am insuliel
by that BLACKBOARD clerk, and now one o.
his hired buIIies has challenged me; no
| III fight this clerk first, and his bully al
forwards.
Court to Juror Sir, you are challenged
YOU may retire.
Juror: never turned back on friend o.
foe-l'll rot retire.
Court: Sir, you are committed for q
hours for a contempt OF Conrt-Sherii
take him into custody.
Here the Sheriff, who was Il resolu,e
goodnatured man, walked CT arm in ara
with his prisoner
Il Juror Why, Sheriff, voted Tor you
what are you abouts
& Sheriff: O. nothing; you can ear wit
me, aad sleep in ny room.
: Juror You are both savage and kind
Mr.. Sheriff refused 10 vote for Your NJ
versary because when be was Sherid b
never summoned me as a juror though
J be sighted ne. am the Erst juror eaIl
ed since you were elected. and an i
5llaiI! D. you, The Court, The clerk. hi
: bully, and every body else Why ar
: going to be MARRIED to night, and have q
fteen miles to ride.
) The Sheriff explained matters 70 n
! Court, and the. sentence was commnsed I
: lone hours custody. TSpirff.
S That Long LISE.-sPhe .ast BIT q ps
o etry which We have seen IS froma IL
h / gushing swain 10 his gentle disinity