The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-05-19

| good; Sno came there as an attendant on
Julia Dean Haynes. Mrs Wells told the
witness that she went to cowhide barber
in California, in consequence of reports he
had circulated against her; she said she
had done so by the advice of her lawyer.
The witness heard that Mrs. Wells trav-
! eled through the mountains with improper
persons.
A colored girl testified to seeing Mrs.
Wells purchase pair of shoes for So 75;
also sleeve-buttons, handkerchief, ice. cream
and cakes; never saw her boy smoke and
buy quarter-of-a-dollar cigars; never saw
him smoke at all.
Mr. Earle to Mr.. Brown--CrosS exam
inc, sir.
Mr.. Brown-Oh no, sir. That all ends
in smoke.
A colored man named Carter testified
that he knew Mrs. Wells in San Francis
CO, and her character was bad, but she had
a great many friends; he told Still that he
| thought she was an imposter.
A number of prominent members of the
Anti-Slavery Society gave Still an excel
lent character. On the discrimination
of J. Miller McKim, it came out that the
society recommended Mrs. Wells, but they
did not give her any money.
Mrs. Wells was now recalled, and stated
that she was a slave and offered for sale
at St. Louis for 81 $50; the citizens there
raised a thousand dollars, and Mr.. Ander-
son, banker, loaned her some money;
Mrs. Julia Dean Haynes advanced her
$3.50, with the understanding that she
would accompany her to California; she
left for California in May 1857, and an in
significant negro man wrote her letter at
that place advising her to meet white
man; after receiving this letter she made
the boy take her to the man who sent it,
and found he was a colored barber; she
then went and consulted lawyer, who
| told her not to enter into a suit with such
low people, as she could do nothing, but to
take cowhide and go and cowhide him;
she took the cowhide, and being lone wo-
man, also put an unloaded revolver in her
pocket, which she did not use, however, as
the barber recanted all he had said; when
she came to Philadelphia she went to Mr.
Still, and asked him what he charged for
board; he said 81 week, or 81 per day,
and asked her what she paid at other
places; she said that when she stopped
with white people she paid nothing, and
when with colored persons she paid 81 a
week; she agreed to pay 81 week, and at
the expiration of the week bill was ten
dered her for 81; she then went to Still
and complained of the charge, and had
some words with him, in which she told
him that he allowed colored shareholders
to board at his house, and she did not
think much of a man who did this and
made such pretensions for the anti-slavery
cause; the next week Still again charged
her 81; the witness denied having bought
any jewelry for herself in Philadelphia,
and when she went out with the colored
girl examined, she purchased only pair
of shoes; the most money she had spent
was in this case, and here the witness wept
at her not having been able to purchase
her sister in consequence of this libel suit;
in the South children were not allowed to
smoke cigars, and her child had never done
| so.
| Mr.. Earle, on cross-examination, asked
the witness her age.
She replied she had been slave all her
life and did not know her age.
| Mr.. Earle asked where she was mar
ried.
Mr.. Brown objected to this, saying that
that the counsel for the accused were ad-
ding odium and opprobrium to the libel
The question was withdrawn.
The witness was then asked if she had
not putt bill for witness fees, amounting
to Sal.
She replied she had.
A very large number of letters, received
from bishops, clergymen, and estimable cit
liens throughout the country, were read,
certifying to the excellent character of Mrs.
Wells.
After lengthy argument by counsel,
on both sides, Judge Thompson continued
the case until the next day, when Mr..
Still was called for sentence. Judge
Thompson, in passing sentence, said
"You have offered plea of guilty to
the charge of issuing scandalous and ma
licious libel. This libel was contained, it
appears, in letter written by you, which
you perhaps, did not design to be made
public, but as all things of that kind do
find their way into circulation, the result
has been to infict an injury upon woman
who was engaged in cause which, strange
to say, you yourself, have heretofore taken
so great an interest.
"The fact of your putting in your plea
of guilty shows that you have regretted
the result, and that this lady has been in
jured. 1t is not my design to in6ict any
severe punishment--ce certainly not pun
ishment which would be adequate to the
wicked and scandalous libel which you
published There are circumstances about
the case which show that you acted very
unadvisedly. The evidence which was
produced to lessen the effect of the libel
did not strike me as very favorable. The
lady came here with letters from the best
men in the State, where she was well
known, and she came, therefore, with as
good credentials to present to any commu.
nifty as could be asked. She was received